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Ted Nugent became one of American hard rock’s most recognizable guitarists through a career that began long before his solo records made him a fixture on rock radio. Born in Michigan in 1948, he developed his aggressive guitar style in the Detroit-area music scene and first gained national attention with the Amboy Dukes. Their late-1960s recordings combined psychedelic rock, blues, and heavy guitar work, with “Journey to the Center of the Mind” becoming the band’s best-known single. As the group moved toward a harder sound, Nugent became its dominant musical presence, eventually carrying that approach into his own recording career.
His self-titled solo debut arrived in 1975 with “Stranglehold,” “Stormtroopin’,” “Hey Baby,” and “Motor City Madhouse.” Albums including Free-for-All, Cat Scratch Fever, Weekend Warriors, and State of Shock made him a major concert attraction during the second half of the 1970s. The music combined blues-based riffing, extended guitar solos, and the forceful rhythm section of musicians such as Rob Grange and Cliff Davies. Singer and guitarist Derek St. Holmes also played a major role in the sound of Nugent’s early solo records, while Meat Loaf contributed vocals to several songs on Free-for-All.
Nugent’s catalog expanded into the 1980s with Scream Dream, the all-new live material on Intensities in 10 Cities, and a succession of studio albums on Atlantic Records. At the end of the decade, he joined Jack Blades of Night Ranger, Tommy Shaw of Styx, and drummer Michael Cartellone in Damn Yankees. The group scored a major crossover hit with “High Enough” and recorded two albums, adding another important chapter to Nugent’s musical history. He returned to solo recording with Spirit of the Wild in 1995 and continued making albums into the following decades, including Craveman, Love Grenade, Shutup&Jam!, and Detroit Muscle.
Alongside the familiar songs, there are early Amboy Dukes album cuts, live-only compositions, independent singles, different studio arrangements, and previously unheard archival recordings. The Nuge Vault collections brought recordings from the 1970s and 1980s back into circulation, including three previously unreleased songs on the 2026 Scream Dream collection. The recordings span distinct bands and eras, from the psychedelic experiments of the Amboy Dukes to the arena rock of Damn Yankees and Nugent’s own guitar-driven albums. Heard together, they reveal the full scope of a remarkably long and varied recording career.
Complete List Of Ted Nugent Songs From A to Z
0–E
- “Aborigine” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Ain’t It the Truth” – Call of the Wild (1973), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “Alaska” – Detroit Muscle (2022)
- “Alone” – State of Shock (1979)
- “American Campfire” – Detroit Muscle (2022)
- “Angry Young Man” – Little Miss Dangerous (1986)
- “At Home There” – Craveman (2002)
- “A Thousand Knives” – Cat Scratch Fever (1977)
- “Baby, Please Don’t Go” – The Amboy Dukes (1967), with the Amboy Dukes
- “BackStrap Fever” – The Music Made Me Do It (2018)
- “Bad Reputation” – Damn Yankees (1990), with Damn Yankees
- “Below the Belt” – Call of the Wild (1973), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “BigFunDirtyGrooveNoize” – The Music Made Me Do It (2018)
- “Bite Down Hard” – State of Shock (1979)
- “Bite the Hand” – If You Can’t Lick ‘Em… Lick ‘Em (1988)
- “Blame It on the Night” – Penetrator (1984)
- “Born in the Motorcity” – Detroit Muscle (2022)
- “Bound and Gagged” – Nugent (1982)
- “Brain Games of Yesteryear” – Marriage on the Rocks / Rock Bottom (1970), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Breast-Fed Gator” – Marriage on the Rocks / Rock Bottom (1970), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Bridge Over Troubled Daughters” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Broadside” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Call of the Wild” – Call of the Wild (1973), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “Cannon Balls” – Call of the Wild (1973), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “Can’t Live with ‘Em” – If You Can’t Lick ‘Em… Lick ‘Em (1988)
