Watts meninggal dunia di sebuah rumah sakit London pada 24 Agustus 2021, pada usia 80, bersama keluarganya berada di sekelilingnya.<ref name="BBC210821">{{cite news|date=24 Agustus 2021|title=Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at 80|language=en|publisher=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58316842|access-date=24 Agustus 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lawless|first=Jill|last2=Katz|first2=Gregory|date=24 Agustus 2021|title=Drummer Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones backbone, dies at 80|language=en|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://apnews.com/article/rolling-stones-charlie-watts-died-c9551b21e2806b679bd0eeec0bb4ef2b|url-status=live|access-date=25 Agustus 2021}}</ref> Rekan satu bandnya Watts, Jagger, Richards, dan Wood memberikan penghormatan kepadanya.<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 Agustus 2021|title=Charlie Watts: Jagger and Richards pay tribute to Rolling Stones bandmate|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58325271|access-date=25 Agustus 2021}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Skinner|first=Tom|date=2021-08-25|title=Ronnie Wood pays tribute to Charlie Watts: "I will dearly miss you"|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ronnie-wood-pays-tribute-to-charlie-watts-rolling-stones-3028389|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-27|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=25 Agustus 2021|title=Charlie Watts: Jagger and Richards pay tribute to Rolling Stones bandmate|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58325271|access-date=25 Agustus 2021}}</ref> Beberapa selebritas rock klasik lainnya, serta musikus lain, juga memberikan penghormatan kepada Watts setelah kematiannya, termasuk [[Paul McCartney]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Neale|first=Matthew|date=24 Agustus 2021|title=Paul McCartney pays moving tribute to Charlie Watts: 'I've always loved you'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-mccartney-pays-moving-tribute-to-charlie-watts-ive-always-loved-you-3027826|url-status=live|access-date=25 Agustus 2021|website=[[NME]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Ringo Starr]], [[Elton John]],<ref name=":1">{{cite web|last=Ryu|first=Jenna|title='One of the greatest': Paul McCartney, Elton John, more mourn Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/08/24/charlie-watts-dies-celebrity-tributes-elton-john-paul-mccartney/5574130001/|url-status=live|access-date=25 Agustus 2021|website=[[USA Today]]|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Brian Wilson]], [[Pete Townshend]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Pearis|first=Bill|last2=|date=24 Agustus 2021|title=Read Charlie Watts tributes from Elton John, Brian Wilson, Ringo Starr, Pete Townshend, and more|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/read-charlie-watts-tributes-from-elton-john-brian-wilson-ringo-starr-and-more/|url-status=live|access-date=25 Agustus 2021|website=[[BrooklynVegan]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Skinner|first=Tom|date=25 Agustus 2021|title=The Who's Pete Townshend shares tribute to Charlie Watts: 'Such a lovely man'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-whos-pete-townshend-shares-tribute-to-charlie-watts-such-a-lovely-man-3028422|url-status=live|access-date=25 Agustus 2021|website=[[NME]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> anggota-anggota [[U2]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Donohoe|first=Amy|date=25 Agustus 2021|title=Dublin rock legends U2 pay tribute to Charlie Watts following Rolling Stones drummer’s death|url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/rolling-stones-u2-charlie-watts-21402894|url-status=live|access-date=25 Agustus 2021|website=DublinLive}}</ref> [[Bryan Adams]], [[Dhani Harrison]], [[Liam Gallagher]], [[Brian May]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 Agustus 2021|title=Charlie Watts: Rolling Stones drummer dies at 80|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58316842|access-date=25 Agustus 2021}}</ref> drumer [[Queen]] [[Roger Meddows-Taylor|Roger Taylor]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Breanna|date=25 Agustus 2021|title=15 of the most moving tributes to Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts|url=https://www.indy100.com/celebrities/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-tributes-b1908047|url-status=live|access-date=25 Agustus 2021|website=[[indy100]]|language=en}}</ref> [[Kenney Jones]], [[Chad Smith]]<ref>{{Cite news|title='Charlie Watts' drumming will live on forever'|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-58328005|access-date=25 Agustus 2021}}</ref> dan [[Questlove]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grow|first=Kory|date=25 Agustus 2021|title=Questlove on the True Genius of Charlie Watts: ‘Only Real Drummers Know’|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/questlove-charlie-watts-1216569/|url-status=live|access-date=25 Agustus 2021|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en}}</ref> Pada hari kematiannya dan dua hari berikutnya, isi situs resmi Rolling Stones diganti dengan sebuah gambar Watts untuk mengenangnya.<ref>{{cite web|date=25 August 2021|title=Charlie Watts|url=https://rollingstones.com/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825164527/https://rollingstones.com/|archive-date=25 Agustus 2021|access-date=26 Agustus 2021|website=The Rolling Stones}}</ref>
