The Essential Michael Bolton is a two-disc compilation album by American singer Michael Bolton, released on April 25, 2005.

[2] It is a repacked version of Michael Bolton's 2002 album The Ultimate Collection.

[3] In 2005, a DVD was released with the album containing all 32 music videos.

In 2009, Columbia released a 3.0 edition of The Essential Michael Bolton containing eight bonus tracks.

[5] This article on a 2000s compilation album is a stub.