- “Can’t Stop Me Now” – Nugent (1982)
- “Cat Scratch Fever” – Cat Scratch Fever (1977)
- “Change My Sex” – Craveman (2002)
- “Children of the Woods” – Marriage on the Rocks / Rock Bottom (1970), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Cocked, Locked & Ready to Rock” – The Music Made Me Do It (2018)
- “Colors” – The Amboy Dukes (1967), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Come Again” – Damn Yankees (1990), with Damn Yankees
- “Come and Get It” – Scream Dream (1980)
- “Come and Take It” – Detroit Muscle (2022)
- “Coming of Age” – Damn Yankees (1990), with Damn Yankees
- “Conclusion” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Crave” – Craveman (2002)
- “Crazy Ladies” – Little Miss Dangerous (1986)
- “Cruisin'” – Weekend Warriors (1978)
- “Cum N Gitya Sum-O-This” – Craveman (2002)
- “Curb Your Elephant” – Migration (1969), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Damned If Ya Do” – Craveman (2002)
- “Damn Yankees” – Damn Yankees (1990), with Damn Yankees
- “Death by Misadventure” – Cat Scratch Fever (1977)
- “Death Is Life” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Detroit Muscle” – Detroit Muscle (2022)
- “Dirty Dog” – Don’t Tread (1992), with Damn Yankees
- “Dog Eat Dog” – Free-for-All (1976)
- “Don’t Cry (I’ll Be Back Before You Know It Baby)” – Scream Dream (1980)
- “Don’t Push Me” – Nugent (1982)
- “Don’t Tread on Me” – Don’t Tread (1992), with Damn Yankees
- “Don’t You Want My Love?” – Penetrator (1984)
- “Do-Rags and a .45” – Shutup&Jam! (2014)
- “Double Coyote” – Don’t Tread (1992), with Damn Yankees
- “Down on Philips Escalator” – The Amboy Dukes (1967), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Drivin’ Blind” – Detroit Muscle (2022)
- “Dr. Slingshot” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Eagle Brother” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Earthtones” – Craveman (2002)
- “Ebony” – Nugent (1982)
- “Everything Matters” – Shutup&Jam! (2014)
F–J
- “Fan the Flame” – Fan the Flame (Spirit of the Wild Sessions) single (2022)
- “Fear Itself” – Shutup&Jam! (2014)
- “Feedback Grindfire” – Detroit Muscle (2022)
- “Fifteen Minutes of Fame” – Don’t Tread (1992), with Damn Yankees
- “Fightin’ Words” – Nugent (1982)
- “Firefly” – Don’t Tread (1992), with Damn Yankees
- “Fist Fightin’ Son of a Gun” – Cat Scratch Fever (1977)
- “Flesh and Blood” – Scream Dream (1980)
- “Flight of the Byrd” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “For His Namesake” – Migration (1969), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Fred Bear” – Fred Bear (The American Hunter’s Theme Song) single (1989)
- “Free Flight” – Tooth, Fang & Claw (1974), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “Free-for-All” – Free-for-All (1976)
- “Funk U” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Funlover” – If You Can’t Lick ‘Em… Lick ‘Em (1988)
- “Geronimo & Me” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Get Down” – Nuge Vault, Vol. 3: Scream Dream 1980 Demos & Studio Rarities (2026)
- “Get Yer Guns” – Marriage on the Rocks / Rock Bottom (1970), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Gimme Love” – The Amboy Dukes (1967), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Girl Scout Cookies” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Go Down Fighting” – Penetrator (1984)
- “Goin Down Hard” – Craveman (2002)
- “Gonzo” – Double Live Gonzo! (1978), distinct compositions first issued live
- “Good and Ready” – Nugent (1982)
- “Good Friends and a Bottle of Wine” – Weekend Warriors (1978)
- “Good Natured Emma” – Migration (1969), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Great White Buffalo (Solo Live Recording)” – Double Live Gonzo! (1978), Ted Nugent solo
- “Habitual Offender” – Nugent (1982)
- “Hammerdown” – Free-for-All (1976)
- “Hard as Nails” – Scream Dream (1980)
- “Heads Will Roll” – Intensities in 10 Cities (1981), new compositions on official live album
- “Heart & Soul” – Spirit of the Wild (1995)
- “Hey Baby” – Ted Nugent (1975)
