Canadian singer Bryan Adams has released 16 studio releases, six compilation albums, two soundtrack albums, seven live albums, and 79 singles. After the success of his debut single, "Let Me Take You Dancing" (1979), Adams signed a recording contract with A&M Records. Bryan Adams (1980), his debut album, peaked at number 69 on the Canadian RPM Albums Chart. Adams followed this with You Want It You Got It (1981), which peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold in Canada. Cuts Like a Knife, his third release, became his first successful work outside Canada. The album charted within the top 10 in Canada and the United States and was certified three-times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Reckless (1984), his fourth studio album, selling over 12 million copies worldwide and featured the hit singles "Run to You", "Heaven" and "Summer of '69". In 1987, he released Into the Fire, which reached platinum status in the United States and triple-platinum in Canada.
Adams entered the 1990s with the release of Waking Up the Neighbours (1991), which contained "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", the theme song for the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It went on to sell more than 15 million copies worldwide, making it Adams's most successful song, and one of the best-selling singles of all time. The album was sold in approximately 16 million copies, including being certified diamond in Canada. He also released his first greatest hits compilation, So Far So Good, in 1993. This album topped the charts in nine countries and was certified six-times platinum and seven-times platinum by the RIAA and CRIA respectively. His seventh studio album, 18 til I Die, was released in 1996. It sold five million copies worldwide and was certified platinum in the United States." MTV Unplugged, an acoustic live album released in 1997, reached the top 10 in four countries while selling two million copies in Europe. Adams' eighth studio album, On a Day Like Today (1998), was certified double-platinum by the CRIA and platinum by the IFPI Platinum Europe Awards. His second compilation album, The Best of Me (1999), sold two million copies in Europe and went three-times platinum in Canada.
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) was certified gold by the RIAA and included the hit single "Here I Am". Room Service (2004), his ninth studio album, peaked at number 134 on the Billboard 200 and sold only 44,000 copies in the United States." However, it topped the album charts in Germany and Switzerland. Adams' third greatest hits compilation, Anthology, was released in 2005. 11 (2008), Adams' tenth studio album, peaked at number 80 on the Billboard 200 and became his third number-one album in Canada. Although it did not receive any certifications in Canada or the United Kingdom, the album sold over half-a-million units worldwide." In 2015, the thirteenth studio album Get Up was released; it reached the first position of the ranking in Switzerland, the second position in the UK and the third position in Germany. In September 2017, Adams announced via social media the release of a new compilation called Ultimate featuring 19 of his greatest hits and two new songs, "Please Stay" and "Ultimate Love". Shine a Light is the Canadian singer-songwriter's 14th studio album, which was released on March 1, 2019. The album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart.; second place in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria and New Zealand; the third position in Germany. According to the RIAA, Adams' album and singles sales have been certified at over 22 million copies while globally, he has sold between 75 and 100 million records.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsCANAUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until June 12, 1988. This book lists an inaccurate peak for the Cuts Like a Knife album. Cuts Like a Knife (Kent Music Report) peak: Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Rock Steady": N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. Anthology: Tracks of My Years (ARIA) peak: N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. Ultimate: So Happy It Hurts: Roll with the Punches: AUTGERNLDNORSWESWIUKUS Bryan Adams Released: February 12, 1980 Label: A&M Formats: LP, cassette 69 — — — — — — — — — You Want It You Got It Released: July 28, 1981 Label: A&M Formats: LP, cassette 50 — — — — — — — 78 118 MC: Gold Cuts Like a Knife Released: January 18, 1983 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, cassette 8 32 — 24 — — 22 — 21 8 MC: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver IFPI SWI: Gold RIAA: Platinum Reckless Released: November 5, 1984 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 2 — 19 11 2 5 10 7 1 MC: Diamond ARIA: Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 5× Platinum Into the Fire Released: March 30, 1987 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, cassette 2 14 13 7 18 4 3 4 10 7 MC: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum RIAA: Platinum Waking Up the Neighbours Released: September 24, 1991 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 6 MC: Diamond ARIA: 4× Platinum N.B. The annual chart posted on the ARIA website is missing some