Editing New Jersey (album)

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{{Infobox album
| name = New Jersey
| type = studio
| artist = [[Bon Jovi]]
| cover = Bon Jovi New Jersey.jpg
| released = {{start date|1988|09|19}}
| recorded = May 1 – July 31, 1988
| studio = [[Little Mountain Sound Studios|Little Mountain]] (Vancouver, Canada)
| genre = {{hlist|[[Glam metal]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 25, 1988|title=Bon Jovi--More Mass Pop|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-25-ca-3704-story.html|access-date=April 13, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 2, 2013|first=Eduardo|last=Rivadavia|title=Top 10 Albums of 1988|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/1988-albums/|access-date=June 11, 2021|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en}}</ref><ref name="ucr30">{{Cite web|last=Rolli|first=Bryan|date=July 1, 2021|title=Top 30 Glam Metal Albums|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/glam-metal-albums/|access-date=July 1, 2021|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en}}</ref>|[[hard rock]]<ref name="ucr31">{{Cite web|last=Kuzminski|first=Anthony|date=September 19, 2018|title=30 Years Ago: Bon Jovi Grow Up on 'New Jersey'|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bon-jovi-new-jersey-album/|access-date=November 14, 2021|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en}}</ref>}}
| length = 57:30
| label = {{hlist|[[Mercury Records|Mercury]] (North America)|[[Vertigo Records|Vertigo]] (worldwide)}}
| producer = [[Bruce Fairbairn]]
| prev_title = [[Slippery When Wet]]
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = [[Hard & Hot (Best of Bon Jovi)]]
| next_year = 1991
| misc = {{Singles
| name = New Jersey
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Bad Medicine (song)|Bad Medicine]]
| single1date = September 12, 1988<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=31|date=September 10, 1988}}</ref>
| single2 = [[Born to Be My Baby]]
| single2date = November 24, 1988
| single3 = [[I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)|I'll Be There for You]]
| single3date = February 1989
| single4 = [[Lay Your Hands on Me (Bon Jovi song)|Lay Your Hands on Me]]
| single4date = August 1, 1989
| single5 = [[Living in Sin (song)|Living in Sin]]
| single5date = November 11, 1989
}}
}}

'''''New Jersey''''' is the fourth studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Bon Jovi]], released on September 19, 1988, by [[Mercury Records]]. The album was produced by [[Bruce Fairbairn]] and recorded at [[Little Mountain Sound Studios]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada. The album was the follow-up to the band's third album, ''[[Slippery When Wet]]'', and reached number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart in its second week of release after debuting at number eight. It remained at the top for four consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3734/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title = AllMusic (Bon Jovi charts & awards) Billboard albums}}</ref> The album was named after the band's home state of [[New Jersey]].

It produced five [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] top ten hits, the most top ten hits to date for any hard rock album, including "[[Bad Medicine (song)|Bad Medicine]]" and "[[I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)|I'll Be There for You]]", which both reached number one. The album was certified 7× platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). The album also debuted at number one in the UK and was the band's first UK No. 1 album. ''New Jersey'' was released by the Soviet state-owned record label [[Melodiya]], being the first American album to be officially released in the [[USSR]].<ref name="U.S.S.R.">{{cite web | title=netmusiccountdown | url=http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/artist.php?artist=Bon+Jovi | work=Historyking.com | access-date=2009-06-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113122943/http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/artist.php?artist=Bon+Jovi | archive-date=2013-11-13 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="historyking">{{cite web| title=n-this-day | url=http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/aug14.htm | work=Historyking.com | access-date=2009-06-01}}</ref> To celebrate the band's 30th anniversary in 2014, the album was repackaged with bonus tracks.

==Background==
The album was recorded very shortly after the [[Slippery When Wet Tour]], because the band wanted to prove that they were not just going to be a one hit wonder.<ref name="loudersound">{{Cite web|last=Llewellyn|first=Sian|date=September 19, 2021|title=Bon Jovi: How the New Jersey album nearly killed the band|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/bon-jovi-new-jersey|access-date=November 14, 2021|website=[[Louder Sound]]|language=en}}</ref> The album was initially planned to be a double album; however, this idea was rejected by the record label because they were skeptical about the higher price point and decided they would only release a single album.<ref name="loudersound"/> One working title for the album was ''Sons of Beaches'', which alluded to the title of ''Slippery When Wet''.<ref name="ucr31"/>

==Recording and production==
The album was produced by [[Bruce Fairbairn]] like its predecessor and recorded at [[Little Mountain Sound Studios]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada.<ref name="ucr31"/> It marked the final collaboration between Bon Jovi and producer Bruce Fairbairn.