- “Hibernation” – Tooth, Fang & Claw (1974), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “High Enough” – Damn Yankees (1990), with Damn Yankees
- “High Heels in Motion” – Little Miss Dangerous (1986)
- “Home Bound” – Cat Scratch Fever (1977)
- “Hot or Cold” – Spirit of the Wild (1995)
- “I Am a Predator” – Intensities in 10 Cities (1981), new compositions on official live album
- “I Am the NRA” – I Am the NRA single (2008)
- “I Feel Free” – The Amboy Dukes (1967), with the Amboy Dukes
- “If You Can’t Lick ‘Em… Lick ‘Em” – If You Can’t Lick ‘Em… Lick ‘Em (1988)
- “I Gotta Move” – Scream Dream (1980)
- “I Got the Feelin'” – Weekend Warriors (1978)
- “I Just Wanna Go Huntin” – The Music Made Me Do It (2018)
- “I’ll Prove I’m Right” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “I Love My BBQ” – Shutup&Jam! (2014)
- “I Love You So I Told You a Lie” – Free-for-All (1976)
- “I Love You Too Much Baby” – The Music Made Me Do It (2018)
- “I’m Not a Juvenile Delinquent” – Migration (1969), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Inside the Outside” – Migration (1969), with the Amboy Dukes
- “I Shoot Back” – Spirit of the Wild (1995)
- “I Still Believe” – Shutup&Jam! (2014)
- “I Take No Prisoners” – Intensities in 10 Cities (1981), new compositions on official live album
- “It Don’t Matter” – State of Shock (1979)
- “It’s Not True” – The Amboy Dukes (1967), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Ivory Castles” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “I Want to Tell You” – State of Shock (1979)
- “I Won’t Go Away” – Craveman (2002)
- “Jailbait” – Intensities in 10 Cities (1981), new compositions on official live album
- “Journey to the Center of the Mind” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Journey to the Center of the Mind (2007 Remake)” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Just Do It Like This” – Spirit of the Wild (1995)
- “Just Leave Me Alone” – Detroit Muscle (2022)
- “Just What the Doctor Ordered” – Ted Nugent (1975)
K–O
- “Kiss My Ass” – Spirit of the Wild (1995)
- “Klstrphnky” – Craveman (2002)
- “Knockin’ at Your Door” – Penetrator (1984)
- “Lady Luck” – Tooth, Fang & Claw (1974), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “Land of a Thousand Dances” – Intensities in 10 Cities (1981), new compositions on official live album
- “Lay with Me” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Lean Mean R&R Machine” – Penetrator (1984)
- “Leave the Lights On” – Detroit Muscle (2022)
- “Let’s Go Get Stoned” – The Amboy Dukes (1967), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Light My Way” – Free-for-All (1976)
- “Little Miss Dangerous” – Little Miss Dangerous (1986)
- “Little Red Book” – Little Miss Dangerous (1986)
- “Live It Up” – Cat Scratch Fever (1977)
- “Living in the Woods” – Tooth, Fang & Claw (1974), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “Loaded for Bear” – Migration (1969), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Love Grenade” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Lovejacker” – Spirit of the Wild (1995)
- “Magic Party” – Out of Control (1993), previously unreleased studio recording
- “Marriage” – Marriage on the Rocks / Rock Bottom (1970), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Maybelline” – Tooth, Fang & Claw (1974), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “Migration” – Migration (1969), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Missionary Mary” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Mississippi Murderer” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Mister Please” – Don’t Tread (1992), with Damn Yankees
- “Motor City Madhouse” – Ted Nugent (1975)
- “Mr. Jones’ Hanging Party” – Survival of the Fittest Live (1971), with the Amboy Dukes; live-only performances
- “My Baby Likes My Butter on Her Gritz” – Craveman (2002)
- “My Love Is Like a Tire Iron” – Intensities in 10 Cities (1981), new compositions on official live album
- “Mystified” – Damn Yankees (1990), with Damn Yankees
- “Name Your Poison” – Weekend Warriors (1978)
- “Need You Bad” – Weekend Warriors (1978)
- “Never Stop Believing” – Shutup&Jam! (2014)
- “Never Stop Believing (Blues Version)” – Shutup&Jam! (2014), distinct blues arrangement
