  Bon Jovi - Jon Bon Jovi on
vocals, Richie Sambora on guitar, David Bryan
Rashbaum on keyboards, Tico Torres on drums,
and Alec John Such on bass - formed in 1983
and are based in New Jersey. The rock band
burst onto the music scene in the early 80s
with the intention of surpassing the success
of the other rock 'hair-bands' with longevity
and integrity with their lyrics. Bon Jovi's
success resulted in over 30 million LPs sold
in the US alone and a track record keeping
them in the music scene into the 21st
century.
 Jon Bongiovi formed Bon Jovi
after the track "Runaway" became a
local New Jersey hit. Bon Jovi was soon
signed to Mercury Records and 'Jon Bongiovi'
changed to 'Jon Bon Jovi.'
 # 135
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bon Jovi released their debut LP
- Bon
Jovi with their first Top 40 hit
"Runaway."
Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"Runaway."
Bon Jovi also found airplay with
the track "She Don't Know Me."
 # 152
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bon Jovi released 7800
Fahrenheit. The band had moderate hits
with "Only Lonely," "In And
Out Of Love," and "The Hardest Part
Is The Night."
7800
Fahrenheit was certified gold.
 # 65
Singles Artist of the Year
Bon
Jovi was certified gold.
 Bon Jovi released Slippery
When Wet.
Slippery
When Wet topped the Billboard LP chart.
Slippery
When Wet was certified platinum.
Bon Jovi hit #1 for a week with
"You Give Love A Bad Name."
 Slippery
When Wet was certified 2x platinum.
Slippery
When Wet was certified 3x platinum.
 # 11
Singles Artist of the Year
Slippery
When Wet was certified 5x platinum.
 Bon Jovi hit #1 for 3 weeks with
"Livin' On A Prayer."
7800
Fahrenheit was certified platinum and Slippery
When Wet was certified 6x platinum.
Bon
Jovi was certified platinum and Slippery
When Wet was certified 7x platinum.
 Slippery
When Wet was certified 8x platinum.
Bon Jovi headlined the 'Monsters
Of Rock' festival.
Bon Jovi won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Stage Performance ("Livin' On A
Prayer") - the video for "You Give
Love A Bad Name" was also nominated in
that category and the video for "Wanted
Dead Or Alive" was nominated for Best Editing.
 Bon Jovi had the Top Music
Videocassette of the Year (Breakout).
Bon Jovi also hit the charts
with "Wanted Dead Or Alive" and
"Never Say Goodbye."
 # 66
Singles Artist of the Year
Bon Jovi won an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group and were nominated for
Favorite Pop/Rock
Single
("Livin' On A Prayer") and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Slippery
When Wet).
 Bon Jovi released New
Jersey.
New
Jersey topped the Billboard LP charts.
New
Jersey was certified 3x platinum.
 Bon Jovi also hit the charts
with "Bad Medicine" which spent a
week at #1.
 # 6
Singles Artist of the Year
 New
Jersey was certified 4x platinum.
Bon Jovi hit the Top 10 with "Born To Be
My Baby."
Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"I'll Be There For You."
 Jon Bon Jovi got married.
New
Jersey was certified 5x platinum.
 Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"Lay Your Hands On Me."
Bon Jovi hit the Top 10 with "Lay Your Hands On Me."
 Bon Jovi performed in Russia as
part of the 'Moscow Music Peace Festival.'
New
Jersey was released in Russia - the
first US LP to have a legal release in the
country.
Jon Bon Jovi and Samara
performed an acoustic version of "Wanted
Dead Or Alive" at the MTV Video Music
Awards - which many believe opened the door
to the successful MTV Unplugged
series.
 Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"Living In Sin."
Slippery
When Wet was certified 9x platinum.
Bon Jovi hit the Top 10 with "Living In Sin."
 # 191
Singles Artist of the Year ~ Jon
Bon Jovi: # 22
Singles Artist of the Year
Bon Jovi were nominated for 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("I'll Be There For You.").
 Jon Bon Jovi released his first
solo LP - Blaze
Of Glory (the soundtrack for Young
Guns II). Jon Bon Jovi also appeared in
the movie.
Jon Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 solo
with "Blaze Of Glory."
Jon Bon Jovi hit the Top 10 with "Blaze Of Glory."
 Jon Bon Jovi hit #1 for a week with "Blaze Of Glory."
The single "Blaze Of Glory" was certified
platinum.
