Album sales thread

[TWOIFBYSEA02]

*Yes I'm aware this has been done a million times before but please humour me*

1. I'm not looking for anyones educated guess I'm looking for an actual LINK to GnR's album by album sales from AFD-GH's.

Anyone who posts that would be much appreciated !!

Cheers !!

[nesquick]

Guns n' Roses sold about 85 million records worldwide (with the greatest hits).

Appetite: 25 million (17 million just in the US)
Lies: 10 million
USI: 35 million both (I AND II, about 15 million both in the US)
TSI: 8 million
Live erea: 2 million
Greatest Hits: 4 million, but probably 7 or 8 million in 1 year.

Total sales: 84/85 million worldwide

That's ENORMOUS

[TWOIFBYSEA02]

Cheers bro BUT I'm really looking for a site or link to back it up.

I already knew myself i just wanted a solid link i can reference.  

[astutej]

Try http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-g/gunsnroses_main.htm
Keep in mind they exclude international sales & appears they are off on some of the albums like LIVE Era which went Platinum.

[Evil Ash]

"McKagen and Slash were drunk and swearing when accepting an American Music Award (subsequent AMA shows now have a 5 second delay for television). The band won for Best Heavy Metal Album (Appetite For Destruction) and Best Heavy Metal Song ("Paradise City")."

Does anyone have the video of this or know where to find it ?!

[Neemo]

"McKagen and Slash were drunk and swearing when accepting an American Music Award (subsequent AMA shows now have a 5 second delay for television). The band won for Best Heavy Metal Album (Appetite For Destruction) and Best Heavy Metal Song ("Paradise City")."

Does anyone have the video of this or know where to find it ?!

No but it was FUCKING hilarious! I remember that! (My parents didn't think it was too funny though. Ass was still a bad word back then!)

[matt88]

Guns n' Roses sold about 85 million records worldwide (with the greatest hits).

Appetite: 25 million (17 million just in the US)
Lies: 10 million
USI: 35 million both (I AND II, about 15 million both in the US)
TSI: 8 million
Live erea: 2 million
Greatest Hits: 4 million, but probably 7 or 8 million in 1 year.

Total sales: 84/85 million worldwide

That's ENORMOUS

Are you sure with the appetite one?

I've read somewhere they've sold just over 20 million in the U.S

[SuicideUZI]

"McKagen and Slash were drunk and swearing when accepting an American Music Award (subsequent AMA shows now have a 5 second delay for television). The band won for Best Heavy Metal Album (Appetite For Destruction) and Best Heavy Metal Song ("Paradise City")."

Does anyone have the video of this or know where to find it ?!

i dont see what this has to do with the thread topic, but i have the uncensored one on VHS but unfortunetly no way to transfer it to my PC

[axlthegreat]

I know that AFD has sold like 40 million copies all over the world so far. Man that?s almost like Michael Jackson?s Thriller you know! If someone has the exact number I would appreciate it. But UYI I+II? And SI?

If you also know the number of copies that GNR opponents bands albums sold, especially Metallica, I would appreciate it.

Thanks.

[Ignatius]

Well, there's no way to find out how many copies GNR has sold worldwide. I'd venture to say GNR has sold around 80 million copies. In the States, around 40 million copies aprox. Here's the breakdown:

AFD 16 million
GNR Lies 6 Million
UYI 7 Million
UYII 7 Million
TSI 2 Million
Live Era + Greatest Hits 1.5 Million

Total of 39 Million copies more or less certified by the RIAA.

Edit: RIAA certified AFD sold 15 million back in 98. I added an extra million based on the sales AFD still gets every week.

[Mr Cowbell ?]

I know that AFD has sold like 40 million copies all over the world so far. Man that?s almost like Michael Jackson?s Thriller you know! If someone has the exact number I would appreciate it. But UYI I+II? And SI?

If you also know the number of copies that GNR opponents bands albums sold, especially Metallica, I would appreciate it.

Thanks.

Check RIAA.com and Billboard.com for album certifications.

[IndiannaRose]

Appetite for Destruction is rumoured to have sold 32 million copies worldwide. Here's an interestin' bit: From September of 1991 through July of 1993 Guns N' Roses sold 32 million copies of the Use Your Illusion albums worldwide. At the moment the latest info I know regarding the sales for the Illusion albums worldwide is this:

UYI I- 18 million copies
UYI II- 22 million copies

As for the other albums I'm not to sure of but the Greatest Hits album is about between 3x-6x platinum worldwide at the moment.

[bolton]

gnr sold 15 milion copies o afd till 1988,and 7 million copies of uyi1,2 till 1992,but after that they sold more and more copies(i got my first afd 1990,second 1994,and third 2000.i got my first uyi copy 1992,second 1993,third 1999,and 2003 i bought forth)

[Butch Français]

Im guessing somewhere between 85 and 105 million.

[Izzy]

According to our friends at the Riaa Guns N Roses have sold 35 million copies of their various albums in America - not including the greatest hits

Afd has hit nearly 40 million world wide - Duff himself said Use Your Illusion had hit 32 million worldwide in 1992 - 10 million world wide for Lies (8 million in US alone), 3 million worldwide for TSI, maybe 1 million for Live era and about 2 million for GH

A total of about 85 million would seem a good bet

[MadmanDan]

It would be interesting to see the best selling bands of all time per albums released or per years in activity. I bet GNR would be really on a really high place, cause it's incredible how a band that was in the  spotlight for a few years could build such a bit fanbase.

[Mr Cowbell ?]

It would be interesting to see the best selling bands of all time per albums released or per years in activity. I bet GNR would be really on a really high place, cause it's incredible how a band that was in the  spotlight for a few years could build such a bit fanbase.

Look at hendrix he wasnt that big when alive, and after his death his fanbase only grew and grew.

Look at Nirvana. THey were only at the top for 3 years 91-94 before Kurt killed himself.  And Nirvana is considered the band that changed a generation and brought Grunge Rock.

Good Bands burn out (with good albums) while bands that fade away and keep putting out crappy albums dont hold the test of time.

[vicarious existence]

Good Bands burn out (with good albums) while bands that fade away and keep putting out crappy albums dont hold the test of time.

Very true. To quote Def Leppard, "It's better to burn out than to fade away".

[matt88]

People r u sure about that AFD selling 40 million worldwide, if it's sold 16 million in the U.S 24 million from the rest of the world seems a bit much. It's nowhere near Michael Jackson's Thriller, i'd say 30 million tops

[Fuckin' Gunner]

Let's start it again... 

Sorry to question it again (at least I posted it on Dead Horse), but can semeone tell exactly the number of albuns GNR sold worldwide, with a reliable source?

I was looking for the nembers, but couldn't find it.

Thanks.