The Essential

The Essential may refer to:

• The Essential (Alabama album), a 2005 re-release of For the Record
• The Essential (Don Johnson album), 1997
• The Essential (Era album), 2010
• The Essential (Ganggajang album), 1996
• The Essential (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five album), 2010
• The Essential (Nik Kershaw album), 2000
• The Essential (Sandra album), a re-release of 18 Greatest Hits