- “Night Time” – The Amboy Dukes (1967), with the Amboy Dukes
- “No Holds Barred” – Tooth, Fang & Claw (1974), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “No Man’s Land” – Penetrator (1984)
- “Non-Conformist Wilderbeastman” – Marriage on the Rocks / Rock Bottom (1970), with the Amboy Dukes
- “No, No, No” – Nugent (1982)
- “One Way…or Another” – One Way…or Another single (2024), with Cactus
- “One Woman” – Weekend Warriors (1978)
- “Out of Control” – Cat Scratch Fever (1977)
P–T
- “Painkiller” – Little Miss Dangerous (1986)
- “Papa’s Will” – Survival of the Fittest Live (1971), with the Amboy Dukes; live-only performances
- “Paralyzed” – State of Shock (1979)
- “Piledriver” – Damn Yankees (1990), with Damn Yankees
- “Pony Express” – Call of the Wild (1973), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “Primitive Man” – Spirit of the Wild (1995)
- “Prodigal Man” – Migration (1969), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Psalms of Aftermath” – The Amboy Dukes (1967), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Pussywhipped” – Craveman (2002)
- “Put Up or Shut Up” – Intensities in 10 Cities (1981), new compositions on official live album
- “Queen of the Forest” – Ted Nugent (1975)
- “Queen of the Forest (Acoustic Demo)” – Nuge Vault, Vol. 2: 1975 Demos & Live Rarities (2026), officially issued acoustic arrangement
- “Rattle My Snake” – Survival of the Fittest Live (1971), with the Amboy Dukes; live-only performances
- “Rawdogs and Warhogs” – Craveman (2002)
- “Renegade” – Call of the Wild (1973), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “Rock City” – Damn Yankees (1990), with Damn Yankees
- “Rot Gut” – Call of the Wild (1973), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “Runaway” – Damn Yankees (1990), with Damn Yankees
- “Saddle Sore” – State of Shock (1979)
- “Saint Philip’s Friend” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Sasha” – Tooth, Fang & Claw (1974), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “Satisfied” – State of Shock (1979)
- “Savage Dancer” – Little Miss Dangerous (1986)
- “Scottish Tea” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Scream Dream” – Scream Dream (1980)
- “Screaming Eagles” – Shutup&Jam! (2014)
- “Semper Fi” – Shutup&Jam! (2014)
- “Separate the Men from the Boys, Please” – If You Can’t Lick ‘Em… Lick ‘Em (1988)
- “Sexpot” – Craveman (2002)
- “Shades of Green and Grey” – Migration (1969), with the Amboy Dukes
- “She Drives Me Crazy” – If You Can’t Lick ‘Em… Lick ‘Em (1988)
- “She’s Gone” – Shutup&Jam! (2014)
- “Shutup&Jam!” – Shutup&Jam! (2014)
- “Silence Is Broken” – Don’t Tread (1992), with Damn Yankees
- “Skintight” – If You Can’t Lick ‘Em… Lick ‘Em (1988)
- “Slidin’ On” – Survival of the Fittest Live (1971), with the Amboy Dukes; live-only performances
- “Smokescreen” – Weekend Warriors (1978)
- “Snake Charmer” – State of Shock (1979)
- “Snakeskin Cowboys” – Ted Nugent (1975)
- “Someone to Believe” – Don’t Tread (1992), with Damn Yankees
- “Spirit of the Buffalo” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Spirit of the Wild” – Spirit of the Wild (1995)
- “Spit It Out” – Scream Dream (1980)
- “Spontaneous Combustion” – Intensities in 10 Cities (1981), new compositions on official live album
- “Spread Your Wings” – If You Can’t Lick ‘Em… Lick ‘Em (1988)
- “Stand” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Star Spangled Banner” – Detroit Muscle (2022)
- “State of Shock” – State of Shock (1979)
- “Still Raising Hell” – Love Grenade (2007)
- “Stormtroopin'” – Ted Nugent (1975)
- “Strangers” – Little Miss Dangerous (1986)
- “Stranglehold” – Ted Nugent (1975)
- “Street Rats” – Free-for-All (1976)
- “Street Rats (Derek St. Holmes Vocal Version)” – Free-for-All (1999 Expanded Edition) (1999), archival alternate vocal
- “Sunrize” – The Music Made Me Do It (2018)
- “Sunrize (Fender Bass VI Solo)” – The Music Made Me Do It (2018)
- “Surrender to Your Kings” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Survival of the Fittest” – Survival of the Fittest Live (1971), with the Amboy Dukes; live-only performances
