Michael Bolton discography

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Michael Bolton discography

This article presents the discography of American pop singer Michael Bolton. Since 1975, Bolton has released 26 studio albums and 35 singles. Regarded as the "King of Blue-eyed Soul",[1] Bolton has sold 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in history.[2][3] According to RIAA, Bolton has sold 28 million certified album units in the United States, including six multi-platinum records.[4] Billboard ranked him as the 83rd Greatest artist of all time[5] and has attained 9 No. 1 hits on US Adult Contemporary Chart.[6]

Quick Facts Studio albums, Live albums ...
Michael Bolton discography
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Bolton in 2022
Studio albums26
Live albums1
Singles35
Number-one singles9*
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Time, Love & Tenderness remains his biggest-selling album to date, with over 16 million copies sold worldwide.[7][8] Bolton's second best-seller is Soul Provider, which attained 6× Platinum status in the US and over 12.5 million copies globally.[9] Another big seller is Timeless: The Classics, an album of covers that reached 4× Platinum in the US and sold 7 million copies worldwide.[10]

Albums

Studio albums

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Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[11]
AUS
[12]
AUT
[13]
GER
[14]
NOR
[15]
NZ
[16]
SWE
[17]
SWI
[18]
UK
[19][20]
1975 Michael Bolotin
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: RCA
1976 Everyday of My Life
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: RCA
1983 Michael Bolton 89
1985 Everybody's Crazy
  • Release date: 1985
  • Label: Columbia
45
1987 The Hunger
  • Release date: September 22, 1987
  • Label: Columbia
46 34 10 42 44
1989 Soul Provider
  • Release date: June 19, 1989
  • Label: Columbia
3 1 25 22 1 6 9 25 4
1991 Time, Love & Tenderness
  • Release date: April 23, 1991
  • Label: Columbia
1 11 4 18 1 12 2 8 2
  • WW: 16,000,000[27]
  • US: 8× Platinum[21]
  • AUS: Platinum[24]
  • CAN: 7× Platinum[22]
  • UK: 4× Platinum[26]
1992 Timeless: The Classics
  • Release date: September 29, 1992
  • Label: Columbia
1 2 25 42 10 9 14 3
1993 The One Thing
  • Release date: November 16, 1993
  • Label: Columbia
3 1 28 5 13 4 8 13 4
1996 This Is The Time: The Christmas Album
  • Release date: October 1, 1996
  • Label: Columbia
11 56 93
1997 All That Matters
  • Release date: November 11, 1997
  • Label: Columbia
39 100 30 70 56 42 20
  • US: Gold[21]
  • CAN: Platinum[22]
  • UK: Silver
1998 My Secret Passion: The Arias 112 63 44 25
1999 Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2
  • Release date: November 16, 1999
  • Label: Columbia
85 80 50
2002 Only a Woman Like You
  • Release date: April 23, 2002
  • Label: Jive
36 57 96 51 19
2003 Vintage
  • Release date: September 2, 2003
  • Label: Passion Group (US)
    UMTV / Universal (Europe)
76 23
2005 'Til the End of Forever
  • Release date: September 13, 2005
  • Label: Passion Group
128
2006 Bolton Swings Sinatra: The Second Time Around
  • Release date: May 23, 2006
  • Label: Concord
51 54
2007 A Swingin' Christmas
  • Release date: October 2, 2007
  • Label: Concord
196
2009 One World One Love 166 19
2010 Live at the Royal Albert Hall
  • Release date: May 3, 2010
  • Label: Universal Motown
2011 Gems: The Duets Collection
  • Release date: June 21, 2011
  • Label: Montaigne / Legacy
128 26 75 60 11
2013 Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A.
  • Release date: February 26, 2013
  • Label: Montaigne
38 79 19
2017 Songs of Cinema
  • Release date: February 10, 2017
  • Label: Frontiers
177 81 90 46
2019 A Symphony of Hits
  • Release date: February 8, 2019[31]
  • Label: Montaigne
156 60
2023 Spark of Light
  • Release date: July 14, 2023
  • Label: Montaigne, Androver Music
75 85
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
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Compilation albums

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Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[11]
AUS
[12]
AUT
[13]
GER
[14]
NOR
[15]
NZ
[16]
SWE
[17]
SWI
[18]
UK
[19]
1993 The Artistry of Michael Bolotin
  • Release date: March 23, 1993
  • Label: RCA
1995 Greatest Hits (1985–1995)
  • Release date: September 19, 1995
  • Label: Columbia
5 6 13 8 6 8 13 16 2
  • US: 3× Platinum[21]
  • AUS: 2× Platinum[24]
  • CAN: 3× Platinum[22]
  • UK: Platinum[26]
2001 Love Songs
  • Release date: February 6, 2001
  • Label: Columbia / Legacy
2002 The Ultimate Collection
  • Release date: May 13, 2002 (Europe)
  • Label: Columbia
Joy to the World
2004 Said I Love You... The Best of Michael Bolton
  • Release date: January 19, 2004 (Germany)
  • Label: Sony
2005 To Love Somebody – The Best of Michael Bolton
  • Release date: January 31, 2005 (Germany)
  • Label: Sony BMG
The Essential Michael Bolton
  • Re-release of The Ultimate Collection
  • Release date: April 25, 2005
  • Label: Columbia / Legacy
The Very Best of Michael Bolton
  • Release date: October 15, 2005 (Europe)
  • Label: Columbia / Sony BMG
6 18
2009 Soul Provider: The Best of Michael Bolton
  • Release date: March 17, 2009 (Germany)
  • Label: Camden Deluxe / Sony
The Ultimate
  • Release date: September 28, 2009 (UK)
  • Label: Sony
20
Time, Love and Tenderness – The Best of Michael Bolton
  • Release date: November 23, 2009 (Germany)
  • Label: Camden Deluxe / Sony
2019 Gold
  • 3-CD budget compilation
  • Release date: November 8, 2019
  • Label: Crimson
41
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Singles

