1970 What About Tomorrow? (Mercury, Switzerland)
1975 Pop Gold (Oval, W. Germany)
1980 The Best of the Sir Douglas Quintet (Takoma)
1986 The Collection (Castle Communication, UK) reissue of Takoma The Best of the Sir Douglas Quintet and Border Wave releases)
1988 Sir Doug's Recording Trip: The Mercury Years (Edsel) Spotlight (Sonet)
1990 The Best of Doug Sahm & the Sir Douglas Quintet 1968-1975 (PolyGram)
1994 Collection (San Juan Music Group) 22 live tracks from all eras of Doug Sahm performances
2000 The Best of the Sir Douglas Quintet (Sundazed / Beat Rocket)
2004 Prime of Sir Douglas Quintet: The Best of the Tribe Recordings (Westside)
2005 The Complete Mercury Masters (Hip-O Select)
2008 Scandinavian Years (Universal Music, Norway)
2011 The Mono Singles '68-'72 (Sundazed)