And it appears to be Bon Jovi:

Thats right, it's 1987 all over again - Bon Jovi has the number one album on Billboards Top Rock Albums chart.

How does this happen? They've been writing the same song for the past 20 years.

I've actually worked out a formula for writing a hit Bon Jovi song that I will now share with the world:

Music:
1 part weird Talkbox guitar effects
1 part generic guitar distortion
1 pinch of acoustic guitar
1 part background keyboard
1 part generic drum beat

First Verse = Some sort of lament about lost love or the complications of a "real life" relationship. Use words like "want, love, need, Tommy, Gina, work, bills, whisper, baby, pain, hurt, Docks, rain, jobs, complicated, tough etc"

Example given:

"Rainy night and we worked all day
We both got jobs 'cause there's bills to pay
We got something they can't take away
Our love, our lives"

Chorus = The realization that life isn't as bad as you might think, even though you might be alone, and working for a living is hard. Use words like "alive, day, faith, believe, blood, roses, dead, born, live, man, woman, stand, fly, breath, love, life etc."

Example given:

"Ohhh, if there's one thing I hang onto,
That gets me through the night.
I ain't gonna do what I don't want to,
I'm gonna live my life.
Shining like a diamond, rolling with the dice,
Standing on the ledge, I show the wind how to fly.
When the world gets in my face,
I say, Have A Nice Day.
Have A Nice Day."

Second Verse = Very similar to the first verse - likely a continuation of the story of lost love and/or relationship hardships. It's okay to use the exact same words as mentioned in the first verse - but maybe switch them around a bit.

Example given:

"Tommy's got his six string in hock
Now he's holding in what he used
To make it talk - so tough, it's tough
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night
Tommy whispers baby it's okay, someday"

Final Chorus = Reiteration of first chorus - maybe a bit louder and with more feeling. Always end with a bang - or at least mention the name of the song again.

Example given:

"Until I'm six feet under
I don't need a bed
Gonna live while I'm alive
I'll sleep when I'm dead
Till they roll me over
And lay my bones to rest
Gonna live while I'm alive
I'll sleep when I'm dead "

Using this formula will result in a "mediocre at best" rock anthem that will likely top the charts. If the formula is used successfully by any readers, I will expect a small percentage of total album sales, as well as a co-writing credit on all songs for which the formula was used.