The Essential Blue Öyster Cult je kompilační album vydané v roce 2012. Album obsahuje písně z prvních čtyř alb skupiny a dvě nové skladby.

Obsah produktu:
CD1
1. Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll (Album Version)
2. Before The Kiss (A Redcap) (Album Version)
3. Stairway To The Stars (Album Version)
4. Transmaniacon Mc (Album Version)
5. Buck's Boogie (Live Version)
6. The Red & The Black (Album Version)
7. O.D.'D On Life Itself (Album Version)
8. 7 Screaming Diz-Busters (Album Version)
9. Career Of Evil (Album Version)
10. Flaming Telepaths (Album Version)
11. Astronomy (Album Version)
12. Hot Rails To Hell (Live Version)
13. Harvester Of Eyes (Live Version)
14. M.E. 262 (Live Version)
15. Born To Be Wild (Live Version)

CD 2
1. (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Album Version)
2. This Ain't The Summer Of Love (Album Version)
3. E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) (Live)
4. Godzilla (Album Version)
5. I Love The Night (Album Version)
6. Goin' Through The Motions (Album Version)
7. In Thee (Album Version)
8. Black Blade (Album Version)
9. The Marshall Plan (Album Version)
10. Veteran Of The Psychic Wars (Album Version)
11. Joan Crawford (Album Version)
12. Burnin' For You (Album Version)
13. Roadhouse Blues (Live)
14. Shooting Shark (Album Version)
15. Take Me Away (Album Version)
16. Dancin' In The Ruins