Though John Cale's discography is very large and of considerable quality, he may be best remembered as a producer of such important new wave, punk, and proto-punk artists as Squeeze, The Modern Lovers, Patti Smith, Nico, and The Stooges. Additionally, he has been a guest instrumentalist on many albums. The following is an attempt to chronicle every contribution Cale has made to others' recordings.
| cover | year | artist | title | task performed |
 | 1968 | Morning Glory | Two Sun's Worth | engineering |
| 1969 | Earth Opera | Great American Eagle Tragedy | guitar, vocals |
 | 1969 | Nico | Marble Index | bass, guitar, keyboards, arrangements |
 | 1969 | Stooges | Stooges | viola, production |
| 196? | Tax Free | Tax Free | viola |
| 1970 | Glassharp | Glassharp | viola |
 | 1970 | Nick Drake | Bryter Layter | organ, piano, celeste, cello, harpsichord, viola |
| 1971 | Mike Heron | Smiling Men With Bad Reputations | bass, guitar, vocals |
 | 1971 | Nico | Desert Shore | bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals, multi instruments, production |
| 1972 | Jennifer Warnes | Jennifer | production |
| 1974 | Kevin Ayers | June 1st 1974 | keyboards, viola, vocals |
 | 1974 | Nico | End | organ, synthesizer, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, guitar, keyboards, marimbas, electric piano |
| 1974 | Leon Russell | Stop All That Jazz | guitar |
| 1975 | Geoff Muldaur | Is Having a Wonderful Time | violin |
 | 1975 | Brian Eno | Another Green World | keyboards, viola |
 | 1975 | Patti Smith | Horses | bass, production |
 | 1975 | Kate and Anna McGarrigle | Kate and Anna McGarrigle | keyboards |
 | 1976 | Jonathan Richman | Modern Lovers | production |
 | 1977 | Kate and Anna McGarrigle | Dancer With Bruised Knees | organ, marimbas |
| 1978 | Julie Covington | Julie Covington | keyboards |
| 1978 | David Kubinek | Some Things Never Change | keyboards, production |
 | 1978 | Squeeze | U.K. Squeeze | production |
 | 1978 | Brian Eno | Music For Films | viola |
| 1979 | Ian Hunter | You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic | piano, keyboards |
| 1985 | Nico | Camera Obscura | production |
| 1991 | Sister Double Happiness | Heart and Mind | sound effects |
 | 1991 | Maureen Tucker | I Spent A Week There The Other Night | synthesizer, viola |
 | 1994 | Vince Bell | Phoenix | piano |
| 1994 | Siouxsie & The Banshees | O Baby [part 1] | production |
| 1994 | Siouxsie & The Banshees | O Baby [part 2] | production |
| 1995 | Happy Mondays | Loads (& Loads More) | production |
 | 1995 | Hector Zazou | Songs From the Cold Seas | vocals |
| 1995 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Rapture | production, mixing |
 | 1996 | Patti Smith | Gone Again | organ |
| 1996 | Maids of Gravity | First Second | piano, viola, handclapping, production, mixing |
| 1998 | Jesus Lizard | Jesus Lizard | production |