The Big 50: WPDH Album of the Week

As part of WPDH's 50th anniversary celebration, we've been asking listeners for their favorite rock albums of all time. This weekend we'll feature Bon Jovi 'Slippery When Wet'.

WPDH is compiling a list of listener favorite albums (a top 50) to be featured each week as the WPDH Album of the Week for our 50th anniversary. For the past 50 years, WPDH has been your home for the greatest rock music ever recorded. From cranking up the volume on your morning commute to soundtracking unforgettable moments in your life, classic rock has been there every step of the way. Now it’s time to celebrate five whole decades on the air.

Also See: Tell Us Your Favorite Albums from the Past 50 Years for WPDH's 50th Anniversary!

Albums That Defined Eras

Over the past half-century, classic rock has delivered some of the most iconic albums of all time. Records like Rumours by Fleetwood Mac captured raw emotion and unforgettable melodies, while Pink Floyd’s The Wall pushed the boundaries of concept albums and arena-sized ambition. AC/DC’s Back in Black became a thunderous comeback and one of the best-selling albums in history, and Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. turned blue-collar stories into stadium anthems.

Submit your favorite albums here for inclusion for the WPDH Album of the Week. This week its Bon Jovi 'Slippery When Wet' from start to finish.

Week 2: Bon Jovi 'Slippery When Wet'

About Bon Jovi 'Slippery When Wet'

Slippery When Wet is Bon Jovi's iconic third studio album from 1986, a massive commercial breakthrough that defined 80s pop-metal with anthems like "Livin' on a Prayer," "You Give Love a Bad Name," and "Wanted Dead or Alive," becoming the best-selling album of 1987 and catapulting the band to global superstardom with its blend of blue-collar themes and catchy, radio-friendly hooks. Its success, aided by songwriter Desmond Child, cemented Bon Jovi as rock giants.

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. The album 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" was an instant commercial success upon its release receiving mixed reviews, but eventually selling over 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. We'll play Slippery When Wet from Bon Jovi in its entirety Sunday night at 11pm.

Week 1: The Beatles 'Abbey Road'

About The Beatles 'Abbey Road'

Abbey Road is The Beatles' eleventh studio album, the final one they recorded (though Let It Be was released later completed before the band's break-up in April 1970), and is considered a masterpiece, famous for its iconic zebra crossing cover photo and hit songs like "Here Comes the Sun" and "Come Together," created amidst band tension as a final, brilliant collaboration at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London.

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Abbey Road was an instant commercial success upon its release receiving mixed reviews, but eventually selling over 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. We'll play Abbey Road from The Beatles in its entirety Sunday night at 11pm.