The 34 Greatest Bon Jovi Songs

Stadium-sized singalongs share this list with slow-dance ballads and album tracks the faithful still shout back at the stage. Twenty-five years of Garden State rock, yours to sort.

1. 1
   Livin' on a Prayer

   The 1986 story of working-class couple Tommy and Gina spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in early 1987 and peaked at No. 4 in the UK.
   1000pts
2. 2
   It's My Life

   Co-written with Max Martin and Richie Sambora and featuring a talk box riff, the 2000 Crush lead single reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 33 in the US.
   754pts
3. 3
   Wild Is the Wind

   A New Jersey album ballad credited to Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child and Diane Warren.
   607pts
4. 4
   I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

   An uptempo Keep the Faith single from 1993 that reached No. 17 in the UK and No. 97 on the Hot 100.
   541pts
5. 5
   I Believe

   A Keep the Faith album track released as a UK single in 1993, where it peaked at No. 11.
   541pts
6. 6
   Born to Be My Baby

   The second New Jersey single climbed to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1989.
   503pts
7. 7
   Someday I'll Be Saturday Night

   The second new song on Cross Road, released as a single in early 1995 and peaking at No. 7 in the UK.
   503pts
8. 8
   I'll Be There for You

   A Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora ballad from New Jersey that topped the Hot 100 in May 1989, the band's fourth US No. 1.
   503pts
9. 9
   Thank You for Loving Me

   A ballad from the 2000 album Crush that reached No. 12 in the UK and No. 57 on the Hot 100.
   460pts
10. 10
    Wanted Dead or Alive

    A cowboy-themed song opening on Richie Sambora's acoustic riff, it was the third Slippery When Wet single and reached No. 7 on the Hot 100 in 1987.
    460pts
11. 11
    Never Say Goodbye

    A nostalgic Slippery When Wet power ballad issued as a single in 1987, reaching No. 21 in the UK and No. 11 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.
    460pts
12. 12
    Everyday

    Lead single from 2002's Bounce, an album shaped by the September 11 attacks, it reached No. 5 in the UK.
    411pts
13. 13
    These Days

    Title track of the band's 1995 album, issued as a single in 1996 and peaking at No. 7 in the UK.
    411pts
14. 14
    Always

    Recorded as a new song for the 1994 compilation Cross Road, it reached No. 4 on the Hot 100 and No. 2 in the UK.
    411pts
15. 15
    Living in Sin

    The fifth New Jersey single reached No. 9 in 1989, giving the album five US top-10 hits.
    411pts
16. 16
    Hey God

    A These Days track about economic hardship released as a 1996 single, peaking at No. 13 in the UK.
    357pts
17. 17
    Lie to Me

    A These Days ballad released as a single in late 1995, peaking at No. 10 in the UK.
    357pts
18. 18
    Bed of Roses

    A piano-led ballad from Keep the Faith that reached No. 10 on the Hot 100 and No. 13 in the UK in 1993.
    357pts
19. 19
    Lay Your Hands on Me

    Opening with an extended drum intro from Tico Torres, this New Jersey single reached No. 7 on the Hot 100 in 1989.
    357pts
20. 20
    Runaway

    First recorded in 1982 with session players and later placed on the band's 1984 debut album, it became their first Billboard Hot 100 entry at No. 39.
    294pts
21. 21
    Something for the Pain

    The second These Days single reached No. 8 in the UK in 1995.
    294pts
22. 22
    Who Says You Can't Go Home

    Its 2006 duet version with Jennifer Nettles topped Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and won the 2007 Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.
    294pts
23. 23
    This Ain't a Love Song

    Lead single from 1995's These Days, it reached No. 6 in the UK and No. 14 on the Hot 100.
    222pts
24. 24
    Bad Medicine

    Lead single from 1988's New Jersey, co-written with Sambora and Desmond Child, it became the band's third Hot 100 No. 1 that November.
    222pts
25. 25
    Blood on Blood

    A 1988 New Jersey album track about childhood brotherhood that Jon Bon Jovi wrote after watching the 1986 film Stand by Me, never released as a single yet a long-time concert staple.
    222pts
26. 26
    Keep the Faith

    Title track and lead single of the band's 1992 album, it reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 29 on the Hot 100.
    222pts
27. 27
    Dry County

    A nearly ten-minute Keep the Faith epic about a struggling oil town, released as a 1994 UK single that reached No. 9.
    222pts
28. 28
    Lost Highway

    Title track of the 2007 album that became the band's first to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
    222pts
29. 29
    We Weren't Born to Follow

    Lead single from the 2009 album The Circle, it reached No. 25 in the UK and No. 68 on the Hot 100.
    222pts
30. 30
    Raise Your Hands

    A 1986 Slippery When Wet album track that was never a single and was used in Mel Brooks' 1987 film Spaceballs.
    221pts
31. 31
    You Give Love a Bad Name

    Lead single from Slippery When Wet, co-written with Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, it gave the band its first Hot 100 No. 1 in November 1986.
    137pts
32. 32
    Have a Nice Day

    Title track and lead single of the 2005 album, it reached No. 6 in the UK and No. 53 on the Hot 100.
    137pts
33. 33
    (You Want To) Make a Memory

    Lead single from the Nashville-influenced 2007 album Lost Highway, it reached No. 27 on the Hot 100.
    137pts
34. 34
    In These Arms

    The third Keep the Faith single reached No. 9 in the UK and No. 27 on the Hot 100 in 1993.
    137pts

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