| 1940 | Empress Of The Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1951 | The Bessie Smith Story, Volume 1 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1970 | The World's Greatest Blues Singer | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1971 | Empty Bed Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1972 | Nobody's Blues But Mine | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1986 | Great Original Performances: 1925-1933 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1987 | Original Jazz Recordings 1925-1933 | Bessie Smith | | 2 |
| 1989 | The Collection | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1989 | Blue Spirit Blues | Bessie Smith | | 2 |
| 1989 | Mother of the Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1990 | Bessie Smith: The Greatest Blues Singer in the World | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1990 | I'm Wild About That Thing | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1990 | St Louis Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1991 | 1923-1933 Empress of the Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1991 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 1 | Bessie Smith | 4 | 2 |
| 1991 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 2 | Bessie Smith | 4 | 3 |
| 1991 | The Legendary King Oliver, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong | King Oliver, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong | | 1 |
| 1992 | Empress of the Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1992 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 3 | Bessie Smith | | 3 |
| 1993 | Charly Blues Masterworks, Volume 31: Empress of the Blues | Bessie Smith | | 2 |
| 1993 | 19 Reflective Recordings | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1993 | Blue Spirit Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1993 | Bessie Smith Sings the Jazz | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1993 | Dixie Flyer Blues | Bessie Smith | | 2 |
| 1993 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 4 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1993 | The Blues Collection: Bessie Smith, Classic Blues | Bessie Smith | | 2 |
| 1994 | Mama's Got the Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1994 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1994 | I Ain’t Got Nobody | Bessie Smith / Josh White | | 1 |
| 1994 | Lady Luck Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1994 | The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1923 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1994 | The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1923-1924 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1995 | The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1924-1925 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1995 | The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1925-1927 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1996 | Empty Bed Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1996 | An Introduction to Bessie Smith: Her Best Recordings 1923-1933 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1996 | American Legends - Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1996 | Bessie's Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1996 | Members Edition | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1996 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 5 | Bessie Smith | | 3 |
| 1996 | The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1928-1929 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1996 | The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1927-1928 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1997 | The Essential Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1997 | Jazz Greats, Volume 38: Bessie Smith: Preachin' the Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1997 | The Quintessence: The Empress 1923–1933 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1997 | The Chronological Classics: Bessie Smith 1929–1933 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1998 | The Ultimate Collection | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1998 | The Masters | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1999 | The Gold Collection: 40 Classic Performances | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 1999 | I'm Wild About That Thing | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2000 | Jazz 'n' Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2001 | Midnite Jazz & Blues: Empress of the Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2001 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 1 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2001 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 2 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2001 | Vocal Jazz | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2002 | Great Divas | Anita O’Day / Bessie Smith / Ella Fitzgerald / Ivie Anderson / Dinah Washington | | 1 |
| 2002 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 3 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2002 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 4 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2003 | Bessie Smith Vol. 2 'St. Louis Blues': Original Recordings 1924-1925 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2003 | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | | 2 |
| 2003 | Downhearted Blues (Original 1923-1924 Recordings) | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2003 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 7 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2003 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 5 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2003 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 6 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2004 | The Complete Recordings, Volume 8 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2005 | Chattanooga Gal: Down Hearted Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2005 | Chattanooga Gal: Careless Love Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2005 | Chattanooga Gal: Young Woman Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2005 | Chattanooga Gal: Me & My Gin | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2005 | Chattanooga Gal | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2005 | Greatest Hits | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2006 | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2006 | I've Got What It Takes - Vol. 5: Original Recordings 1929-1933 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2006 | Queen of the Blues, Volume 1 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2006 | The Essence of Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2006 | The Undisputed Queen Of The Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2006 | The Undisputed Queen Of The Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2007 | The Undisputed Queen of the Blues, Volume 1 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2007 | Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2008 | Empress Of The Blues - Volume 2: 1926 - 1933 | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2008 | Squeeze Me | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2010 | The Anthology | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2011 | The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | 5 | 2 |
| 2011 | Bessie Smith Blues Queen | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2012 | Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2012 | The Complete Columbia Recordings | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| 2018 | Down Hearted Blues | Bessie Smith | | 2 |
| 2021 | Need a Little Sugar In My Bowl | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| — | The Best Of | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| — | The Empress | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
| — | Young Woman's Blues | Bessie Smith | | 1 |