- “Sweet Revenge” – Call of the Wild (1973), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “Sweet Sally” – Cat Scratch Fever (1977)
- “Tailgunner” – Nugent (1982)
- “Take It or Leave It” – State of Shock (1979)
- “Take Me Away” – Little Miss Dangerous (1986)
- “Take Me Home” – Penetrator (1984)
- “Ted Nugent’s Guitar Hero World Tour Duel” – Ted Nugent’s Guitar Hero World Tour Duel single (2008)
- “Tell Me How You Want It” – Damn Yankees (1990), with Damn Yankees
- “Terminus El Dorado” – Scream Dream (1980)
- “That’s the Story of Love” – If You Can’t Lick ‘Em… Lick ‘Em (1988)
- “The Flying Lip Lock” – Intensities in 10 Cities (1981), new compositions on official live album
- “The Great White Buffalo” – Tooth, Fang & Claw (1974), with Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
- “The Harder They Come (The Harder I Get)” – If You Can’t Lick ‘Em… Lick ‘Em (1988)
- “The Inexhaustible Quest for the Cosmic Cabbage” – Marriage on the Rocks / Rock Bottom (1970), with the Amboy Dukes
- “The Lovely Lady” – The Amboy Dukes (1967), with the Amboy Dukes
- “The Music Made Me Do It” – The Music Made Me Do It (2018)
- “The TNT Overture” – Intensities in 10 Cities (1981), new compositions on official live album
- “Thighraceous” – Spirit of the Wild (1995)
- “This Side of Hell” – Don’t Tread (1992), with Damn Yankees
- “Throttledown” – Shutup&Jam! (2014)
- “Thunder Thighs” – Penetrator (1984)
- “Tied Up in Love” – Penetrator (1984)
- “Tight Spots” – Weekend Warriors (1978)
- “Today’s Lesson (Ladies and Gentlemen)” – Marriage on the Rocks / Rock Bottom (1970), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Together” – Free-for-All (1976)
- “Tooth, Fang & Claw (1995 Re-recording)” – Spirit of the Wild (1995)
- “Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead” – Shutup&Jam! (2014)
- “Turn It Up” – Free-for-All (1976)
U–Z
- “Unbridled” – Nuge Vault, Vol. 3: Scream Dream 1980 Demos & Studio Rarities (2026)
- “Uprising” – Don’t Tread (1992), with Damn Yankees
- “Venom Soup” – Weekend Warriors (1978)
- “Violent Love” – Scream Dream (1980)
- “Wang Dang Doodle” – Craveman (2002)
- “Wang Dang Sweet Poontang” – Cat Scratch Fever (1977)
- “Wango Tango” – Scream Dream (1980)
- “Warrior Cup” – Warrior Cup: A Tribute single (1998)
- “Weekend Warriors” – Weekend Warriors (1978)
- “We’re Gonna Rock Tonight” – Nugent (1982)
- “When Your Body Talks” – Little Miss Dangerous (1986)
- “(Where Do You) Draw the Line” – Penetrator (1984)
- “Where Have You Been All My Life” – Ted Nugent (1975)
- “Where Ya Gonna Run to Get Away from Yourself” – The Music Made Me Do It (2018)
- “Where You Goin’ Now” – Don’t Tread (1992), with Damn Yankees
- “Who Do They Think They Are” – Nuge Vault, Vol. 3: Scream Dream 1980 Demos & Studio Rarities (2026)
- “Who Shot Trump” – Who Shot Trump single (2024), with rocco and moon
- “Why Is a Carrot More Orange Than an Orange” – Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968), with the Amboy Dukes
- “Winterspring Summerfall” – Detroit Muscle (2022)
- “Workin’ Hard, Playin’ Hard” – Cat Scratch Fever (1977)
- “Writing on the Wall” – Free-for-All (1976)
- “Wrong Side of Town” – Spirit of the Wild (1995)
- “WWCDD (What Would Charlie Daniels Do)” – WWCDD (What Would Charlie Daniels Do) single (2025), guest appearance
- “Yank Me, Crank Me” – Double Live Gonzo! (1978), distinct compositions first issued live
- “You Make Me Feel Right at Home” – Ted Nugent (1975)
- “Young Love” – The Amboy Dukes (1967), with the Amboy Dukes
TED NUGENT STUDIO ALBUMS
Ted Nugent (1975)
Free-for-All (1976)
Cat Scratch Fever (1977)
Weekend Warriors (1978)
State of Shock (1979)
Scream Dream (1980)
Nugent (1982)
Penetrator (1984)
Little Miss Dangerous (1986)
If You Can’t Lick ‘Em… Lick ‘Em (1988)
Spirit of the Wild (1995)
Craveman (2002)
Love Grenade (2007)
Shutup&Jam! (2014)
The Music Made Me Do It (2018)
Detroit Muscle (2022)
THE AMBOY DUKES STUDIO ALBUMS
The Amboy Dukes (1967)
Journey to the Center of the Mind (1968)
Migration (1969)
Marriage on the Rocks / Rock Bottom (1970)
Call of the Wild (1973)
Tooth, Fang & Claw (1974)
DAMN YANKEES STUDIO ALBUMS
Damn Yankees (1990)
Don’t Tread (1992)
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