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The discography of Bret Michaels consists of 4 studio albums, 1 soundtrack album, 4 compilation albums, 2 EPs and 29 singles.

Bret Michaels first gained fame as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison who have sold over 45 million records worldwide[1] and 15 million records in the United States alone.[2] The band has also charted ten singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and the number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn".[3]

Besides his career as lead singer, he has several solo albums to his credit, including the soundtrack album to the movie A Letter from Death Row in which Michaels starred, wrote and directed in 1998, and a classic Poison-style rock album, Songs of Life, in 2003. Michaels has appeared in several movies and TV shows, including as a judge on the talent show Nashville Star which led to his country influenced rock album Freedom of Sound in 2005. He starred in the hit VH1 reality show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and its sequels, which inspired his successful solo album Rock My World. He was also the winning contestant on NBC's reality show Celebrity Apprentice 3 and also featured in his own reality docu-series Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It, which inspired his highest charting album as a solo artist, Custom Built, reaching No. 1 on Billboard's Hard Rock list. He is also known for hosting on the Travel Channel. In 2006, Hit Parader ranked Michaels at #40 on their list of greatest Heavy metal singers of all-time.[4]

Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[5] 		US Rock
[6] 		US Indie
[7] 		US Hard Rock
[8]
Songs of Life
  • Released: April 22, 2003
  • Label: Poor Boy Records
 — — — —
Freedom of Sound
  • Released: January 1, 2005
  • Label: Poor Boy Records
 — — — —
Custom Built
  • Released: July 6, 2010
  • Label: Poor Boy Records
 14 4 1 1
Jammin' with Friends
  • Released: June 25, 2013
  • Label: Poor Boy Records
 80 29 23 13
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Soundtrack albums

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Title Album details
A Letter from Death Row
  • Released: August 25, 1998
  • Label: Ugl Records

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[5] 		US Rock
[6] 		US Indie
[7] 		US Hard Rock
[8]
Show Me Your Hits
  • Released: 2000 (re-released 2007)
  • Label: Cleopatra
 — — — —
Ballads, Blues & Stories
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Poor Boy Records
 — — — —
Rock My World
  • Released: June 3, 2008
  • Label: VH1 Classics Records
 40 16 4 4
True Grit
  • Released: May 5, 2015
  • Label: Poor Boy Records
 – – – –
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

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Title Album details
Country Demos[9]
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Poorboy
Bret Michaels: Acoustic Sessions
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Time/Life Music

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country[10]
1998 "A Letter from Death Row" — A Letter from Death Row
"Party Rock Band" (with C.C. DeVille) —
"The Last Breath" (feat. Rikki Rockett) —
"I'd Die for You" (feat. Randy Castillo) —
2003 "Raine" — Songs of Life
"Bittersweet" —
2004 "All I Ever Needed" (with Jessica Andrews) 45 Freedom of Sound
"Right Now, Right Here" —
2005 "Open Road" —
2007 "Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Acoustic)" — Show Me Your Hits
"Go That Far" (Rock of Love theme) — Rock My World
"Fallen" —
2008 "Start Again" —
"Driven" (rock mix) —
2010 "Nothing to Lose" (with Miley Cyrus) — Custom Built
"Lie to Me" —
"Wasted Time" —
"What I Got" —
2012 "Get Your Rock On" (feat. Phil Collen & Sal Costa) — Jammin' With Friends
"Get Your Ride On" (AMA Supercross Theme – feat. Phil Collen) —
"Nothin' But a Good Time (feat. Ace Frehley & Michael Anthony") —
"The App Song" —
2013 "You Know You Want It (featuring Peter Keys)" —
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Acoustic 2013)" —
2014 "A Beautiful Soul" — True Grit
2015 "Girls on Bars" —
2017 "Jorja Bleu" —
2019 "Unbroken" —
2023 "Back in the Day" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Guest singles

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Year Single Artist US Country[10] Album
2004 "Good Year for the Outlaw" Jeffrey Steele 54 Outlaw

Filmography

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Film and television
Year Title Role/Notes
1994 Burke's Law TV series, 1 episode
1994 In God's Hands
1998 A Letter from Death Row
1998 The World's Greatest Magic 5
1998 No Code of Conduct director
1999 High Tension, Low Budget Documentary (The Making of a Letter from Death Row)
1999 Martial Law TV series, 1 episode
1999 Behind the Music: Poison
2002 The Making of Bret Michaels Documentary
2003 Yes, Dear TV series
2005 Nashville Star TV series, season 3
2007 Rock of Love with Bret Michaels TV series
2008 Rock of Love 2 TV series
2008 Don't Forget The Lyrics Fox TV
2008 Ellen-Fox Shows February 14, 2008
2008 Saturday Night Live
2008 VH1's "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs Host (5-part special; December 2008 – January 2009)
2009 Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels TV series
2009 E True Hollywood Story: Bret Michaels
2009 The Penguins of Madagascar singing "Wheels of Thunder" in Little Zoo Coupe
2009 Behind the Music: Bret Michaels
2009 American Pie Presents: The Book of Love as himself
2010 The Celebrity Apprentice as himself
2010 Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It as himself
2011 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition as himself
2012 The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange as himself
2013 The Celebrity Apprentice: All-Stars as himself
2013 Rock My RV as himself
2013 Full Throttle Saloon as himself
2014 Revolution Season 2, Ep. 13 as himself

Music videos

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Year Song Director Notes
2003 "Raine" Shane Stanley
2003 "Menace to Society" Bret Michaels Live montage video
2005 "All I Ever Needed" Christie Cook 2nd version with Iraq footage released in 2008
2008 "Go That Far" (Rock of Love theme)" Shane Stanley 3 versions – with Rock of Love clips, with live clips and standard with no clips
2008 "Fallen" Shane Stanley 2 versions – with and without Rock of Love clips
2008 "Driven (Rock Mix)" Shane Stanley cut and uncut versions
2010 "Riding Against the Wind" (Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It Theme) Shane Stanley
2010 "What I Got" Bret Michaels
2011 "Hit and Roll" (Top Gear (U.S. TV series) Theme) Jingle Punks Music
2012 "Get Your Rock On"
2012 "Get Your Ride On" (AMA Supercross Theme)
2012 "The App Song" Video Montage
2014 "A Beautiful Soul"
2015 "Girls on Bars"[11] Damien Christian D'Amico/Bret Michaels
2017 "Jorja Bleu"
2019 "Unbroken"
2023 "Back in the Day"

With Poison

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Main article: Poison discography
Studio albums

References

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  1. ^ "Poison joins Def Leppard for summer 2009 tour!". Signatures Network Inc. February 25, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  2. ^ "Top Selling Artists". RIAA. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Poison: Billboard". AllMusic.com.
  4. ^ "Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalist of All Time". Hit Parader. December 4, 2006.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ a b "Bret Michaels Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Bret Michaels Album & Song Chart History – Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Bret Michaels Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Bret Michaels Album & Song Chart History – Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  9. ^ "Bret Michaels Country Demos". Archived from the original on May 2, 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Bret Michaels Hot Country Songs". Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "CMT : Videos : Bret Michaels : Girls on Bars". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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