{"id":117864,"date":"2024-06-12T00:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T00:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/06\/12\/bon-jovis-forever-in-a-battle-to-top-the-u-k-chart\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T00:03:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T00:03:00","slug":"bon-jovis-forever-in-a-battle-to-top-the-u-k-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/06\/12\/bon-jovis-forever-in-a-battle-to-top-the-u-k-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Bon Jovi\u2019s &#8216;FOREVER&#8217; in a battle to top the U.K. chart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-06-11\/M_BonJoviForever_031424.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Bon Jovi<\/strong> is in a battle for #1 in the U.K.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The band\u2019s new album, <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">FOREVER<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, is currently the front-runner to top the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/chart-news\/charli-xcx-brat-bon-jovi-forever-uk-chart-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>U.K. Official Album<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> chart, which would make it the New Jersey rockers\u2019 sixth U.K. #1.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But while Bon Jovi is currently leading the race,\u00a0they&#8217;re facing some stiff competition from <strong>Charli XCX<\/strong>\u2019s new album,\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">BRAT<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, which as of Tuesday is only 1,300 chart units behind <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">FOREVER<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">If Bon Jovi&#8217;s\u00a0album indeed\u00a0nabs the top spot, it will be\u00a0their first\u00a0U.K. #1 since 2000\u2019s <\/span><em><span class=\"s2\">Crush<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s2\">. They first landed on\u00a0the top of the chart with 1988\u2019s <\/span><em><span class=\"s2\">New Jersey,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s2\">which was followed by\u00a01992\u2019s <\/span><em><span class=\"s2\">Keep The<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s2\"> Faith, the 1994 greatest hits album\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s2\">Cross Road<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0and 1995\u2019s <\/span><em><span class=\"s2\">These Days<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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