Muddy Waters is a compilation album by blues musician Muddy Waters featuring tracks recorded between 1948 and 1953 released by the Chess label in 1971.

[6] AllMusic reviewer Eugene Chadbourne stated "at the time it was one of the best retrospectives of his material available.

Every conceivable classic by Waters is present here, in an intelligently edited presentation that flows through a dozen years of the great bluesman's career.

The trip starts with a solo, pure Delta blues sound in 1948, but by 1960 a sophisticated, swinging Chicago blues combo style had been established for several years, with Waters an acknowledged master".

[4] All compositions credited to McKinley Morganfield except where noted