The following is a comprehensive discography of

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, an American

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band that achieved huge success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. Poison sold more than 15 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'' 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 '' Flesh & Blood''. In the 1990s following the release of the band's first live album ''

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

with the

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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'' 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, seven compilation albums, and have issued 28 singles to radio.

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Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Box sets

Singles

Videography

Video albums

Music videos

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