When the [[Slippery When Wet Tour]] ended in October 1987, the band were inactive for about three to four weeks.<ref name="ucr31"/><ref name="loudersound"/> Then Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora began making demos for 17 songs which would make up the first batch of songs written for the album. However, they began to feel a high level of pressure because they did not feel as though they had "the amazing song".<ref name="ucr31"/><ref name="loudersound"/> Jon Bon Jovi said that "I really wanted to do it again, not for monetary reasons—I have plenty of money—but it was such an amazing feeling to have done what we've done.<ref name="loudersound"/> There was a real fear of not being able to write 'You Give Love a Bad Name' again." Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora sat together and wrote the song "Love Is War" but Jon Bon Jovi wanted to write a song that would prove to be just as successful as "You Give Love a Bad Name" so desperately that it came out with exactly the same chord progression. They later started on the second batch of songs and they wrote "Bad Medicine" and "Born to Be My Baby" with [[Desmond Child]]. "Born to Be My Baby" was originally recorded acoustically, however the producer Bruce Fairbairn persuaded them to re-record it with electric instruments in a much more metal style. Jon Bon Jovi has since said that he believed the song would have made number one on the charts if it had been released in its original form. This song has a similar theme to "Livin' on a Prayer", as it is about a young working class couple struggling to make ends meet.{{CN|date=November 2021}}

Although the glossy production and anthems from ''Slippery When Wet'' remained, the band wished to show a level of diversity on the album. The album is much more experimental with a long, atmosphere-building intro on "Lay Your Hands on Me", harmonica and organ duels on "Homebound Train" and a flamenco guitar intro on "Wild Is the Wind". "Ride Cowboy Ride" is a short song functioning as an introduction to "Stick to Your Guns" and was recorded in mono. The song is credited to "Captain Kidd and King of Swing", the nicknames of Bon Jovi and Sambora.{{CN|date=November 2021}}

"Love for Sale" was recorded and engineered by John P. Allen and Chris Cavallaro at Chalet Sound in Allenwood, New Jersey. All pre-production songs were recorded and engineered at Chalet Sound by Allen additional engineering by Cavallaro and Nejat Bekan.{{CN|date=November 2021}}

==Release and reception==
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2252|tab=review|pure_url=yes}} | title = Bon Jovi New Jersey review | access-date = 2011-10-04 | last = Ruhlmann | first = William | work = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev2score = 3.75/5<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Henderson | first1 = Paul | title = [[Kerrang!]] | chapter = Bon Jovi 'New Jersey' | volume = 206 | publisher = Spotlight Publications ltd. | date = 24 September 1988 | location = London, UK | pages = 26–27 }}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref name="NumberOneReview">{{cite magazine|last=|first=|url=https://api.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50342418376/in/album-72157715970149126|title=Review: Bon Jovi — ''New Jersey'' (Phonogram)|magazine=[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]|date=14 December 1988|page=37|issue=287|location=London|publisher=IPC Magazines Ltd.|issn=}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/new-jersey-19921104 | title = New Jersey | access-date = 2012-06-26 | last = Azerrad | first = Michael | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] | date = 4 November 1992}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/bon-jovi/albumguide | title = Bon Jovi: Album Guide | access-date = 2011-10-04 | magazine = Rolling Stone | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110628221528/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/bon-jovi/albumguide | archive-date = 2011-06-28 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev6score = C+<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv1188-88.php| title = Consumer Guide Reviews: New Jersey | access-date = 2011-10-04 | last = Christgau | first = Robert | publisher = [[Robert Christgau]]}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}

''New Jersey'' debuted at No. 8 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, but climbed to No. 1 the following week and spent four weeks at the top spot. It eventually sold 7 million copies in the United States. The album debuted at No. 1 in Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Sweden, New Zealand and Australia. "[[Bad Medicine (song)|Bad Medicine]]" and the ballad "[[I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)|I'll Be There for You]]" both hit No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "[[Born to Be My Baby]]", "[[Lay Your Hands on Me (Bon Jovi song)|Lay Your Hands on Me]]", and "[[Living in Sin (song)|Living in Sin]]" reached the Top 10.

''New Jersey'' was released on July 1, 2014, as a 2CD "Deluxe Edition", which included the original album remastered along with B-sides and previously unreleased demos from the ''New Jersey/Sons of Beaches'' sessions. The "Super Deluxe Edition" includes both discs plus a DVD containing the documentary ''[[Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey]]'' and ''[[New Jersey: The Videos]]''. Both titles were previously available on [[VHS]].