Blaze
Of Glory was certified platinum.
 Jon Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"Miracle."
Blaze
Of Glory was certified 2x platinum.
 Jon Bon
Jovi: # 171
Singles Artist of the Year
Jon Bon Jovi won a Golden Globe
for Best Original Song ("Blaze Of Glory").
Jon Bon Jovi won an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("Blaze Of Glory").
Jon Bon Jovi was nominated for
an Academy Award for Best Original Song
("Blaze Of Glory") which he
performed at the ceremony.
Jon Bon Jovi was nominated for 2
Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance -
Male
and Best Song Written for a Motion
Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
(songwriter) ("Blaze Of Glory").
 Sambora released his own solo LP
- Stranger
In This Town.
Bon Jovi are honored at the MTV Video Music
Awards with the Video Vanguard Award.
Jon Bon Jovi's video for "Blaze Of Glory" was nominated
for Best Male Video and Best Video from a Film.
 # 112
Singles Artist of the Year
Bon Jovi appeared on MTV
Unplugged.
Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"Keep The Faith."
 Bon Jovi released Keep
The Faith.
Bon Jovi topped the Billboard
Album Rock Tracks chart for a week with
"Keep The Faith."
 # 33
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bon Jovi appeared on Saturday
Night Live.
Keep
The Faith was certified platinum.
Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"Bed Of Roses."
 Bon Jovi hit the Top 10 with "Bed Of Roses."
Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"In These Arms."
 Slippery
When Wet was certified 10x platinum.
 # 40
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bon Jovi released a hits
compilation - Cross
Road - The Best Of Bon Jovi.
Keep
The Faith was certified 2x platinum.
Bassist, Such, left the band.
Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Always."
The single "Always" was certified
gold, New
Jersey was certified 6x platinum, and Slippery
When Wet was certified 11x platinum.
 Cross
Road - The Best Of Bon Jovi was certified
platinum.
Sambora married actress Heather
Locklear.
 # 32
Singles Artist of the Year
Cross
Road - The Best Of Bon Jovi was certified 2x
platinum.
 Bon Jovi appeared on Saturday
Night Live.
The single "Always" was certified
platinum.
Several fans were injured in
Indonesia when a group of fans without
tickets tried to get into a Bon Jovi concert.
Bon
Jovi was certified 2x platinum.
 Bon Jovi released These
Days.
Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"This Ain't A Love Song."
These
Days topped the UK Albums chart for
4 weeks.
Bon Jovi hit the Top 10 with "This Ain't A Love Song."
 Cross
Road - The Best Of Bon Jovi was certified 3x
platinum and These
Days was certified platinum.
Slippery
When Wet was certified 12x platinum.
Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"Something For The Pain."
 Bon Jovi won a MTV Europe Music
Award for Best Rock Act.
Jon Bon Jovi could be seen in
the film Moonlight
And Valentino.
Bon Jovi released the video Live
From London.
 Bon Jovi won a Brit Award for
Best International Group.
New
Jersey was certified 7x platinum.
 Torres married model Eva
Herzigova.
 Jon Bon
Jovi: # 126
Singles Artist of the Year
Bon Jovi were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Long
Form (Live
From London).
 Jon Bon Jovi released his second
solo LP - Destination
Anywhere.
Jon Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"Midnight At Chelsea."
Jon Bon Jovi won a MTV Europe
Music Award for Best Male Act.
 Sambora released another solo LP
- Undiscovered
Soul.
Jon Bon Jovi won a Brit Award
for Best International Male.
Cross
Road - The Best Of Bon Jovi was certified 4x
platinum.
 # 145
Singles Artist of the Year
Bon Jovi could be heard on the
soundtrack for EdTV with "Real Life."
 Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"Real Life."
MTV: 100
Greatest Videos Ever Made includes
"Wanted Dead Or Alive" at # 41.
 # 88
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bon Jovi released Crush.
Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"It's My Life."
Crush was certified
platinum.
 VH1: 100
Greatest Artists of Hard Rock includes Bon Jovi at #
76.
 # 80
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bon Jovi hit
the Top 40 with "Thank You For Loving Me."
Bon Jovi were
nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("It's My Life") and Best Rock Album (Crush).
 Bon Jovi hit
the Top 10 with "Thank You For Loving Me."
Crush was certified 2x
platinum.
 Bon Jovi released their first
live LP - One
Wild Night - Live 1985-2001.
