The discography of American guitarist and composer John Fahey consists of thirty-six studio albums, five live albums and sixteen compilation albums, as well as five tribute albums.
{{clear}}| Year | Album Title | Label | Reissues, alternate names and versions | | 1959 | Blind Joe Death | Takoma | 1964 with partial re-recording as Vol. 1; 1967 with full re-recording; 1996 on CD with all song versions as The Legend of Blind Joe Death (Fantasy) |
| 1963 | Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes | 1967 with partial re-recording as Vol. 2; 1999 on CD with all song versions |
| 1964 | The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites | 1967 with new cover (both LP releases had Vol. 3 on the cover; 1999 on CD with 4 bonus tracks |
| 1965 | The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death | Riverboat | Subsequent LP versions on Riverboat, Trans-Atlantic, Takoma and Chrysalis listed the album as Vol. 5; 1997 on CD (Takoma) |
| 1966 | The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party & Other Excursions | Takoma | LP listed as "Vol. 4; Issued on CD in 2000 (Takoma) |
| 1967 | Days Have Gone By | LP listed as "Vol. 6; Issued on CD in 2001 (Takoma) |
| Requia | Vanguard | Repackaged in 1974 with The Yellow Princess as The Essential John Fahey; First issued on CD in 1997; LP reissue in 2007 |
| 1968 | The Voice of the Turtle | Takoma | Issued on CD in 1996 |
| The Yellow Princess | Vanguard | Repackaged in 1974 with Requia as The Essential John Fahey; First issued on CD in 2000, 2006 version has 3 bonus tracks; LP reissue in 2008 |
| The New Possibility | Takoma | Later known as Christmas with John Fahey Vol. I |
| 1971 | America | Full version released on CD in 1998 |
| 1972 | Of Rivers and Religion | Reprise | 2001 CD (Collectors' Choice Music; 2003 CD repackage with After the Ball (Warner Bros. Records) |
| 1973 | After the Ball | 2003 CD repackage with Of Rivers and Religion (Warner Bros. Records) |
| Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) | Takoma | On CD in 1992 (Shanachie Records and again in 2007 (Ace Records) |
| 1975 | Old Fashioned Love | On CD in 2003 |
| Christmas with John Fahey Vol. II |
| 1979 | John Fahey Visits Washington D.C. |
| 1980 | Yes! Jesus Loves Me |
| 1982 | Christmas Guitar Volume I (A rerecording of The New Possibility) |
| 1983 | Railroad |
| Popular Songs of Christmas & New Year's | Varrick |
| 1984 | Let Go |
| 1985 | Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes |
| 1986 | Christmas Guitar |
| 1987 | I Remember Blind Joe Death |
| 1989 | God, Time and Causality | Shanachie |
| 1992 | Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories | Varrick |
| 1994 | The John Fahey Christmas Album | Burnside |
| 1996 | Double 78 | Perfect |
| 1997 | City of Refuge | Tim/Kerr |
| The Mill Pond (Double EP) | Little Brother |
| Womblife | Table of the Elements |
| The Epiphany of Glenn Jones | Thirsty Ear |
| 2000 | Hitomi | LivHouse |
| 2002 | John Fahey Trio, Vol. 1 | Jazzoo |
| 2003 | Red Cross | Revenant |
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| Year | Album | Label | | 1967 | Contemporary Guitar Spring 1967 (Compilation with tracks by Max Ochs, John Fahey, Bukka White, Harry Taussig and Robbie Basho.) | Takoma |
| 1969 | Memphis Swamp Jam (Three guitar duets by John Fahey, and Bill Barth using the pseudonyms of R L Watson and Josiah Jones.) |
| 1970 | Zabriskie Point: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Motion picture soundtrack) | MGM |
| 1974 | The Essential John Fahey | Vanguard |
| Leo Kottke, Peter Lang & John Fahey | Takoma |
| 1977 | The Best of John Fahey 1959–1977 |
| 1993 | The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album/Christmas with John Fahey Vol. 1 | Rhino |
| 1994 | The John Fahey Anthology |
| 1996 | The Legend of Blind Joe Death | Takoma |
| 1996 | The Best of the Vanguard Years | Vanguard |
| 1996 | Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes (Reissue of both issues of the album) | Takoma |
| 2004 | 1964–1983 |
| Of Rivers and Religion/After the Ball | Warner Bros. |
| 2005 | On the Sunny Side of the Ocean | Brook Records |
| 2006 | A Young Person's Guide to John Fahey | Table of the Elements |
| 2006 | Vanguard Visionaries | Vanguard |
| 2009 | Essential Recordings | Rounder |
| 2011 | The Fonotone Years 1958–1965 | Dust-to-Digital |
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