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Band · US glam metal band

Poison

3.8 / 5 from 5 ratings across 1 albums
Albums
57
Members
7
Active
1983–present
Origin
United States
Biography

Poison is an American glam rock band that achieved great success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. Poison has sold over 30 million records worldwide and have sold 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and the Hot 100 number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". The band become icons of the '80s MTV era and have had widespread commercial success.

The band's break through debut album, the multi platinum Look What the Cat Dragged In was released in 1986 and they hit their peak with the second album, the multi-platinum selling Open Up and Say... Ahh! which became the band's most successful album. The popularity continued into the new decade with their third consecutive multi platinum selling album Flesh & Blood. In the 90's following the release of the bands first live album Swallow This Live, the band experienced some line up changes and the fall of Pop Metal with the grunge movement, but despite a drop in popularity the bands fourth studio album Native Tongue still achieved Gold status and the bands first compilation album Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996 went double platinum.

In the 2000s, with the original line up back together, the band found new popularity after a successful greatest hits reunion tour in 1999. The band began the new decade with the release of the long awaited Crack a Smile... and More!, followed by the Power to the People album. The band toured almost every year to sold out stadiums and arenas. They released a brand new album Hollyweird in 2002 and in 2006 the band celebrated their 20 year Anniversary with The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock tour and album, which was certified Gold and marked Poison's return to the Billboard 200 top 20 charts for the first time since 1993.

Band members have released several solo albums and starred in successful reality TV shows. After 25 years, the band is still recording music and performing. Since their debut in 1986, they have released seven studio albums, four live albums, five compilation albums, and have issued 28 singles to radio.

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Discography

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Look What the Cat Dragged In
Poison · 1986
I Want Action
Poison · 1987
I Won't Forget You
Poison · 1987
Fallen Angel
Poison · 1988
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Open Up and Say… Ahh!
Poison · 1988
Your Mama Don't Dance
Poison · 1988
Sight For Sore Ears!
Poison · 1989
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Flesh & Blood
Poison · 1990
Ride The Wind
Poison · 1990
Something To Believe In
Poison · 1990
Unskinny Bop
Poison · 1990
Flesh, Blood & Videotape
Poison · 1991
Life Goes On
Poison · 1991
So Tell Me Why
Poison · 1991
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Swallow This: Live
Poison · 1991
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Native Tongue
Poison · 1993
Stand
Poison · 1993
The Rough Mixes
Poison · 1993
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Crack a Smile
Poison · 1996
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Poison’s Greatest Hits 1986–1996
Poison · 1996
Flesh & Blood + Open Up And Say ...Ahh!
Poison · 1997
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Crack a Smile... and More!
Poison · 2000
In Store Play Sampler
Poison · 2000
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Power to the People
Poison · 2000
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Rock Champions
Poison · 2001
Rockstar
Poison · 2001
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Hollyweird
Poison · 2002
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Best of Ballads and Blues
Poison · 2003
Best Of Ballads & Blues
Poison · 2003
Plays Rock City
Poison · 2003
Poison: Rock Legends
Poison · 2003
Videohits
Poison · 2005
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20th Anniversary (2006)
Poison · 2006
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Great Big Hits Live! Bootleg
Poison · 2006
Seven Days Live
Poison · 2006
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The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
Poison · 2006
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Poison'd!
Poison · 2007
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Poison'd!
Poison · 2007
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Live, Raw & Uncut
Poison · 2008
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Seven Days Live
Poison · 2008
Seven Days Live
Poison · 2008
10 Great Songs
Poison · 2009
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10 Great Songs
Poison · 2009
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Collector’s Edition
Poison · 2009
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Nothin' But a Good Time: The Poison Collection
Poison · 2010
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Double Dose: Ultimate Hits
Poison · 2011
Gold
Poison · 2013
Gold
Poison · 2013
Icon
Poison · 2013
Flesh & Blood + Open Up And Say… Ahh!
Poison · 2014
Icon 2
Poison · 2014
Behind the Grind (live 1990)
Poison · 2021
2003-06-11: Hartford, CT, USA
Poison · —
2004-06-19: Irvine, CA, USA
Poison · —
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20th Century Masters The Millenium Collection
Poison · —
Greatest Video Hits
Poison · —
Interview 86
Poison · —

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