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<li id="toc-Formation_and_&quot;Runaway&quot;_(1980–1983)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Formation_and_&quot;Runaway&quot;_(1980–1983)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span>Formation and "Runaway" (1980–1983)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Formation_and_&quot;Runaway&quot;_(1980–1983)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bon_Jovi,_7800°_Fahrenheit,_Slippery_When_Wet_and_New_Jersey_(1984–1989)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bon_Jovi,_7800°_Fahrenheit,_Slippery_When_Wet_and_New_Jersey_(1984–1989)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span><i>Bon Jovi</i>, <i>7800° Fahrenheit</i>, <i>Slippery When Wet</i> and <i>New Jersey</i> (1984–1989)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bon_Jovi,_7800°_Fahrenheit,_Slippery_When_Wet_and_New_Jersey_(1984–1989)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> 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id="toc-Have_a_Nice_Day_and_Lost_Highway_(2005–2008)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Have_a_Nice_Day_and_Lost_Highway_(2005–2008)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span><i>Have a Nice Day</i> and <i>Lost Highway</i> (2005–2008)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Have_a_Nice_Day_and_Lost_Highway_(2005–2008)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_Circle_and_Greatest_Hits_(2009–2011)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Circle_and_Greatest_Hits_(2009–2011)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span><i>The Circle</i> and <i>Greatest Hits</i> (2009–2011)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Circle_and_Greatest_Hits_(2009–2011)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Inside_Out,_What_About_Now_and_Sambora&#039;s_departure_(2012–2014)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Inside_Out,_What_About_Now_and_Sambora&#039;s_departure_(2012–2014)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span><i>Inside Out</i>, <i>What About Now</i> and Sambora's departure (2012–2014)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Inside_Out,_What_About_Now_and_Sambora&#039;s_departure_(2012–2014)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Burning_Bridges_and_This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale_(2015–2018)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Burning_Bridges_and_This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale_(2015–2018)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span><i>Burning Bridges</i> and <i>This House Is Not for Sale</i> (2015–2018)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Burning_Bridges_and_This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale_(2015–2018)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2020,_the_death_of_Alec_John_Such_and_rumors_of_Sambora&#039;s_return_(2019–2023)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020,_the_death_of_Alec_John_Such_and_rumors_of_Sambora&#039;s_return_(2019–2023)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span><i>2020</i>, the death of Alec John Such and rumors of Sambora's return (2019–2023)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020,_the_death_of_Alec_John_Such_and_rumors_of_Sambora&#039;s_return_(2019–2023)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Thank_You,_Goodnight_and_Forever_(2024–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Thank_You,_Goodnight_and_Forever_(2024–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span><i>Thank You, Goodnight</i> and <i>Forever</i> (2024–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Thank_You,_Goodnight_and_Forever_(2024–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Musical_style" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Musical_style"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Musical style</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Musical_style-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Band_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Band_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Band members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Band_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards_and_nominations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards_and_nominations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Awards and nominations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards_and_nominations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Discography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Discography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tours" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tours"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Tours</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tours-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" 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class="mw-page-title-main">Bon Jovi</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%88%DB%8C" title="بون جووی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بون جووی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF" title="বন জভি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বন জভি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B8" title="Бон Джоуви – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бон Джоуви" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%88%DB%8C" title="بون جووی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بون جووی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B3%B8_%EC%A1%B0%EB%B9%84" title="본 조비 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="본 조비" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi_(%D5%AD%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4%D5%A2)" title="Bon Jovi (խումբ) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Bon Jovi (խումբ)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80" title="बॉन जोवी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="बॉन जोवी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%92%27%D7%95%D7%91%D7%99" title="בון ג&#039;ובי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="בון ג&#039;ובי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D%E2%80%8C_%E0%B2%9C%E0%B3%8A%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF" title="ಬಾನ್‌ ಜೊವಿ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಬಾನ್‌ ಜೊವಿ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C_%E1%83%AF%E1%83%9D%E1%83%95%E1%83%98" title="ბონ ჯოვი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბონ ჯოვი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%8F%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8" title="Бон Џови – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Бон Џови" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C_%E1%83%AF%E1%83%9D%E1%83%95%E1%83%98" title="ბონ ჯოვი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ბონ ჯოვი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%81%D9%89" title="بون جوفى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بون جوفى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%98%E1%80%BD%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA_%E1%80%82%E1%80%BB%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%97%E1%80%AE" title="ဘွန် ဂျိုဗီ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဘွန် ဂျိုဗီ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80" title="बोन जोवी – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="बोन जोवी" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3" title="ボン・ジョヴィ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ボン・ジョヴィ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%A8_%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%80" title="ਬੋਨ ਜੋਵੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਬੋਨ ਜੋਵੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B6%E0%B7%9C%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A_%E0%B6%A2%E0%B7%9D%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92" title="බොන් ජෝවි – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="බොන් ජෝවි" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF" title="பான் ஜோவி – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="பான் ஜோவி" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B5" title="บอนโจวี – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="บอนโจวี" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%82%A6%C2%B7%E4%B9%94%E7%BB%B4" title="邦·乔维 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="邦·乔维" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="Bon Jovi" data-language-autonym="粵語" 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class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1983–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Island_Records" title="Island Records">Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vertigo_Records" title="Vertigo Records">Vertigo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi" title="Jon Bon Jovi">Jon Bon Jovi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Bryan" title="David Bryan">David Bryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tico_Torres" title="Tico Torres">Tico Torres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_X" title="Phil X">Phil X</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McDonald_(American_musician)" title="Hugh McDonald (American musician)">Hugh McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Bradley_(musician)" title="Everett Bradley (musician)">Everett Bradley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Shanks" title="John Shanks">John Shanks</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alec_John_Such" title="Alec John Such">Alec John Such</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Sabo" title="Dave Sabo">Dave Sabo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richie_Sambora" title="Richie Sambora">Richie Sambora</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bonjovi.com">bonjovi<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bon Jovi</b> is an American <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> band formed in <a href="/wiki/Sayreville,_New_Jersey" title="Sayreville, New Jersey">Sayreville, New Jersey</a> in 1983. The band consists of singer <a href="/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi" title="Jon Bon Jovi">Jon Bon Jovi</a>, keyboardist <a href="/wiki/David_Bryan" title="David Bryan">David Bryan</a>, drummer <a href="/wiki/Tico_Torres" title="Tico Torres">Tico Torres</a>, guitarists <a href="/wiki/John_Shanks" title="John Shanks">John Shanks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phil_X" title="Phil X">Phil X</a>, percussionist <a href="/wiki/Everett_Bradley_(musician)" title="Everett Bradley (musician)">Everett Bradley</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on an unreliable source. With claims this substantial, a direct quote from one or more members is wanted. The specific claim made in this citation is made by the interviewer, and not a Bon Jovi member. (March 2025)">unreliable source?</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> and bassist <a href="/wiki/Hugh_McDonald_(American_musician)" title="Hugh McDonald (American musician)">Hugh McDonald</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bon_jovi_historyking_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bon_jovi_historyking-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Original bassist <a href="/wiki/Alec_John_Such" title="Alec John Such">Alec John Such</a> left the band in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Richie_Sambora" title="Richie Sambora">Richie Sambora</a> left in 2013. </p><p>In 1984, Bon Jovi released <a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi_(album)" title="Bon Jovi (album)">their self-titled debut album</a>, and its single "<a href="/wiki/Runaway_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Runaway (Bon Jovi song)">Runaway</a>" managed to reach the Top 40 of the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet" title="Slippery When Wet">Slippery When Wet</a></i>, which included three Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, two of which reached No. 1: "<a href="/wiki/You_Give_Love_a_Bad_Name" title="You Give Love a Bad Name">You Give Love a Bad Name</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Livin%27_on_a_Prayer" title="Livin&#39; on a Prayer">Livin' on a Prayer</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Their fourth album, <i><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_(album)" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i> (1988), was also commercially successful, featuring five Top 10 singles, including the number ones "<a href="/wiki/Bad_Medicine_(song)" title="Bad Medicine (song)">Bad Medicine</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_There_for_You_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="I&#39;ll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)">I'll Be There for You</a>". The band toured and recorded during the late 1980s, culminating in the 1988–90 <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Syndicate_Tour" title="New Jersey Syndicate Tour">New Jersey Syndicate Tour</a>. </p><p>In 1992, the band returned with the double-platinum <i><a href="/wiki/Keep_the_Faith" title="Keep the Faith">Keep the Faith</a></i>, which included the hit “<a href="/wiki/Bed_of_Roses_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Bed of Roses (Bon Jovi song)">Bed of Roses</a>”. This was followed by their biggest-selling and longest-charting single "<a href="/wiki/Always_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Always (Bon Jovi song)">Always</a>” in 1994. The album <i><a href="/wiki/These_Days_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="These Days (Bon Jovi album)">These Days</a></i> (1995), proved a bigger success in Europe than in the US, producing four Top Ten singles in the UK. Following a second hiatus, their 2000 album <i><a href="/wiki/Crush_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Crush (Bon Jovi album)">Crush</a></i>, particularly the lead single, "<a href="/wiki/It%27s_My_Life_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="It&#39;s My Life (Bon Jovi song)">It's My Life</a>", successfully introduced the band to a younger audience. The platinum albums <i><a href="/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)">Have a Nice Day</a></i> (2005) and <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Highway_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album)">Lost Highway</a></i> (2007) saw the band incorporate elements of country music into some songs, including the 2006 single "<a href="/wiki/Who_Says_You_Can%27t_Go_Home" title="Who Says You Can&#39;t Go Home">Who Says You Can't Go Home</a>", which won the band a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> and became the first single by a rock band to reach No. 1 on the country charts. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Circle_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="The Circle (Bon Jovi album)">The Circle</a></i> (2009) marked a return to the band's rock sound. The band further success touring, with the 2005–06 <a href="/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_Tour" title="Have a Nice Day Tour">Have a Nice Day Tour</a> and 2007–08 <a href="/wiki/Lost_Highway_Tour" title="Lost Highway Tour">Lost Highway Tour</a> ranking among the Top 20 <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_concert_tours" title="List of highest-grossing concert tours">highest-grossing concert tours</a> of the 2000s. After releasing <i><a href="/wiki/Because_We_Can" title="Because We Can">Because We Can</a></i> in 2013, lead guitarist <a href="/wiki/Richie_Sambora" title="Richie Sambora">Richie Sambora</a> left the band, just before a concert during the <a href="/wiki/Because_We_Can_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="Because We Can Tour">supporting tour</a> to spend more time with family. The band released their first studio album without Sambora, <i><a href="/wiki/Burning_Bridges_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Burning Bridges (Bon Jovi album)">Burning Bridges</a></i>, in 2015 and the follow-up album <i><a href="/wiki/This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale" title="This House Is Not for Sale">This House Is Not for Sale</a></i> in 2016, <a href="/wiki/This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale_Tour" title="This House Is Not for Sale Tour">touring it in 2017–19</a>. Their album <i><a href="/wiki/2020_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="2020 (Bon Jovi album)">2020</a></i> was reworked to include songs inspired by the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests" title="George Floyd protests">George Floyd protests</a>. </p><p>Bon Jovi has been credited with bridging "the gap between <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> and pop with style and ease".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band has released 16 studio albums, five <a href="/wiki/Compilation_album" title="Compilation album">compilations</a> and three live albums. They have sold more than 130 million records worldwide,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> making them one of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists" title="List of best-selling music artists">best-selling American rock bands</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and performed 2,700 concerts in 50 countries for 34 million fans.