Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. It’s fronted by singer Jon Bon Jovi and features the following members, Richie Samboraon guitar, David Bryan on keyboards and Tico Torres on drums. Bon Jovi released their self titled debut on January 21, 1984. It spawned the hit single,"Runaway". Bon Jovi then went on to release their second studio album, 7800° Fahrenheit in April of 1985. Both, their sophomore effort and their debut albums were moderatetly successful but the band’s breakthrough album was Slippery When Wet, released on August 18, 1986. It is the band’s most commercially successful album, selling over 12 million copies in the U.S. and has sold over 25 million coppies worldwide to date[1]. It was named the top selling album of 1987 by Billboard. Today it stands as one of the six best selling hard rock albums ever, and spawned two number one singles, "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin’ on a Prayer". They followed up the success of Slippery When Wet with the release of New Jersey in 1988. The album went on to sell over 7 million copies. Bon Jovi has since released the following albums, Keep the Faith (1992), These Days (1995), Crush (2000), Bounce (2002), Have a Nice Day (2005) and Lost Highway (2007). They have sold more than 120 million albums and they performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans.
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