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In the last years of the decade the most notable successes were New Jersey ( 1988 ) by Bon Jovi, OU812 ( 1988 ) by Van Halen, while Open Up and Say ... Ahh!

( 1988 ) by Poison, spawned number one hit single " Every Rose Has Its Thorn ", and eventually sold eight million copies worldwide.

Britny Fox from Philadelphia and Winger from New York released their eponymous débuts in 1988.

In 1989 Mötley Crüe produced their most commercially successful album, the multi-platinum number one Dr. Feelgood.

In the same year eponymous débuts included Danger Danger from New York and Dangerous Toys from Austin, Texas, who provided more of a Southern rock tone to the genre.

L. A. débuts included Warrant with Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich ( 1989 ), and Skid Row with their eponymous album ( 1989 ), which reached number six in the Billboard 200, but they were to be one of the last major bands that emerged in the glam metal era.

Glam metal entered the 1990s as one of the major commercial genres of popular music.

In 1990 débuts for Slaughter, from Las Vegas with Stick It to Ya and Firehouse, from North Carolina, with their eponymous album reached number 18 and number 21 on the Billboard 100 respectively, but it would be the peak of their commercial achievement.

Guns N ' Roses ' Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II ( both in 1991 ) and Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge ( 1991 ) showcased the genre's popularity.

In 1992, Def Leppard followed up 1987's Hysteria with Adrenalize, which went multi-platinum, spawned four Top 40 singles and held the number one spot on the U. S. album chart for five weeks, the only hard rock album to reach that position that year.