<sup id="cite_ref-Bon_top40-charts.com_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bon_top40-charts.com-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bon Jovi was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/UK_Music_Hall_of_Fame" title="UK Music Hall of Fame">UK Music Hall of Fame</a> in 2006, and the US <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-Bon_Jovi_to_enter_UK_Hall_of_Fame_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bon_Jovi_to_enter_UK_Hall_of_Fame-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band received the Award of Merit at the <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards" title="American Music Awards">American Music Awards</a> in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-Bon_Jovi_honored_at_American_Music_Awards_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bon_Jovi_honored_at_American_Music_Awards-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formation_and_&quot;Runaway&quot;_(1980–1983)"><span id="Formation_and_.22Runaway.22_.281980.E2.80.931983.29"></span>Formation and "Runaway" (1980–1983)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Avatar-studios.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Avatar-studios.jpg/220px-Avatar-studios.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Avatar-studios.jpg/330px-Avatar-studios.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Avatar-studios.jpg/440px-Avatar-studios.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2650" data-file-height="2432" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Power_Station_(recording_studio)" title="Power Station (recording studio)">The Power Station</a> where Jon Bon Jovi worked</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi" title="Jon Bon Jovi">Jon Bon Jovi</a> began performing music live in 1975, at the age of 13, playing piano and guitar with his first band, Raze.<sup id="cite_ref-love-it-loud_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-love-it-loud-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At 16, Jon met <a href="/wiki/David_Bryan" title="David Bryan">David Bryan</a> and formed a band called Atlantic City Expressway.<sup id="cite_ref-love-it-loud_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-love-it-loud-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jon_Bon_Jovi_Biography_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jon_Bon_Jovi_Biography-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Still in his teens, Bon Jovi played in the band John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones at clubs such as the Fast Lane and opening for local acts.<sup id="cite_ref-Jon_Bon_Jovi_Biography_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jon_Bon_Jovi_Biography-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By 1980, he had formed another band, the Rest, and opened up for New Jersey acts such as <a href="/wiki/Southside_Johnny_and_the_Asbury_Jukes" title="Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes">Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jon_Bon_Jovi_Biography_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jon_Bon_Jovi_Biography-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bon_Jovi_Bio_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bon_Jovi_Bio-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Also in 1980, Jon recorded his first single, "Runaway" in his cousin's studio, backed up by studio musicians.<sup id="cite_ref-Jon_Bon_Jovi_Biography_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jon_Bon_Jovi_Biography-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The song was played by a local radio station on a compilation tape.<sup id="cite_ref-Jon_Bon_Jovi_Biography_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jon_Bon_Jovi_Biography-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>By mid-1982, out of school and working part-time at a women's shoe store, Jon Bon Jovi took a job at the <a href="/wiki/Power_Station_(recording_studio)" title="Power Station (recording studio)">Power Station Studios</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a> recording facility where his cousin <a href="/wiki/Tony_Bongiovi" title="Tony Bongiovi">Tony Bongiovi</a> was co-owner.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Jon made several <a href="/wiki/Demo_(music)" title="Demo (music)">demos</a>&#160;&#8211;&#32;including one produced by <a href="/wiki/Billy_Squier" title="Billy Squier">Billy Squier</a>&#160;&#8211;&#32;and sent them to record companies, though failing to make an impact.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His first professional recording was as lead vocals in "R2-D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas," which was part of the <i><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_the_Stars" title="Christmas in the Stars">Christmas in the Stars</a></i> album which his cousin co-produced.<sup id="cite_ref-Bon_Jovi_Bio_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bon_Jovi_Bio-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1983, Jon visited a local radio station <a href="/wiki/WAPP_103.5FM_%22The_Apple%22" class="mw-redirect" title="WAPP 103.5FM &quot;The Apple&quot;">WAPP 103.5FM "The Apple"</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lake_Success,_New_York" title="Lake Success, New York">Lake Success, New York</a>, to write and sing the jingles for the station.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He spoke with DJ Chip Hobart and to the promotion director, John Lassman, who suggested Jon let WAPP include the song "<a href="/wiki/Runaway_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Runaway (Bon Jovi song)">Runaway</a>" on the station's compilation album of local homegrown talent.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Jon was reluctant, but eventually gave them the song, which he had re-recorded in 1982 (following a rough early recording in 1981) with local studio musicians whom he designated The All Star Review&#160;&#8211;&#32;guitarist <a href="/wiki/Tim_Pierce" title="Tim Pierce">Tim Pierce</a>, keyboardist <a href="/wiki/Roy_Bittan" title="Roy Bittan">Roy Bittan</a> (from <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>’s <a href="/wiki/E_Street_Band" title="E Street Band">E Street Band</a>), drummer <a href="/wiki/Frankie_LaRocka" title="Frankie LaRocka">Frankie LaRocka</a>, and bassist <a href="/wiki/Hugh_McDonald_(American_musician)" title="Hugh McDonald (American musician)">Hugh McDonald</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The song began to get airplay in the New York area, then other sister stations in major markets picked up the song.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> In March 1983, Bon Jovi called David Bryan, who in turn called bassist Alec John Such and an experienced drummer named <a href="/wiki/Tico_Torres" title="Tico Torres">Tico Torres</a>, both formerly of the band Phantom's Opera.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Tapped to play lead guitar for a short tour supporting "Runaway" was Bon Jovi's friend and neighbor, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Sabo" title="Dave Sabo">Dave Sabo</a> ("The Snake"), though he never officially joined the band.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He and Jon promised each other that whoever made it first, would help out the other. Sabo later went on to form the group <a href="/wiki/Skid_Row_(American_band)" title="Skid Row (American band)">Skid Row</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Jon saw and was impressed with hometown guitarist Richie Sambora who was recommended by fellow bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres. Sambora had toured with <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cocker" title="Joe Cocker">Joe Cocker</a>, played with a group called <a href="/wiki/Mercy_(band)" title="Mercy (band)">Mercy</a> and had been called up to audition for <a href="/wiki/Kiss_(band)" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> He also played on the album <i>Lessons</i>, originally intended for release in 1982 with the band Message for which Alec John Such was the bassist.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Message was originally signed to <a href="/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Swan_Song_Records" title="Swan Song Records">Swan Song Records</a> label, although the album was never officially released at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-Bon_Jovi_Bio_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bon_Jovi_Bio-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, WAPP, the station that had first played "Runaway" worked with WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV) in nearby Secaucus, NJ on a music video show, Rock 9 Videos, for a short time in 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tico Torres was also an experienced musician, having recorded and played live with Phantom's Opera, <a href="/wiki/The_Marvelettes" title="The Marvelettes">The Marvelettes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Berry" title="Chuck Berry">Chuck Berry</a>. He appeared on 26 records and had recently recorded with <a href="/wiki/Franke_and_the_Knockouts" title="Franke and the Knockouts">Franke and the Knockouts</a>, a Jersey band with hit singles during the early 1980s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>David Bryan had quit the band that he and Bon Jovi had founded in order to study medicine. While in college, he realized that he wanted to pursue music full-time, and was accepted to <a href="/wiki/Juilliard_School" title="Juilliard School">Juilliard School</a>, a New York music school. When Bon Jovi called his friend and said that he was putting together a band, and a record deal looked likely, Bryan followed Bon Jovi's lead and gave up his studies.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bon_Jovi,_7800°_Fahrenheit,_Slippery_When_Wet_and_New_Jersey_(1984–1989)"><span id="Bon_Jovi.2C_7800.C2.B0_Fahrenheit.2C_Slippery_When_Wet_and_New_Jersey_.281984.E2.80.931989.29"></span><i>Bon Jovi</i>, <i>7800° Fahrenheit</i>, <i>Slippery When Wet</i> and <i>New Jersey</i> (1984–1989)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gentle_Giant.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Gentle_Giant.jpg/250px-Gentle_Giant.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Gentle_Giant.jpg/330px-Gentle_Giant.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Gentle_Giant.jpg/500px-Gentle_Giant.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4995" data-file-height="3330" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Derek_Shulman" title="Derek Shulman">Derek Shulman</a>, who signed Bon Jovi to their first record deal</figcaption></figure> <p>Once the band began playing showcases and opening for local talent, they caught the attention of record executive <a href="/wiki/Derek_Shulman" title="Derek Shulman">Derek Shulman</a>, who signed them to <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury Records</a> and who was part of the <a href="/wiki/PolyGram" title="PolyGram">PolyGram</a> company. Because Jon Bon Jovi wanted a group name, Pamela Maher, a friend of Richard Fischer and an employee of <a href="/wiki/Doc_McGhee" title="Doc McGhee">Doc McGhee</a>, suggested they call themselves Bon Jovi, following the example of the other famous two-word bands such as <a href="/wiki/Van_Halen" title="Van Halen">Van Halen</a>. This name was chosen instead of the original idea of Johnny Electric. Pamela's suggestion of the name was met with little enthusiasm, but two years later they hit the charts under that name.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the help of their new manager <a href="/wiki/Doc_McGhee" title="Doc McGhee">Doc McGhee</a> they recorded the band's debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi_(album)" title="Bon Jovi (album)">Bon Jovi</a></i>, which was released on January 21, 1984. The album included the band's first hit single, "<a href="/wiki/Runaway_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Runaway (Bon Jovi song)">Runaway</a>", reaching the top forty on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>. The album peaked at number forty-three on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> album chart. The group soon found itself opening for <a href="/wiki/Scorpions_(band)" title="Scorpions (band)">Scorpions</a> in U.S. and for <a href="/wiki/Kiss_(band)" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a> in Europe.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>In 1985, Bon Jovi's second album, <i><a href="/wiki/7800%C2%B0_Fahrenheit" title="7800° Fahrenheit">7800° Fahrenheit</a></i>, was released. The band released three singles: "<a href="/wiki/Only_Lonely" title="Only Lonely">Only Lonely</a>", "<a href="/wiki/In_and_Out_of_Love_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="In and Out of Love (Bon Jovi song)">In and Out of Love</a>" and the ballad "<a href="/wiki/Silent_Night_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Silent Night (Bon Jovi song)">Silent Night</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album peaked at number thirty-seven on the <i>Billboard</i> 200 and was certified Gold by <a href="/wiki/RIAA" class="mw-redirect" title="RIAA">RIAA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bon_Jovi_Bio_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bon_Jovi_Bio-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While the album did not sell as well as the band had hoped, it allowed Bon Jovi to get out on the road touring again. In May 1985, Bon Jovi headlined venues in Japan and Europe. At the end of the European tour, the band began a six-month run of U.S. tour dates supporting <a href="/wiki/Ratt" title="Ratt">Ratt</a>. In the midst of that tour, they appeared at the Texas Jam and Castle Donington's <a href="/wiki/Monsters_of_Rock" title="Monsters of Rock">Monsters of Rock</a> concerts in England. The band also performed at the first <a href="/wiki/Farm_Aid" title="Farm Aid">Farm Aid</a> in 1985.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jonathan_King_with_Jon_Bon_Jovi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Jonathan_King_with_Jon_Bon_Jovi.jpg/220px-Jonathan_King_with_Jon_Bon_Jovi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Jonathan_King_with_Jon_Bon_Jovi.jpg/330px-Jonathan_King_with_Jon_Bon_Jovi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Jonathan_King_with_Jon_Bon_Jovi.jpg/440px-Jonathan_King_with_Jon_Bon_Jovi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2150" data-file-height="1698" /></a><figcaption>Producer Jonathan King with Jon Bon Jovi in 1987</figcaption></figure> <p>After two moderately successful albums, the group changed its approach and hired professional songwriter <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Child" title="Desmond Child">Desmond Child</a> as a collaborator. <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Fairbairn" title="Bruce Fairbairn">Bruce Fairbairn</a> was chosen to produce and, in early 1986, Bon Jovi moved to Vancouver, Canada to spend six months recording a third album. They named it <i><a href="/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet" title="Slippery When Wet">Slippery When Wet</a></i> after visiting a <a href="/wiki/Strip_club" title="Strip club">strip club</a> in Vancouver.<sup id="cite_ref-TV_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TV-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On August 16, 1986, <i>Slippery When Wet</i> was released and it spent eight weeks atop the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first two singles from the album, "<a href="/wiki/You_Give_Love_a_Bad_Name_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="You Give Love a Bad Name (song)">You Give Love a Bad Name</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Livin%27_on_a_Prayer" title="Livin&#39; on a Prayer">Livin' on a Prayer</a>", both hit number one on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusicsingles_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusicsingles-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Slippery When Wet</i> was named 1987's top-selling album by <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-billboard_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and "Livin' On A Prayer" won an <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Video Music Award">MTV Video Music Award</a> for Best Stage Performance.<sup id="cite_ref-metrolyrics.com_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-metrolyrics.com-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band won an award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band at the <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards" title="American Music Awards">American Music Awards</a><sup id="cite_ref-american-music-awards_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-american-music-awards-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and an award for Favorite Rock Group at the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Choice_Awards" title="People&#39;s Choice Awards">People's Choice Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1988_People&#39;s_Choice_Ödülleri_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1988_People&#39;s_Choice_Ödülleri-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> When <i>Slippery When Wet</i> was released in August 1986, Bon Jovi was the support act for <a href="/wiki/38_Special_(band)" title="38 Special (band)">38 Special</a>. By the end of 1986, Bon Jovi were well into six months of headline dates in arenas across America. In August 1987, they headlined England's <a href="/wiki/Monsters_of_Rock" title="Monsters of Rock">Monsters of Rock</a> festival.