The Essential Leadbelly
AlbumTracklist 104:37
CD 1
| 1 | C.C. Rider | 2:59 | |
| 2 | New Orleans | 3:14 | |
| 3 | Sukey Jump | 1:06 | |
| 4 | Whoa Back Buck | 2:10 | |
| 5 | It Was Early One Morning | 2:24 | |
| 6 | Matchbox Blues | 3:03 | |
| 7 | How Long | 4:33 | |
| 8 | Laura | 1:40 | |
| 9 | If It Wasn't for Dicky | 2:53 | |
| 10 | Baby, Don't You Love Me No More? | 2:53 | |
| 11 | Cow Cow Yicky / Out on the Western Plains | 3:09 | |
| 12 | Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (Black Girl) | 3:00 | |
| 13 | Worried Blues | 3:11 | |
| 14 | Alabama Bound | 3:06 | |
| 15 | Frankie and Albert | 4:25 | |
| 16 | Sweet Mary | 2:56 | |
| 17 | Corn Bread Rough | 2:06 | |
| 18 | Alberta | 3:09 |
CD 2
| 1 | Diggin' My Potatoes | 2:34 | |
| 2 | My Friend Blind Lemon | 3:05 | |
| 3 | Leaving Blues | 2:19 | |
| 4 | Gallis Pole | 2:51 | |
| 5 | John Hardy | 4:16 | |
| 6 | T.B. Blues | 3:07 | |
| 7 | I'm Leavin' on the Mornin Train | 4:18 | |
| 8 | Big Fat Woman | 1:11 | |
| 9 | Death Letter Blues, Part 1 | 3:00 | |
| 10 | Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:16 | |
| 11 | Defence Blues | 3:17 | |
| 12 | How Do You Know? / Don't Mind the Weather | 2:15 | |
| 13 | Red River Blues | 3:00 | |
| 14 | New York City | 3:02 | |
| 15 | Salty Dog | 2:43 | |
| 16 | Thirty Days in the Work House | 2:31 | |
| 17 | Grasshoppers in My Pillow | 2:47 | |
| 18 | Good Morning Blues | 2:52 |