Poison discography
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 7 | |
| ↙Live albums | 4 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 5 | |
| ↙Singles | 28 | |
| ↙Video albums | 10 | |
| ↙Music videos | 21 | |
The following is a comprehensive discography of Poison, an American rock band that achieved huge success in the mid- 1980s to mid- 1990s. To date, the band has sold over thirty million records worldwide[1] and has sold 15 million records in the United States alone.[2] 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", which became Poison's only number-one single on that chart to date.[3] Since their debut in 1986, they have released eight studio albums, four live albums, five compilation albums, and have issued 28 singles to radio.
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| US [4] |
US Rock | US Indie [4] |
CAN [5] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
NL [8] |
NOR [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] |
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| 1986 | Look What the Cat Dragged In
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3 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1988 | Open Up and Say... Ahh!
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2 | — | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1990 | Flesh & Blood
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2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 11 | 88 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1993 | Native Tongue
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16 | — | — | 26 | — | 39 | 54 | 39 | — | 39 | 24 | 20 | ||||||||
| 2000 | Crack a Smile... and More!
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131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2002 | Hollyweird
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103 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2007 | Poison'd!
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32 | 12[17] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| US [4] |
UK [13] |
AUS [6] |
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| 1991 | Swallow This Live
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51 | 52 | 46 |
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| 2000 | Power to the People
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166 | — | 16 |
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| 2006 | Great Big Hits Live! Bootleg
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Seven Days Live (CD)
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| 2008 | Live, Raw & Uncut
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8 | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| US [4] |
US Rock | US Hard Rock | CAN |
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| 1996 | Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996
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| 2001 | Poison – Rock Champions
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| 2003 | Best of Ballads & Blues
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141 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2006 | The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
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17 | 5[19] | 10[19] | — |
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| 2010 | Poison - 10 Great Songs
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145 | 40 | 14 | — | ||||||
| 2011 | Double Dose: Ultimate Hits
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— | — | 23 | 17[20] | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
[edit] Box sets
| Year | Album details |
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| 2009 | Poison – Box Set (Collector's Edition)
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| 2010 | Nothin' But a Good Time: The Poison Collection
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||||||||||||
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| US [21] |
US Main [21] |
CAN [22] |
AUS [23] |
NL [24] |
NZ [25] |
SWE [26] |
SWI [27] |
UK [13] |
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| 1986 | "Cry Tough" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | Look What the Cat Dragged In | ||||||||
| 1987 | "Talk Dirty to Me" | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | |||||||||
| "I Want Action" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "I Won't Forget You" | 13 | — | 38 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Rock and Roll All Nite" | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | Less Than Zero (soundtrack) | |||||||||
| 1988 | "Nothin' but a Good Time" | 6 | 19 | 36 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 35 | Open Up and Say... Ahh! | ||||||||
| "Fallen Angel" | 12 | 32 | 55 | 21 | — | 32 | — | — | 59 | ||||||||||
| "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | 1 | 11 | * | 16 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 13 |
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| 1989 | "Your Mama Don't Dance" | 10 | 39 | 17 | 21 | — | 3 | — | — | 13 | |||||||||
| 1990 | "Unskinny Bop" | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 19 | — | 15 |
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Flesh and Blood | |||||||
| "Something to Believe In" | 4 | 5 | 3 | 44 | — | 38 | — | — | 34 |
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| "Ride the Wind" | 38 | 25 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1991 | "Life Goes On" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1992 | "So Tell Me Why" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | Swallow This Live | ||||||||
| 1993 | "Stand" | 50 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 25 | Native Tongue | ||||||||
| "Until You Suffer Some" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | ||||||||||
| 1994 | "Body Talk" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2000 | "Shut Up, Make Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crack a Smile... and More! | ||||||||
| "Be the One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Power to the People" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Power to the People | |||||||||
| "The Last Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2001 | "Rockstar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hollyweird | ||||||||
| 2002 | "Squeeze Box" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2003 | "Shooting Star" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2006 | "We're an American Band" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock | ||||||||
| 2007 | "What I Like About You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Poison'd! | ||||||||
| "SexyBack" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Videography
[edit] Video albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| US Video | |||
| 1989 | Sight for Sore Ears
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| 1991 | Flesh, Blood, & Videotape
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| 1992 | Swallow This Live: Flesh & Blood World Tour
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| 1993 | Seven Days Live
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| 1999 | VH1 Behind the Music: Poison
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| 2001 | Poison Greatest Video Hits
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| 2003 | Nothing but a Good Time! Unauthorized
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| 2005 | Poison Video Hits
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| 2006 | The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock (DVD)
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| 2008 | Live, Raw & Uncut (DVD)
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[edit] Music videos
| Year | Song | Director |
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| 1986 | "Cry Tough" | John Jopson |
| 1987 | "Talk Dirty To Me" | Doug Freel |
| "I Want Action" | John Jopson | |
| "I Wont Forget You" | ||
| 1988 | "Nothin' but a Good Time" | Marc Reshovsky |
| "Fallen Angel" | Marty Callner | |
| "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | ||
| 1989 | "Your Mamma Don't Dance" | |
| "Good Love" | ||
| 1990 | "Unskinny Bop" | Marty Callner |
| "Something to Believe In" | ||
| "Ride the Wind" | ||
| 1991 | "Life Goes On" | |
| "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice" | ||
| 1992 | "So Tell Me Why" | |
| 1993 | "Stand" | |
| "Until You Suffer Some (Fire & Ice)" | ||
| 2000 | "Power to the People" | Poison |
| 2002 | "Squeeze Box" | |
| 2006 | "Were An American Band" | Poison |
| 2007 | "What I Like About You" |
[edit] References
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- ^ a b c "British Phonographic Industry search results". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
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- ^ "Chart watch Canada". http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2011/05/chart-watch-canada-chart-date-may-12.html. Retrieved 2011.
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- ^ "dutchcharts.ml - Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Poison&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
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- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - May 31, 2010: Poison certified video albums". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Poison&format=VIDEO&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ "Poison myspace - live, raw & uncut peak position". http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=48339242&blogId=418964847. Retrieved 2010.
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