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> During their set, <a href="/wiki/Dee_Snider" title="Dee Snider">Dee Snider</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Dickinson" title="Bruce Dickinson">Bruce Dickinson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley">Paul Stanley</a> guested to perform "<a href="/wiki/We%27re_an_American_Band_(song)" title="We&#39;re an American Band (song)">We're an American Band</a>". The band ended the year having headlined 130 shows in the "Tour Without End", grossing $28,400,000.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Asked what this breakthrough to worldwide fame meant, Jon Bon Jovi said, "Everything is bigger, and it moves twice as fast. You're recognized twice as often. This is bigger, the whole world gets bigger. You have to sell more records, be huger. You get smarter and you understand the business a little more, so it's more responsibility. You understand it now, and you want to make sure everything goes right".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>Determined to prove that the success of <i>Slippery When Wet</i> was not a fluke, Bon Jovi released their fourth effort, <i><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_(album)" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i>, in September 1988 which peaked at number one in the U.S., Canada, UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The album produced five Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Bon Jovi the record for the most Top 10 singles spawned by a hard rock album.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Two of the hits, "<a href="/wiki/Bad_Medicine_(song)" title="Bad Medicine (song)">Bad Medicine</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_There_for_You_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="I&#39;ll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)">I'll Be There for You</a>", reached number one.<sup id="cite_ref-bjbio_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bjbio-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album's three other singles, "<a href="/wiki/Born_to_Be_My_Baby" title="Born to Be My Baby">Born to Be My Baby</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Lay_Your_Hands_on_Me_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Lay Your Hands on Me (Bon Jovi song)">Lay Your Hands on Me</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Living_in_Sin_(song)" title="Living in Sin (song)">Living in Sin</a>", reached the top ten.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Bon Jovi made the news when the video for "Living In Sin" was banned by MTV for sexual content; after the video was re-edited, MTV put it in heavy rotation.<sup id="cite_ref-Bon_Jovi_Bio_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bon_Jovi_Bio-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bon Jovi mounted another huge worldwide tour that continued throughout 1989 and 1990. They visited more than 22 countries and performed more than 232 shows. On June 11, 1989, the band performed a homecoming concert at <a href="/wiki/Giants_Stadium" title="Giants Stadium">Giants Stadium</a> in New Jersey; the venue was sold out.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> In August 1989, the band headed to the Soviet Union for the <a href="/wiki/Moscow_Music_Peace_Festival" title="Moscow Music Peace Festival">Moscow Music Peace Festival</a>. Bon Jovi were officially sanctioned by the Soviet government to perform in the Soviet Union, and <i><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_(album)" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i> was legally released in the <a href="/wiki/USSR" class="mw-redirect" title="USSR">USSR</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-on_this_day_historyking_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-on_this_day_historyking-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS). (October 2024)">better&#160;source&#160;needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>The exhaustion of recording <i>Slippery When Wet</i> and <i>New Jersey</i> back to back and going on highly paced world tours took its toll. By the end of the <i>New Jersey</i> tour, the band had 16 months of concerts under its belt. The bandmates were exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally. Following the final tour date in Mexico, and without any clear plans for their future, the members of the band simply went home.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band has since stated that there were few if any goodbyes between them. During the time they took off from the scene, members of the band retreated to <a href="#Solo_projects">their own projects</a> and showed no desire to make another album.<sup id="cite_ref-Bon_Jovi_Bio_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bon_Jovi_Bio-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Keep_the_Faith,_Cross_Road_and_These_Days_(1992–1996)"><span id="Keep_the_Faith.2C_Cross_Road_and_These_Days_.281992.E2.80.931996.29"></span><i>Keep the Faith</i>, <i> Cross Road</i> and <i>These Days</i> (1992–1996)</h3></div> <p>Disillusioned with the music business and unhappy with the status quo, Jon Bon Jovi fired his management, business advisers, and agents (including long-time manager Doc McGhee) in 1991.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Jon took on the management responsibilities himself by closing ranks and creating <i>Bon Jovi Management</i>. In October 1991, the band went to a <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_island" class="mw-redirect" title="Caribbean island">Caribbean island</a> of <a href="/wiki/Saint_Thomas,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" title="Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands">St. Thomas</a> to discuss plans for the future.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> They managed to resolve their differences by allowing each member to speak about his feelings without interruption from each other.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Upon resolving their issues, they headed back into the Vancouver Little Mountain studios with <a href="/wiki/Bob_Rock" title="Bob Rock">Bob Rock</a> to work on the band's fifth album in January 1992. </p><p>Bon Jovi's fifth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Keep_the_Faith" title="Keep the Faith">Keep the Faith</a></i>, was released in November 1992, representing "the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Bon Jovi" and marking a change in the band's sound and image.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The album turned away from heavy drums and wild guitar solos, but instead introduced a more mature sound of Bon Jovi and contained more serious lyrics. The media focused considerable attention on Jon Bon Jovi's hair. When Jon Bon Jovi cut his hair he made headlines on <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> To promote <i>Keep The Faith</i> they returned to their roots playing a few dates at the small New Jersey clubs where they had started their career. The band appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/MTV_Unplugged" title="MTV Unplugged">MTV Unplugged</a></i> but that was different from the other episodes of MTV Unplugged series. The performance captures Bon Jovi in an intimate, "in the round" experience, performing acoustic and electric renditions of classic hits (Bon Jovi and non-Bon Jovi tracks) and new material from <i>Keep the Faith</i>. The concert was released commercially in 1993 as <i><a href="/wiki/Keep_the_Faith:_An_Evening_with_Bon_Jovi" title="Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi">Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi</a></i>. The album managed to reach Double Platinum status by the RIAA<sup id="cite_ref-riaa_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riaa-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and produced the Top 10 hit "<a href="/wiki/Bed_of_Roses_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Bed of Roses (Bon Jovi song)">Bed of Roses</a>" while the <a href="/wiki/Keep_the_Faith_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Keep the Faith (Bon Jovi song)">title track</a> hit number one on the <a href="/wiki/Mainstream_Rock_Tracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Mainstream Rock Tracks">Mainstream Rock Tracks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusicsingles_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusicsingles-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bon Jovi embarked on an extensive international world tour for the album, visiting countries the band had never seen before and headlining stadiums in South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. They visited 37 countries, performed 177 shows and seen them play to 2.5 million fans on the Keep the Faith Tour/<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Sleep_When_I%27m_Dead_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="I&#39;ll Sleep When I&#39;m Dead Tour">I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>In October 1994, Bon Jovi released a <a href="/wiki/Greatest_hits" class="mw-redirect" title="Greatest hits">greatest hits</a> album titled <i><a href="/wiki/Cross_Road_(album)" title="Cross Road (album)">Cross Road</a></i>, with two new tracks: "<a href="/wiki/Always_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Always (Bon Jovi song)">Always</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Someday_I%27ll_Be_Saturday_Night" title="Someday I&#39;ll Be Saturday Night">Someday I'll Be Saturday Night</a>". The first single from the album, "Always", became Bon Jovi's highest selling single and stayed on top ten of the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> for six months.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> In the UK, <i>Cross Road</i> became the bestselling album of 1994. That year Bon Jovi won an award for <i>Best Selling Rock Band</i> at the <a href="/wiki/World_Music_Awards" title="World Music Awards">World Music Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>That same year, bassist Alec John Such left the band, the first lineup change since Bon Jovi began.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> <a href="/wiki/Hugh_McDonald_(American_musician)" title="Hugh McDonald (American musician)">Hugh McDonald</a> who was the bassist on "Runaway", unofficially replaced Such as bassist. Jon Bon Jovi said, regarding the departure of Such: "Of course it hurts. But I learned to accept and respect it. The fact that I'm a workaholic, studio in, studio out, stage on, stage off, want to be dealing with music day and night, doesn't mean everyone else has to adjust to that pace. Alec wanted to quit for a while now, so it didn't come as a complete surprise."<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bon Jovi's sixth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/These_Days_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="These Days (Bon Jovi album)">These Days</a></i>, was released in June 1995, during which time the band was on European tour.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The album debuted at number one in UK and spent four consecutive weeks at the top position.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The album also reached number one in Ireland, Germany, Australia, Japan and many other countries. The album's first single was the <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">rhythm and blues</a> influenced ballad "<a href="/wiki/This_Ain%27t_a_Love_Song" title="This Ain&#39;t a Love Song">This Ain't a Love Song</a>". With a video filmed in Thailand, "This Ain't a Love Song" reached top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the only significant U.S. hit from the album. However, the album produced four UK top ten hits ("This Aint A Love Song", "<a href="/wiki/Something_for_the_Pain" title="Something for the Pain">Something for the Pain</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Lie_to_Me_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Lie to Me (Bon Jovi song)">Lie to Me</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/These_Days_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="These Days (Bon Jovi song)">These Days</a>").<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> That year the band earned a <a href="/wiki/BRIT_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="BRIT Award">BRIT Award</a> for best international band and also won a <a href="/wiki/MTV_Europe_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Europe Music Award">MTV Europe Music Award</a> for Best Rock. It was followed by These Days Tour. In June 1995, Bon Jovi sold out three-nights at London's historical <i><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a></i>. The concerts were documented for <i>Bon Jovi: <a href="/wiki/Live_From_London_(Bon_Jovi)" class="mw-redirect" title="Live From London (Bon Jovi)">Live From London</a></i>. Bon Jovi visited 43 countries and performed 126 shows on <i><a href="/wiki/These_Days_Tour" title="These Days Tour">These Days Tour</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>Following the overwhelming success of the <i>These Days Tour</i>, the members of Bon Jovi went their separate ways. But unlike the period following the New Jersey tour, tainted with uncertainty, this hiatus was a conscious group decision. The members of Bon Jovi agreed to a self-imposed two-year sabbatical from the band.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crush,_Bounce_and_This_Left_Feels_Right_(1999–2003)"><span id="Crush.2C_Bounce_and_This_Left_Feels_Right_.281999.E2.80.932003.29"></span><i>Crush</i>, <i>Bounce</i> and <i>This Left Feels Right</i> (1999–2003)</h3></div> <p>Bon Jovi reunited in 1999 to record the song "<a href="/wiki/Real_Life_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Real Life (Bon Jovi song)">Real Life</a>" for the movie <i><a href="/wiki/EdTV" class="mw-redirect" title="EdTV">EdTV</a></i>. David Bryan was recovering from an accident in which he nearly severed his finger.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>After a nearly four-year hiatus, during which several band members worked on independent projects, Bon Jovi regrouped to begin work on their next studio album. In June 2000, <i><a href="/wiki/Crush_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Crush (Bon Jovi album)">Crush</a></i> was released as the band's seventh studio album and constituted something of a comeback. The first single, "<a href="/wiki/It%27s_My_Life_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="It&#39;s My Life (Bon Jovi song)">It's My Life</a>", was noted as one of the group's most successful releases in a decade and most importantly, becoming a symbol of the band's longevity as they prevailed through many different changes in the mainstream rock scene with admirable success. "It's My Life" helped introduce them to a new, younger fan base. The band received two <a href="/wiki/Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a> nominations for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Rock Album">Best Rock Album</a> (<i>Crush</i>) and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocal" title="Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal">Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</a> ("It's My Life"). The video for "It's My Life" won the <a href="/wiki/My_VH1_Music_Awards" title="My VH1 Music Awards">My VH1 Music Awards</a> for "My Favorite Video".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>Bon Jovi played two sold-out concerts at London's historic <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a> on August 19–20, 2000, becoming the last concerts held at the legendary venue before its demolition. That year the band played to 1.1 million fans in 40 arena and stadium venues across North America, Europe and Japan. While on tour, Bon Jovi released a collection of live performances from throughout their career in an album titled <i><a href="/wiki/One_Wild_Night_Live_1985%E2%80%932001" title="One Wild Night Live 1985–2001">One Wild Night Live 1985–2001</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> This was Bon Jovi's first-ever live album. The songs were culled from archives of recorded material the band had been collecting from their earliest days on the road right through the current tour. The band sold out two homecoming concerts at New Jersey's <a href="/wiki/Giants_Stadium" title="Giants Stadium">Giants Stadium</a> on July 27–28, 2001. The broadcast broke ratings records for the VH-1 network. At the end of the year Bon Jovi awarded for "Hottest Live Show" at the 2001 <a href="/wiki/My_VH1_Music_Awards" title="My VH1 Music Awards">My VH1 Music Awards</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>The members of the band had anticipated a brief vacation before work would begin on the band's 8th studio album but on September 11 the world changed. Within days of the terrorist attacks, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora had filmed Public Service Announcements for the Red Cross, recorded "America The Beautiful" for the <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> and performed as part of the historic <i><a href="/wiki/America:_A_Tribute_to_Heroes" title="America: A Tribute to Heroes">America: A Tribute to Heroes</a></i> live telethon.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> One month later, the band participated at two Monmouth County Alliance of Neighbors concerts in Red Bank, NJ to raise funds for the families close the band's hometowns, which were affected by the World Trade Center disaster. And on October 21, 2001, Bon Jovi performed at the monumental <i>Concert For New York</i> at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, raising relief funds and honoring those who worked to save lives during the attack.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>In spring 2002, the group entered the studio to begin recording their eighth studio album. <i><a href="/wiki/Bounce_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Bounce (Bon Jovi album)">Bounce</a></i> was influenced by the <a href="/wiki/September_11,_2001_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="September 11, 2001 attacks">September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks</a>, released on October 8, 2002.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The album debuted at number two in both the U.S. and UK, but was the first album to sell less than 6 million units since their 1985 record <i><a href="/wiki/7800%C2%B0_Fahrenheit" title="7800° Fahrenheit">7800° Fahrenheit</a></i>. The band went on the Bounce Tour for the album, during which they made history as the last band to play at <a href="/wiki/Veterans_Stadium" title="Veterans Stadium">Veterans Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> before it was torn down.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>Following the end of the Bounce Tour in August 2003, Bon Jovi embarked on a side project; originally intending to produce an album consisting of live acoustic performances, the band ended up rewriting, re-recording and reinventing 12 of their biggest hits in a new and much different light. Bon Jovi's compilation album <i><a href="/wiki/This_Left_Feels_Right" title="This Left Feels Right">This Left Feels Right</a></i> was released in November 2003.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>The following year, the band released a box set titled <i><a href="/wiki/100,000,000_Bon_Jovi_Fans_Can%27t_Be_Wrong" title="100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can&#39;t Be Wrong">100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong</a></i>, with the title and cover being a homage to Elvis Presley's <i><a href="/wiki/50,000,000_Elvis_Fans_Can%27t_Be_Wrong" class="mw-redirect" title="50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can&#39;t Be Wrong">50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong</a></i>. The set consisted of four CDs packed with 38 unreleased and 12 rare tracks, as well as a DVD. The box set marked the sales of 100 million Bon Jovi albums and also commemorated the 20th anniversary of the release of the band's first record in 1984. In November 2004, Bon Jovi was honored with the Award for Merit at the <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards" title="American Music Awards">American Music Awards</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Have_a_Nice_Day_and_Lost_Highway_(2005–2008)"><span id="Have_a_Nice_Day_and_Lost_Highway_.282005.E2.80.932008.29"></span><i>Have a Nice Day</i> and <i>Lost Highway</i> (2005–2008)</h3></div> <p>The band's ninth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)">Have a Nice Day</a></i>, was released in September 2005.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The album debuted at number two in both the U.S. and UK, reaching number one in fifteen countries. The title track was an international hit, reaching the top ten in the UK, Europe, Australia and Canada. The second single, "<a href="/wiki/Who_Says_You_Can%27t_Go_Home" title="Who Says You Can&#39;t Go Home">Who Says You Can't Go Home</a>", was released in early 2006. The song reached top forty on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> A duet version of "<a href="/wiki/Who_Says_You_Can%27t_Go_Home" title="Who Says You Can&#39;t Go Home">Who Says You Can't Go Home</a>" with country singer <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Nettles" title="Jennifer Nettles">Jennifer Nettles</a> of the band <a href="/wiki/Sugarland_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugarland (band)">Sugarland</a>, peaked at number one on the Billboard <a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">Hot Country Songs</a> and Bon Jovi became the first rock band to have a number one single on Billboard's Country Chart.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> On February 11, 2007, Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles won the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a>, for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals" for "<a href="/wiki/Who_Says_You_Can%27t_Go_Home" title="Who Says You Can&#39;t Go Home">Who Says You Can't Go Home</a>". The band also won an award for Favorite Rock Song at the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Choice_Awards" title="People&#39;s Choice Awards">People's Choice Awards</a> with "Who Says You Can't Go Home".<sup id="cite_ref-2007_People&#39;s_Choice_Ödülleri_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2007_People&#39;s_Choice_Ödülleri-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Soon after the release of <i>Have A Nice Day</i>, the band started gearing up for the new 2005–2006 worldwide <a href="/wiki/Have_A_Nice_Day_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="Have A Nice Day Tour">Have A Nice Day Tour</a>. This tour, took the band to numerous stages and stadiums throughout the world.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The tour was a significant commercial success, as the group played to 2,002,000 fans, and the tour grossed a total $191 million. The tour was the third-highest-grossing tour of 2006 taking in just over $131 million, just behind <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a>' <a href="/wiki/A_Bigger_Bang_World_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="A Bigger Bang World Tour">A Bigger Bang World Tour</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Confessions_Tour" title="Confessions Tour">Confessions Tour</a>. On November 14, 2006, Bon Jovi were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/UK_Music_Hall_of_Fame" title="UK Music Hall of Fame">UK Music Hall of Fame</a> alongside <a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a> and <a href="/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bon_Jovi_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Bon_Jovi_1.jpg/250px-Bon_Jovi_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Bon_Jovi_1.jpg/330px-Bon_Jovi_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Bon_Jovi_1.jpg/500px-Bon_Jovi_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2280" data-file-height="1521" /></a><figcaption>Bon Jovi in Montreal in 2007 during the <a href="/wiki/Lost_Highway_Tour" title="Lost Highway Tour">Lost Highway Tour</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In June 2007, Bon Jovi released their tenth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Highway_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album)">Lost Highway</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The album influences the band's rock sound with that of country music following the success of a country version of the band's 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> To promote the new album, Bon Jovi made several television appearances, including the 6th annual <a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Country Music Television">CMT</a> Awards in Nashville, <i><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a></i>, and MTV Unplugged, as well as playing at the <a href="/wiki/Live_Earth_concert,_New_York_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Live Earth concert, New York City">Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They also performed ten promotional gigs in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Japan. As part of the 'tour', Bon Jovi were the first group to perform at London's new <a href="/wiki/The_O2_Arena_(London)" class="mw-redirect" title="The O2 Arena (London)">O<sub>2</sub> Arena</a> (formerly the Millennium Dome) when it opened to the public on June 24, 2007. The 23,000-seater stadium sold out within 30 minutes of tickets being released.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_O2_story_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_O2_story-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The album, described by Jon Bon Jovi as a "Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville", topped the charts in U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The album's third single, "<a href="/wiki/Till_We_Ain%27t_Strangers_Anymore" title="Till We Ain&#39;t Strangers Anymore">Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore</a>", features <a href="/wiki/LeAnn_Rimes" title="LeAnn Rimes">LeAnn Rimes</a> and won the <a href="/wiki/CMT_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="CMT Music Award">CMT Music Award</a> for the Collaborative Video of the Year in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cmt_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cmt-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The song was also nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Country_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy of Country Music Award">Academy of Country Music Award</a> for Vocal Event of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2007 the band announced the <a href="/wiki/Lost_Highway_Tour" title="Lost Highway Tour">Lost Highway Tour</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Starting with the 10 shows to open the brand new, <a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a> <a href="/wiki/Prudential_Center" title="Prudential Center">Prudential Center</a>, the band toured Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the U.S. and then Europe, finishing in the summer of 2008. The tour was the highest-grossing tour of 2008 in Billboard's rankings, with ticket sales of $210.6 million, reported from November 14, 2007, through Nov.11, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-bb121108_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb121108-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In all, 2,157,675 tickets were sold during 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-bb121108_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bb121108-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Combined with $16.4 million in 2007 from the Newark shows, making a combined gross of $227 million in ticket sales. In <a href="/wiki/Pollstar" title="Pollstar">Pollstar</a>'s calculus for North America, the Lost Highway Tour had the highest gross for 2008 at $70.4 million.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Circle_and_Greatest_Hits_(2009–2011)"><span id="The_Circle_and_Greatest_Hits_.282009.E2.80.932011.29"></span><i>The Circle</i> and <i>Greatest Hits</i> (2009–2011)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Richie_Sambora_and_Jon_Bon_Jovi_at_2009_Tribeca.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Richie_Sambora_and_Jon_Bon_Jovi_at_2009_Tribeca.jpg/250px-Richie_Sambora_and_Jon_Bon_Jovi_at_2009_Tribeca.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Richie_Sambora_and_Jon_Bon_Jovi_at_2009_Tribeca.jpg/330px-Richie_Sambora_and_Jon_Bon_Jovi_at_2009_Tribeca.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Richie_Sambora_and_Jon_Bon_Jovi_at_2009_Tribeca.jpg/500px-Richie_Sambora_and_Jon_Bon_Jovi_at_2009_Tribeca.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2872" data-file-height="2219" /></a><figcaption>Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi at 2009 Tribeca Film Festival</figcaption></figure> <p>In April 2009, Phil Griffin's documentary on the band, "<a href="/wiki/When_We_Were_Beautiful" title="When We Were Beautiful">When We Were Beautiful</a>", debuted at the <a href="/wiki/Tribeca_Film_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribeca Film Festival">Tribeca Film Festival</a>, chronicling Bon Jovi's ups and downs over 25 years and following the band on their latest Lost Highway tour.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>In June 2009, Jon Bon Jovi and <a href="/wiki/Richie_Sambora" title="Richie Sambora">Richie Sambora</a> were inducted into <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a>. That month they also recorded a cover of the song "Stand By Me" with Iranian singer <a href="/wiki/Andy_Madadian" class="mw-redirect" title="Andy Madadian">Andy Madadian</a>, to show solidarity for those affected by political unrest in Iran.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Parts of the song were sung in <a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>. </p><p>On November 10, 2009, the band released their eleventh studio album, titled <i><a href="/wiki/The_Circle_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="The Circle (Bon Jovi album)">The Circle</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The Circle is a return to rock n' roll after their <a href="/wiki/Nashville_sound" title="Nashville sound">Nashville</a>-influenced album, <i>Lost Highway</i>. The album debuted at number one in the U.S., Canada, Germany and Japan. Bon Jovi headed out on the road once again on February 19, 2010, embarking on <a href="/wiki/The_Circle_Tour" title="The Circle Tour">The Circle Tour</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bon Jovi kicked off the stadium leg of the Circle Tour by making history. They played the first ever show at the brand new <a href="/wiki/New_Meadowlands_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="New Meadowlands Stadium">New Meadowlands Stadium</a> in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The three sold-out shows on May 26, 27 and 29, 2010 were a huge success. Bon Jovi's 12 night run at London's O2 Arena grossed $18,178,036 and seen them play to 187,696 fans.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The Circle Tour was the highest-grossing concert tour of 2010 according to Billboard's annual Top 25 concert tours. So far the tour has played to 1,909,234 fans and has grossed $201.1 million from more than 80 venues reported to Pollstar.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> For the second time in three years, Bon Jovi ranked as Billboard's &amp; Pollstar's Top Touring Act of the Year. Bon Jovi was also ranked second on <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> magazine's list of the world's highest paid musicians, earning an approximate $125 million income that year.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bon Jovi released a <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Bon Jovi album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> with four new songs in October 2010.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> The album debuted at number one in Canada, Ireland, Europe, Australia and made the top five in twenty countries. At the <a href="/wiki/2010_MTV_Europe_Music_Awards" title="2010 MTV Europe Music Awards">2010 MTV Europe Music Awards</a>, Bon Jovi received the <a href="/wiki/MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Global_Icon" title="MTV Europe Music Award for Global Icon">Global Icon Award</a>. In October 2010, Bon Jovi released the concert film, "The Circle Tour Live From Jersey" in U.S. theaters. At the same time, the band announced their upcoming tour. At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed second on Billboard's annual, "Top 25 Tour", earning more than £790 million dollars.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inside_Out,_What_About_Now_and_Sambora's_departure_(2012–2014)"><span id="Inside_Out.2C_What_About_Now_and_Sambora.27s_departure_.282012.E2.80.932014.29"></span><i>Inside Out</i>, <i>What About Now</i> and Sambora's departure (2012–2014)</h3></div> <p>In January 2012, Jon Bon Jovi stated that they were working on a twelfth studio album,<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and in a live show in August 2012, Jon Bon Jovi played an acoustic version of a song that was announced to be on the upcoming album.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album, <i><a href="/wiki/What_About_Now_(Bon_Jovi_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="What About Now (Bon Jovi album)">What About Now</a></i>, was released on March 12, 2013, and reached number one in the U.S., Canada, Austria, Sweden, and Australia. On February 13, Bon Jovi launched <a href="/wiki/Because_We_Can_(concert_tour)" title="Because We Can (concert tour)">Because We Can</a>, a new world tour for 2013 in support of <i>What About Now</i>, and visited North America, Europe, Africa, the Far East, Australia and Latin America.