i have a theory that every super popular artist has a "New Jersey" - like Bon Jovi's album New Jersey -- where it's still super popular and even more popular than the albums that preceded it but there's some sense that the gig is up.
― Elrond Hubbard (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, August 7, 2012 11:21 AM (41 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the post that launch a handful of nerds to wikipedia. here's a list of 33 multi-platinum albums from big artists that undeniably did well, possibly even better than the album before it, but turned out to be an obvious sign of decline in hindsight. Explanations for the individual choices and a prolonged discussion of what exactly a NEW JERSEY is can be found here: Every huge artist has their "New Jersey" - a huge event album that ultimately feels a bit hollow & signals a career decline
Poll Results
Option | Votes |
Guns'n'Roses, Use Your Illusion I & II (7x platinum each) | 15 |
Michael Jackson, Dangerous (7x platinum) | 10 |
R.E.M., Monster (4x platinum) | 7 |
U2, Rattle & Hum (5x platinum) | 5 |
ZZ Top, Afterburner (5x platinum) | 3 |
Eminem, Encore (4x platinum) | 2 |
Boston, Don't Look Back (7x platinum) | 2 |
Backstreet Boys, Black & Blue (8x platinum) | 2 |
Mariah Carey, Butterfly (5x platinum) | 1 |
Huey Lewis, Fore! (3x platinum) | 1 |
U2, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (3x platinum) | 1 |
AC/DC, For Those About To Rock We Salute You (4x platinum) | 1 |
Def Leppard, Adrenalize (3x platinum) | 1 |
Garth Brooks, Sevens (10x platinum) | 1 |
Billy Joel, River Of Dreams (5x platinum) | 1 |
Bon Jovi, New Jersey (7x platinum) | 1 |
Bob Seger, Against The Wind (5x platinum) | 0 |
New Kids On The Block, Step By Step (3x platinum) | 0 |
Hammer, Too Legit To Quit (3x platinum) | 0 |
Rod Stewart, Blondes Have More Fun (3x platinum) | 0 |
Foreigner, Agent Provocateur (3x platinum) | 0 |
Celine Dion, Let's Talk About Love (10x platinum) | 0 |
Paula Abdul, Spellbound (3x platinum) | 0 |
Eagles, The Long Run (7x platinum) | 0 |
Spice Girls, Spiceworld (4x platinum) | 0 |
Lionel Richie, Dancing On The Ceiling (4x platinum) | 0 |
Creed, Weathered (6x platinum) | 0 |
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, The Art Of War (4x platinum) | 0 |
Phil Collins, ...But Seriously (4x platinum) | 0 |
Limp Bizkit, Chocolate Starfish & The Hot Dog Flavored Water (6x platinum) | 0 |
Journey, Frontiers (6x platinum) | 0 |
50 Cent, The Massacre (5x platinum) | 0 |
Nickelback, Dark Horse (3x platinum) | 0 |
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