The Essential Stabbing Westward is a compilation album by the American industrial rock band Stabbing Westward released on Sony Music as part of their Essential series. The album was released in 2003, a year after the band broke up in 2002. It features 14 remastered tracks from their three albums released in the 1990s.

Track listing

1. "Lost" – 3:21
2. "Control" – 3:39
3. "Nothing" – 4:51
4. "Lies" – 4:45
5. "What Do I Have to Do?" – 4:08
6. "Shame" – 4:52
7. "I Don't Believe" – 4:20
8. "Sleep" – 5:19
9. "Crushing Me" – 4:20
10. "Save Yourself" – 4:14
11. "Sometimes It Hurts" – 3:41
12. "Haunting Me" – 3:38
13. "Dawn" – 4:36
14. "Torn Apart" – 4:52