Song · Bon Jovi
“Keep the Faith” by Bon Jovi
From the album Keep the Faith (1992)
“Keep the Faith” by Bon Jovi appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2004 and 2022. It was first released in 1992 on the album Keep the Faith. Its best result is #443 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,997 alternative song of all time.
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Bon Jovi opened the campaign for their fifth album in 1992 with its title track, and "Keep the Faith" rides a driving bass line from Alec John Such, with Richie Sambora's guitar, David Bryan's keyboards and Tico Torres's drums stacked around Jon Bon Jovi's lead vocal. He wrote it with Sambora and Desmond Child, and Bob Rock produced it and mixed it with Randy Staub.
It went to No. 1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart and No. 29 on the Hot 100, topped the charts in Norway and Portugal, and reached No. 5 in the UK. It also became a fixture of the band's shows, with Jon Bon Jovi switching to percussion onstage, and in 2009 he recut it with the Washington DC Youth Choir.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 443 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
| 2022 | 638 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) | 1043 |
Also listed as: Keep The Faith.
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