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Bret Michaels discography#Extended plays

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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{{cite web|url = http://www.poisonweb.com/?module=news&news_item_id=28 |title=Poison joins Def Leppard for summer 2009 tour!|publisher=Signatures Network Inc|date=February 25, 2009|access-date=2010-09-15}} and 15 million records in the United States alone.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=tblTopArt&action= |title=Top Selling Artists |publisher=RIAA |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725020825/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=tblTopArt&action= |archive-date=July 25, 2013 |df=mdy }} 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".{{cite web|url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5162|pure_url=yes}}|title = Poison: Billboard|publisher = AllMusic.com}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hit-paraders-top-100-metal-vocalist-of-all-time/ |title=Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalist of All Time |date=December 4, 2006 |publisher=Hit Parader }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Studio albums

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! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details

! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

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! style="width:35px;"| US
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! style="width:35px;"| US Rock
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! style="width:35px;"| US Indie
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! style="width:35px;"| US Hard Rock
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scope="row"| Songs of Life

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  • Released: April 22, 2003
  • Label: Poor Boy Records

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scope="row"| Freedom of Sound

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  • Released: January 1, 2005
  • Label: Poor Boy Records

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scope="row"| Custom Built

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  • Released: July 6, 2010
  • Label: Poor Boy Records

| 14

| 4

| 1

| 1

scope="row"| Jammin' with Friends

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  • Released: June 25, 2013
  • Label: Poor Boy Records

| 80

| 29

| 23

| 13

colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Soundtrack albums

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! style="width:18em;"| Album details

scope="row"| A Letter from Death Row

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  • Released: August 25, 1998
  • Label: Ugl Records

Compilation albums

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rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details

! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

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! style="width:35px;"| US

! style="width:35px;"| US Rock

! style="width:35px;"| US Indie

! style="width:35px;"| US Hard Rock

scope="row"| Show Me Your Hits

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  • Released: 2000 (re-released 2007 and 2022)
  • Label: Cleopatra

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scope="row"| Ballads, Blues & Stories

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  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Poor Boy Records

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scope="row"| Rock My World

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  • Released: June 3, 2008
  • Label: VH1 Classics Records

| 40

| 16

| 4

| 4

scope="row"| True Grit

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  • Released: May 5, 2015
  • Label: Poor Boy Records

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colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

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! style="width:18em;"| Album details

scope="row"| Country Demos{{cite web|url = http://www.bretmichaels.com/2010/music_files/countrydemos.html|title = Bret Michaels Country Demos|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100502180804/http://www.bretmichaels.com/2010/music_files/countrydemos.html|archive-date = May 2, 2010|df = mdy-all}}

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  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Poor Boy Records
scope="row"| Bret Michaels: Acoustic Sessions

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  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Time/Life Music

Singles

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! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Single

!| Peak positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

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! style="width:65px;"| US Country{{cite web|url = https://www.billboard.com/artist/bret-michaels/chart-history/csi/|title = Bret Michaels Hot Country Songs|access-date = August 20, 2021}}

rowspan="4”| 1998

! scope="row"| "A Letter from Death Row"

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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4”| A Letter from Death Row

scope="row"| "Party Rock Band" (with C.C. DeVille)

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scope="row"| "The Last Breath" (feat. Rikki Rockett)

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scope="row"|"I'd Die for You" (feat. Randy Castillo)

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rowspan="2"| 2003

! scope="row"| "Raine"

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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Songs of Life

scope="row"| "Bittersweet"

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rowspan="2"| 2004

! scope="row"| "All I Ever Needed" (with Jessica Andrews)

| 45

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Freedom of Sound

scope="row"| "Right Now, Right Here"

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2005

! scope="row"| "Open Road"

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rowspan="3"| 2007

! scope="row"| "Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Acoustic)"

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| style="text-align:left;"| Show Me Your Hits

scope="row"| "Go That Far" (Rock of Love theme)

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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Rock My World

scope="row"| "Fallen"

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rowspan="2"| 2008

! scope="row"| "Start Again"

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scope="row"| "Driven" (rock mix)

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rowspan="4"| 2010

! scope="row"| "Nothing to Lose" (with Miley Cyrus)

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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Custom Built

scope="row"| "Lie to Me"

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scope="row"| "Wasted Time"

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scope="row"| "What I Got"

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rowspan="4"| 2012

! scope="row"| "Get Your Rock On" (feat. Phil Collen & Sal Costa)

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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| Jammin' With Friends

scope="row"| "Get Your Ride On" (AMA Supercross Theme – feat. Phil Collen)

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scope="row"| "Nothin' But a Good Time (feat. Ace Frehley & Michael Anthony")

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scope="row"| "The App Song"

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rowspan="2"| 2013

! scope="row"| "You Know You Want It (featuring Peter Keys)"

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scope="row"| "Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Acoustic 2013)"

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rowspan="1"| 2014

! scope="row"| "A Beautiful Soul"

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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| True Grit

rowspan="1"| 2015

! scope="row"| "Girls on Bars"

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rowspan="1"| 2017

! scope="row"| "Jorja Bleu"

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rowspan="1"| 2019

! scope="row"| "Unbroken"

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rowspan="1"| 2023

! scope="row"| "Back in the Day"

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colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Guest singles

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Year

! Single

! Artist

! style="width:45px;"| US Country

! Album

2004

| style="text-align:left;"| "Good Year for the Outlaw"

| Jeffrey Steele

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| style="text-align:left;"| 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

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1998

| {{sortname|A|Letter from Death Row|A Letter from Death Row (film)}}

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1998

| {{sortname|The|World's Greatest Magic 5|nolink=1}}

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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

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2002

| {{sortname|The|Making of Bret Michaels|nolink=1}}

| 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

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2009

| {{sortname|The|Penguins of Madagascar}}

| singing "Wheels of Thunder" in Little Zoo Coupe

2009

| Behind the Music: Bret Michaels

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2009

| American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

| as himself

2010

| {{sortname|The|Celebrity Apprentice|The Apprentice (U.S. season 9)}}

| 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

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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

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2010

| "What I Got"

| Bret Michaels

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2011

| "Hit and Roll" (Top Gear (U.S. TV series) Theme)

| Jingle Punks Music

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2012

| "Get Your Rock On"

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2012

| "Get Your Ride On" (AMA Supercross Theme)

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2012

| "The App Song"

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| Video Montage

2014

| "A Beautiful Soul"

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2015

| "Girls on Bars"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/bret-michaels/1196349/girls-on-bars.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505055301/http://www.cmt.com/videos/bret-michaels/1196349/girls-on-bars.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2015|title=CMT : Videos : Bret Michaels : Girls on Bars|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=May 4, 2015}}

| Damien Christian D'Amico/Bret Michaels

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2017

| "Jorja Bleu"

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2019

| "Unbroken"

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2023

| "Back in the Day"

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With Poison

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.bretmichaels.com/ Official website]

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