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  • formed 1980, Mechanicsburg
  • 1 Dutch Top 40 hit

Poison is a group, formed in 1980 in Mechanicsburg. Over the years, Bret Michaels, Matt Smith, Rikki Rockett, Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Richie Kotzen and Blues Saraceno played in the group. There is no album of their own in the collection, but the group does appear on one album by others: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems. One record reached the Dutch Top 40. The highest was Every Rose Has Its Thorn: number 18 in week 9 of 1989.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

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Timeline of Poison

The members of Poison over the years: seven members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.

PoisonBret MichaelsMatt SmithRikki RockettBobby DallC.C. DeVilleRichie KotzenBlues Saraceno1980198519901995200020052010201520202025Every Rose Has Its Thornnumber 18 in week 9 of 1989 · 6 weeks

Member of the groupDutch Top 40Still a member

Appears on

Poison is on this site on one album by others: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems. The album lists the track concerned.

NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems – Various · 1 track: Every Rose Has Its ThornNOW That's What I Call Rock AnthemsVarious · 1 track: Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Poison in the Dutch Top 40

Poison had one record in the Dutch Top 40. The badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run.

  1. 1989Dutch Top 40: peak position 18 in week 9 of 1989, 6 weeks in the chart Every Rose Has Its Thorn
    Poison
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All Dutch Top 40 entries of Poison

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Poison formed?

Poison was formed in 1980 in Mechanicsburg.

Who played in Poison?

Over the years that was Bret Michaels, Matt Smith, Rikki Rockett, Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Richie Kotzen and Blues Saraceno. The timeline shows for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Poison have?

One record made the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Every Rose Has Its Thorn, which reached number 18 in week 9 of 1989. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week.

Which albums by other artists feature Poison?

On one album: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.

Where can you find Poison online?

Through Wikipedia, the official website, Facebook, YouTube, Deezer, Apple Music and Spotify. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Poison?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.