Guns N' Roses sold over 86,025,723 albums, including 46,187,000 in the United States and 5,045,000 in the United Kingdom. The best-selling album by Guns N' Roses is APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION, which sold over 30,000,000 copies.
Guns N’ Roses have sold over 86 million albums worldwide, with 46 million in the United States and 5 million in the United Kingdom. Their top-selling album is “Appetite for Destruction” (1987), with over 30 million copies sold.
Their best-selling albums include:
“Appetite for Destruction” (1987): 30 million
“Use Your Illusion II” (1991): 15 million
“Use Your Illusion I” (1991): 15 million
“Greatest Hits” (2004): 11.6 million
“G N’ R Lies” (1988): 5.9 million
“The Spaghetti Incident?” (1993): 5 million
“Chinese Democracy” (2008): 2.2 million
Other notable releases include the live albums “Live Era ‘87-’93” (1.2 million), “Live from the Jungle” (15,000), and the limited box set “Limited Edition Box Set I” (11,910).
Top Countries for Album Sales:
United States: 46 million
United Kingdom: 5 million
Canada: 4.2 million
Germany: 3.5 million
Australia: 2 million
Japan: 1.7 million
Argentina: 1 million
France, Brazil, Italy, Sweden: around 1 million each
Certifications by Country:
In the United States, “Appetite for Destruction” achieved 18x Platinum status, with 18.4 million sales, followed by “Use Your Illusion I” and “II” (7 million each) and “Greatest Hits” (6 million).
In Canada, “Appetite for Destruction” reached Diamond certification (1.4 million), and “Use Your Illusion I” also went Diamond (1 million).
In the UK, “Appetite for Destruction” sold nearly 2 million (4x Platinum), while “Greatest Hits” sold 2.1 million (7x Platinum).
In Australia, “Greatest Hits” reached 9x Platinum, while “Appetite for Destruction” was 7x Platinum.
Overall, “Appetite for Destruction” remains their biggest success globally, often certified multi-Platinum in major markets. “Use Your Illusion I & II” are also highly successful, while “Greatest Hits” achieved significant multi-Platinum sales in several countries.
1
Sales: 30,000,000
2
Sales: 15,000,000
3
Sales: 15,000,000
4
Sales: 11,646,853
5
Sales: 5,916,320
6
Sales: 5,000,000
7
Sales: 2,225,000
8
Sales: 1,210,640
9
Sales: 15,000
10
Sales: 11,910
GUNS N` ROSES total sales by country
| Country | Sales | Albums counted |
 Argentina | 1,080,000 | 7 |
 Australia | 2,030,000 | 8 |
 Austria | 315,000 | 6 |
 Belgium | 165,000 | 3 |
 Brazil | 1,250,000 | 7 |
 Canada | 4,247,000 | 6 |
 Denmark | 215,000 | 5 |
 Finland | 267,560 | 6 |
 France | 1,000,000 | 4 |
 Germany | 3,550,000 | 7 |
 Grecce | 13,000 | 2 |
 Hungary | 8,000 | 2 |
 Iceland | 1,380 | 1 |
 Ireland | 105,000 | 2 |
 Italy | 350,000 | 6 |
 Japan | 1,737,880 | 10 |
 Korea | 13,853 | 1 |
 Mexico | 750,000 | 4 |
 Netherlands | 580,000 | 5 |
 New Zeland | 360,000 | 7 |
 Norway | 318,206 | 5 |
 Poland | 80,000 | 2 |
 Portugal | 127,500 | 2 |
 Russia | 10,000 | 1 |
 Singapore | 5,000 | 1 |
 Spain | 450,000 | 5 |
 Sweden | 500,000 | 6 |
 Switzerland | 265,000 | 4 |
 United Kingdom | 5,045,000 | 7 |
 United States | 46,187,000 | 8 |
GUNS N` ROSES detailed sales by country
| Country | Album | Sales | Certification / source |
| Argentina | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 360,000 | 6x Platinum |
| Argentina | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 40,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Argentina | G N` R LIES | 60,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Argentina | LIVE ERA 87-93 | 60,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Argentina | GREATEST HITS | 80,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Argentina | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 180,000 | 3x Platinum |
| Argentina | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 300,000 | 5x Platinum |
| Australia | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 350,000 | 5x Platinum |
| Australia | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 490,000 | 7x Platinum |
| Australia | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 70,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Australia | GREATEST HITS | 630,000 | 9x Platinum |
| Australia | G N` R LIES | 70,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Australia | LIVE ERA 87-93 | 70,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Australia | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 70,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Australia | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 280,000 | 4x Platinum |
| Austria | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 50,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Austria | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 100,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Austria | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 100,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Austria | G N` R LIES | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Austria | GREATEST HITS | 15,000 | 1x Gold |
| Austria | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Belgium | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 15,000 | 1x Gold |
| Belgium | GREATEST HITS | 50,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Belgium | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 100,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Brazil | GREATEST HITS | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Brazil | LIVE ERA 87-93 | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Brazil | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 250,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Brazil | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 250,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Brazil | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 250,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Brazil | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 250,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Brazil | G N` R LIES | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Canada | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 1,422,000 | 1x Diamond |
| Canada | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 1,000,000 | 1x Diamond |
| Canada | LIVE ERA 87-93 | 50,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Canada | GREATEST HITS | 575,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Canada | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 300,000 | 3x Platinum |
| Canada | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 900,000 | 9x Platinum |
| Denmark | GREATEST HITS | 40,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Denmark | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 40,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Denmark | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 40,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Denmark | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 80,000 | 4x Platinum |
| Denmark | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 15,000 | 1x Gold |
| Finland | GREATEST HITS | 31,665 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 33,935 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 67,662 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 76,688 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 25,000 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 32,610 | IFPI Finland |
