Guns N' Roses discography
Guns N' Roses discography | |
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![]() Guns N' Roses performing at Download Festival on June 11, 2006. From left to right: Robin Finck, Tommy Stinson, Axl Rose and Richard Fortus. | |
Studio albums | 6 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Video albums | 4 |
Music videos | 24 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 18 |
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 by members of Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns. The band has released six studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, two extended plays, seven video albums, eighteen singles and twenty four music videos. Guns N' Roses signed a deal with Geffen Records in 1986, after the independently released EP Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide a year before. Its debut studio album Appetite for Destruction was released in 1987, reached the top of the Billboard 200 and sold 18 million units in the United States and approximately 33 million units worldwide.[1]
The next album, G N' R Lies, included the four Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide tracks on one side and four acoustic songs on the other. In 1990, Guns N' Roses returned to the studio and recorded a double album. Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II were released simultaneously in 1991 and debuted on the two highest spots on the Billboard 200 with II leading the chart. In 1993, the band released "The Spaghetti Incident?", an album of punk rock covers. Following that, internal conflicts within the band led to most of the band members being fired or leaving, with Axl Rose and Dizzy Reed remaining the sole members from Use Your Illusion era. The sixth studio album, Chinese Democracy was released in 2008 after several delays and multiple band lineups. Guns N' Roses sold 27,6 million albums in the US since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991, making them the thirteenth biggest seller among rock groups.[2]
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Worldwide sales | ||||||||||
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US [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
NL [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
UK [12] | |||||
Appetite for Destruction | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 30,800,000[18] | |||
G N' R Lies |
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2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 37 | — | 12 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |||
Use Your Illusion I |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16,200,000[19] | ||
Use Your Illusion II |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14,800,000[19] | ||
"The Spaghetti Incident?" |
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4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
Chinese Democracy |
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3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2,600,000[21] | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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US [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
NL [9] |
SWE [10] |
UK [12] | |||
Live Era '87–'93 |
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45 | 57 | 29 | 25 | 53 | 49 | 16 | 49 | 45 | |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [3] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
NL [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
UK [12] | |||
Use Your Illusion |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Greatest Hits |
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3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||
Extended plays
Title | Extended play details | Notes |
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Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide |
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Guns N' Roses (Live from the Jungle) |
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The "Civil War" EP |
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Singles
Main singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
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US [23] |
US Main [24] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
GER [25] |
IRE [8] |
NL [26] |
NZ [27] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
UK [12] | ||||
1987 | "It's So Easy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | Appetite for Destruction | |
"Welcome to the Jungle" | 7 | 37 | 41 | — | — | 14 | — | 6 | — | — | 24 | |||
1988 | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | — | 4 | 20 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 6 | ||
"Paradise City" | 5 | 14 | 48 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
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1989 | "Patience" | 4 | 7 | 16 | — | 38 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 16 | 10 | G N' R Lies | |
"Nightrain" | 93 | 26 | 61 | — | — | 2 | — | 21 | — | — | 17 | Appetite for Destruction | ||
1991 | "You Could Be Mine" | 29 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Use Your Illusion II | |
"Don't Cry" | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | Use Your Illusion I | ||
"Live and Let Die" | 33 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 4 | |||
1992 | "November Rain" | 3 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 8 | 4 | ||
