This Day in Music History: Bon Jovi/Slippery When Wet (08/18)

Slippery When Wet is the third studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on this day in 1986. The album spent eight weeks at #1 on the U.S. Billboard album chart and was named by Billboard as the top-selling album of 1987. Slippery When Wet is the band's best-selling album to date, with a certification of 12× Platinum and reportedly over 25 million copies sold worldwide.

Slippery When Wet was an instant commercial success. The album features songs that are today considered Bon Jovi's most well-known tracks, such as "You Give Love a Bad Name" (#1), "Livin' on a Prayer" (#1) and "Wanted Dead or Alive" (#7). The album also featured "Never Say Goodbye" which hit #28.

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