Slippery When Wet is the third studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on August 18, 1986 through Mercury Records in North America and Vertigo Records internationally. The album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn. Recording sessions took place between January and July 1986 at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, Canada.

Slippery When Wet was an instant commercial success. The album features songs that are today considered Bon Jovi's most well-known tracks, such as "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive".

The album spent eight weeks at #1 on the Billboard album chart.[5] It was named the top selling album of 1987 by Billboard.[6] As of 2014, Slippery When Wet is the band's best-selling album to date, with an RIAA certification of twelve times platinum, and reportedly over 25 million copies sold worldwide. The album is featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Despite the moderate success of 7800° Fahrenheit, Bon Jovi weren't becoming the superstars they had hoped, and they changed their approach for their next album, going for a more mainstream sound than their heavier first two records. Hiring professional songwriter Desmond Child as a collaborator, the group wrote 30 songs and auditioned them for local New Jersey and New York teenagers, basing the album's running order on their opinions. Bruce Fairbairn was chosen as the main producer of the album, with Bob Rock as the mixer.

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Let It Rock" Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora 5:27
2. "You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child 3:42
3. "Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child 4:09
4. "Social Disease" Bon Jovi, Sambora 4:18
5. "Wanted Dead or Alive" Bon Jovi, Sambora 5:08
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Raise Your Hands" Bon Jovi, Sambora 4:16
7. "Without Love" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child 3:30
8. "I'd Die for You" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child 4:30
9. "Never Say Goodbye" Bon Jovi, Sambora 4:48
10. "Wild in the Streets" Bon Jovi 3:54