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BY THE NUMBERS: Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Appetite For Destruction’

Guns N’ Roses’ game-changing Appetite For Destruction turns 34 today (July 21), and when you’re the best-selling debut album of all time, your stats tend to be pretty impressive. Top to bottom,…

Cover of 'Appetite for Destruction' by Guns N' Roses
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Guns N' Roses' game-changing Appetite For Destruction turns 34 today (July 21), and when you're the best-selling debut album of all time, your stats tend to be pretty impressive.

Top to bottom, there's not a filler track in the bunch. Even three decades on, it sounds as vicious as ever.  Here's Appetite "By The Numbers."

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Number of tracks on 'Appetite For Destruction.' 1. “Welcome to the Jungle” 2. “It’s So Easy” 3. “Nightrain” 4. “Out ta Get Me” 5. “Mr. Brownstone” 6. “Paradise City” 7. “My Michelle” 8. “Think About You” 9. “Sweet Child o’ Mine” 10. “You’re Crazy” 11. “Anything Goes” 12. “Rocket Queen”


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Highest Billboard 200 Album Chart Position


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Number of weeks on the Billboard 200 Album Chart


3

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Number of singles that made the Billboard Hot 100: “Welcome to the Jungle” (Number 7), “Sweet Child o’ Mine” (Number 1) and “Paradise City” (Number 5.)


27

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Ranking On 'Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s' list.


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Ranking On 'Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list.


18 million

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Number of copies of 'Appetite For Destruction' sold in the United States.


30 million

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Number of copies of 'Appetite For Destruction' sold worldwide.

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights