The Essential may refer to: * ''

The Essential Series ''The Essential Series'' is a weekly radio show broadcast on Republic of Ireland, Irish radio station Today FM. Broadcast every Sunday between 19:00 and 20:00, each show is dedicated to a different musician or band and effectively serves as a t ...

'', an Irish radio show * ''The Essential'' (Concrete Blonde album), 2005 * ''The Essential'' (Divinyls album), 2008 * ''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'', a collection of compilation albums published by EMI Records. Examples include: **

The Essential (Sandra album) ''18 Greatest Hits'' is the second greatest hits album by German singer Sandra (singer), Sandra, released on 12 October 1992 by Virgin Records. *Background, Albums and Achievements - ''18 Greatest Hits'' consists of all Sandra singles released b ...

, a re-release of ''18 Greatest Hits'' ** '' The Essential Diesel'', a 2009 best of album by Diesel * ''The Essential'', a collection of compilation albums published by Sony's

Legacy Recordings Legacy Recordings is an American record label that is a division of Sony Music. Formed in 1990 after Sony's acquisition of CBS Records, Legacy originally handled the archives of Sony Music-owned labels Columbia Records and Epic Records. In 20 ...

label. Examples include: ** ''

The Essential 1927 ''The Essential 1927'' is a greatest hits album by the Australia, Australian pop rock band, 1927 (band), 1927. It was released in June 2013 and peaked at number 94. The album contains 5 ARIA Chart top 20 singles spanning the band's entire career ...

'', 2013 ** ''The Essential'' (Alabama album), a 2005 re-release of ''For the Record'' ** ''

The Essential Alice in Chains ''The Essential Alice in Chains'' is a two-disc compilation album by the rock band Alice in Chains, and part of Sony BMG's ''The Essential'' series. Originally scheduled to be released on March 30, 2004, it was delayed until September 5, 2006. Th ...

'', 2006 ** '' The Essential Alison Moyet'', 2001 ** ''

The Essential Billy Joel ''The Essential Billy Joel'' is a Sony music compilation of songs by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel. It was released on October 2, 2001, and has been certified Triple Platinum by the RIAA. In conjunction with the release of the album, ''Th ...

'' by Billy Joel, 2011 ** ''

The Essential Cyndi Lauper ''The Essential Cyndi Lauper'' is a compilation by American pop singer Cyndi Lauper. It was released as part of Sony BMG's ''The Essential'' series in 2003. The album has sold 15,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Fi ...

'', 2003 ** ''

The Essential Daryl Braithwaite ''The Essential Daryl Braithwaite'' is a re-mastered greatest hits album by Australian singer-songwriter Daryl Braithwaite. The album focuses on his output from the late 1980s onwards. Track listing # "As the Days Go By" – 4:03 # " All I Do" ...

'', 2007 ** ''

The Essential Foo Fighters ''The Essential Foo Fighters'' is a greatest hits album released on October 28, 2022 by American rock band Foo Fighters. It is part of Sony Music's ''The Essential series''. It was the first Foo Fighters release after the death of longtime drumme ...

'', 2022 ** ''The Essential'' (John Farnham album), 2009 ** ''The Essential '' (Korn album), 2011 ** ''The Essential'' (Marcia Hines album), 2007 ** ''The Essential'' (Toto album), 2003 ** ''

The Essential Michael Jackson ''The Essential Michael Jackson'' is a greatest hits compilation album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was released on July 19, 2005, by Sony Music's catalog division Legacy Recordings as part of ''The Essential'' series. The two-disc com ...

'', 2005 ** ''

The Essential John Denver ''The Essential John Denver'' is a compilation album of John Denver's songs. Composed of two discs, each containing 18 songs, the album was released in February 2007 as part of ''The Essential'' series by Sony BMG. A limited edition was eventu ...

'', 2007 ** ''The Essential'', a 2011 re-release of Celine Dion's '' My Love: Essential Collection''

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