Most Popular Bon Jovi Songs
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora Keep On Writing Top Hits
Both as a song writer and lead singer, Jon Bon Jovi continues to be a world-leader both through multi-platinum album sales and sold-out concert events.
Even in the early 1980s, Jon Bon Jovi’s band was a popular live act in their home state of New Jersey.
Still, the group struggled financially until 1986 when Bon Jovi started a remarkable string of songs that sell even more internationally than in the United States.
Consolidating Pop Culture Madness data for the 75 most requested songs from 1984 to 2007, the lists below show Bon Jovi's place among the most popular singles during those years.
Top Requested 1980s Bon Jovi Hits
Even though Bon Jovi wrote the song Runaway in 1982, it wasn’t until 1984 when the single received national attention in America.
- Runaway … Number 33 most requested hit single from 1984
- You Give Love A Bad Name … Number 6 from 1986
- Living On A Prayer … Number 1 from 1987
- Wanted Dead Or Alive … Number 28 from 1987
- Bad Medicine … Number 33 from 1988 lyrics by JON BON JOVI from the album Crossroad
- Lay Your Hands On Me … Number 11 from 1989 lyrics by JON BON JOVI from the album Crossroad
- I'll Be There For You … Number 20 from 1989 lyrics by JON BON JOVI from the album Crossroad.
Jon Bon Jovi collaborated with lead guitarist Richie Sambora and Desmond Child to write You Give Love A Bad Name and Living On A Prayer. Bon Jovi and Sambora also penned Wanted Dead Or Alive.
Bon Jovi’s lead singer also is capable of crafting lyrics on his own. Bad Medicine, Lay Your Hands On Me and I’ll Be There For You were all solo efforts.
Top Requested 1990s Bon Jovi Hits
Jon Bon Jovi continued writing songs solo in the 1990s. Among those efforts include Golden Globe award winner Blaze of Glory as well as the hits Miracle, Bed of Roses and Always.
- Blaze Of Glory – Number 9 from 1990
- Miracle – Number 68 from 1990
- Bed of Roses – Number 55 from 1993
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead – Number 74 from 1993
- Always – Number 10 from 1994.
Jon Bon Jovi teamed up with fellow band member Richie Sambora plus Desmond Child to co-author I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead in 1993.
Top Requested 2000s Bon Jovi Hits
Since year 2000, most of Bon Jovi’s hit singles have been team efforts. In the list of most requested hits below, Jon Bon Jovi worked with Richie Sambora to write Thank You For Loving Me and Who Says You Can’t Go Home.
To create It’s My Life, Bon Jovi’s dynamic song writing duo were joined by Jay Orpin and Max Martin . Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and John Shanks wrote the pop rock anthem Have A Nice Day.
- It's My Life – Number 12 from 2000
- Thank You For Loving Me – Number 33 from 2001
- Have A Nice Day – Number 38 from 2005
- Who Says You Can't Go Home – Number 47 from 2006.
Today, Bon Jovi continues to crank out its hits to sellout crowds around the globe. The fact that People magazine has included Jon Bon Jovi on its annual sexiest man alive listing since 1985 has no doubt helped with the band’s popularity.
Even as he approaches age 50, this pop music rock group that started in the early 1980s is showing few signs of slowing down. As Jon Bon Jovi recently commented, “As long as we're having No. 1 albums and you can't get a ticket to the show, why should I quit?"
Sources for this Article
This article presents independent calculations and insights based on Pop Music Charts song data presented by Pop Culture Madness and information from lyricsandsongs.com.
