Welcome to the Videos

Welcome to the Videos
Video by
Guns N' Roses
ReleasedOctober 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
Recorded1987–1994
Genre
Length75 min
LabelGeffen Home Video
Guns N' Roses chronology
Use Your Illusion
(1998) 		Welcome to the Videos
(1998) 		Live Era '87–'93
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Welcome to the Videos is a video compilation originally released on VHS and VCD in 1998. It features music videos by the American rock group Guns N' Roses. All the videos featured were made between 1987 and 1994. In many ways, it is a video forerunner to their Greatest Hits compilation album of 2004. It was released on DVD in October 2003.

Licensing issues prevented the inclusion of the "You Could Be Mine" video, as it featured clips from Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

The release was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA, shipping over 200,000 copies.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the Jungle"4:40
2."Sweet Child o' Mine"5:03
3."Paradise City"6:49
4."Patience"5:57
5."Don't Cry (Original version)"5:14
6."Live and Let Die"3:15
7."November Rain"9:17
8."Yesterdays"3:20
9."The Garden"5:26
10."Dead Horse"4:33
11."Garden of Eden"2:55
12."Estranged"9:48
13."Since I Don't Have You"4:29

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Music Videos Chart[3] 5
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Music DVDs Chart[4] 37
Finnish Music DVDs Chart[5] 2
Irish Music DVDs Chart[6] 4
New Zealand Music DVDs Chart[7] 4
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Greek Music DVDs Chart[8] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] 7× Platinum 105,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[10] Gold 25,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[11] Gold 10,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] Platinum 5,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] 3× Platinum 150,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 200,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r418426
  2. ^ GNR Certifications - RIAA
  3. ^ "Top Music Videos". Billboard. 115 (47): 50. November 22, 2003. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "ARIA Top 40 DVD" (PDF). The ARIA Report (755): 22. August 16, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-10-19. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Suomen Virallinen Lista – Musiikki DVD:t 15/2004". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Irish Charts – Singles, Albums & Compilations". IRMA. Archived from the original on July 10, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "Top 10 Music DVDs". RIANZ. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "Top 20 DVD/Video". IFPI Greece (in Greek). Archived from the original on November 27, 2005. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  10. ^ "Brazilian video certifications – Guns – Welcome to the Videos" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved March 4, 2013. Type Guns N' Roses in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Welcome to the Videos in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  12. ^ "Certifications August 14 2005". radioscope.co.nz. Archived from the original on 1 October 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  13. ^ "British video certifications – Guns N' Roses – Welcome to the Videos". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  14. ^ "American video certifications – Guns N' Roses – Welcome to the Videos". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 4, 2013.