<sup id="cite_ref-BecauseWeCan_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BecauseWeCan-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 27, 2012, Bon Jovi released a new live video album, called <i><a href="/wiki/Inside_Out_(Bon_Jovi_Album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Inside Out (Bon Jovi Album)">Inside Out</a></i>, made up of content from shows at the <a href="/wiki/The_O2_Arena_(London)" class="mw-redirect" title="The O2 Arena (London)">O2 Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/MetLife_Stadium" title="MetLife Stadium">MetLife Stadium</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-inside_out_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inside_out-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album was first shown at movie theaters, with screenings preceded by a question-and-answer session with Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan and Tico Torres streamed live from a theater in New York, and was subsequently made available for purchase on <a href="/wiki/ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-inside_out_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inside_out-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 14, 2013, Bon Jovi appeared on the results show of <i>American Idol</i> and played one song, "Because We Can", from <i>What About Now</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-American_Idol_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-American_Idol-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BJB_005_(9243559988).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/BJB_005_%289243559988%29.jpg/220px-BJB_005_%289243559988%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/BJB_005_%289243559988%29.jpg/330px-BJB_005_%289243559988%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/BJB_005_%289243559988%29.jpg/440px-BJB_005_%289243559988%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3686" data-file-height="2073" /></a><figcaption>Bon Jovi performing in Hyde Park in 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>On April 2, 2013, Sambora departed the band's ongoing tour for unspecified "personal reasons"; Session guitarist <a href="/wiki/Phil_X" title="Phil X">Phil X</a> filled in after previously replacing him for several 2011 dates.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> This time he stayed on for the remainder of the tour, amidst rumors that Sambora had been fired.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Both Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi later denied the claim.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Torres was also sidelined briefly due to emergency <a href="/wiki/Gallbladder" title="Gallbladder">gallbladder</a> surgery; he was replaced by Rich Scannella from Bon Jovi's solo band, the Kings of Suburbia, from September 20 to October 6.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary, the band's album <i><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_(album)" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i> was reissued with an additional CD with the <i>Sons of Beaches</i> demos on it.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>In June 2014, Sambora told a reporter "I love Jon and I certainly still foresee the possibility of a return. There is no bad blood with me now. I'm just taking the steps that I want, no, have to take."<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In November 2014, Jon Bon Jovi told a reporter that Sambora had officially left the band, saying "He's quit. He's gone. No hard feelings."<sup id="cite_ref-musicfeeds_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musicfeeds-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> That November, he also revealed that he was finishing writing songs for the band's next studio album, their first without Sambora, who was unofficially replaced by touring guitarist Phil X.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Burning_Bridges_and_This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale_(2015–2018)"><span id="Burning_Bridges_and_This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale_.282015.E2.80.932018.29"></span><i>Burning Bridges</i> and <i>This House Is Not for Sale</i> (2015–2018)</h3></div> <p>On July 31, 2015, Bon Jovi released twin lead singles "We Don't Run" and "Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning" for the compilation album <i><a href="/wiki/Burning_Bridges_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Burning Bridges (Bon Jovi album)">Burning Bridges</a></i>. "Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning" had its premiere at the Austrian Radio Ö3 Hitradio on July 17, 2015, and "We Don't Run" premiered at the Brazilian radio Radio Rock on July 20, 2015. <i>Burning Bridges</i> was released August 21, 2015.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> According to Bon Jovi, the album serves as a "fan record" to tie in with an accompanying international tour: "It's songs that weren't finished, that were finished, a couple of new ones like the one we released as a single 'We Don't Run' ".<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>A Bon Jovi consultant confirmed that a new studio album was planned to be released in 2016 followed by a world tour. On September 30, 2015, Jon Bon Jovi announced during a press conference that the title of their upcoming album will be <i><a href="/wiki/This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale" title="This House Is Not for Sale">This House Is Not for Sale</a></i>. In the article, he said the following "The record is about our integrity. Integrity matters and we're at a place in our career where we don't have anything left to prove."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>The album's lead single, "<a href="/wiki/This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale_(song)" title="This House Is Not for Sale (song)">This House Is Not for Sale</a>", featuring a music video, was released August 12, 2016, which also featured the promotion of unofficial members Hugh McDonald and Phil X to full-time band members.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On November 4, 2016, the band officially released their 13th studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale" title="This House Is Not for Sale">This House Is Not for Sale</a></i>, which debuted at number one on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> with 129,000 <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_unit" title="Album-equivalent unit">album-equivalent units</a>, of which 128,000 were pure album sales.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album was followed by their third live album, <i><a href="/wiki/This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale_%E2%80%93_Live_from_the_London_Palladium" title="This House Is Not for Sale – Live from the London Palladium">This House Is Not for Sale – Live from the London Palladium</a></i>, released on December 16, 2016.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bon_Jovi_at_Madison_Square_Garden_in_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Bon_Jovi_at_Madison_Square_Garden_in_2017.jpg/220px-Bon_Jovi_at_Madison_Square_Garden_in_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Bon_Jovi_at_Madison_Square_Garden_in_2017.jpg/330px-Bon_Jovi_at_Madison_Square_Garden_in_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Bon_Jovi_at_Madison_Square_Garden_in_2017.jpg/440px-Bon_Jovi_at_Madison_Square_Garden_in_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2336" data-file-height="1314" /></a><figcaption>Bon Jovi at Madison Square Garden in 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>In November 2016, <a href="/wiki/Island_Records" title="Island Records">Island Records</a> and <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Enterprises" title="Universal Music Enterprises">Universal Music Enterprises</a> released Bon Jovi's studio albums in remastered versions on <a href="/wiki/LP_record" title="LP record">vinyl</a>, spanning their 32-year career from <i><a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi_(album)" title="Bon Jovi (album)">Bon Jovi</a></i> (1984) up until <i><a href="/wiki/What_About_Now_(album)" title="What About Now (album)">What About Now</a></i> (2013). On February 10, 2017, a 25-<a href="/wiki/LP_record" title="LP record">LP</a> <a href="/wiki/Box_set" title="Box set">box set</a> titled <i>Bon Jovi: The Albums</i> was released.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> It consists of Bon Jovi's 13 studio albums, the compilation <i><a href="/wiki/Burning_Bridges_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Burning Bridges (Bon Jovi album)">Burning Bridges</a></i> (2015), the two Jon Bon Jovi solo albums (<i><a href="/wiki/Blaze_of_Glory_(Jon_Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi album)">Blaze of Glory</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Destination_Anywhere_(Jon_Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Destination Anywhere (Jon Bon Jovi album)">Destination Anywhere</a></i>), and an exclusive <i>Extras</i> album featuring "international rarities".<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 13, 2017, it was announced that Bon Jovi would be inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 2018,<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> after winning the 2017 fan ballot with over 1.1 million votes.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Jon Bon Jovi invited Sambora and Such to appear with the band at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In later February 2018, it was confirmed that Such and Sambora would perform with the band at the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On April 29, 2018, the band performed at the <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Center" title="Bradley Center">BMO Harris Bradley Center</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, as the last ticketed event at the venue before the start of demolition in the summer of 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020,_the_death_of_Alec_John_Such_and_rumors_of_Sambora's_return_(2019–2023)"><span id="2020.2C_the_death_of_Alec_John_Such_and_rumors_of_Sambora.27s_return_.282019.E2.80.932023.29"></span><i>2020</i>, the death of Alec John Such and rumors of Sambora's return (2019–2023)</h3></div> <p>On March 9, 2019, Jon Bon Jovi announced via social media that the band is back in the studio recording its fifteenth studio album, which was to be released in early 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-Inq-20190311_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inq-20190311-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In August 2019, he announced that the album would be called <i><a href="/wiki/2020_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="2020 (Bon Jovi album)">2020</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The release date was scheduled for May 15, 2020, but Jovi announced in an interview with <a href="/wiki/Howard_Stern" title="Howard Stern">Howard Stern</a> that the album and its accompanying tour, Bon Jovi 2020 Tour, had been postponed due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-V-20200415_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-V-20200415-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UCR-20201415_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UCR-20201415-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On April 20, 2020, Bon Jovi announced that the Bon Jovi 2020 Tour had been canceled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. The album ended up being released in October.<sup id="cite_ref-V-20200420_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-V-20200420-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On January 7, 2022, the band announced a tour in April.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Critics and social media users discussed the quality of Jon Bon Jovi's vocal performances during the tour, with many believing that it was poor.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine">2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>, a viral video appeared where residents in <a href="/wiki/Odesa" title="Odesa">Odesa</a>, Ukraine, prepared for a Russian attack while a drummer played to the Bon Jovi hit "It's My Life". Bon Jovi supported this video and shared it with their followers, with the comment "This is for the ones who stood their ground... Odessa, Ukraine. #SlavaUkraini".<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The death of founding member Alec John Such was announced by the band on June 5, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was later revealed that he had died of a heart attack.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2023, former guitarist <a href="/wiki/Richie_Sambora" title="Richie Sambora">Richie Sambora</a> noted that he was in talks about potentially rejoining the band: "We're talking about it. I don't think there's any reason not to [return] at this point. I mean, [Jon and I] we did something... there's not a lot of bands that did what we did. [...] We have to get out there and do it for the fans really."<sup id="cite_ref-NMESambora_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NMESambora-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, in May 2024, Bon Jovi confirmed that there were no plans for Sambora to rejoin and that a reunion was unlikely.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Thank_You,_Goodnight_and_Forever_(2024–present)"><span id="Thank_You.2C_Goodnight_and_Forever_.282024.E2.80.93present.29"></span><i>Thank You, Goodnight</i> and <i>Forever</i> (2024–present)</h3></div> <p>In October 2023, guitarist Phil X revealed in an interview that the band was heading to Nashville for a month to record a brand new album.<sup id="cite_ref-AbsuryParkNews_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AbsuryParkNews-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On November 17, 2023, the band released a holiday themed single called "Christmas Isn't Christmas". This was the band's first release since the 2020 album and a preparation towards the new album coming out in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On March 14, 2024, the band released the single, "<a href="/wiki/Legendary_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Legendary (Bon Jovi song)">Legendary</a>", the lead single from their 16th album, <i><a href="/wiki/Forever_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Forever (Bon Jovi album)">Forever</a></i>, released on June 7, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album's second single, "Living Proof", was released May 17.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2024, a four-part documentary series on the band, <i>Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story</i>, premiered on <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Disney+Press_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Disney+Press-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Directed by <a href="/wiki/Gotham_Chopra" title="Gotham Chopra">Gotham Chopra</a>, the series chronicles the band's entire history, with interviews with the members of the band along with those who worked with them while following the current line-up of the band on its 2022 tour as they "chart out their future".<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_style">Musical style</h2></div> <p>Bon Jovi's musical style has generally been characterized as <a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Moskowitz_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moskowitz-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Arena_rock" title="Arena rock">arena rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-Moskowitz_94-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moskowitz-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Pop_rock" title="Pop rock">pop rock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Moskowitz_94-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moskowitz-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band's first four albums were described as <a href="/wiki/Glam_metal" title="Glam metal">glam metal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Their first two albums used a heavier mixture of glam metal and hard rock while their follow ups, <i><a href="/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet" title="Slippery When Wet">Slippery When Wet</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_(album)" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a>,</i> featured a more commercialized mixture of glam metal and hard rock.