This is discography of Welsh musician John Cale. Between 1970 and 2013 he released 19 studio albums, six live albums and three EPs. He is also record producer of many albums by various artists.

Studio albums 
 Vintage Violence (1970)
 Church of Anthrax (1971) with Terry Riley
 The Academy in Peril (1972)
 Paris 1919 (1973)
 Fear (1974)
 Slow Dazzle (1975)
 Helen of Troy (1975)
 Honi Soit (1981)
 Music for a New Society (1982)
 Caribbean Sunset (1984)
 Artificial Intelligence (1985)
 Words for the Dying (1989)
 Songs for Drella (1990) with Lou Reed
 Wrong Way Up (1990) with Brian Eno
 Last Day on Earth (1994) with Bob Neuwirth
 Walking on Locusts (1996)
 HoboSapiens (2003)
 blackAcetate (2005)
 Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood (2012)

Live albums 
 Sabotage/Live (1979)
 John Cale Comes Alive (1984)
 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1987)
 Fragments of a Rainy Season (1992)
 Circus Live (2007)
 Live at Rockpalast (2010)

EP 
 Animal Justice (1977)
 5 Tracks (2003)
 Extra Playful (2011)

Compilations 
 Guts (1977)
 Seducing Down the Door (1994)
 The Island Years (1996)
 Close Watch: An Introduction to John Cale (1999)
 Gold (2007)

Contributions (various instruments) and production 
 Chelsea Girl (1967) by Nico
 Yo-Yo (1968) by Larry and Tommy
 Two Suns Worth (1968) by Morning Glory
 The Marble Index (1969) by Nico
 The Stooges (1969) by The Stooges
 Great American Eagle Tragedy (1969) by Earth Opera
 Desertshore (1970) by Nico
 Bryter Layter (1970) by Nick Drake
 Glass Harp (1970) by Glass Harp
 Chelsea (1970) by Chelsea
 Smiling Men with Bad Reputationsa (1971) by Mike Heron
 Tax Free (1971) by Tax Free
 Jennifer (1972) by Jennifer Warnes
 Chunky, Novi and Ernie (1973) by Chunky, Novi and Ernie
 The End... (1974) by Nico
 Horses (1975) by Patti Smith
 Another Green World (1975) by Brian Eno
 Is Having a Wonderful Time (1975) by Geoff Muldaur
 The Modern Lovers (1976) by The Modern Lovers
 Dancer with Bruised Knees (1977) by Kate & Anna McGarrigle
 I Need Nothing/Electrocutioner (1977) by Menace
 I Don't Wanna (1977) by Sham 69
 Packet of Three (1977) by Squeeze
 Squeeze (1978) by Squeeze
 Disco Clone (1978) by Cristina
 Attitudes/Re-Bop (1978) by Marie et les Garçons
 Music for Films (1978) by Brian Eno
 Julie Covington (1978) by Julie Covington
 Some Things Never Change (1978) by David Kubinec
 Busted Chevrolet (1978) by Harry Toledo & The Rockets
 You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic (1979) by Ian Hunter
 Shift the Blame (1979) by Model Citizens
 You Can Borrow My Car / Runaway Child (1979) by Necessaries
 Shopping for Clothes (1980) by Snatch
 Une nouvelle vie (1980) by Modern Guy
 So Afraid of the Russians/Unknown Soldier (1983) by Made for TV
 Camera Obscura (1985) by Nico
 Popmodel (1986) by Lio
 Try to Be Mensch (1987) by Element of Crime
 Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) (1987) by Happy Mondays
 Crawl with Me (1988) by Art Bergmann
 Lullabies for lager louts (1989) by Big Vern
 All Shook Down (1990) by The Replacements
 Heart and Mind (1990) by Sister Double Happiness
 I Spent a Week There the Other Night (1991) by Maureen Tucker
 Louise Féron (1991) by Louise Féron
 Sabor Salado (1992) by Los Ronaldos
 Sahara Blue (1992) by Hector Zazou
 Phoenix (1994) by Vince Bell
 The Rapture (1994) by Siouxsie and the Banshees
 Chansons des mers froides (1995) by Hector Zazou
 Nostalgia (1996) by Ivan Kral
 Rooms (1996) by Goya Dress
 In Paradisu (1996) by Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses
 The First Second (1996) by Maids of Gravity
 Fantastic Star (1996) by Marc Almond
 Gone Again (1996) by Patti Smith
 Feel Alright (1997) by Garageland
 The Jesus Lizard (1998) by The Jesus Lizard
 I Douar (1998) by Alan Stivell
 Desert Station Frequency (1999) by Ventilator
 Undrentide (2000) by Mediæval Bæbes
 Rings Around the World (2001) by Super Furry Animals
 Hitting the Ground (2002) by Gordon Gano
 Positions (2002) by Trash Palace
 The Boxing Mirror (2006) by Alejandro Escovedo
 Replica Sun Machine (2008) by The Shortwave Set
 Postcards from a Young Man (2010) by Manic Street Preachers
 Painting With (2016) by Animal Collective

Cale, John