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band that achieved huge success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. Poison sold more than 16 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten singles to the

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of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and the Hot 100 number-one single, "

Every Rose Has Its Thorn "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is a power ballad by American glam metal band Poison. It was released in October 1988 as the third single from Poison's second album '' Open Up and Say... Ahh!''. The band's signature song, it is also their only number- ...

". The band became icons of the 1980s

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era and have had widespread commercial success. The band's breakthrough debut album, the multi-platinum ''

Look What the Cat Dragged In ''Look What the Cat Dragged In'' is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released on May 23, 1986 through Enigma Records. Though not a success at first, it steadily built momentum and peaked at #3 on the US ''Billboard'' ...

'' 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 ever. The popularity continued into the new decade with their third consecutive multi-platinum selling album ''

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''. In the 1990s following the release of the band's first live album ''

Swallow This Live ''Swallow This Live'' is the first live album by American glam metal band Poison. It was released in 1991 by Capitol Records. The album peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200, number 42 on the Cash Box albums chart, and was certified Gold in 20 ...

'', the band experienced some line up changes and the fall of

with the grunge movement, but despite the drop in popularity the band's fourth studio album '' Native Tongue'' still achieved Gold status and the band's 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 Hollyweird is the sixth studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released on May 21, 2002 through Cyanide Music and debuted at No. 103 on The Billboard 200 chart and No. 8 on the Independent Albums chart and sold 11,000 copies in its fi ...

'' 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. After over 35 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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