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> They shed the glam metal sound by their fifth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Keep_the_Faith" title="Keep the Faith">Keep the Faith</a></i>, and their sixth, <i><a href="/wiki/These_Days_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="These Days (Bon Jovi album)">These Days</a></i>, utilizing a more mature hard rock sound. <i><a href="/wiki/Crush_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Crush (Bon Jovi album)">Crush</a></i> was characterized as "far enough into <a href="/wiki/Pop/rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Pop/rock">pop/rock</a> to actually stand a chance of getting airplay", while <i><a href="/wiki/Bounce_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Bounce (Bon Jovi album)">Bounce</a></i> was described as "heavy, serious rock". <i><a href="/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)">Have a Nice Day</a></i> was also characterized as being heavier than <i>Crush</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band altered their sound dramatically in their next release, <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Highway_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album)">Lost Highway</a></i>, blending influences from <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Country_rock" title="Country rock">country rock</a>, a sound Jon Bon Jovi described as "a Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville.”<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Bon Jovi returned to a more typical rock sound on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Circle_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="The Circle (Bon Jovi album)">The Circle</a></i>, which was described by Allmusic as "conjured by echoed, delayed guitars, shimmering keyboards, and spacious rhythms."<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Band_members">Band members</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Current members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi" title="Jon Bon Jovi">Jon Bon Jovi</a>&#160;– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, <a href="/wiki/Maraca" title="Maraca">maracas</a>, harmonica (1983–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Bryan" title="David Bryan">David Bryan</a>&#160;– keyboards, piano, backing and occasional lead vocals (1983–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tico_Torres" title="Tico Torres">Tico Torres</a>&#160;– drums, percussion, occasional backing and lead vocals (1983–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McDonald_(American_musician)" title="Hugh McDonald (American musician)">Hugh McDonald</a>&#160;– bass, backing vocals (2016–present; session musician 1983–1994 and touring musician 1994–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_X" title="Phil X">Phil X</a>&#160;– lead guitar, <a href="/wiki/Talk_box" title="Talk box">talk box</a>, backing and occasional lead vocals (2016–present; session and touring musician 2013–2016; touring substitute 2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Bradley_(musician)" title="Everett Bradley (musician)">Everett Bradley</a>&#160;– percussion, backing vocals (2024–present; session and touring musician 2003–2004, 2016–2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Shanks" title="John Shanks">John Shanks</a>&#160;– rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2024–present; session musician 2004–2024 and touring musician 2016–2024)</li></ul> <p><b>Former members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Sabo" title="Dave Sabo">Dave Sabo</a>&#160;– lead guitar, backing vocals (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richie_Sambora" title="Richie Sambora">Richie Sambora</a>&#160;– lead guitar, talk box, backing and occasional lead vocals (1983–2013; one-off guest appearance in 2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alec_John_Such" title="Alec John Such">Alec John Such</a>&#160;– bass, backing vocals (1983–1994; one-off guest appearances in 2001 and 2018; died 2022<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>)</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Former touring musicians</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bandiera" title="Bobby Bandiera">Bobby Bandiera</a>&#160;– rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2005–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorenza_Ponce" title="Lorenza Ponce">Lorenza Ponce</a>&#160;– violin, <a href="/wiki/Viola" title="Viola">viola</a>, cello, backing vocals (2005–2009, 2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Kazee" title="Jeff Kazee">Jeff Kazee</a>&#160;– <a href="/wiki/Hammond_organ" title="Hammond organ">Hammond organ</a>, keyboards, backing vocals (2005–2006; one-off show in 2010; substitute 2010)<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Kurt Johnston&#160;– <a href="/wiki/Pedal_steel_guitar" title="Pedal steel guitar">pedal steel guitar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banjo" title="Banjo">banjo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">mandolin</a>, backing vocals (2006–2008)</li> <li>Rich Scannella&#160;– drums, percussion (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_O%27Ree" title="Matt O&#39;Ree">Matt O'Ree</a>&#160;– rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2015)<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Greg Mayo&#160;– keyboards (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>&#32; </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Timeline</b> </p> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_6skxvkjq44xbefgr8v16sfr146zm776"></map><img usemap="#timeline_6skxvkjq44xbefgr8v16sfr146zm776" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/6skxvkjq44xbefgr8v16sfr146zm776.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Bon_Jovi" title="List of awards and nominations received by Bon Jovi">List of awards and nominations received by Bon Jovi</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi_discography" title="Bon Jovi discography">Bon Jovi discography</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Bon_Jovi" title="List of songs recorded by Bon Jovi">List of songs recorded by Bon Jovi</a></div> <p><b>Studio albums</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi_(album)" title="Bon Jovi (album)">Bon Jovi</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/7800%C2%B0_Fahrenheit" title="7800° Fahrenheit">7800° Fahrenheit</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet" title="Slippery When Wet">Slippery When Wet</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_(album)" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Keep_the_Faith" title="Keep the Faith">Keep the Faith</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/These_Days_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="These Days (Bon Jovi album)">These Days</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crush_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Crush (Bon Jovi album)">Crush</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bounce_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Bounce (Bon Jovi album)">Bounce</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)">Have a Nice Day</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Highway_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album)">Lost Highway</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Circle_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="The Circle (Bon Jovi album)">The Circle</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_About_Now_(album)" title="What About Now (album)">What About Now</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Burning_Bridges_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Burning Bridges (Bon Jovi album)">Burning Bridges</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale" title="This House Is Not for Sale">This House Is Not for Sale</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2020_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="2020 (Bon Jovi album)">2020</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Forever_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Forever (Bon Jovi album)">Forever</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tours">Tours</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533" /><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <ul><li>Runaway Tour (1983–1984)</li> <li>7800 Fahrenheit Tour (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet_Tour" title="Slippery When Wet Tour">Slippery When Wet Tour</a> (1986–1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Syndicate_Tour" title="New Jersey Syndicate Tour">New Jersey Syndicate Tour</a> (1988–1990)</li> <li>Keep the Faith Tour (1993)</li> <li>I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour (1993)</li> <li>Crossroad Promo Tour (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/These_Days_Tour" title="These Days Tour">These Days Tour</a> (1995–1996)</li> <li>Crush Tour (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_Wild_Night_Tour" title="One Wild Night Tour">One Wild Night Tour</a> (2001)</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <ul><li>Bounce Tour (2002–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_Tour" title="Have a Nice Day Tour">Have a Nice Day Tour</a> (2005–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lost_Highway_Tour" title="Lost Highway Tour">Lost Highway Tour</a> (2007–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Circle_Tour" title="The Circle Tour">The Circle Tour</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi_Live" title="Bon Jovi Live">Bon Jovi Live</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Because_We_Can:_The_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="Because We Can: The Tour">Because We Can: The Tour</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi_Live!" title="Bon Jovi Live!">Bon Jovi Live!</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale_Tour" title="This House Is Not for Sale Tour">This House Is Not for Sale Tour</a> (2017–2019)</li> <li>Bon Jovi 2022 Tour (2022)&#32;</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bestselling_music_artists" class="mw-redirect" title="List of bestselling music artists">List of bestselling music artists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_live_music_artists" title="List of highest-grossing live music artists">List of highest-grossing live music artists</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style 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album)">The Circle</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_About_Now_(album)" title="What About Now (album)">What About Now</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Burning_Bridges_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Burning Bridges (Bon Jovi album)">Burning Bridges</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale" title="This House Is Not for Sale">This House Is Not for Sale</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2020_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="2020 (Bon Jovi album)">2020</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Forever_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Forever (Bon Jovi album)">Forever</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hard_%26_Hot_(Best_of_Bon_Jovi)" title="Hard &amp; Hot (Best of Bon Jovi)">Hard &amp; Hot (Best of Bon Jovi)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cross_Road_(album)" title="Cross Road (album)">Cross Road</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Road:_Best_of_Bon_Jovi" title="Tokyo Road: Best of Bon Jovi">Tokyo Road: Best of Bon Jovi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Left_Feels_Right" title="This Left Feels Right">This Left Feels Right</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/100,000,000_Bon_Jovi_Fans_Can%27t_Be_Wrong" title="100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can&#39;t Be Wrong">100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Bon Jovi album)">Greatest Hits</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Wild_Night_Live_1985%E2%80%932001" title="One Wild Night Live 1985–2001">One Wild Night Live 1985–2001</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_from_the_Have_a_Nice_Day_Tour" title="Live from the Have a Nice Day Tour">Live from the Have a Nice Day Tour</a></i> (EP)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inside_Out_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Inside Out (Bon Jovi album)">Inside Out</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale_%E2%80%93_Live_from_the_London_Palladium" title="This House Is Not for Sale – Live from the London Palladium">This House Is Not for Sale – Live from the London Palladium</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Runaway_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Runaway (Bon Jovi song)">Runaway</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/She_Don%27t_Know_Me" title="She Don&#39;t Know Me">She Don't Know Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Only_Lonely" title="Only Lonely">Only Lonely</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_and_Out_of_Love_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="In and Out of Love (Bon Jovi song)">In and Out of Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Hardest_Part_Is_the_Night" title="The Hardest Part Is the Night">The Hardest Part Is the Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Silent_Night_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Silent Night (Bon Jovi song)">Silent Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Give_Love_a_Bad_Name" title="You Give Love a Bad Name">You Give Love a Bad Name</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Livin%27_on_a_Prayer" title="Livin&#39; on a Prayer">Livin' on a Prayer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song)">Wanted Dead or Alive</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_Say_Goodbye_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Never Say Goodbye (Bon Jovi song)">Never Say Goodbye</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Edge_of_a_Broken_Heart_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Edge of a Broken Heart (Bon Jovi song)">Edge of a Broken Heart</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Medicine_(song)" title="Bad Medicine (song)">Bad Medicine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Born_to_Be_My_Baby" title="Born to Be My Baby">Born to Be My Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_There_for_You_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="I&#39;ll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)">I'll Be There for You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lay_Your_Hands_on_Me_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Lay Your Hands on Me (Bon Jovi song)">Lay Your Hands on Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Living_in_Sin_(song)" title="Living in Sin (song)">Living in Sin</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Keep_the_Faith_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Keep the Faith (Bon Jovi song)">Keep the Faith</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bed_of_Roses_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Bed of Roses (Bon Jovi song)">Bed of Roses</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_These_Arms" title="In These Arms">In These Arms</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Sleep_When_I%27m_Dead_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="I&#39;ll Sleep When I&#39;m Dead (Bon Jovi song)">I'll Sleep When I'm Dead</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Believe_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="I Believe (Bon Jovi song)">I Believe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dry_County_(song)" title="Dry County (song)">Dry County</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Always_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Always (Bon Jovi song)">Always</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Please_Come_Home_for_Christmas" title="Please Come Home for Christmas">Please Come Home for Christmas</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Someday_I%27ll_Be_Saturday_Night" title="Someday I&#39;ll Be Saturday Night">Someday I'll Be Saturday Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Ain%27t_a_Love_Song" title="This Ain&#39;t a Love Song">This Ain't a Love Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Something_for_the_Pain" title="Something for the Pain">Something for the Pain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lie_to_Me_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Lie to Me (Bon Jovi song)">Lie to Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/These_Days_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="These Days (Bon Jovi song)">These Days</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hey_God" title="Hey God">Hey God</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Real_Life_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Real Life (Bon Jovi song)">Real Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_My_Life_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="It&#39;s My Life (Bon Jovi song)">It's My Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_It_Isn%27t_So_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Say It Isn&#39;t So (Bon Jovi song)">Say It Isn't So</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thank_You_for_Loving_Me" title="Thank You for Loving Me">Thank You for Loving Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Wild_Night" title="One Wild Night">One Wild Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everyday_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Everyday (Bon Jovi song)">Everyday</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Misunderstood_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Misunderstood (Bon Jovi song)">Misunderstood</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bounce_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Bounce (Bon Jovi song)">Bounce</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_About_Lovin%27_You" title="All About Lovin&#39; You">All About Lovin' You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi song)">Have a Nice Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Welcome_to_Wherever_You_Are_(song)" title="Welcome to Wherever You Are (song)">Welcome to Wherever You Are</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who_Says_You_Can%27t_Go_Home" title="Who Says You Can&#39;t Go Home">Who Says You Can't Go Home</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(You_Want_to)_Make_a_Memory" title="(You Want to) Make a Memory">(You Want to) Make a Memory</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lost_Highway_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Lost Highway (Bon Jovi song)">Lost Highway</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Till_We_Ain%27t_Strangers_Anymore" title="Till We Ain&#39;t Strangers Anymore">Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Summertime_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Summertime (Bon Jovi song)">Summertime</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Whole_Lot_of_Leavin%27" title="Whole Lot of Leavin&#39;">Whole Lot of Leavin'</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Weren%27t_Born_to_Follow" title="We Weren&#39;t Born to Follow">We Weren't Born to Follow</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Superman_Tonight" title="Superman Tonight">Superman Tonight</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_Do_You_Got%3F" title="What Do You Got?">What Do You Got?