Systems and methods for tracking data lineage and record lifecycle using a distributed ledger are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for tracking record lifecycle events may include: (1) creating, by a record lifecycle tool, a recordable artifact for a record lifecycle event in a record lifecycle, the recordable artifact comprising data for the record lifecycle event; (2) generating, by the record lifecycle tool, a hash of the data; (3) creating, by the record lifecycle tool, record lifecycle event metadata for the recordable artifact; (4) signing, by the record lifecycle tool, the record lifecycle event metadata; (5) writing the record lifecycle event metadata to supply chain metadata storage at a storage location, wherein the supply chain metadata storage may be cryptographically verifiable and immutable; and (6) writing the hash and an identifier for the storage location in the supply chain metadata store to a present state database.