Description
Slippery When Wet was an instant commercial success, spending eight weeks at No. 1 on the U. S. Billboard 200 chart and was named by Billboard as the top-selling album of 1987. Slippery When Wet is Bon Jovi's best-selling album to date, with a Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certification of 15× Platinum, making it one of the top 100 best-selling albums in the United States and worldwide. It has been called the album that turned "heavy metal into a radio-friendly pop format",and is also commonly seen as "a breakthrough for hair metal".