John Lee Hooker discography

John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer and guitarist who recorded from 1948 to 2001. His discography includes recordings issued by various record companies in different formats.

In February 2022, it was announced that BMG had acquired Hooker's music interests from his estate. The agreement included his entire publishing catalog in addition to his recorded and performance royalty income, as well as a selection of Hooker's recorded catalog spanning Alone, Vol. 1 (1980) through to Black Night Is Falling (2020).^[1]

Singles in the charts

List of charting singles with year, title, and peak chart positions

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		US R&B [2]	US Hot 100 [2]	UK [3]	NL [4]	BEL (FL) [5]	NZ [6]
1948	"Boogie Chillen'"	1	—	—	—	—	—
1949	"Hobo Blues"	5	—	—	—	—	—
	"Hoogie Boogie"	9	—	—	—	—	—
	"Crawlin' King Snake"	6	—	—	—	—	—
1950	"Huckle Up, Baby"	15	—	—	—	—	—
1951	"I'm in the Mood"	1	30	—	—	—	—
1958	"I Love You Honey"	29	—	—	—	—	—
1960	"No Shoes"	21	—	—	—	—	—
1962	"Boom Boom"	16	60	—	—	—	—
1964	"Dimples"	—	—	23	—	—	—
1990	"The Healer" (with Carlos Santana)	—	—	—	9	12	23
	"I'm in the Mood" (with Bonnie Raitt)	—	—	14	22	—	—
1992	"Boom Boom"	—	—	16	—	—	—
1993	"Boogie at Russian Hill"	—	—	53	—	—	—
1995	"Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)"	—	—	45	—	—	—
1996	"Baby Lee" (with Robert Cray, from Lee TV commercial)	—	—	65	—	—	—
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Selected albums

List of albums with year released, title, label, year(s) recorded, and reference(s)

Year released	Title	Label (Cat. no.)	Year(s) recorded	Ref(s)
1959	House of the Blues	Chess (1438)	1951–1954	[7]
	I'm John Lee Hooker	Vee-Jay (1007)	1955–1959	[8]
1960	The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker[a]	Riverside (12-838)	1959	[9]
	Travelin'	Vee-Jay (1023)	1960	[10]
	That's My Story	Riverside (12-321)	1960	[11]
	The Blues	Crown (5157)	1950s	[12]
1961	The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker	Vee-Jay (1033)	1960, 1961	[13]
	John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues	Chess (1454)	1951, 1952	[14]
1962	Folk Blues	Crown (5295)	1950s	[15]
	Burnin'	Vee-Jay (1043)	1961	[16]
	The Best of John Lee Hooker	Vee-Jay (1049)	—	[17]
1963	Don't Turn Me from Your Door	Atco (33-151)	1953, 1961	[18]
	The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker	Vee-Jay (1058)	1962	[19]
	Live at Sugar Hill	Galaxy (8205)	1962	[20]
1964	The Great John Lee Hooker	Crown (5353)	1948–1954	[21]
	John Lee Hooker on Campus	Vee-Jay (1066)	1963	[22]
	Concert at Newport	Vee-Jay (1078)	1960	[23]
	Burning Hell	Riverside (008)	1959	[24]
	Original Folk Blues	Kent (5025)	1948–1954	[25]
1965	...And Seven Nights	Verve Folkways (3003)	1965	[26]
1966	It Serve You Right to Suffer	Impulse! (A-9103)	1965	[27]
	The Real Folk Blues	Chess (1508)	1966	[28]
	Live at Cafe Au Go Go	BluesWay (6002)	1966	[29]
1967	Urban Blues	BluesWay (6012)	1967	[30]
1969	Simply the Truth	BluesWay (6023)	1968	[31]
	That's Where It's At!	Stax (2013)	1961	[32]
	If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im	BluesWay (6038)	1969	[33]
	Get Back Home	Black & Blue (333.023)	1969	[34]
1971	I Feel Good!	Carson (3662)	1969	[35]
	Hooker 'n Heat	Liberty (35002)	1970	[36]
	Goin' Down Highway 51	Specialty (2127)	1948–1951	[37]
	Endless Boogie	ABC (720)	1970	[38]
1972	Never Get Out of These Blues Alive	ABC (736)	1971	[39]
	Live at Soledad Prison	ABC (761)	1972	[40]
1973	Kabuki Wuki	BluesWay (6052)	1971	[41]
	Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee	ABC (768)	1971	[42]
1974	Free Beer and Chicken	ABC (838)	1974	[43]
1978	The Cream	Tomato (2-7009)	1977	[44]
1980	Sittin' Here Thinkin'	Muse (5205)	1950s	[45]
1987	Jealous	Pausa (7197)	—	[46]
1989	Boogie Chillen	Official (86 029)	1948–1954	[47]
	The Healer	Chameleon (74808)	—	[48]
1990	The Hot Spot: Original Soundtrack	Antilles (422-846 813–2)	—	[49]
1991	More Real Folk Blues: The Missing Album	Chess/MCA (9329)	1966	[50]
	Mr. Lucky	Point Blank (91724-2)	—	[51]
	The Ultimate Collection	Rhino (R2 70572)	1948–1990	[52]
1992	Boom Boom	Point Blank (077778655329)	—	[53]
1993	Everybody's Blues	Specialty (7035-2)	1950–1954	[54]
1994	The Legendary Modern Recordings	Ace (1438)	1948–1954	[55]
	The Early Years	Tomato (9906/7-2)	1950s–1960s	[56]
1995	Chill Out	Point Blank (724384010720)	—	[57]
	Alternative Boogie: Early Studio Recordings	Capitol (724383391226)	1948–1952	[58]
1997	Don't Look Back	Point Blank (724384277123)	—	[59]
2017	Whiskey & Wimmen	Vee-Jay (0888072020580)	1954–1964	[60]
"—" denotes that the recording year is unavailable.

