| Bon Jovi have been on the go as a rock band for 24 | | | | Medicine and I'll Be There for You. |
| years, and at the top of their game for just as long. | | | | Bon Jovi also hold the record for the most weeks |
| Formed in 1983 by lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist | | | | spent at number 1 for a hard rock album with Slippery |
| Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, bassist Alec | | | | When Wet, as well as the most Top 10 singles from a |
| John Such, and drummer Tico Torres, Bon Jovi have | | | | hard rock album with New Jersey, which charted five |
| amassed record sales and adulation the world over, | | | | singles. |
| and have been reponsible for some of the most | | | | Over the past 24 years, Bon Jovi has sold over 120 |
| memorable rock tracks produced throughout the | | | | million albums worldwide, 34 million of those in the |
| 1980's and 1990's. | | | | United States alone, making them undisputably the |
| Their first two albums released in their first two years | | | | kings of modern day rock and roll. |
| sold at mediocre levels; Bon Jovi only reaching number | | | | Discography (Studio Albums) |
| 71 in the UK - although 7800° Fahrenheit faired | | | | 1984: Bon Jovi (#71 UK) |
| sightly better at number 28. But it wasn't until the | | | | 1985: 7800° Fahrenheit (#28 UK) |
| release of Slippery When Wet in 1986, and New | | | | 1986: Slippery When Wet (#6 UK) |
| Jersey two years later, that they really hit the big time. | | | | 1988: New Jersey (#1 UK) |
| These albums sold 19 million copies and earned them | | | | 1992: Keep the Faith (#1 UK) |
| eight top ten single hits; to put it another way, they | | | | 1995: These Days (#1 UK) |
| launched the band into stratospheric stardom. | | | | 2000: Crush (#1 UK) |
| With the success of these albums also came a heavy | | | | 2002: Bounce (#2 UK) |
| touring schedule, which saw them travel the world | | | | 2005: Have a Nice Day (#2 UK) |
| almost constantly over the next two years. They | | | | 2007: Lost Highway (#2 UK) |
| eventually took a break in 1990, during which time Jon | | | | Forthcoming Dates |
| Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora both released | | | | Jun 11, 2008: St. Mary's Stadium |
| successful solo albums. | | | | Southhampton, United Kingdom |
| In 1992 the band returned to the music scene as | | | | Jun 21, 2008: Hampden Park |
| though they had never left, with the hugely successful | | | | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Keep the Faith album, and have since gone on to | | | | Jun 22, 2008: City of Manchester |
| regularly and consistently release further albums, all | | | | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| them going platinum. | | | | Jun 24, 2008: Ricoh Arena |
| In 2006 they won their first Grammy with Who Says | | | | Coventry, United Kingdom |
| You Can't Go Home, for Best Country Collaboration | | | | Jun 25, 2008: Ashton Gate |
| with Jennifer Nettles from Sugarland. They also | | | | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| became the first rock band to reach number 1 in the | | | | Jun 27, 2008: Twickenham Stadium |
| Hot Country Songs chart with the same song. | | | | London, United Kingdom |
| Throughout their career, the band released ten studio | | | | Over the past 24 years, Bon Jovi has sold over 120 |
| albums, and in addition charted 19 singles that made it | | | | million albums worldwide, 34 million of those in the |
| into the Top 40, four of which landed at number 1: You | | | | United States alone, making them undisputably the |
| Give Love a Bad Name, Livin' On A Prayer, Bad | | | | kings of modern day rock and roll. |