Hudgens has also recorded several other releases as her High School Musical character Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series' soundtracks.

Hudgens' biggest hit song is the High School Musical duet "Breaking Free", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Her debut solo studio album, V, was released on September 26, 2006 in the United States.

The album reached number twenty-four on the Billboard 200, selling 34,000 copies in its first week.

[4][5] Hudgens' second solo studio album, Identified, was released on July 1, 2008 in North America and reached number twenty-three on the Billboard 200, selling 22,000 copies in its first week in the US.