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline        = Side one
| all_writing     = [[Jon Bon Jovi]] and [[Richie Sambora]], except where noted.
| title1          = [[Lay Your Hands on Me (Bon Jovi song)|Lay Your Hands on Me]]
| length1         = 5:58
| title2          = [[Bad Medicine (song)|Bad Medicine]]
| writer2         = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|[[Desmond Child]]}}
| length2         = 5:16
| title3          = [[Born to Be My Baby]]
| writer3         = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child}}
| length3         = 4:40
| title4          = [[Living in Sin (song)|Living in Sin]]
| writer4         = Bon Jovi
| length4         = 4:39
| title5          = Blood on Blood
| writer5         = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child}}
| length5         = 6:16
}}
{{Track listing
| headline        = Side two
| title1          = Homebound Train
| length1         = 5:10
| title2          = Wild Is the Wind
| writer2         = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child|[[Diane Warren]]}}
| length2         = 5:08
| title3          = Ride Cowboy Ride
| length3         = 1:25
| title4          = Stick to Your Guns
| writer4         = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|[[Holly Knight]]}}
| length4         = 4:45
| title5          = [[I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)|I'll Be There for You]]
| length5         = 5:46
| title6          = 99 in the Shade
| length6         = 4:29
| title7          = Love for Sale
| length7         = 3:58
| total_length    = 57:30
}}
{{Track listing
| headline         = Japan release bonus track
| title13          = [[You Give Love a Bad Name]]
| note13           = Live Version
| writer13         = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child}}
| length13         = 3:53
| total_length     = 61:23
}}
{{Track listing
| headline         = 1998 2-CD Special Edition bonus CD PHCR-90017~8
| title1           = Bad Medicine
| note1            = Live at [[Wembley Arena]], 1988
| writer1          = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child}}
| length1          = 5:53
| title2           = Bad Medicine
| note2            = Live on the [[Keep the Faith Tour]]
| writer2          = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child}}
| length2          = 8:22
| title3           = Blood on Blood
| note3            = Live at Wembley Arena, 1988
| writer3          = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child}}
| length3          = 6:50
| title4           = Born to Be My Baby
| note4            = Acoustic version
| writer4          = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child}}
| length4          = 4:54
| title5           = I'll Be There for You
| note5            = Live at Lakeland 1989
| length5          = 6:33
| title6           = Lay Your Hands on Me
| note6            = Live at [[Giants Stadium]], 1989
| length6          = 5:35
| title7           = Love Is War
| note7            = Studio outtake
| length7          = 4:15
}}
{{Track listing
| headline         = 2010 Special Edition bonus tracks
| title13          = Blood on Blood
| note13           = Live Version
| writer13         = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child}}
| length13         = 12:04
| title14          = Born to Be My Baby
| note14           = Live Version
| writer14         = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child}}
| length14         = 5:47
| total_length     = 75:21
}}

===2014 deluxe edition===
{{Track listing
| headline        = Disc 1: Original "New Jersey" Album Remastered bonus tracks
| title13         = [[The Boys Are Back in Town]]<ref group=fn>Previously released on ''[[Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell]]'' compilation. Released in the UK as a 12” single B-side.</ref>
| note13          = [[Thin Lizzy]] cover
| writer13        = [[Phil Lynott]]
| length13        = 4:05
| title14         = Love Is War
| note14          = B-side from "Living in Sin" single
| length14        = 4:14
| title15         = Born to Be My Baby
| note15          = Acoustic version
| writer15        = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child}}
| length15        = 4:53
| total_length    = 70:42
}}

{{Track listing
| headline        = Disc 2: The "Sons of Beaches" Demos
| title1          = Homebound Train
| length1         = 6:32
| title2          = Judgement Day
| length2         = 4:18
| title3          = Full Moon High
| length3         = 4:42
| title4          = Growin' Up the Hard Way
| length4         = 5:31
| title5          = Let's Make It Baby
| writer5         = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child}}
| length5         = 5:56
| title6          = Love Hurts
| length6         = 4:49
| title7          = Backdoor to Heaven
| length7         = 5:51
| title8          = Now and Forever
| length8         = 5:34
| title9          = Wild Is the Wind
| writer9         = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child|Warren}}
| length9         = 4:55
| title10         = Stick to Your Guns
| writer10        = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child|Knight}}
| length10        = 5:15
| title11         = [[House of Fire]]<ref group=fn>Demo of the song from [[Alice Cooper]]'s 1989 album ''[[Trash (Alice Cooper album)|Trash]]''.</ref>
| writer11        = {{hlist|[[Alice Cooper]]|Child|[[Joan Jett]]}}
| length11        = 5:01
| title12         = Does Anybody Really Fall in Love Anymore?<ref group=fn>This song was later recorded by Cher on her album ''[[Heart of Stone (Cher album)|Heart of Stone]]'' and by [[Kane Roberts]] for his album ''[[Saints and Sinners (Kane Roberts album)|Saints and Sinners]]''.</ref>
| writer12        = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child|Warren}}
| length12        = 4:57
| title13         = Diamond Ring<ref group=fn>This song was later recorded for ''[[These Days (Bon Jovi album)|These Days]]''.</ref>
| writer13        = {{hlist|Bon Jovi|Sambora|Child}}
| length13        = 4:10
| total_length    = 67:31
}}

