Guns N' Roses discography
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Studio albums 6 EPs 5 Live albums 1 Compilation albums 2 Singles 24 Video albums 10 Music videos 27
The discography of Guns N' Roses , an American hard rock band, consists of six studio albums , one live album , two compilation albums , five extended plays (EPs), 24 singles , ten video albums and 27 music videos . Guns N' Roses was formed in Los Angeles , California with an original recording lineup of lead vocalist Axl Rose , lead guitarist Slash , rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin , bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler .[ 1] After self-releasing the EP Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide in December 1986, the band signed with Geffen Records and released its debut studio album Appetite for Destruction the following July.[ 2] It topped the US Billboard 200 and went on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time , with reported sales over 30 million units worldwide, 18 million of which are in the US.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Three singles – "Welcome to the Jungle ", "Sweet Child o' Mine " and "Paradise City " – reached the US Billboard Hot 100 top ten, with "Sweet Child o' Mine" topping the chart.[ 6]
G N' R Lies followed in November 1988, comprising the four tracks from Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide and four new acoustic recordings.[ 7] The album peaked at number 2 in the US and was certified six times platinum,[ 3] [ 5] while its lead single "Patience " reached number 4 on the singles chart.[ 6] After adding keyboardist Dizzy Reed and replacing Adler with Matt Sorum , Guns N' Roses released Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II in September 1991.[ 1] Upon their release, the albums occupied the top two positions on the US Billboard Top 200 Album chart.[ 3] Use Your Illusion II reached number 1, which Axl Rose credited to fans knowing more of the songs from II due to live performances.[ 8] "November Rain " was the most successful single from the albums domestically, reaching number 3 on the Hot 100.[ 6]
During the Use Your Illusion Tour , Stradlin was replaced by Gilby Clarke .[ 1] In 1992 the band released two live videos from the tour, Use Your Illusion World Tour: 1992 in Tokyo I and II , which both reached the top 20 of the Billboard Music Video Sales chart and were certified gold.[ 9] [ 5] On November 23 the following year saw the release of "The Spaghetti Incident?" , an album of punk rock cover versions.[ 10] The album garnered no US hit singles, but reached number 4 on the US album chart.[ 3] Two singles – "Ain't It Fun " and "Since I Don't Have You " – reached the top ten of the UK Singles Chart .[ 11] Clarke was replaced by Rose's friend Paul Tobias for a recording of "Sympathy for the Devil " for the Interview with the Vampire soundtrack in 1994,[ 1] which charted at number 55 in the US and number 9 in the UK.[ 6] [ 11]
Guns N' Roses changed drastically in the mid-1990s, as Slash left in 1996, and Sorum and McKagan left in 1997.[ 1] The band went through numerous lineup changes as it worked on its new album in 1997 with Rose, Reed, and Tobias the only remaining members from the previous lineup, and Rose himself the only member from the first album's release in 1987.[ 1] The group's first live album Live Era '87–'93 was issued in 1999,[ 12] and reached number 45 on the US Billboard Top 200 Album chart.[ 3] [ 5] In 2004, Geffen Records released a Greatest Hits album.[ 13] It was a commercial success that topped the album charts in several countries, including the UK,[ 11] and sold 5 million copies in the US.[ 14] The band's sixth studio album Chinese Democracy was released in November 2008, after 10 years in the making and over $13 million in production costs.[ 15] It reached number 3 on the US Billboard Top 200 Album chart, and sold roughly 2.5 million copies worldwide.[ 3] [ 16] Appetite for Democracy 3D , the first Guns N' Roses live video album since 1992, was released in 2014 and reached number 1 on the US Billboard Music Video Sales chart.[ 9] Slash and McKagan rejoined the band in 2016, and in 2018, the band released a remastered box set of their debut album, titled the Appetite for Destruction: Locked N' Loaded edition.[ 17]
Slash and McKagan's first recordings since rejoining the band, the singles "Absurd " & "Hard Skool ", were released in 2021, the band's first new material released since 2008.[ 18] [ 19] [ 20] On September 21, 2022, the band announced a remastered box set of the Use Your Illusion albums, featuring both albums remastered, two complete live performances, and a version of "November Rain" with re-recorded orchestration. The set was released on November 11, 2022.[ 21]
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Extended plays
Studio EPs
Compilation EPs
Box sets
Singles
Other charted songs
"I.R.S." (leaked demo) – #49, Radio & Records Active Rock National Airplay (US) for week ending February 24, 2006.[ 72] [ 73]
Videos
Video albums
Music videos
Notes
^ "Hard Skool" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart , but peaked at number 28 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[ 66]
^ "Perhaps" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[ 67]
References
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^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Appetite for Destruction - Guns N' Roses: Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Guns N' Roses Chart History: Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "American certifications – Guns N' Roses" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ a b c d e "Guns N' Roses Chart History: Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "G N' R Lies - Guns N' Roses: Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ Childers, Chad (September 17, 2017). "27 Years Ago: Guns N' Roses Double Down With 'Use Your Illusion I' & 'II' " . Loudwire. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ a b c Billboard Music Video Sales peak positions for Guns N' Roses video albums:
