| Bon Jovi is a popular hard rock band from New | | | | were released as singles internationally. Cross |
| Jersey. It was formed in 1983 and over the past | | | | Road was released in 1994 which featured the hit |
| 25 years, the band has sold over 140 million | | | | single Always. The song was able to make it to |
| albums worldwide. The original lineup consisted of | | | | #4 on the U.S. charts and even #1 in Asia, |
| keyboardist David Bryan, lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, | | | | Australia and in countries across Europe. |
| bassist Alec John Such, drummer Tico Torres and | | | | The same year saw Alec John Such moving out |
| guitarist Richie Sambora. However, Alec John Such | | | | from the band and he was then replaced by Hugh |
| moved out of the band in 1994 and Hugh | | | | McDonald. Another album titled as These Days |
| McDonald was asked to join the band. The rest of | | | | was released in 1995 and the album went platinum |
| the lineup has remained same for the past 25 | | | | in U.S. and it even topped the UK charts. The title |
| years. | | | | track and a number of other tracks gained |
| In early 1980s, the members decided to name | | | | popularity which made the album a big hit. |
| the group as Bon Jovi and they released their first | | | | The band members also started working on their |
| album in 1984 which was also titled as Bon Jovi. | | | | independent projects and some of them released |
| The album was a hit in U.S. as over 500,000 | | | | their solo albums. However, the members |
| copies were sold. Later on, they decided to | | | | re-grouped in 1999 for their next album. Crush |
| release the album in UK and they even appeared | | | | was released in 2000 and it was popular in the |
| on the popular television program American | | | | U.S. and the overseas. The Bounce was released |
| Bandstand. The band went ahead and released | | | | in late 2002 and This Left Feels Right was |
| the second album in 1985 and the second album | | | | released in 2003 and both of the albums |
| was titled as 7800 Fahrenheit. However, the band | | | | performed well on the charts. 2005 proved to be |
| faced some tough time as the album received the | | | | a great year for Bon Jovi as they saw their |
| poor response and the band was not able to | | | | career best first week sales of over 202,000 |
| leave a mark on the charts. | | | | albums with the release of their album Have a |
| Later on, even Job Bon Jovi agreed that the | | | | Nice Day. |
| album could have been better. The band then | | | | Apart from the albums, Bon Jovi has performed a |
| used the services of Desmond Child, a songwriter, | | | | number of tours and has released a number of hit |
| for their third album and the album was a hit. It | | | | singles. Bon Jovi has also won a number of |
| was titled as Slippery When Wet and over 26 | | | | awards which include Grammy Award and the UK |
| million copies were sold worldwide. They continued | | | | Hall of Fame. The band continued the fantastic |
| the good work and released their fourth album | | | | work and released another album Lost Highway in |
| New Jersey in 1988. The album was a commercial | | | | 2007. The album was able to make it to #1 on |
| hit and the album became the first hard rock | | | | the charts and 292,000 copies were sold in the |
| album to spawn five top singles. | | | | first week. Bon Jovi has also appeared on a |
| In 1992, Keep the Faith was released which | | | | number of television programs like American Idol, |
| featured a number of tracks and most of them | | | | MTV Unplugged and on many other popular |
| were able to hit the Top 40 in U.S. while others | | | | programs. |