1970s–1980s

More information Year, Single ...
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[32]
US AC
[33]
AUS
[12]
CAN
[34]
IRE
[35]
NED
[36]
NZ
[16]
SWE
[17]
UK
[19]
1975 "Your Love" Michael Bolotin
1976 "If I Had Your Love" Everyday of My Life
1983 "Fools Game" 82 Michael Bolton
1985 "Everybody's Crazy" Everybody's Crazy
1987 "That's What Love Is All About" 19 3 90 40 49 126 The Hunger
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" 11 19 3 9 8 77
1988 "Wait on Love" 79
"Walk Away" 14 42
1989 "Soul Provider" 17 3 119 25 75 Soul Provider
"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" 1 1 2 8 2 3 10 9 3
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1990s

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Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[32]
US AC
[33]
AUS
[12]
CAN
[34]
GER
[37]
IRE
[35]
NED
[36]
NZ
[16]
SWE
[17]
UK
[19]
1990 "How Can We Be Lovers?" 3 3 3 2 18 38 27 10 10 Soul Provider
"When I'm Back on My Feet Again" 7 1 77 2 20 35 44
"Georgia on My Mind" 36 6 16 29 38 94
1991 "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" 4 1 25 2 40 23 44 12 16 23 Time, Love & Tenderness
"Time, Love and Tenderness" 7 1 111 4 74 27 28
"When a Man Loves a Woman" 1 1 100 4 52 12 17 21 34 8
1992 "Missing You Now" (with Kenny G) 12 1 61 8 27 84 28
"Steel Bars" 16 air 7 154 10 57 22 17
"To Love Somebody" 11 1 39 2 61 13 35 32 16 Timeless: The Classics
"Drift Away" 104 15 23 18
"Reach Out I'll Be There" 73 air 8 27 57 37
1993 "Said I Loved You... But I Lied" 6 1 2 3 51 16 13 15 The One Thing
"Soul of My Soul" 53 32
1994 "Completely" 32 9 60 24
"Ain't Got Nothing If You Ain't Got Love" 30 air 13 16 98
"Lean on Me" 60 51 21 36 14
"Once in a Lifetime" 15 18 Only You: Music from the Motion Picture
1995 "Can I Touch You...There?" 27 9 18 7 57 15 22 27 6 Greatest Hits (1985–1995)
1996 "A Love So Beautiful" 13 61 77 55 27
"Soul Provider" (re-issue) 35
"This River"
"I Found Someone" 93
"I Promise You"
"Love Is the Power" 11 125 This Is the Time: The Christmas Album
"Fool for Love (Requiem pour un Fou)" (with Johnny Hallyday) Single only release (France)
1997 "Go the Distance" 24 1 104 26 14 All That Matters
"The Best of Love" 65 air 5 130
1998 "Safe Place from the Storm" 18
"Nessun dorma!" My Secret Passion
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2000s

More information Year, Single ...
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US AC
[38]
AUS
[12]
UK
[20]
2000 "Sexual Healing" 28 Timeless: The Classics, Vol. 2
2001 "Whiter Shade of Pale"
2002 "Only a Woman Like You" 5 108 Only a Woman Like You
"Dance with Me" 21 102
2003 "When I Fall in Love" 17 Vintage
2005 "Hear Me (Tears into Wine)" (with Jim Brickman) 20 Grace
2006 "'Til the End of Forever" 32 'Til the End of Forever
"The Second Time Around" (with Nicollette Sheridan) Bolton Swings Sinatra
2009 "Just One Love" 153 One World One Love
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2010s–2020s

More information Year, Single ...
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[38]
US AC
[38]
AUS
[39]
CAN
[38]
NOR
[40]
SWE
[17]
UK
[41]
2010 "Break Free" (with Irena Jarocka) Małe rzeczy (re-release)
2011 "Jack Sparrow" (with The Lonely Island) 69 64 54 2 6 133 Turtleneck & Chain
"I'm Not Ready" (with Delta Goodrem) 29 Gems: The Duets Collection
2016 "Song of Love for Lindsey"
2017 "When a Man Loves a Woman" Songs of Cinema
"Old Time Rock & Roll"
"Stand by Me"
2019 "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" A Symphony Of Hits
2022 "Beautiful World" American Song Contest 2022
2023 "Spark of Light" Spark of Light
"Just the Beginning"
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Music videos

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Year Video Director Producer Production company Featured in
1985 "Everybody's Crazy" Wayne Isham Curt Marvis The New Company MTV standard rotation 1985–1987, Rodney Dangerfield's 1986 movie Back to School, and MTV's Beavis and Butt-head episode 142 "Green Thumbs" (October 11, 1995)
1991 "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" Dominic Sena Aris McGarry Propaganda Films The video was shown on Pop-Up Video episode 46
"Voices That Care" (Various) David S. Jackson
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Other appearances

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Year Song Album
1989 "One More Time" Sing: Original Soundtrack
"Don't Make Me Wait for Love" Kenny G Live
1991 "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" Simply Mad About the Mouse
1991 "Voices That Care" Single (with various artists)
1994 "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (live version with Kenny G) Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume II[42]
2011 "Jack Sparrow" (with The Lonely Island) Turtleneck & Chain
2013 "Afterwards (Bring Yo Friends)" (with Kid Cudi featuring King Chip) Indicud
2016 "Incredible Thoughts" (with The Lonely Island featuring Justin Timberlake) Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping soundtrack
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