VH1: 100
Greatest Videos includes "It's My Life" at # 97.
Bon Jovi performed "Livin'
On A Prayer" for a landmark fundraiser (America:
A Tribute To Heroes) aired by all the
major networks to raise money for families of
the victims of recent terrorist attacks.
 Bon Jovi performed at The
Concert For New York City benefit concert in New
York City (later released as an LP) with
proceeds going to 9/11 charities.
Bon Jovi won a My VH1 Award for
Hottest Live Show.
 # 118
Singles Artist of the Year
 Jon Bon Jovi
began an extended role on Ally McBeal.
Bon Jovi topped the Canadian
Singles chart with "Everyday."
Bon Jovi hit the Top 40 with
"Everyday."
Jon Bon Jovi
ranked # 13 on VH1: 100
Sexiest Artists.
 Bon Jovi
released their next LP, Bounce.
Bon Jovi
performed live and in the rain on the The
Today Show.
 # 74
Singles Artist of the Year
Bon Jovi hit
the Top 40 with "Misunderstood."
Bon Jovi performed at Super Bowl
XXXVII.
 Bounce was certified gold.
Bon Jovi were
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Everyday").
Bon Jovi toured North America
starting in Pennsylvania and then toured with
the Goo Goo Dolls through
April.
 VH1: 100 Best
Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Livin'
On A Prayer" at # 26.
Jon Bon Jovi announced
he was the new co-owner of an arena football
team - the Philadelphia Soul.
 Bon Jovi released the acoustic
LP This
Left Feels Right: Greatest Hits With A Twist. The LP featured new
versions of prior hits.
Bon Jovi was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Misunderstood").
 Jon Bon Jovi held a fundraiser
for presidential candidate John Kerry at his
New Jersey home and helped raise $1 million.
Bon Jovi said he received hate mail and
criticism for his efforts.
Bon Jovi was honored with the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards. Bon Jovi also
performed at the ceremony.
Bon Jovi released the 5-CD box
set 100,000,000
Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong.
100,000,000
Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong was certified gold.
 Bon Jovi came in at # 24
on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart and Jon Bon Jovi
came in at # 444.
On July 2nd, Bon Jovi performed
in Philadelphia as part of the worldwide Live
8 concerts. The mission of the
concerts was to raise awareness of the
on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure
the G8 leaders to take action by doubling
aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade
justice for Africa.
 Bon Jovi performed on ReAct
Now: Music & Relief - a benefit
program shown on music video channels to
raise money for those affected by Hurricane
Katrina.
Bon Jovi released Have
A Nice Day.
Bon Jovi topped the Canadian LP
charts with Have
A Nice Day.
Have
A Nice Day was certified
platinum.
 # 58
Singles Artist of the Year
The single "Have A
Nice Day" was certified platinum.
 Bon Jovi hit the Top 40
with "Who Says You Can't Go
Home."
Bon Jovi topped the Hot Country
Songs chart for 2 weeks with "Who Says You Can't Go
Home."
They were the first rock act to top the
chart.
 VH1: 100
Greatest Songs of the 80's included "Livin'
On A Prayer" at # 1.
Bon Jovi won their first Grammy Award for Best
Country Collaboration with Vocals ("Who
Says You Can't Go Home" with Jennifer
Nettles).
 Bon Jovi released Lost
Highway.
Bon Jovi topped the Canadian LP
charts with Lost
Highway.
Bon Jovi topped the Billboard
200 LP chart, Top Rock Albums chart, and Top
Internet Albums chart with Lost
Highway. The LP sold over 292,000
copies its first week of release in the US.
On July 7th, Bon Jovi performed
at the Live
Earth
concert in the US. The 7-continent concert
organized by Al Gore brought together over
100 artists to perform and raise the world's
awareness about the climate crisis and how to
make a difference to help the environment and
the world.
Lost
Highway was certified gold.
 Jon Bon Jovi hosted Saturday
Night Live.
Bon Jovi could be heard on the LeAnn Rimes LP Family on the track
"Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore."
Lost
Highway was certified platinum.
Bon Jovi released the DVD Lost
Highway: The Concert.
 Bon Jovi were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("(You Want To) Make A
Memory") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Lost
Highway).
Sambora was arrested in southern
California for driving under the influence.
 Bon Jovi released The
Circle.
