"Which American pop group, who did not reach the number 1 spot in the U.K., had their most successful number 1 hit in America with ""Livin' on a Prayer"" in 1986 ?"
Livin' on a Prayer Livin' on a Prayer "Livin' on a Prayer" is Bon Jovi's second chart-topping song from their third album "Slippery When Wet". Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child, the single, released in late 1986, was well received at both rock and pop radio and its music video was given heavy rotation at MTV, giving the band their first No. 1 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock chart and their second consecutive No. 1 "Billboard" Hot 100 hit. The song is the band's signature song, topping fan-voted lists and re-charting around the world decades after its release. The original
Artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart in 2016 as the number one dance duo/group over the 40 years since the chart's inception in 1976, and ranked fourth among the most successful Dance Club Songs act behind only Madonna, Janet Jackson and Donna Summer, the three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees picked up their first number one in 1986 with "West End Girls," which also became their first number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 that same year. The act's recent number one came in 2016 with "The Pop Kids." American singer, songwriter, actress, producer, and television personality Christina Aguilera has accumulated a total of