The following is a comprehensive discography of Poison, an American glam metal band that achieved huge success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. Poison sold more than 16 million records in the United States alone.[1] 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".[2] The band became icons of the 1980s MTV 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.
| Poison discography | |
|---|---|
 Poison performing in 2006 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 30 |
| Video albums | 9 |
| Music videos | 20 |
| Box sets | 2 |
In the 1990s following the release of the band's first live album Swallow This Live, the band experienced some line up changes and the fall of glam metal 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 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.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [6] |
GER [7] |
JPN [8] |
NL [9] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] | ||||||||||
| Look What the Cat Dragged In | 3 | 51 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Open Up and Say... Ahh! |
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2 | 7 | — | 10 | — | 35 | — | 17 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 18 | ||||||||
| Flesh & Blood |
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2 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 88 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||
| Native Tongue |
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16 | 60 | 39 | 26 | 60 | 39 | 54 | 39 | — | 39 | 24 | 20 | ||||||||
| Crack a Smile... and More! |
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131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Hollyweird |
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103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Poison'd! |
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32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Indie [22] |
UK [14] |
AUS [4] | ||||||
| Swallow This Live |
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51 | — | 52 | 46 |
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| Power to the People |
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166 | 12 | — | — | — | |||
| Great Big Hits Live! Bootleg |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
| Live, Raw & Uncut | 8 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Seven Days Live |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Rock [23] |
US Hard Rock [24] |
Top Catalog Albums [25] |
CAN [26] |
UK Rock [27] | ||||||
| Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996 |
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— | — | — | 2 | — | 25 | ||||
| Rock Champions |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Best of Ballads & Blues |
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141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock |
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17 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — |
| |||
| Poison - 10 Great Songs |
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145 | 40 | 13 | — | — | — | ||||
| Double Dose: Ultimate Hits |
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— | — | 23 | — | 17 | — | ||||
| Poison: Icon |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Poison: Gold |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
Box sets
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Poison – Box Set (Collector's Edition)
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| 2010 | Nothin' But a Good Time: The Poison Collection
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Main [28] |
CAN [29] |
AUS [4][30][31] |
GER [32] |
IRE [33] |
NL [34] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [35] |
SWI [36] |
UK [14] | |||||||||
| 1986 | "Cry Tough" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | Look What the Cat Dragged In | ||||||
| 1987 | "Talk Dirty to Me" | 9 | — | 9 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | |||||||
| "I Want Action" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "I Won't Forget You" | 13 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Rock and Roll All Nite" [promo] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Less than Zero (soundtrack) | |||||||
| 1988 | "Nothin' But a Good Time" | 6 | 19 | 36 | 10 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 35 | Open Up and Say... Ahh! | ||||||
| "Fallen Angel" | 12 | 32 | 55 | 21 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 59 | ||||||||
| "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | 1 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||
| 1989 | "Your Mama Don't Dance" | 10 | 39 | 17 | 21 | — | 15 | — | 3 | — | — | 13 | |||||||
| 1990 | "Unskinny Bop" | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | — | 24 | 34 | 3 | 19 | — | 15 | Flesh & Blood | ||||||
| "Something to Believe In" | 4 | 5 | 3 | 44 | — | 23 | — | 38 | — | — | 35 |
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| "Ride the Wind" | 38 | 25 | 31 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1991 | "Life Goes On" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "So Tell Me Why" | — | — | — | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | Swallow This Live | |||||||
| 1993 | "Stand" | 50 | 15 | 15 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 25 | Native Tongue | ||||||
| "Until You Suffer Some" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | ||||||||
| "Body Talk" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1994 | "7 Days Over You" [promo] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "The Scream" [promo] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2000 | "Shut Up, Make Love" | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crack a Smile... and More! | ||||||
| "Be the One" [promo] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Power to the People" | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Power to the People | |||||||
| "The Last Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2001 | "Rockstar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hollyweird | ||||||
| 2002 | "Squeeze Box" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Videography
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Video | |||
| Sight for Sore Ears |
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— |
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| Flesh, Blood, & Videotape |
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— |
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| Swallow This Live: Flesh & Blood World Tour |
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— | |
| Seven Days Live |
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— | |
| VH1 Behind the Music: Poison |
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— | |
| Poison Greatest Video Hits |
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— |
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| Nothing But a Good Time! Unauthorized |
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— | |
| Poison Video Hits |
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— | |
| The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock (DVD) |
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17 |
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| Live, Raw & Uncut (DVD) |
|
8[41] | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Cry Tough" | John Jopson |
| 1987 | "Talk Dirty to Me" | Doug Freel |
| "I Want Action" | John Jopson | |
| "I Won't 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" | ||
| "So Tell Me Why" | ||
| 1992 | "Stand" | Samuel Bayer |
| 1993 | "Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice)" | |
| 2000 | "Power to the People" | Poison |
| 2002 | "Squeeze Box" | |
| 2006 | "We're An American Band" | Poison |
| 2007 | "What I Like About You" | |
References
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