In January 1985, he released his debut studio album, Night Rocker, which peaked at number one in Austria, and was certified Platinum there; it also reached the top-thirty in Germany.

In 1988, Hasselhoff released the song "Looking for Freedom", which became his biggest international hit of his career, peaking at number one in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

His first compilation album, Knight Lover, was released later that year, and met with moderate success, peaking at numbers 17 and 32 in Switzerland and Germany, respectively.

The album's title track reached the top-thirty in Austria and Switzerland; however, the second single, "The Girl Forever" only peaked at number 78 in Germany.

In November 1993, Hasselhoff released his seventh studio album You Are Everything, which performed slightly better than its predecessor, but became a moderate commercial success.

The album was certified Gold in Austria (where it reached the top-ten) and Switzerland; and includes the songs "If I Could Only Say Goodbye", which became his first song to enter the UK Singles chart, peaking at number 35; and "Wir zwei allein" which became a top-ten hit in Austria (which was certified Gold there), Germany and Switzerland.

In 2011, Hasselhoff released his twelfth studio album A Real Good Feeling, which became a success in Austria and peaked at number three.

Four years later, he released his fourteenth studio album, Open Your Eyes in September 2019, which charted moderately in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.