| 1954 | Tatum, Carter, Bellson | Tatum, Carter, Bellson | | 2 |
| 1961 | All Members | Don Sleet With Jimmy Heath, Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Cobb, Ron Carter | | 3 |
| 1961 | Where? | Ron Carter with Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron | 5 | 7 |
| 1969 | Uptown Conversation | Ron Carter | | 4 |
| 1973 | Blues Farm | Ron Carter | | 3 |
| 1974 | All Blues | Ron Carter | | 3 |
| 1975 | Anything Goes | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1975 | Spanish Blue | Ron Carter | | 3 |
| 1976 | Pastels | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1976 | Yellow & Green | Ron Carter | | 2 |
| 1978 | A Song for You | Ron Carter | | 2 |
| 1978 | Crossings | Red Garland, Ron Carter, Philly Joe Jones | | 1 |
| 1978 | Peg Leg | Ron Carter | 3 | 3 |
| 1978 | Third Plane | Ron Carter / Herbie Hancock / Tony Williams | 4 | 12 |
| 1979 | New York Slick | Ron Carter | | 3 |
| 1979 | Lonnie Smith featuring George Benson, Ron Carter | Lonnie Smith feat. George Benson, Ron Carter | 4 | 1 |
| 1979 | Parade | Ron Carter | | 2 |
| 1980 | Empire Jazz | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1980 | Mirror, Mirror | Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins | | 5 |
| 1980 | Pick 'em | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1981 | Herbie Hancock Trio with Ron Carter + Tony Williams | Herbie Hancock Trio with Ron Carter + Tony Williams | 3 | 7 |
| 1981 | Patrão | Ron Carter | | 3 |
| 1981 | Super Strings | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1982 | Heart & Soul | Ron Carter / Cedar Walton | | 2 |
| 1982 | Parfait | Ron Carter Quartet | | 1 |
| 1983 | Walton, Carter & DeJohnette | Cedar Walton, Ron Carter & Jack DeJohnette | | 2 |
| 1983 | Etudes | Ron Carter, Bill Evans, Art Farmer, Tony Williams | 3 | 6 |
| 1985 | Ron Carter | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1985 | This Bud’s for You… | Bud Shank and the rhythm section of Ron Carter, Kenny Barron, Al Foster | | 2 |
| 1985 | The Man With The Bass | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1987 | Cedar Walton Plays | Cedar Walton feat. Ron Carter & Billy Higgins | | 1 |
| 1987 | This Is for You John | Benny Golson, Pharoah Sanders, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette | | 2 |
| 1987 | Very Well | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1988 | I'm Walkin' | Harumi Kaneko, Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1988 | All Alone | Ron Carter | | 2 |
| 1988 | In a Jazz Tradition | Ron Carter presents Eric Gale | | 1 |
| 1989 | Brilliant Corners | James Spaulding, Wallace Roney, Ron Carter, Kenny Washington, Mulgrew Miller | | 2 |
| 1989 | Duets | Helen Merrill + Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1990 | Eight Plus | Ron Carter Nonet | | 3 |
| 1990 | Something in Common | Houston Person, Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1991 | Panamanhattan | Ron Carter & Richard Galliano | | 2 |
| 1992 | Loose Blues | Bill Evans, Zoot Sims, Jim Hall, Ron Carter & Philly Joe Jones | | 3 |
| 1992 | Ron Carter Meets Bach | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1993 | Friends | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1993 | Now's the Time | Houston Person and Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1994 | A Tribute to Miles | Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Wallace Roney & Tony Williams | 4 | 3 |
| 1994 | Jazz, My Romance | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1994 | Twenty One | Geri Allen Trio With Ron Carter, Tony Williams | 4 | 3 |
| 1995 | Akioustically Sound | Akio Sasajima + Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1995 | Round Up the Usual Suspects | Jon Mayer feat. Ron Carter & Billy Higgins | | 1 |
| 1995 | Essence of Funk | Tom Browne, Ron Carter, Billy Childs, Donald Harrison, Bennie Maupin, Lenny White | | 1 |
| 1995 | Mr. Bow-Tie | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1997 | The Bass and I | Ron Carter | | 3 |
| 1997 | Brandenburg Concerto | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1997 | Down Home | Joey Baron, Arthur Blythe, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell | | 1 |
| 1999 | Orfeu | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 1999 | We'll Soon Find Out | Joey Baron, Arthur Blythe, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell | | 1 |
| 2000 | When Skies Are Grey | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2001 | Holiday in Rio | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2001 | Stardust | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2002 | Dialogues | Houston Person With Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2003 | The Golden Striker | Ron Carter | | 2 |
| 2003 | Entre Amigos | Rosa Passos & Ron Carter | | 3 |
| 2003 | Apres Un Reve | “Sir” Roland Hanna With Ron Carter, Grady Tate | | 1 |
| 2003 | Patch Kit | Noah Baerman with Ron Carter and Ben Riley | | 1 |
| 2004 | In New York | Joel Xavier & Ron Carter | | 2 |
| 2006 | Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian | Bill Frisell, Ron Carter & Paul Motian | 5 | 2 |
| 2007 | Dear Miles, | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2007 | It's the Time | Ron Carter | | 2 |
| 2008 | Just Between Friends | Houston Person with Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2008 | Jazz & Bossa | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2008 | The Next Level | Ignaz Dinné / Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2009 | The World of Ron Carter | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2011 | Ron Carter's Great Big Band | Ron Carter | | 2 |
| 2013 | San Sebastian | Ron Carter, Golden Striker Trio | | 1 |
| 2013 | Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio | Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio feat. Kenny Barron & Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2014 | In Memory Of Jim | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2015 | My Personal Songbook | Ron Carter and The WDR Big Band | | 1 |
| 2016 | Chemistry | Houston Person & Ron Carter | | 2 |
| 2017 | Golden Striker (Live at Theaterstübchen Kassel) | Ron Carter, Donald Vega & Russell Malone | | 2 |
| 2018 | Masters Legacy Series Volume 2 | Emmet Cohen feat. Ron Carter & Evan Sherman | | 1 |
| 2018 | Remember Love | Houston Person & Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2018 | Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise | Massimo Faraò, Ron Carter & Jimmy Cobb | | 1 |
| 2021 | Foursight: The Complete Stockholm Tapes | Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2021 | Skyline | Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ron Carter & Jack DeJohnette | | 1 |
| 2021 | Remembering Bob Freedman | Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band | | 1 |
| 2023 | Bitter Head | Daniele Cordisco & Ron Carter | | 1 |
| 2023 | Ron Carter & Art Farmer: Live At Sweet Basil (live) | Ron Carter & Art Farmer feat. Cedar Walton & Billy Higgins | | 1 |
| — | Houston Person & Ron Carter - The Complete Muse Sessions (Something in Common) | Houston Person and Ron Carter | 5 | 1 |
| — | I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 28 | Jimmy Ponder, Ron Carter, Ben Green | | 1 |