| France | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 200,000 | 2x Gold |
| France | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 200,000 | 2x Gold |
| France | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| France | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Germany | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 1,000,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Germany | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 1,250,000 | 5x Gold |
| Germany | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | G N` R LIES | 250,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 250,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 500,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Germany | GREATEST HITS | 200,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Grecce | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 3,000 | 1x Gold |
| Grecce | GREATEST HITS | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Hungary | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 3,000 | 1x Gold |
| Hungary | GREATEST HITS | 5,000 | 1x Gold |
| Iceland | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 1,380 | Year-end lists |
| Ireland | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 15,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Ireland | GREATEST HITS | 90,000 | 6x Platinum |
| Italy | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 100,000 | 2x Platinum (Sales since 2009) |
| Italy | GREATEST HITS | 100,000 | 2x Platinum (Sales since 2009) |
| Italy | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 25,000 | 1x Gold (Sales since 2009) |
| Italy | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 25,000 | 1x Gold (Sales since 2009) |
| Italy | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 50,000 | 1x Platinum (Sales since 2009) |
| Italy | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 50,000 | 1x Platinum (Sales since 2009) |
| Japan | LIVE FROM THE JUNGLE[JAPAN ONLY] | 15,000 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | LIVE ERA 87-93 | 101,640 | 1x Gold |
| Japan | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 221,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Japan | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 218,330 | 1x Platinum |
| Japan | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 400,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Japan | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Japan | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 400,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Japan | G N` R LIES | 170,000 | 1x Gold |
| Japan | LIMITED EDITION BOX SET I[3CD`S] | 11,910 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | GREATEST HITS | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Korea | GREATEST HITS | 13,853 | RIAK / Gaon charts |
| Mexico | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Mexico | GREATEST HITS | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Mexico | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 250,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Mexico | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 350,000 | 1x Platinum + 1x Gold |
| Netherlands | GREATEST HITS | 80,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Netherlands | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Netherlands | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Netherlands | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 200,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Netherlands | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| New Zeland | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 15,000 | 1x Platinum |
| New Zeland | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 75,000 | 5x Platinum |
| New Zeland | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 75,000 | 5x Platinum |
| New Zeland | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 75,000 | 5x Platinum |
| New Zeland | GREATEST HITS | 90,000 | 6x Platinum |
| New Zeland | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 15,000 | 1x Platinum |
| New Zeland | G N` R LIES | 15,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Norway | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 100,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Norway | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 100,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Norway | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 38,120 | Year-end list |
| Norway | G N` R LIES | 26,320 | Year-end list |
| Norway | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 53,766 | 1x Platinum |
| Poland | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 20,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Poland | GREATEST HITS | 60,000 | 3x Platinum |
| Portugal | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 120,000 | 3x Platinum |
| Portugal | GREATEST HITS | 7,500 | 1x Gold |
| Russia | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Singapore | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 5,000 | 1x Gold |
| Spain | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Spain | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Spain | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Spain | GREATEST HITS | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Spain | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Sweden | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 100,000 | 2x Gold |
| Sweden | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 20,000 | 1x Gold |
| Sweden | GREATEST HITS | 60,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Sweden | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Sweden | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Sweden | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 120,000 | 1x Platinum + 1x Gold |
| Switzerland | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Switzerland | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 50,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Switzerland | GREATEST HITS | 40,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Switzerland | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 150,000 | 3x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | G N` R LIES | 200,000 | 1x Gold + 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 1,945,000 | 4x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | GREATEST HITS | 2,100,000 | 7x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | LIVE ERA 87-93 | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United States | APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION | 18,400,000 | 18x Platinum |
| United States | USE YOUR ILLUSION II | 7,000,000 | 7x Platinum |
| United States | LIVE ERA 87-93 | 729,000 | 1x Gold |
| United States | CHINESE DEMOCRACY | 1,000,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United States | THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? | 1,000,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United States | G N` R LIES | 5,000,000 | 5x Platinum |
| United States | GREATEST HITS | 6,058,000 | 5x Platinum |
| United States | USE YOUR ILLUSION I | 7,000,000 | 7x Platinum |