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Bon Jovi
Released: January, 1984
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 43
Rolling Stone
review: 
 Tracks: "Runaway" -
"Roulette" - "She Don't
Know Me" - "Shot Through The
Heart" - "Love Lies" -
"Breakout" - "Burning For
Love" - "Come Back" -
"Get Ready" |
|
7800 Fahrenheit
Released: June, 1985
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 37
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "In And Out
Of Love" - "The Price Of
Love" - "Only Lonely" -
"King Of The Mountain" -
"Silent Night" - "Tokyo
Road" - "The Hardest Part Is
The Night" - "Always Run To
You" - "To The Fire" -
"Secret Dreams" |
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Slippery When Wet
Released: 1986
US: 12x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 8 weeks)
Tracks: "Let It
Rock" - "You Give Love A Bad
Name" - "Livin' On A
Prayer" - "Social Disease"
- "Wanted Dead Or Alive" -
"Raise Your Hands" -
"Without Love" - "I'd Die
For You" - "Never Say
Goodbye" - "Wild In The
Streets" |
|
New Jersey
Released: September, 1988
US: 7x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 4 weeks)
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Lay Your Hands On
Me"
- "Bad Medicine" - "Born
To Be My Baby" - "Living In Sin" -
"Blood On Blood" -
"Homebound Train" - "Wild
Is The Wind" - "Ride Cowboy
Ride" - "Stick To Your
Guns" - "I'll Be There For
You"
- "99 In The Shade" -
"Love For Sale" |
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Jon Bon Jovi: Blaze Of Glory
Released: July, 1990
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Entertainment
Weekly: C-
Tracks: "Billy Get
Your Guns" - "Miracle" - "Blaze Of Glory" -
"Blood Money" - "Sante
Fe" - "Justice In The
Barrel" - "Never Say Die"
- "You Really Got Me Now" -
"Bang A Drum" - "Dyin'
Ain't Much Of A Livin'" -
"Guano City" |
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Keep The Faith
Released: November, 1992
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Entertainment
Weekly: D
Tracks: "I
Believe" - "Keep The Faith" - "I'll
Sleep When I'm Dead" - "In These Arms" - "Bed Of Roses" - "If I
Was Your Mother" - "Dry
County" - "Woman In Love"
- "Fear" - "I Want
You" - "Blame It On The Love Of
Rock & Roll" - "Little Bit
Of Soul" |
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Cross Road - The Best Of
Bon Jovi
Released: October, 1994
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 8
Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Livin' On A
Prayer" - "Keep The Faith" -
"Someday I'll Be Saturday
Night" - "Always" -
"Wanted Dead Or Alive" - "Lay Your Hands On
Me"
- "You Give Love A Bad Name" -
"Bed Of Roses" - "Blaze Of Glory" -
"Prayer '94" - "Bad
Medicine" - "I'll Be There For
You"
- "In And Out Of Love" - "Runaway" |
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These Days
Released: 1995
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 9
Rolling Stone
review: - Entertainment
Weekly: D
Tracks: "Hey
God" - "Something For The
Pain" - "This Ain't A Love
Song" - "These
Days" - "Lie To Me" -
"Damned" - "My Guitar Lies
Bleeding In My Arms" - "(It's
Hard) Letting You Go" - "Hearts
Breaking Even" - "Something To
Believe In" - "If That's What
It Takes" - "Diamond Ring"
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Jon Bon Jovi: Destination Anywhere
Released: June, 1997
Billboard
peak:
# 31
Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Queen Of
New Orleans" - "Janie, Don't
Take Your Love To Town" - "Midnight At Chelsea" -
"Ugly" - "Staring At Your
Window With A Suitcase In My Hand" -
"Every Word Was A Piece Of My
Heart" - "It's Just Me" -
"Destination Anywhere" -
"Leaning How To Fall" -
"Naked" - "Little
City" - "August 7, 4:15" |
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Crush
Released: June, 2000
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 9
Rolling Stone
review: - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "It's My Life" - "Say
It Isn't So" - "Thank You For
Loving Me" - "Two Story
Town" - "Next 100 Years" -
"Just Older" - "Mystery
Train" - "Save The World"