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Is_Our_House" title="This Is Our House">This Is Our House</a>" (promo)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Because_We_Can" title="Because We Can">Because We Can</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Don%27t_Run" title="We Don&#39;t Run">We Don't Run</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale_(song)" title="This House Is Not for Sale (song)">This House Is Not for Sale</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_We_Were_Us" title="When We Were Us">When We Were Us</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_What_You_Can" title="Do What You Can">Do What You Can</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Legendary_(Bon_Jovi_song)" title="Legendary (Bon Jovi song)">Legendary</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Breakout:_Video_Singles" title="Breakout: Video Singles">Breakout: Video Singles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet:_The_Videos" title="Slippery When Wet: The Videos">Slippery When Wet: The Videos</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey:_The_Videos" title="New Jersey: The Videos">New Jersey: The Videos</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Access_All_Areas:_A_Rock_%26_Roll_Odyssey" title="Access All Areas: A Rock &amp; Roll Odyssey">Access All Areas: A Rock &amp; Roll Odyssey</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Keep_the_Faith:_An_Evening_with_Bon_Jovi" title="Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi">Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Keep_the_Faith:_The_Videos" title="Keep the Faith: The Videos">Keep the Faith: The Videos</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cross_Road_(videos)" title="Cross Road (videos)">Cross Road</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_from_London_(Bon_Jovi_video)" title="Live from London (Bon Jovi video)">Live from London</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Crush_Tour_(album)" title="The Crush Tour (album)">The Crush Tour</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Left_Feels_Right_Live" title="This Left Feels Right Live">This Left Feels Right Live</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Highway:_The_Concert" title="Lost Highway: The Concert">Lost Highway: The Concert</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/When_We_Were_Beautiful" title="When We Were Beautiful">When We Were Beautiful</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Madison_Square_Garden_(Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Live at Madison Square Garden (Bon Jovi album)">Live at Madison Square Garden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits:_The_Ultimate_Video_Collection" title="Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Video Collection">Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Video Collection</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Concert tours</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet_Tour" title="Slippery When Wet Tour">Slippery When Wet Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Syndicate_Tour" title="New Jersey Syndicate Tour">Jersey Syndicate Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/These_Days_Tour" title="These Days Tour">These Days Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_Wild_Night_Tour" title="One Wild Night Tour">One Wild Night Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_Tour" title="Have a Nice Day Tour">Have a Nice Day Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lost_Highway_Tour" title="Lost Highway Tour">Lost Highway Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Circle_Tour" title="The Circle Tour">The Circle Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi_Live" title="Bon Jovi Live">Bon Jovi Live</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Because_We_Can_(concert_tour)" title="Because We Can (concert tour)">Because We Can</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi_Live!" title="Bon Jovi Live!">Bon Jovi Live!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/This_House_Is_Not_for_Sale_Tour" title="This House Is Not for Sale Tour">This House Is Not for Sale Tour</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Solo albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Jon Bon Jovi <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Blaze_of_Glory_(Jon_Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi album)">Blaze of Glory</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Destination_Anywhere_(Jon_Bon_Jovi_album)" title="Destination Anywhere (Jon Bon Jovi album)">Destination Anywhere</a></i></li></ul></li> <li>Richie Sambora <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Stranger_in_This_Town" title="Stranger in This Town">Stranger in This Town</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Undiscovered_Soul" title="Undiscovered Soul">Undiscovered Soul</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_Lowdown" title="Aftermath of the Lowdown">Aftermath of the Lowdown</a></i></li></ul></li> <li>David Bryan <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/On_a_Full_Moon" title="On a Full Moon">On a Full Moon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lunar_Eclipse_(album)" title="Lunar Eclipse (album)">Lunar Eclipse</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi_discography" title="Bon Jovi discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Bon_Jovi" title="List of songs recorded by Bon Jovi">Songs recorded</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Carpenters" title="The Carpenters">The Carpenters</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight &amp; the Pips">Gladys Knight &amp; the Pips</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Orlando_and_Dawn" title="Tony Orlando and Dawn">Tony Orlando and Dawn</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_(band)" title="Chicago (band)">Chicago</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac" title="Fleetwood Mac">Fleetwood Mac</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bee_Gees" title="Bee Gees">Bee Gees</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bee_Gees" title="Bee Gees">Bee Gees</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagles_(band)" title="Eagles (band)">Eagles</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Supply" title="Air Supply">Air Supply</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates" title="Hall &amp; Oates">Hall &amp; Oates</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates" title="Hall &amp; Oates">Hall &amp; Oates</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates" title="Hall &amp; Oates">Hall &amp; Oates</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_(band)" title="Chicago (band)">Chicago</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huey_Lewis_and_the_News" title="Huey Lewis and the News">Huey Lewis and the News</a> (1987)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bon Jovi</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloria_Estefan" title="Gloria Estefan">Gloria Estefan</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Miami_Sound_Machine" title="Miami Sound Machine">Miami Sound Machine</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Kids_on_the_Block" title="New Kids on the Block">New Kids on the Block</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerosmith" title="Aerosmith">Aerosmith</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%2BC_Music_Factory" title="C+C Music Factory">C+C Music Factory</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genesis_(band)" title="Genesis (band)">Genesis</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerosmith" title="Aerosmith">Aerosmith</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_of_Base" title="Ace of Base">Ace of Base</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagles_(band)" title="Eagles (band)">Eagles</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hootie_%26_the_Blowfish" title="Hootie &amp; the Blowfish">Hootie &amp; the Blowfish</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spice_Girls" title="Spice Girls">Spice Girls</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerosmith" title="Aerosmith">Aerosmith</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys" title="Backstreet Boys">Backstreet Boys</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys" title="Backstreet Boys">Backstreet Boys</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NSYNC" title="NSYNC">NSYNC</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creed_(band)" title="Creed (band)">Creed</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac" title="Fleetwood Mac">Fleetwood Mac</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" 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Jackson</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loretta_Lynn" title="Loretta Lynn">Loretta Lynn</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beach_Boys" title="The Beach Boys">The Beach Boys</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Diamond" title="Neil Diamond">Neil Diamond</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merle_Haggard" title="Merle Haggard">Merle Haggard</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Graham_(promoter)" title="Bill Graham (promoter)">Bill Graham</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a> (1995)</li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Rebecca_(band)" title="Rebecca (band)">Rebecca</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo%C3%B8wy" title="Boøwy">Boøwy</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_All_Stars" title="Southern All Stars">Southern All Stars</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yumi_Matsutoya" title="Yumi Matsutoya">Yumi Matsutoya</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chage_and_Aska" title="Chage and Aska">Chage and Aska</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chage_and_Aska" title="Chage and Aska">Chage and Aska</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wands_(band)" title="Wands (band)">Wands</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TRF_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="TRF (band)">TRF</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TRF_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="TRF (band)">TRF</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namie_Amuro" title="Namie Amuro">Namie Amuro</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glay" title="Glay">Glay</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%27z" title="B&#39;z">B'z</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hikaru_Utada" title="Hikaru Utada">Hikaru Utada</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayumi_Hamasaki" title="Ayumi Hamasaki">Ayumi Hamasaki</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayumi_Hamasaki" title="Ayumi Hamasaki">Ayumi Hamasaki</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hikaru_Utada" title="Hikaru Utada">Hikaru Utada</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayumi_Hamasaki" title="Ayumi Hamasaki">Ayumi Hamasaki</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Range" title="Orange Range">Orange Range</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumi_Koda" class="mw-redirect" title="Kumi Koda">Kumi Koda</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumi_Koda" class="mw-redirect" title="Kumi Koda">Kumi Koda</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exile_(Japanese_band)" title="Exile (Japanese band)">Exile</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exile_(Japanese_band)" title="Exile (Japanese band)">Exile</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arashi" title="Arashi">Arashi</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arashi" title="Arashi">Arashi</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AKB48" title="AKB48">AKB48</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AKB48" title="AKB48">AKB48</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AKB48" title="AKB48">AKB48</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arashi" title="Arashi">Arashi</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arashi" title="Arashi">Arashi</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arashi" title="Arashi">Arashi</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namie_Amuro" title="Namie Amuro">Namie Amuro</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namie_Amuro" title="Namie Amuro">Namie Amuro</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arashi" title="Arashi">Arashi</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arashi" title="Arashi">Arashi</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_Man" title="Snow Man">Snow Man</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_Man" title="Snow Man">Snow Man</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_Man" title="Snow Man">Snow Man</a> (2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrs._Green_Apple" title="Mrs. Green Apple">Mrs. Green Apple</a> (2025)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (1988)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bon Jovi</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses" title="Guns N&#39; Roses">Guns N' Roses</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Me_%26_My" title="Me &amp; My">Me &amp; My</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Celine Dion</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Celine Dion</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Celine Dion</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys" title="Backstreet Boys">Backstreet Boys</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avril_Lavigne" title="Avril Lavigne">Avril Lavigne</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twelve_Girls_Band" title="Twelve Girls Band">Twelve Girls Band</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O-Zone" title="O-Zone">O-Zone</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Powter" title="Daniel Powter">Daniel Powter</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avril_Lavigne" title="Avril Lavigne">Avril Lavigne</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Che%27Nelle" title="Che&#39;Nelle">Che'Nelle</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_Direction" title="One Direction">One Direction</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_Direction" title="One Direction">One Direction</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariana_Grande" title="Ariana Grande">Ariana Grande</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2025)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Michael_Jackson_Video_Vanguard_Award40" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link 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colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Lester" title="Richard Lester">Richard Lester</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Byrne" title="David Byrne">David Byrne</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Russell_Mulcahy" title="Russell Mulcahy">Russell Mulcahy</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Godley_%26_Creme" title="Godley &amp; Creme">Godley &amp; Creme</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Zbigniew_Rybczy%C5%84ski" title="Zbigniew Rybczyński">Zbigniew Rybczyński</a> (1986)</span></li> 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Fletcher">Guy Fletcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Illsley" title="John