New Jersey is the fourth studio album by Bon Jovi, released on September 19, 1988, by Mercury Records and produced by Bruce Fairbairn. The highly anticipated follow-up to Slippery When Wet debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 (staying for four consecutive weeks) and was also the band's first UK number one, later earning 7× platinum certification. The record generated an unprecedented five Billboard Hot 100 top-ten hits for a hard rock album, including the chart-toppers "Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You". Recorded under intense pressure to prove they weren't a one-hit wonder, the album showcased diverse experiments (like flamenco guitar and harmonica duels) and marked Fairbairn's final collaboration with the group. Notably, it made history as the first American album officially released in the USSR, and it was repackaged with bonus tracks for the band's 30th anniversary in 2014.