{{reflist|group=fn}}

==Personnel==
'''Bon Jovi'''
*[[Jon Bon Jovi]] – lead and backing vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, harmonica
*[[Richie Sambora]] – electric and acoustic guitars, [[mandolin]], backing vocals
*[[Alec John Such]] – bass, backing vocals
*[[Tico Torres|Tico "The Hit Man" Torres]] – drums, percussion
*[[David Bryan]] – keyboards, backing vocals

'''Additional musicians'''
*Scott Fairbairn – cello
*Audrey Nordwell – cello
*[[Bruce Fairbairn]] – additional percussion, horn

'''Additional credits'''
*Bruce Fairbairn – [[record producer|production]]
*John Allen – [[audio engineer|engineering]]
*Peter Berring – [[arrangement]], additional vocals, vocal arrangement
*Chris Cavallaro – engineering
*[[Bob Rock]] – engineering, [[mixing engineer|mixing]]
*[[George Marino]] – [[mastering engineer|mastering]]
*Isabella Lento, Carmela Lento – photography, unknown association
*[[Hugh Syme]] – artwork, design
*Chris Taylor – engineering assistance
*Jim Williams – engineering assistance
*Tim White – photography
*Cameron Wong – cover photography

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1988–1989)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|5|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Canada|3|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|chartid=772a|refname=CAN1|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|36|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref name=FINI>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | page= 166 | language= fi}}</ref>
| align="center"| 2
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|4|id=772|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"|Italian Albums (''[[Musica e Dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e Dischi]]|language=it|access-date=August 20, 2024}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Bon Jovi".</ref>
|align="center"|10
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="Jachart1">{{cite web| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/16608/1/|title= ボン・ジョヴィ 4 NEW JERSEY／ボン・ジョヴィ-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック|trans-title=Highest position and charting weeks of ''New Jersey'' by Bon Jovi| language=ja| work=oricon.co.jp| publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Style]]| access-date=August 20, 2024}}</ref>
| 2
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|4|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|rowheader=true|access-date=September 7, 2021}}
|-
!scope="row"|Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
|align="center"|21
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|1|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|UK|1|date=19880925|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Bon Jovi|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1995-1997)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|UKRock|8|date=19950604|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}

|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|128|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|150|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Finland|36|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|44|date=20140706|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1988)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| European Albums ([[European Top 100 Albums]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-01-01.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums – 1988 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=6 |issue=52/1 |date=1 January 1987 |page=31 |via=World Radio History|access-date=November 30, 2021}} ''Digit page 17 on the PDF archive.''</ref>
| 52
|-
! scope="row"| Swiss Albums ([[Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1988/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1988|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=September 7, 2021}}</ref>
| 27
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1989)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
{{album chart|Canada|36|artist=Bon Jovi|album=New Jersey|chartid=6625|refname=CAN2|rowheader=true|access-date=August 20, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Offizielle Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1989|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=[[GfK Entertainment]]|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=September 7, 2021}}</ref>
| 67
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPYearend">{{cite web| url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1989a.html| title=1989年 アルバム年間TOP100| trans-title=Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 1989| language=ja| access-date=January 12, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001220/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/1989a.html| archive-date=December 31, 2013| url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 94
|-
! scope="row"| US ''[[Billboard 200]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 7, 2021}}</ref>
| 4
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications and sales==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=2|title=New Jersey|artist=Bon Jovi|salesamount=165,000|relyear=1988|type=album|certref=<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.aria.com.au/issue935.pdf | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20080220-0000/issue935.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2008-02-19 | publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] | title = The ARIA Report - Chartifacts - Week Commencing ~ 28th January 2008 ~ Issue #935}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-01-20.pdf|title=Pacing the Majors|magazine=Billboard|page=A-10|date=January 20, 1990|access-date=September 24, 2020}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|award=Platinum|title=New Jersey|artist=Bon Jovi|access-date=July 3, 2013|relyear=1988|certyear=1994|type=album}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Platinum|number=5|title=New Jersey|artist=Bon Jovi|access-date=July 3, 2012|relyear=1988|type=album}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1988|certyear=1996|access-date=June 9, 2012|artist=Bon Jovi|title=New Jersey|salesamount=51,126}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|award=Platinum|title=New Jersey|artist=Bon Jovi|access-date=July 3, 2012|relyear=1988|type=album}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Ireland|type=album|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|award=Gold|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://backstage.bonjovi.com/artifact/0000115|title=New Jersey Gold Award (Ireland)|date =May 15, 2024}}</ref>}}
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==See also==
*[[List of glam metal albums and songs]]

==References==
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[[Category:1988 albums]]
[[Category:Bon Jovi albums]]
[[Category:Mercury Records albums]]
[[Category:Vertigo Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Bruce Fairbairn]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios]]
[[Category:Music of New Jersey]]