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | — | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
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Use Your Illusion II | |
"Yesterdays" | 72 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | |||
1993 | "Civil War" | — | 4 | 45 | — | — | 15 | 22 | 27 | — | — | 11 | ||
"Ain't It Fun" | — | 8 | — | — | 34 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 15 | 9 | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | ||
1994 | "Estranged" | — | 16 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | 41 | — | Use Your Illusion II | |
"Since I Don't Have You" | 69 | — | 47 | — | — | 16 | — | 48 | 40 | — | 10 | "The Spaghetti Incident?" | ||
"Sympathy for the Devil" | 55 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 9 | Interview with the Vampire Soundtrack | ||
2008 | "Chinese Democracy" | 34 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 38 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 27 | Chinese Democracy |
Promo singles
- "Mr. Brownstone" (1988) UK only
- "My Michelle" (1989)
- "14 Years" (1991)
- "Pretty Tied Up" (1992) – US Mainstream Rock #35
- "Dead Horse" (1993)
- "Hair of the Dog" (1993) – US Mainstream Rock #11
- "Oh My God" (1999) – US Mainstream Rock #26
- "Better" (2008) – US Mainstream Rock #18
- "Street of Dreams" (2009)
Video albums
Title | Video details |
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Use Your Illusion I | |
Use Your Illusion II |
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Welcome to the Videos |
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Appetite for Democracy 3D |
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Music videos
Year | Title | Director(s)[30][31] |
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1987 | "Welcome to the Jungle" | Nigel Dick |
1988 | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | |
"Sweet Child o' Mine" (alternate) | ||
"Paradise City" | ||
1989 | "Patience" | |
"It's So Easy" (unreleased) | ||
1991 | "Mr. Brownstone" (unreleased) | Mark Racco |
"My Michelle" (unreleased) | ||
"You Could Be Mine" (unreleased) | ||
"You Could Be Mine" (Terminator 2: Judgment Day version) | Mark Racco Jeffrey Abelson Andy Morahan Stan Winston | |
"Don't Cry" (original version) | Andy Morahan | |
"Don't Cry" (with alt. lyrics) | ||
"Live and Let Die" | Josh Richman | |
1992 | "November Rain" | Andy Morahan |
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (live) | ||
"Yesterdays" | ||
"Garden of Eden" | ||
1993 | "The Garden" | Del James |
"Dead Horse" | Louis Marciano | |
"Civil War" (live) | ||
"Estranged" | Andy Morahan | |
1994 | "Since I Don't Have You" | Sante D'Orazio |
2009 | "Bad Apples" | Andy Morahan |
"Better" (unreleased, leaked in 2012) | Dale "Rage" Resteghini | |
See also
References
- ↑ Wyman, Bill (January 4, 2013). "Did "Thriller" Really Sell a Hundred Million Copies?". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ↑ Trust, Gary (September 18, 2016). "Ask Billboard: Rihanna's (Quirky) Record in the Hot 100's Top 10 With 'Needed Me'". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Guns N' Roses > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- 1 2 3 4 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "Australian Charts > Guns N' Roses". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- Peaks between 51-100, from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- 1 2 3 4 "Austrian Charts > Guns N' Roses" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- 1 2 "RPM Archives > Top Albums > Guns N' Roses". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
- 1 2 3 "Chartverfolgung / Guns N' Roses / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- 1 2 3 4 "Irish Charts > Guns N' Roses". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- 1 2 3 "Dutch Album Charts > Guns N' Roses" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- 1 2 3 4 "Swedish Charts > Guns N' Roses". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- 1 2 3 "Swiss Charts > Guns N' Roses". swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- 1 2 3 4 "UK Charts > Guns N' Roses". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Guns N' Roses)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Canadian album certifications – Guns N Roses". Music Canada. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- ↑ Bill Wyman (4 January 2013). "Did "Thriller" Really Sell a Hundred Million Copies?". The New Yorker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- 1 2 http://tsort.info/music/faq_album_sales.htm
- ↑ "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2008 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ↑ Q & A Axl Rose, billboard.com
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Guns N' Roses > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ↑ "Guns N' Roses > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Guns N' Roses / Single" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ↑ "Dutch Top 40 > Guns N' Roses" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ↑ "New Zealand Charts > Guns N' Roses". charts.org.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Guns N' Roses – November Rain". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ↑ "RIAJ > The Record > June 1995 > Page 5 > Certified Awards (April 1995)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ↑ "Guns N' Roses: Welcome to the Videos (1998) (V) – Full cast and crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ↑ "Guns 'n' Roses". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2008-12-07.