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Bon Jovi: “Slippery When Wet” at 40

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet

Released: 1986

Bon Jovi demoed 30 songs for New Jersey teenagers, hired hitmaker Desmond Child, and hoped to sell 500,000 copies. Slippery When Wet spent eight weeks at No. 1 and went Diamond.

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Metallica: The Black Album at 35

Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album)

Released: 1991

Three divorces, a $1 million budget, three full remixes, and a producer they swore never to work with again — the album that slowed Metallica down and outsold the entire SoundScan era.