Illsley">John Illsley</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Knopfler" title="David Knopfler">David Knopfler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Knopfler" title="Mark Knopfler">Mark Knopfler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pick_Withers" title="Pick Withers">Pick Withers</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/The_Moody_Blues" title="The Moody Blues">The Moody Blues</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Graeme_Edge" title="Graeme Edge">Graeme Edge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hayward" title="Justin Hayward">Justin Hayward</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denny_Laine" title="Denny Laine">Denny Laine</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Lodge_(musician)" title="John Lodge (musician)">John Lodge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Pinder" title="Mike Pinder">Mike Pinder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ray_Thomas" title="Ray Thomas">Ray Thomas</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Nina_Simone" title="Nina Simone">Nina Simone</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Early influences</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Sister_Rosetta_Tharpe" title="Sister Rosetta Tharpe">Sister Rosetta Tharpe</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Brenston" title="Jackie Brenston">Jackie Brenston</a> and his <a href="/wiki/Kings_of_Rhythm" title="Kings of Rhythm">Delta Cats</a>&#160;– "<b><a href="/wiki/Rocket_88" title="Rocket 88">Rocket 88</a></b>" (1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Wray" title="Link Wray">Link Wray</a>&#160;– "<b><a href="/wiki/Rumble_(instrumental)" title="Rumble (instrumental)">Rumble</a></b>" (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chubby_Checker" title="Chubby Checker">Chubby Checker</a>&#160;– "<b><a href="/wiki/The_Twist_(song)" title="The Twist (song)">The Twist</a></b>" (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Kingsmen" title="The Kingsmen">The Kingsmen</a>&#160;– "<b><a href="/wiki/Louie_Louie" title="Louie Louie">Louie Louie</a></b>" (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Procol_Harum" title="Procol Harum">Procol Harum</a>&#160;– "<b><a href="/wiki/A_Whiter_Shade_of_Pale" title="A Whiter Shade of Pale">A Whiter Shade of Pale</a></b>" (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steppenwolf_(band)" title="Steppenwolf (band)">Steppenwolf</a>&#160;– "<b><a href="/wiki/Born_to_Be_Wild" title="Born to Be Wild">Born to Be Wild</a></b>" (1968)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Billboard_Year-End_number_one_albums160" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Billboard_Year-End_number_one_albums" title="Template:Billboard Year-End number one albums"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Billboard_Year-End_number_one_albums" title="Template talk:Billboard Year-End number one albums"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Billboard_Year-End_number_one_albums" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Billboard Year-End number one albums"><abbr title="Edit this 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Fair Lady</a></i> – Original Cast</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <i><a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady_(Broadway_cast_recording)" title="My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording)">Music</a></i> from <i><a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady" title="My Fair Lady">My Fair Lady</a></i> – Original Cast</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Music_from_Peter_Gunn" title="The Music from Peter Gunn">The Music from Peter Gunn</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <i>Music</i> from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music" title="The Sound of Music">The Sound of Music</a></i> – Original Cast</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <i><a href="/wiki/Camelot_(musical)" title="Camelot (musical)">Camelot</a></i> – Original Cast</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <i><a href="/wiki/West_Side_Story_(1961_soundtrack)" title="West Side Story (1961 soundtrack)">West Side Story</a></i> – Soundtrack</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <i><a href="/wiki/West_Side_Story_(1961_soundtrack)" title="West Side Story (1961 soundtrack)">West Side Story</a></i> – Soundtrack</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <i>Music</i> from <i><a href="/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(musical)" title="Hello, Dolly! (musical)">Hello, Dolly!</a></i> – Original Cast</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <i><a href="/wiki/Mary_Poppins_(film)" title="Mary Poppins (film)">Mary Poppins</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mary_Poppins:_Original_Cast_Soundtrack" title="Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack">Original Cast Soundtrack</a></i> – Soundtrack</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <i><a href="/wiki/Whipped_Cream_%26_Other_Delights" title="Whipped Cream &amp; Other Delights">Whipped Cream &amp; Other Delights</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Herb_Alpert" title="Herb Alpert">Herb Alpert &amp; the Tijuana Brass</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <i><a href="/wiki/More_of_the_Monkees" title="More of the Monkees">More of the Monkees</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/The_Monkees" title="The Monkees">The Monkees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <i><a href="/wiki/Are_You_Experienced" title="Are You Experienced">Are You Experienced</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/The_Jimi_Hendrix_Experience" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jimi Hendrix Experience">The Jimi Hendrix Experience</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <i><a href="/wiki/In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida_(album)" title="In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (album)">In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Iron_Butterfly" title="Iron Butterfly">Iron Butterfly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <i><a href="/wiki/Bridge_over_Troubled_Water" title="Bridge over Troubled Water">Bridge over Troubled Water</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel" title="Simon &amp; Garfunkel">Simon &amp; Garfunkel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <i><a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Superstar_(album)" title="Jesus Christ Superstar (album)">Jesus Christ Superstar</a></i> – Soundtrack</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <i><a href="/wiki/Harvest_(Neil_Young_album)" title="Harvest (Neil Young album)">Harvest</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Neil_Young" title="Neil Young">Neil Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <i><a href="/wiki/The_World_Is_a_Ghetto" title="The World Is a Ghetto">The World Is a Ghetto</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/War_(band)" title="War (band)">War</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <i><a href="/wiki/Goodbye_Yellow_Brick_Road" title="Goodbye Yellow Brick Road">Goodbye Yellow Brick Road</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Elton_John_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Elton John album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1976: <i><a href="/wiki/Frampton_Comes_Alive!" title="Frampton Comes Alive!">Frampton Comes Alive!</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Frampton" title="Peter Frampton">Peter Frampton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <i><a href="/wiki/Rumours_(album)" title="Rumours (album)">Rumours</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac" title="Fleetwood Mac">Fleetwood Mac</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fever_(soundtrack)" title="Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)">Saturday Night Fever</a></i> – Soundtrack</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <i><a href="/wiki/52nd_Street_(album)" title="52nd Street (album)">52nd Street</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a> / <i><a href="/wiki/Cruisin%27_(Village_People_album)" title="Cruisin&#39; (Village People album)">Cruisin'</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Village_People" title="Village People">Village People</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wall" title="The Wall">The Wall</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <i><a href="/wiki/Hi_Infidelity" title="Hi Infidelity">Hi Infidelity</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/REO_Speedwagon" title="REO Speedwagon">REO Speedwagon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <i><a href="/wiki/Raise!" title="Raise!">Raise!</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind &amp; Fire">Earth, Wind &amp; Fire</a> / <i><a href="/wiki/Asia_(Asia_album)" title="Asia (Asia album)">Asia</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Asia_(band)" title="Asia (band)">Asia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(album)" title="Thriller (album)">Thriller</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(album)" title="Thriller (album)">Thriller</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <i><a href="/wiki/Born_in_the_U.S.A." title="Born in the U.S.A.">Born in the U.S.A.</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <i><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston_(album)" title="Whitney Houston (album)">Whitney Houston</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <i><a href="/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet" title="Slippery When Wet">Slippery When Wet</a></i> – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bon Jovi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <i><a href="/wiki/Faith_(George_Michael_album)" title="Faith (George Michael album)">Faith</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Be_Cruel_(album)" title="Don&#39;t Be Cruel (album)">Don't Be Cruel</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Brown" title="Bobby Brown">Bobby Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <i><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson%27s_Rhythm_Nation_1814" title="Janet Jackson&#39;s Rhythm Nation 1814">Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <i><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey_(album)" title="Mariah Carey (album)">Mariah Carey</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <i><a href="/wiki/Ropin%27_the_Wind" title="Ropin&#39; the Wind">Ropin' the Wind</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Garth_Brooks" title="Garth Brooks">Garth Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bodyguard_(soundtrack)" title="The Bodyguard (soundtrack)">The Bodyguard</a></i> – Soundtrack</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sign_(Ace_of_Base_album)" title="The Sign (Ace of Base album)">The Sign</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Ace_of_Base" title="Ace of Base">Ace of Base</a> / <i><a href="/wiki/Dangerous_(Michael_Jackson_album)" title="Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)">Dangerous</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <i><a href="/wiki/Cracked_Rear_View" title="Cracked Rear View">Cracked Rear View</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Hootie_%26_the_Blowfish" title="Hootie &amp; the Blowfish">Hootie &amp; the Blowfish</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <i><a href="/wiki/Jagged_Little_Pill" title="Jagged Little Pill">Jagged Little Pill</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Alanis_Morissette" title="Alanis Morissette">Alanis Morissette</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <i><a href="/wiki/Spice_(album)" title="Spice (album)">Spice</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Spice_Girls" title="Spice Girls">Spice Girls</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <i><a href="/wiki/Titanic:_Music_from_the_Motion_Picture" title="Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture">Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <i><a href="/wiki/Millennium_(Backstreet_Boys_album)" title="Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)">Millennium</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys" title="Backstreet Boys">Backstreet Boys</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <i><a href="/wiki/No_Strings_Attached_(NSYNC_album)" title="No Strings Attached (NSYNC album)">No Strings Attached</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/NSYNC" title="NSYNC">NSYNC</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">2001: <i><a href="/wiki/1_(Beatles_album)" title="1 (Beatles album)">1</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Eminem_Show" title="The Eminem Show">The Eminem Show</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <i><a href="/wiki/Get_Rich_or_Die_Tryin%27" title="Get Rich or Die Tryin&#39;">Get Rich or Die Tryin'</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <i><a href="/wiki/Confessions_(Usher_album)" title="Confessions (Usher album)">Confessions</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Massacre" title="The Massacre">The Massacre</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <i><a href="/wiki/Some_Hearts" title="Some Hearts">Some Hearts</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Underwood" title="Carrie Underwood">Carrie Underwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <i><a href="/wiki/Daughtry_(album)" title="Daughtry (album)">Daughtry</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Daughtry_(band)" title="Daughtry (band)">Daughtry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <i><a href="/wiki/As_I_Am_(Alicia_Keys_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="As I Am (Alicia Keys album)">As I Am</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <i><a href="/wiki/Fearless_(Taylor_Swift_album)" title="Fearless (Taylor Swift album)">Fearless</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <i><a href="/wiki/I_Dreamed_a_Dream_(album)" title="I Dreamed a Dream (album)">I Dreamed a Dream</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Susan_Boyle" title="Susan Boyle">Susan Boyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <i><a href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> / <i><a href="/wiki/My_World_2.0" title="My World 2.0">My World 2.0</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Bieber" title="Justin Bieber">Justin Bieber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <i><a href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <i><a href="/wiki/The_20/20_Experience" title="The 20/20 Experience">The 20/20 Experience</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <i><a href="/wiki/Frozen_(soundtrack)" title="Frozen (soundtrack)">Frozen</a></i> – Soundtrack</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <i><a href="/wiki/1989_(album)" title="1989 (album)">1989</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <i><a href="/wiki/25_(Adele_album)" title="25 (Adele album)">25</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> / <i><a href="/wiki/What_Dreams_Are_Made_Of" title="What Dreams Are Made Of">What Dreams Are Made Of</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/R._City" title="R. City">R. City</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <i><a href="/wiki/Damn_(album)" title="Damn (album)">Damn</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> / <i><a href="/wiki/Illuminate_(Shawn_Mendes_album)" title="Illuminate (Shawn Mendes album)"> Illuminate</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Mendes" title="Shawn Mendes">Shawn Mendes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <i><a href="/wiki/Reputation_(album)" title="Reputation (album)">Reputation</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <i><a href="/wiki/When_We_All_Fall_Asleep,_Where_Do_We_Go%3F" title="When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?">When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood%27s_Bleeding" title="Hollywood&#39;s Bleeding">Hollywood's Bleeding</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Post_Malone" title="Post Malone">Post Malone</a> / <i><a href="/wiki/7_(Lil_Nas_X_EP)" title="7 (Lil Nas X EP)">7</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X">Lil Nas X</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <i><a href="/wiki/Dangerous:_The_Double_Album" title="Dangerous: The Double Album">Dangerous: The Double Album</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wallen" title="Morgan Wallen">Morgan Wallen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <i><a href="/wiki/Un_Verano_Sin_Ti" title="Un Verano Sin Ti">Un Verano Sin Ti</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Bad_Bunny" title="Bad Bunny">Bad Bunny</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <i><a href="/wiki/One_Thing_at_a_Time" title="One Thing at a Time">One Thing at a Time</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wallen" title="Morgan Wallen">Morgan Wallen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tortured_Poets_Department" title="The Tortured Poets Department">The Tortured Poets Department</a></i> – <a 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