Bret Michaels discography
# Bret Michaels discography

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 and 15 million records in the United States alone. 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".

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.

## Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | US | US Rock | US Indie | US Hard Rock |
| 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

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

## Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | US | US Rock | US Indie | US Hard Rock |
| 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

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| Country Demos | Released: 2000 Label: Poorboy |
| Bret Michaels: Acoustic Sessions | Released: 2008 Label: Time/Life Music |

## Singles

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

## Guest singles

| Year | Single | Artist | US Country | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | "Good Year for the Outlaw" | Jeffrey Steele | 54 | Outlaw |

## Filmography

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

| 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" | Damien Christian D'Amico/Bret Michaels | |
| 2017 | "Jorja Bleu" | | |
| 2019 | "Unbroken" | | |
| 2023 | "Back in the Day" | | |

## With Poison

### 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)