Albums in the charts

List of charting albums with year, title, label, and peak chart positions

Year released	Title	Peak chart positions
		US [61]	US Blues [62]	AUT [63]	GER [64]	NL [65]	NZ [66]	SWE [67]	SWI [68]	UK [69]
1967	House of the Blues	—	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—	34
1971	Hooker 'n Heat	73		—	–	—	—	—	—	—
	Endless Boogie	126		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1972	Never Get Out of These Blues Alive	130		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	The Healer	62		—	17	9	6	38	15	3
1991	Mr. Lucky	101		25	13	27	9	16	10	3
1992	Boom Boom	—		—	35	84	37	41	20	15
1995	Chill Out	136	3	26	27	78	38	18	13	23
1997	Don't Look Back	163	3	48	31	—	18	35	39	63
1998	The Best of Friends	—	4	—	31	45	15	54	44	—
2002	Winning Combinations: John Lee Hooker & Muddy Waters	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Face to Face	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Hooker (box set)	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	Two Sides of John Lee Hooker	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	Early Recordings: Detroit and Beyond	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	Live at Montreux: 1983 & 1990	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Footnotes

1. Riverside initially issued the album as The Folk Blues of John Lee Hooker.

The original King LP of 1960 is missing on the sheet above.

References

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2. Whitburn 1988, p. 194.
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7. AllMusic 1996, p. 116
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9. AllMusic 1996, p. 116; The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (CD reissue notes). Berkeley, California: Original Blues Classics/Riverside Records. 1991. Back cover. OBCCD-542-2/RLP-12-838.
10. Travelin' (Album notes). Vee-Jay Records. 1960. Back cover. VJLP 1023.; Murray 2002, p. 237
11. Koda, Cub. John Lee Hooker: That's My Story – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
12. Thompson 2019, p. 309.
13. Campbell, Al. John Lee Hooker: The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.; The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (Album notes). Vee-Jay Records. 1961. Back cover. LP 1023.
14. AllMusic 1996, p. 116
15. Fink, Matt. John Lee Hooker: Folk Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
16. Campbell, Al. John Lee Hooker: Burnin – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.; Murray 2002, pp. 238–239
17. The Best of John Lee Hooker (Album notes). Chicago: Vee-Jay Records. 1962. Back cover. VJLP 1049.
18. AllMusic 1996, p. 116
19. Eder, Bruce. The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.; Murray 2002, p. 241
20. Live at Sugar Hill (Album notes). Galaxy Records. 1963. Back cover. 8205.
21. The Great John Lee Hooker (Reissue CD notes). Tokyo, Japan: P-Vine Records. 1993. Back cover. R-300205.
22. Campbell, Al. John Lee Hooker: On Campus – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.; Murray 2002, pp. 250–251
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24. AllMusic 1996, p. 118
25. Leggett, Steve. John Lee Hooker: Original Folk Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
26. ...And Seven Nights (Album notes). Verve Forecast Records. 1965. Back cover. FT-3003.
27. Koda, Cub. John Lee Hooker: It Serves You Right to Suffer – Review at AllMusic
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29. AllMusic 1996, p. 116
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31. AllMusic 1996, p. 117; Murray 2002, p. 328
32. AllMusic 1996, p. 117; Murray 2002, p. 237
33. John Lee Hooker: If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
34. AllMusic 1996, p. 117
35. Eder, Bruce. "John Lee Hooker: I Feel Good! – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.; Leadbitter & Slaven 1987, p. 594
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37. Roundup Newsletter. John Lee Hooker: Goin' Down Highway 51 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.; Goin' Down Highway 51 (Album notes). Hollywood, California: Specialty Records. 1971. Back cover. SPS-2127.
38. Koda, Cub. "John Lee Hooker: Endless Boogie – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2014.; Endless Boogie (Album notes). New York City: ABC Records. 1971. Inside cover. ABCD-720.
39. Allan, Mark. John Lee Hooker: Never Get Out of These Blues Alive – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2023.; Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (Album notes). ABC Records. 1972. Back cover. ABCX 736.
40. Thornton, Stuart (April 3, 2014). "Unearthing John Lee Hooker Live at Soledad Prison". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
41. Allen, Mark. John Lee Hooker: Kabuki Wuki – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.; Kabuki Wuki (Album notes). BluesWay Records. 1973. Back cover. BLS 6052.
42. Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee (Album notes). ABC Records. 1973. Back cover.
43. Chadbourne, Eugene. John Lee Hooker: Free Bee and Chicken – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.; Free Beer and Chicken (Album notes). ABC Records. 1974. Slip cover. ABCD-838.
44. Henderson, Alex. John Lee Hooker: The Cream – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
45. Schulte, Tom. John Lee Hooker: Sittin' Here Thinkin – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
46. Owens, Thom. John Lee Hooker: Jealous – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
47. Boogie Chillen (Album notes). Copenhagen, Denmark: Official Records. 1989. CD booklet. 86 029.
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58. AllMusic 1996, p. 118
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60. Whiskey & Wimmen (Album notes). Beverly Hills, California: Vee-Jay. 2017. CD booklet. 88072 02058.
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