New Jersey
by Bon Jovi
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Bon Jovi bestography
New Jersey is ranked 3rd best out of 22 albums by Bon Jovi on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bon Jovi is Slippery When Wet which is ranked number 917 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,895.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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New Jersey track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
New Jersey rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | shanelovesyou1111 | Top 28 Music Albums of 1988 | 27/28 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 2 | 44/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 28 Music Albums of 1988 | 3/28 | 5 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | all-time fav arteests (pts) #001-100 | 54/100 | - |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 63 Music Albums of 1988 | 53/63 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | JoeFM's Album top 500 (501-) | 46/72 | - |
| 2026 | paladisiac | #1 albums per year since 1960 | 29/66 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 40/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 143 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 424 | |||
New Jersey collection
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New Jersey ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/24/2026 23:32 |  serpico | 907 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2026 17:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,616 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 05:30 | Devilwoac | 1,467 | 97/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.3/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.4.
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Forum mentions
pedro1976 11/19/2023 13:34 in What album are you listening to right now?New Jersey comments
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CaptainPain 11/29/2025 15:55 | #311906
New Jersey: the record that transformed BON JOVI from "heroes of their city" to global megastars. The New Jersey album clearly demonstrated that whether BON JOVI is writing stadium anthems or power ballads, they can easily create hits. (Edited)
Album Rating: 67.42
(809/12)
19.09.1988
Bon Jovi (US): New Jersey
1.Lay Your Hands On Me 81
2.Bad Medicine 78
3.Born To Be My Baby 69
4.Living In Sin 69
5.Blood On Blood 72
6.Homebound Train 60
7.Wild Is The Wind 83
8.Ride Cowboy Ride 30
9.Stick To Your Guns 76
10.I'll Be There For You 79
11.99 In The Shade 74
12.Love For Sale 38
VictorVale 04/12/2023 21:11 | #296026
Segue a fórmula álbum anterior, mas com menor brilho. Ainda sim, bem divertido.
Goliath 12/30/2018 11:45 | #228330
Formulaic pop rock, it's OK but not something I would look forward to listening to. Difficult to believe there are so many hits on this. Homebound Train is the best track.
I went in ready to hate this and roll my eyes and... yes while this is very silly at parts, it is definitely not boring. Its a dumb fun record and a perfectly fine pop rock album.
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