GUNS N' ROSES albums and sales

Updated: January 16, 2025

GUNS N' ROSES sold over 71.5 million albums. The best-selling album by GUNS N' ROSES is APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION, which sold over 24.4 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, GUNS N' ROSES is the 27th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of GUNS N' ROSES have sold over 880,000 units, led by WELCOME TO THE VIDEOS with over 498,000 units sold.

GUNS N' ROSES albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GUNS N' ROSES 1987	1987	24,437,500	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 2 5 19
2	USE YOUR ILLUSION I GUNS N' ROSES 1991	1991	12,262,662	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 8 54 126
3	USE YOUR ILLUSION II GUNS N' ROSES 1991	1991	12,241,688	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 9 55 128
4	GREATEST HITS GUNS N' ROSES 2004	2004	10,588,853	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 4 27 178
5	G N' R LIES GUNS N' ROSES 1988	1988	5,916,320	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 12 102 539
6	THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? GUNS N' ROSES 1993	1993	2,866,031	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 55 543 1,597
7	CHINESE DEMOCRACY GUNS N' ROSES 2008	2008	2,225,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 31 459 2,072
8	LIVE ERA 87-93 GUNS N' ROSES 1999	1999	981,640	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 259 2,163 6,919
9	LIVE FROM THE JUNGLE[JAPAN ONLY] GUNS N' ROSES 1988	1988	15,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 854 7,035 56,521
10	LIMITED EDITION BOX SET I[3CD'S] GUNS N' ROSES 1993	1993	11,910	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,216 13,730 57,195

GUNS N' ROSES videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	WELCOME TO THE VIDEOS GUNS N' ROSES 2003	2003	498,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 12 37 100
2	USE YOUR ILLUSION I: WORLD TOUR – 1992 IN TOKYO GUNS N' ROSES 1992	1992	202,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 5 81 367
3	USE YOUR ILLUSION II: WORLD TOUR – 1992 IN TOKYO GUNS N' ROSES 1992	1992	172,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 7 101 460
4	LIVE IN CHICAGO GUNS N' ROSES 2006	2006	8,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 239 2,173 3,975
5	APPETITE FOR DEMOCRACY: 3D: LIVE AT THE HARD ROCK CASINO - LAS VEGAS GUNS N' ROSES 2014	2014	N/A	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 115 1,385 5,011

GUNS N' ROSES sales by country

GUNS N' ROSES album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by GUNS N' ROSES are the United States (44.5 million), the United Kingdom (6.1 million) and Canada (4.24 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	1,080,000	7
2	Australia	2,030,000	8
3	Austria	315,000	6
4	Belgium	165,000	3
5	Brazil	1,250,000	7
6	Canada	4,247,000	6
7	Denmark	215,000	5
8	Finland	267,560	6
9	France	1,000,000	4
10	Germany	3,550,000	7
11	Grecce	13,000	2
12	Hungary	8,000	2
13	Iceland	1,380	1
14	Ireland	105,000	2
15	Italy	350,000	6
16	Japan	1,737,880	10
17	Korea	13,853	1
18	Mexico	750,000	4
19	Netherlands	580,000	5
20	New Zealand	360,000	7
21	Norway	318,206	5
22	Poland	80,000	2
23	Portugal	127,500	2
24	Russia	10,000	1
25	Singapore	5,000	1
26	Spain	450,000	5
27	Sweden	500,000	6
28	Switzerland	265,000	4
29	United Kingdom	6,100,000	8
30	United States	44,500,000	8

GUNS N' ROSES video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by GUNS N' ROSES are the United States (450,000), the United Kingdom (250,000) and Australia (217,500).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	32,000	4
2	Australia	217,500	3
3	Brazil	50,000	2
4	Canada	25,000	2
5	Germany	50,000	2
6	Mexico	30,000	3
7	New Zealand	5,000	1
8	Portugal	12,000	2
9	United Kingdom	250,000	3
10	United States	450,000	3