| Doc Watson discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 38 |
| Live albums | 16 |
| Compilation albums | 23 |
| Singles | 14 |
Doc Watson's discography includes principal albums as a solo artist, as well as with his son Merle Watson, The Watson Family and as collaborator with other artists.
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||
| 1964 | Doc Watson | ||
| 1965 | Doc Watson & Son | ||
| 1966 | Southbound | ||
| Home Again! | |||
| 1967 | Ballads From Deep Gap | ||
| 1968 | Doc Watson in Nashville: Good Deal! | ||
| 1971 | Doc Watson on Stage (live) | ||
| 1972 | The Elementary Doctor Watson! | 44 | |
| 1973 | Then and Now | 44 | |
| 1974 | Two Days in November | ||
| 1975 | Memories | 47 | 193 |
| 1976 | Doc and the Boys | 41 | |
| 1977 | Lonesome Road | ||
| 1978 | Look Away! | ||
| 1979 | Live and Pickin' (live) | ||
| 1981 | Red Rocking Chair | ||
| 1983 | Doc and Merle Watson's Guitar Album | ||
| 1984 | Down South | ||
| 1985 | Pickin' the Blues | ||
| 1986 | Riding the Midnight Train | ||
| 1987 | Portrait | ||
| 1990 | On Praying Ground | ||
| Songs for Little Pickers (live) | |||
| 1991 | My Dear Old Southern Home | ||
| 1992 | Remembering Merle | ||
| 1995 | Docabilly | ||
| 1999 | Third Generation Blues | ||
| 2002 | Legacy | ||
| Round the Table Again (live) | |||
| 2017 | Bear's Sonic Journals: Never the Same Way Once (live) [1] | ||
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Treasures Untold (live) |
| 1977 | Tradition (live) |
| 1990 | The Watson Family [1](1990 Reissue of Folkways 2366 from 1963. SFW40012 (Cassette, CD). |
| 1994 | Songs from the Southern Mountains (live) |
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bluegrass | US Country | US | ||
| 1961 | Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's, Vol. 1 (live) | |||
| 1963 | Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's, Vol. 2 (live) | |||
| 1967 | Old-Timey Concert (with Clint Howard and Fred Price) (live) | |||
| Strictly Instrumental (with Flatt and Scruggs) | ||||
| 1972 | Will the Circle Be Unbroken (with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) | #1 | #4 | #8 |
| 1980 | Reflections (with Chet Atkins) | |||
| 1990 | Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City [2](1990). Reissue of FA2426 from 1963. SFW40005 (Cassette, CD). | |||
| 1993 | Live Recordings 1963-1980: Off the Record Volume 2 (with Bill Monroe) [3](1993) SFW40064 (Cassette, CD). | |||
| 1994 | Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley, 1960-1962 [4](1994) SFW40029 (Cassette, CD). | |||
| 1997 | Doc & Dawg (with David Grisman) | |||
| 1998 | Del Doc & Mac (with Del McCoury and Mac Wiseman) | |||
| 2003 | The Three Pickers (with Earl Scruggs and Ricky Skaggs) | 2 | 24 | 179 |
| Year | Album | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Bluegrass | ||
| 1973 | The Best of Doc Watson | |
| The Essential Doc Watson | ||
| The Essential Doc Watson | ||
| 1994 | Original Folkways Recordings: 1960–1962 | |
| 1995 | The Vanguard Years | |
| 1996 | Watson Country | |
| Then and Now/Two Days in November | ||
| 1997 | Elementary Doctor Watson!/Then and Now | |
| 1998 | Home Sweet Home | |
| 1999 | The Best of Doc Watson: 1964–1968 | |
| 2000 | Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964–1998 | |
| 2001 | Doc Watson at Gerdes Folk City (live) | |
| 2002 | Then and Now/Two Days in November | |
| 14 Fabulous Tracks | ||
| Lonesome Road/Look Away! | ||
| Songs from Home | ||
| 2003 | Trouble in Mind: Doc Watson Country Blues Collection | |
| Doc and the Boys/Live and Pickin' | ||
| Tennessee Stud | ||
| 2004 | Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues | |
| 2006 | Black Mountain Rag | |
| 2007 | Vanguard Visionaries | |
| 2008 | Americana Master Series: Best of Doc Watson | |
| 2013 | The Definitive Doc Watson | 13 |
| Year | Single | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | "Bottle of Wine" (with Merle Watson) | 71 | Then and Now |
| 1978 | "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (with Merle Watson) | 88 | Look Away! |