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Béla Fleck discography

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ5005012 ↗
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This is the discography of the Grammy-winning banjoist Béla Fleck which consists of 25 studio albums (15 solo, two with Tasty Licks, three with Spectrum, two with Sparrow Quartet, three with Abigail Washburn), 13 collaboration albums, one live album, three music videos, 22 singles (16 as lead artist and six as featured artist), and 76 other appearances.

Albums

Studio albums

Solo albums

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

The New Grass Revival

Tasty Licks

Spectrum

Sparrow Quartet

Abigail Washburn

Collaborations

Live albums

Compilation albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Music videos

Production and songwriting

These are writing and production credits for music outside of Béla Fleck's own solo work, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, with Abigail Washburn, and others listed.

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