certifications. BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: 4× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum 18 til I Die Released: June 4, 1996 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, cassette 4 2 2 4 9 7 5 2 1 31 MC: 3× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum RIAA: Platinum On a Day Like Today Released: October 27, 1998 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, cassette 3 38 4 5 24 34 27 2 11 103 MC: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Released: May 14, 2002 Label: A&M Formats: CD, cassette — 94 6 7 22 19 24 6 8 40 BPI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold RIAA: Gold Room Service Released: September 20, 2004 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download 2 15 3 1 3 18 19 1 4 134 MC: Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold 11 Released: March 17, 2008 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download 1 35 2 2 8 39 30 1 6 80 BPI: Silver IFPI SWI: Gold Tracks of My Years Released: September 30, 2014 Label: Verve Formats: CD, digital download 1 61 5 5 41 — — 6 11 89 MC: Gold Get Up Released: October 2, 2015 Label: UME Formats: CD, LP, digital download 8 6 4 3 13 33 9 1 2 99 BPI: Silver Shine a Light Released: March 1, 2019 Label: UME Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 7 2 3 37 — — 2 2 — MC: Gold So Happy It Hurts Released: March 11, 2022 Label: BMG Formats: CD, LP, digital download 29 75 3 2 28 — — 2 3 — Roll with the Punches Released: August 29, 2025 Formats: CD, LP, digital download — 62 6 6 71 — — 6 3 — "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Special self-released digital studio albums + List of special self-released digital studio albums Title Album details Pretty Woman – The Musical Released: March 4, 2022 Label: Badams Formats: CD, digital download Classic Released: April 1, 2022 Label: Badams, BMG (LP) Formats: Digital download, streaming, LP Classic Pt. II Released: July 29, 2022 Label: Badams Formats: Digital download, streaming A Great Big Holiday Jam (with friends) Released: December 8, 2025 Label: Badams Formats: digital download Tough Town Released: July 24, 2026 Label: Badams Formats: digital download, CD, LP
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsCANAUSAUTGERNLDNORSWESWIUKUS Live! Live! Live! Released: 1988 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, cassette — — 17 26 57 — 22 21 17 — MC: Gold BPI: Silver MTV Unplugged Released: December 9, 1997 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, cassette 10 28 7 8 15 22 54 3 19 88 ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum Live at the Budokan Released: June 17, 2003 Label: A&M Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — Bare Bones Released: October 29, 2010 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download 18 38 19 28 52 — — 20 35 — MC: Gold Live at Sydney Opera House Released: September 2, 2013 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download — — — 38 — — — — — — Wembley 1996 Released: June 30, 2017 Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2023 Released: December 8, 2023 Label: BMG Formats: 3×CD+Blu, 4×LP, digital download — — 53 20 — — — 26 — — Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2024 Released: November 15, 2024 Label: BMG Formats: 3×CD+Blu, 4×LP, digital download — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Special self-released digital live albums + List of special self-released digital studio albums Title Album details Cuts Like a Knife – 40th Anniversary, Live from the Royal Albert Hall Released: February 3, 2023 Label: Badams Formats: Digital download Waking Up the Neighbours – Live from the Royal Albert Hall Released: December 8, 2023 Label: Badams Formats: Digital download Into the Fire – Live from the Royal Albert Hall Released: December 8, 2023 Label: Badams Formats: Digital download
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsCANAUSAUTGERNLDNORSWESWIUKUS Hits on Fire Released: 1988 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, CS (cassette) — — — — — — — — — — So Far So Good Released: November 2, 1993 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, CS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 MC: 7× Platinum ARIA: 14× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum IFPI SWI: 4× Platinum NVPI: 2× Platinum RIAA: 6× Platinum RMNZ: Gold The Best of Me Released: November 15, 1999 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, CS 7 18 4 7 13 2 20 3 12 — MC: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI NOR: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum Anthology Released: October 18, 2005 Label: A&M Formats: CD, digital download 4 55 28 30 — 10 5 39 29 65 MC: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold Icon Released: August 31, 2010 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download 32 — — — — — — — — —MC: Gold Ultimate Release date: November 3, 2017 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download 80 82 — — 129 — — 52 11 — BPI: Gold "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positionsCAN Colour Me Kubrick Released: 2005 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download — Christmas Released: November 15, 2019 Label: Badams Formats: Digital download, streaming 80
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