John Lee Hooker machte mehr als ein halbes Jahrhundert Musik. In seiner Laufbahn als Musiker hat er hunderte von Alben aufgenommen. Hinzu kamen unzählige Neuauflagen, Kompilationen oder unbefugte Erscheinung. Vor allem letztere werden in der unten stehenden Liste nicht zu finden sein. Es ist also nur ein Teil von dem aufgeführt, was musikalisch je von JLH erschienen ist.
(Die Jahreszahlen in Klammern bezeichnen bei Neuauflagen die Zeit in der das Original aufgenommen wurde.)
| 1998 | The Best Of Friends |
| Pointblank / Virgin | |
| 1997 | Don't Look Back (2 Grammies) |
| Pointblank / Virgin | |
| 1996 | Hooker & The Hogs (1965) |
| Trojan Record Ltd. | |
| 1996 | Jealous (1986)(Grammy) |
| Pointblank / Virgin | |
| 1995 | Alternative Boogie: Early Studio Recordings 1948-1952 |
| Capitol | |
| 1995 | Chill Out (Grammy) |
| Pointblank / Virgin | |
| 1994 | Legendary Modern Recordings (1948-1954) |
| Virgin / Flair | |
| 1994 | The Healer (1989)(Gold, Grammy) |
| Mobile Fidelity | |
| 1993 | Everybody's Blues (1950-1954) |
| Specialty | |
| 1993 | Urban Blues (1967-69) |
| MCA | |
| 1992 | Boom Boom (Grammy-Nominierung) |
| Pointblank / Virgin | |
| 1992 | The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (1959) |
| Riverside | |
| 1992 | Graveyard Blues (1949-1950) |
| Specialty | |
| 1991 | The Complete Chess Folk Blues Sessions (1966) |
| MCA | |
| 1991 | Introducing John Lee Hooker (1951-1971) |
| MCA | |
| 1991 | Mr. Lucky (Grammy) |
| Pointblank / Charisma | |
| 1991 | Mr. Lucky (Grammy-Nominierung) |
| Silvertone | |
| 1991 | More Real Folk Blues / The Missing Album (1966) |
| Chess / MCA | |
| 1991 | The Ultimate Collection (1948-1990) |
| Rhino | |
| 1990 | Live At Sugarhill vol.1&2 (1962) |
| Ace | |
| 1989 | The Healer (Grammy) |
| Chameleon | |
| 1989 | The Healer (Grammy) |
| Silvertone | |
| 1989 | John Lee Hooker - Alone |
| Tomato Records | |
| 1988 | Get Back Home (1969) |
| Black and Blue | |
| 1979 | Sad And Lonesome (1961) |
| Muse | |
| 1978 | The Cream |
| Tomato | |
| 1974 | Free Beer and Chicken |
| ABC | |
| 1973 | Mad Man Blues |
| Chess | |
| 1972 | Boogie Chillun |
| Fantasy | |
| 1972 | Detroit Special |
| Atlantic | |
| 1972 | Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive |
| ABC | |
| 1971 | Coast To Coast Blues Band |
| United Artists | |
| 1971 | Hook 'n' Heat |
| Liberty | |
| 1970 | Endless Boogie |
| ABC | |
| 1970 | Moanin' And Stompin' The Blues |
| King | |
| 1968 | Simply The Truth |
| Bluesway / ABC | |
| 1967 | Live At The Cafe Au Go-Go/B> |
| Bluesway / ABC | |
| 1966 | The Real Folk Blue |
| Chess | |
| 1964 | Concert At Newport |
| Vee Jay | |
| 1963 | The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker |
| Vee Jay | |
| 1963 | On Campus |
| Vee Jay | |
| 1963 | Solid Sender |
| Vee Jay | |
| 1962 | Burnin' |
| Vee Jay | |
| 1962 | Don't Turn Me From Your Door |
| Atco | |
| 1961 | The Folklore of John Lee Hooker |
| Vee Jay | |
| 1961 | John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues |
| King | |
| 1960 | House Of The Blues |
| Chess | |
| 1960 | That's My Story |
| Riverside | |
| 1960 | Travelin' |
| Vee Jay | |
| 1959 | Burning Hell |
| Riverside | |
| 1959 | The Folk Blues of John Lee Hooker |
| Riverside | |
| 1959 | I'm John Lee Hooker |
| Vee Jay | |
| How Long Blues | |
| Battle | |
| Original Folk Blues (1948-1954) | |
| United | |