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
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US Rock [6] |
US Indie [7] |
US Hard Rock [8] | ||
| Songs of Life |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Freedom of Sound |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Custom Built |
|
14 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jammin' with Friends |
|
80 | 29 | 23 | 13 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Soundtrack albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| A Letter from Death Row |
|
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US Rock [6] |
US Indie [7] |
US Hard Rock [8] | ||
| Show Me Your Hits |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Ballads, Blues & Stories |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Rock My World |
|
40 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| True Grit |
|
– | – | – | – |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Country Demos[9] |
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| Bret Michaels: Acoustic Sessions |
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Singles
edit| 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
edit| Year | Single | Artist | US Country[10] | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Good Year for the Outlaw" | Jeffrey Steele | 54 | Outlaw |
Filmography
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- Studio albums
- Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986)
- Open Up and Say... Ahh! (1988)
- Flesh & Blood (1990)
- Native Tongue (1993)
- Crack a Smile... and More! (2000)
- Hollyweird (2002)
- Poison'd! (2007)
References
edit- ^ "Poison joins Def Leppard for summer 2009 tour!". Signatures Network Inc. February 25, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
- ^ "Top Selling Artists". RIAA. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013.
- ^ "Poison: Billboard". AllMusic.com.
- ^ "Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalist of All Time". Hit Parader. December 4, 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Bret Michaels Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
- ^ a b "Bret Michaels Album & Song Chart History – Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
- ^ a b "Bret Michaels Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
- ^ a b "Bret Michaels Album & Song Chart History – Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
- ^ "Bret Michaels Country Demos". Archived from the original on May 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "Bret Michaels Hot Country Songs". Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Bret Michaels : Girls on Bars". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.