Use Your Illusion I: World Tour – 1992 in Tokyo and Use Your Illusion I & II: World Tour – 1992 in Tokyo : "Top Music Videos" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 105, no. 5. New York City, New York: BPI Communications, Inc. January 30, 1993. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
Use Your Illusion II: World Tour – 1992 in Tokyo : "Top Music Videos" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 105, no. 7. New York City, New York: BPI Communications, Inc. February 13, 1993. p. 62. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
Welcome to the Videos : "Billboard Top Music Videos" . Billboard . Vol. 115, no. 47. New York City, New York: VNU Business Media, Inc. November 22, 2003. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
Appetite for Democracy 3D : "Music Video Sales: Jul 19, 2014" . Billboard . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "The Spaghetti Incident? - Guns N' Roses: Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ a b c d e f g "Guns N' Roses Full Official Chart History" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Live: Era '87-'93 - Guns N' Roses: Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Greatest Hits - Guns N' Roses: Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
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^ Yates, Henry (November 19, 2008). "33 insane facts about Chinese Democracy" . MusicRadar . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ Cohen, Jonathan (February 6, 2009). "The Billboard Q&A: Axl Rose" . Billboard . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
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^ Minsker, Evan (August 6, 2021). "Guns N' Roses Share New Song 'ABSUЯD' " . Pitchfork . Retrieved August 11, 2021 .
^ DiVita, Joe. "Guns N' Roses Release Official Studio Version of New Song 'Absurd' " . Loudwire . Retrieved April 13, 2022 .
^ "Guns N' Roses To Release New Single 'Hard Skool' This Friday" . Blabbermouth.net . September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021 .
^ "GUNS N' ROSES RELEASES USE YOUR ILLUSION I & II BOX SET To Be Released November 11" . HereTodayGoneToHell.com . Retrieved September 24, 2022 .
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^ a b c "Discographie Guns N' Roses" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ Canadian Albums Chart positions for Guns N' Roses studio albums:
Appetite for Destruction : "RPM 100 Albums" . RPM . Vol. 48, no. 24. October 1, 1988. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
G N' R Lies : "RPM 100 Albums" . RPM . Vol. 50, no. 5. May 29, 1989. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
Use Your Illusion I and II : "RPM 100 Albums (CD & Cassettes)" . RPM . Vol. 54, no. 18. October 5, 1991. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
"The Spaghetti Incident?" : "RPM 100 Albums (CD's & Cassettes)" . RPM . Vol. 59, no. 22. December 11, 1993. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
Chinese Democracy : "Guns N' Roses Chart History: Canadian Albums" . Billboard . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
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^ a b c d "Discography Guns N' Roses" . swedishcharts.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "British certifications – Guns N' Roses" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 2, 2023 . Type Guns N' Roses in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ a b c d e f "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Guns N' Roses)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ a b c d "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden . Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ a b c d e f "Austrian certifications – Guns" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ a b c d e f "Canadian certifications – Guns 'N Roses" . Music Canada . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ a b c d e f "Dutch certifications – Guns" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved July 15, 2023 . Enter Guns in the "Artiest of titel" box.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Guns N' Roses – Appetite for Destruction" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Guns N' Roses – G N' R Lies" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
^ a b c "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ a b "New Zealand album certifications – Guns N' Roses – Use Your Illusion I & II" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1994 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Guns N' Roses – Use Your Illusion I and II" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2009" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden . Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Guns N' Roses – Chinese Democracy" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "RPM Top 100 CDs" . RPM . Vol. 70, no. 8. December 13, 1999. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
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^ "Guns N' Roses Chart History: Canadian Albums" . Billboard . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2004" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden . Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Guns" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Guns N' Roses)" . IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Guns N' Roses – Greatest Hits" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 112.
