The first full-length album from Guns N’ Roses, Appetite for Destruction
 became one of the most popular hard rock records in history. 
Selling more than 20 million copies worldwide — 
with certification of 15-times platinum in the U.S. —
 the disc was ranked among the "100 Best Albums of the Eighties" 
by Rolling Stone. Appetite was a street-level success;
 it took 10 months to break into the Top 100. When it reached #1, 
it remained there for five weeks. The album landed three Top 10 singles: 
the gold #1 "Sweet Child O’ Mine"
(GNR became only the fourth hard rock group to have a #1 Pop single)
, "Welcome to the Jungle" (#7) and "Paradise City" (#5).
 It also resulted in two MTV Video Music Awards: 
Best New Artist (1988) and Best Metal/Hard Rock Video (1989) 
for "Sweet Child O’ Mine." In July 1990, Appetite for Destruction finally
dropped from the Billboard charts — after a reign of nearly three years (147 weeks)
 
 © Abhisek Bhadra        ::Lose your illusions::