The discography of American rock musician 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 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 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 US US Rock US Indie US Hard Rock Poison Songs: Show Me Your Hits Released: 2000 (re-released 2007 and 2022) 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: Poor Boy Records Bret Michaels: Acoustic Sessions Released: 2008 Label: Time/Life Music
Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 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 "Right Now, Right Here" — Freedom of Sound "All I Ever Needed" (with Jessica Andrews) 45 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 (A Road Trip Anthem)" — "—" 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 1998 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 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 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 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 with Bret Michaels 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)
References
External links Official website