^ Canadian Singles Chart peak positions for Guns N' Roses singles:
"Sweet Child O' Mine": "RPM 100 Singles" . RPM . Vol. 48, no. 22. September 17, 1988. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
"Patience": "RPM 100 Singles" . RPM . Vol. 50, no. 7. June 12, 1989. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
"You Could Be Mine": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks" . RPM . Vol. 54, no. 11. August 17, 1991. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
"Don't Cry": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks" . RPM . Vol. 54, no. 23. November 9, 1991. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
"Live and Let Die": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks" . RPM . Vol. 55, no. 11. March 7, 1992. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
"November Rain": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks" . RPM . Vol. 56, no. 10. September 5, 1992. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks" . RPM . Vol. 52, no. 15. August 25, 1990. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
"Yesterdays": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks" . RPM . Vol. 56, no. 24. December 12, 1992. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
"Since I Don't Have You": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks" . RPM . Vol. 59, no. 14. April 25, 1994. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
"Sympathy for the Devil": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks" . RPM . Vol. 60, no. 23. January 9, 1995. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
"Chinese Democracy": "Guns N' Roses Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Search the Charts" . Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved February 14, 2019 . Note: User must manually search for "Guns N' Roses" in order to yield results.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved April 24, 2021 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Singles" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Singles" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ a b "New Zealand single certifications – Guns N' Roses – You Could Be Mine & Don't Cry" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts: 1988–2010 . Mt. Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 122.
^ a b c "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved July 7, 2021 .
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Guns N' Roses – November Rain" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart" . Recorded Music NZ . October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021 .
^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart" . Recorded Music NZ . August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023 .
^ "Official Singles Sales Chart on 25/8/2023" . United Kingdom: Official Charts. August 25, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
^ a b c d "Guns N' Roses Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs" . Billboard . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
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^ "Are Guns N' Roses Finally Coming Back? The Signs Are There ..." MTV.com . February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015.
^ "Active Rock Top 50" (PDF) . Radio & Records . Mediabase . February 24, 2006. p. 61. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .
^ "ARIA Top 40 DVD - Week Commencing 16th August 2004" (PDF) . The ARIA Report . No. 755. Australian Recording Industry Association . August 16, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2004. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Discografie Guns N' Roses" (in Dutch). ultratop.be. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Discographie Guns N' Roses" (in French). ultratop.be. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Discography Guns N' Roses" . spanishcharts.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ Finnish Music DVD Chart peak positions for Guns N' Roses video albums:
^ Oricon Music Videos Chart peak positions for Guns N' Roses video albums:
^ UK Music Video Chart peak positions for Guns N' Roses video albums:
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 DVDs" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVDs" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 DVDs" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Guns N' Roses Central Exclusive! Nigel Dick Talks Making Videos With Guns N' Roses and Alice in Chains!" . Guns N' Roses Central. January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Guns 'n' Roses - "You Could Be Mine" " . mvdbase.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ a b c d Edwards, Gavin (January 4, 2016). "Guns N' Roses' Videos, Ranked Worst to Best" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Guns N' Roses - "Live and Let Die" " . mvdbase.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Guns N' Roses - "Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live)" " . mvdbase.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Guns N' Roses - "Yesterdays" " . mvdbase.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Guns N' Roses - "Garden of Eden" " . mvdbase.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Guns N' Roses - "The Garden" " . mvdbase.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Guns N' Roses - "Dead Horse" " . mvdbase.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ Welcome to the Videos (Media notes). Guns N' Roses . Geffen Records . 2003. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Guns N' Roses - "It's So Easy (version 1)" " . mvdbase.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "Guns N' Roses - "Welcome to the Jungle (version 2: live)" " . mvdbase.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ "GN'R Didn't Release 'It's So Easy' Video Back in the Day Because It's Full of S&M Footage of Axl & Ex-Wife, Manager Says" . Ultimate Guitar Archive . June 3, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
^ The General
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^ "Guns N' Roses: Update On 'I Don't Care About You' Music Video!" . July 21, 2018.
^ "Guns N' Roses - I Don't Care About You [Music Video 1994]" .
^ Gottlieb, Steven (December 8, 2009). "Shot: Guns N' Roses - Rage, director" . VideoStatic. Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
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