- The Essential
"The Essential" is the name of a series of
compilation album s released by theSony BMG recording conglomerate. "The Essential" series began with the release of "The Essential Bob Dylan " on October 31,2000 (then underSony Music Entertainment ). Most of the Essential compilations have been two-disc sets, although Sony began releasing one-disc versions for selected artists at a reduced price in 2003. "The Essential Bruce Springsteen " is available in both two- and three-disc form.Titles in "The Essential" series
Albums that have been certified Platinum by the RIAA are marked with ▲. Albums certified Gold are marked with ●. The best-selling title in "The Essential" series is "
The Essential Billy Joel ", the only with a Double Platinum certification (2,000,000 units). "The Essential" series has been certified a total of 12,000,000 units to date.Two Discs
*"The Essential Alabama"
*"The Essential Alice in Chains "
*"The EssentialLouis Armstrong "
*"The EssentialGene Autry "
*"The EssentialHarry Belafonte "
*"The EssentialGeorge Benson "
*"The Essential Tony Bennett "
*"The Essential Toni Braxton "
*"The EssentialDave Brubeck "
*"The Essential Byrds "
*"The Essential Johnny Cash " ▲
*"The EssentialMario Lanza
*"The Essential Cheap Trick "
*"The EssentialChieftains "
*"The Essential Clash "
*"The Essential Leonard Cohen "
*"The EssentialRay Conniff "
*"The EssentialMiles Davis "
*"The EssentialJohn Denver "
*"The EssentialNeil Diamond " ▲
*"The EssentialPlacido Domingo "
*"The EssentialGeorge Duke "
*"The Essential Bob Dylan " ▲
*"The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire " ●
*"The EssentialDuke Ellington "
*"The Essential Gloria Estefan "
*"The EssentialRory Gallagher "
*"The EssentialGeorge Gershwin "
*"The EssentialBenny Goodman "
*"The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates "
*"The Essential Herbie Hancock "
*"The Essential Heart " ●
*"The EssentialHollywood "
*"The Essential Iron Maiden "
*"The EssentialIsley Brothers "
*"The EssentialMahalia Jackson "
*"The Essential Michael Jackson "
*"The Essential Jars of Clay "
*"The EssentialJefferson Airplane "
*"The Essential Billy Joel " ▲2
*"The EssentialGeorge Jones "
*"The EssentialJanis Joplin "
*"The Essential Journey " ▲
*"The Essential Judas Priest "
*"The Essential Kenny G "
*"The EssentialKingston Trio "
*"The EssentialKris Kristofferson "
*"The Essential Kenny Loggins "
*"The EssentialYo-Yo Ma "
*"The EssentialTaj Mahal "
*"The Essential Barry Manilow "
*"The EssentialBob Marley "
*"The EssentialWynton Marsalis "
*"The EssentialJohnny Mathis "
*"The EssentialGlenn Miller "
*"The EssentialMotorhead "
*"The Essential Willie Nelson " ●
*"The EssentialRoy Orbison "
*"The Essential Ozzy Osbourne " ●
*"The EssentialDolly Parton "
*"The Essential Elvis Presley " (January 2, 2007)
*"The EssentialCharley Pride "
*"The EssentialTito Puente "
*"The EssentialJim Reeves "
*"The EssentialREO Speedwagon "
*"The EssentialMarty Robbins "
*"The Essential Santana " ●
*"The EssentialEarl Scruggs "
*"The EssentialRavi Shankar "
*"The EssentialArtie Shaw "
*"The Essential Simon and Garfunkel " ▲
*"The EssentialSly & The Family Stone "
*"The Essential Barbra Streisand " ▲
*"The EssentialStreetheart "
*"The Essential Luther Vandross " ●
*"The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble " ●One Disc
*"The Essential
Roy Acuff "
*"The EssentialAdam Ant "
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*"The EssentialFred Astaire "
*"The EssentialChet Atkins : The Columbia Years"
*"The Essential Babyface "
*"The EssentialBangles "
*"The Essential Blue Öyster Cult "
*"The EssentialMary Chapin Carpenter "
*"The EssentialRosemary Clooney "
*"The EssentialDavid Allan Coe "
*"The EssentialBing Crosby : The Columbia Years"
*"The EssentialRodney Crowell "
*"The EssentialCharlie Daniels Band "
*"The EssentialJoe Diffie "
*"The EssentialDion "
*"The EssentialDonovan "
*"The EssentialDr. Hook and the Medicine Show "
*"The Essential Electric Light Orchestra "
*"The Essential54-40 "
*"The EssentialFishbone "
*"The EssentialDan Fogelberg "
*"The EssentialMerle Haggard : The Epic Years"
*"The Essential Jacksons "
*"The Essential Cyndi Lauper "
*"The EssentialHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes "
*"The EssentialMen at Work "
*"The EssentialMolly Hatchet "
*"The Essential Eddie Money "
*"The EssentialThelonious Monk "
*"The EssentialShawn Mullins "
*"The EssentialO'Jays "
*"The EssentialPet Shop Boys "
*"The Essential Poco "
*"The EssentialRedbone "
*"The EssentialPete Seeger "
*"The EssentialFrank Sinatra : The Columbia Years"
*"The Essential Stabbing Westward "
*"The EssentialPeter Tosh : The Columbia Years"
*"The EssentialJimmie Vaughan "
*"The Essential Anna Vissi "
*"The EssentialTammy Wynette "
*"The Essential Toto "Two and Three Disc Versions
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The Essential Alan Parsons Project "
*"The Essential Bruce Springsteen " ▲ee also
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Gold (album series)
*20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection
*16 Biggest Hits
*Super Hits
*RCA Country Legends External links
* [http://www.sonymusic.com/essentials/ Sony BMG's Essential Music Series website]
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