- "Captain Crash And The Beauty
Queen From Mars" - "She's A
Mystery" - "I Got The
Girl" - "One Wild Night" |
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One Wild Night - Live
1985-2001
Released: May, 2001
Billboard
peak:
# 20
Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Live Tracks: "It's My Life" -
"Livin' On A Prayer" -
"You Give Love A Bad Name" -
"Keep The Faith" -
"Someday I'll Be Saturday
Night" - "Rockin' In The Free
World" - "Something To Believe
In" - "Wanted Dead Or
Alive" - "Runaway" - "In
And Out Of Love" - "I Don't
Like Mondays" (featuring Bob Geldof)
- "Just Older" - "Something For The
Pain" - "Bad
Medicine" - "One Wild Night
2001" |
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Bounce
Released: October, 2002
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone
review: - Entertainment
Weekly: C
Tracks:
"Undivided" - "Everyday" - "The
Distance" - "Joey" -
"Misunderstood" - "All
About Lovin' You" - "Hook Me
Up" - "Right Side Of
Wrong" - "Love Me Back" -
"You Had Me From Hello" -
"Bounce" - "Open All
Night" |
|
This Left Feels Right:
Greatest Hits With A Twist
Released: November, 2003
Billboard
peak:
# 14
Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks: "Wanted Dead
Or Alive" - "Livin' On A
Prayer" (featuring Olivia d'Abo) -
"Bad Medicine" - "It's My Life" - "Lay Your Hands On
Me"
- "You Give Love A Bad Name" -
"Bed Of Roses" -
"Everyday" - "Born To Be
My Baby" - "Keep The Faith" - "I'll Be There For
You"
- "Always" - "The
Joker" |
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100,000,000 Bon Jovi
Fans Can't Be Wrong
Released: November, 2004
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 53
Tracks: "Why Aren't
You Dead" - "The Radio Saved My
Life Tonight" - "Taking It
Back" - "Somebody I'll Be
Saturday Night" - "Miss Forth
Of July" - "Open All
Night" - "These Arms Are Open
All Night" - "I Get A
Rush" - "Someday Just Might Be
Tonight" - "Thief Of
Hearts" - "Last Man
Standing" - "I Just Want To Be
Your Man" - "Edge Of A Broken
Heart" - "Sympathy" -
"Only In My Dreams" -
"Shut Up And Kiss Me" -
"Crazy Love" - "Lonely At
The Top" - "Ordinary
People" - "Flesh And Bone"
- "Satellite" - "If I
Can't Have Your Love" - "Real
Life" - "Memphis Lives In
Me" - "Too Much Of A Good
Thing" - "Garageland" -
"Starting All Over Again" -
"Maybe Somebody" - "Last
Chance Train" - "The Fire
Inside" - "Every Beat Of My
Heart" - "Rich Man Living In A
Poor Man's House" - "The One
That Got Away" - "You Can Sleep
While I Dream" - "Outlaws Of
Love" - "Good Guys Don't Always
Wear White" - "We Rule The
Night" - "Love Ain't Nothing
But A Four Letter World" -
"Love Ain't Nothing But A Four
Letter World" (Demo) - "River
Runs Dry" - "Always" -
"Kidnap An Angel" -
"Breathe" - "Out Of
Bounds" - "Letter To A
Friend" - "Temptation" -
"Gotta Have A Reason" -
"All I Wanna Do Is You" -
"Billy" - "Nobody's
Hero" |
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Have A Nice Day
Released: September, 2005
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks: "Have A Nice
Day" - "I Wanna Be Loved"
- "Welcome To Wherever You Are"
- "Who Says You Can't
Go Home?" - "Last Man
Standing" - "Bells Of
Freedom" - "Wildflower" -
"Last Cigarette" - "I
Am" - "Complicated" -
"Novocaine" - "Story Of My
Life" |
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Lost Highway
Released: June, 2007
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks: "Lost
Highway" - "Summertime" -
"Make A Memory" - "Whole
Lot Of Leaving" - "We Got It
Going on" - "Any Other
Day" - "Seat Next To you"
- "Everybody's Broken" -
"Till We Ain't Strangers
Anymore" (with LeAnn Rimes) -
"The Last Night" - "One
Step Closer" - "I Love This
Town" |
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The Circle
Released: November, 2009
Tracks: "We Weren't
Born To Follow" - "When We Were
Beautiful" - "Work For The
Working Man" - "Superman
Tonight" - "Bullet" -
"Thorn in My Side" - "Live
Before You Die" -
"Brokenpromiseland" -
"Love's The Only Rule" -
"Fast Cars" - "Happy
Now" - "Learn To Love" |
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