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Sunday, October 13, 2024

Appetite for Destruction

31 Days of October

Special Edition

Part 2


Released in July 1987 - Minimal attention*
*Retrospective success
1988 - Commercial success

Major airplay with "Welcome to the Jungle," "Paradise City," & "Sweet Child o' Mine"

No. 1 on Billboard 200
No. 62 in Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012 & 2020)
Q - one of The Greatest Classic Rock Albums Ever (2004)
Q - No. 10 on The 40 Best Albums of the '80s (2006)
No. 42 on VH1's Greatest Album of All Time (2003)
No. 2 on Guitar World's The 100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time (2006)
No. 32 on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's The Definitive 200 Albums (2007)

7th best-selling album of all time in the U.S.

Over 30 million copies sold worldwide - one of the best selling albums worldwide

Certified Gold in Finland, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, and Sweden
Certified 2x Gold in France
Certified Platinum in Austria, Belgium (including Super Deluxe Edition), Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and Switzerland
Certified 3x Platinum in Argentina and Italy
Certified 4x Platinum in Denmark and the UK 
Certified 5x Platinum in New Zealand
Certified 7x Platinum in Australia 
Certified 18x Platinum in the U.S.
Certified Diamond in Canada

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