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{{Infobox album
| name         = Appetite for Destruction
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Guns N' Roses]]
| cover        = GunsnRosesAppetiteforDestructionalbumcover.jpg
| border       = yes
| alt          = Skulls resembling the band members on an ornate cross on a black background. Above and below the cross are banners that read out the band name and album title.
| caption      = CD and digital cover{{efn|On the vinyl cover, the band name and album title are written sideways on the left and right.}}
| released     = {{start date|1987|7|21}}
| recorded     = January 18 – June 23, 1987
| studio       = *[[Rumbo Recorders|Rumbo]], [[Canoga Park, Los Angeles|Canoga Park]]
*Take One, [[Burbank, California|Burbank]]
*[[Record Plant]], Los Angeles
*Can Am, Los Angeles
| genre        = * [[Hard rock]]
* [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
* [[glam metal]]
| length       = 53:52
| label        = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| producer     = [[Mike Clink]]
| prev_title   = [[Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide]]
| prev_year    = 1986
| next_title   = [[Guns N' Roses (EP)|Guns N' Roses]]
| next_year    = 1988
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Appetite for Destruction
 | type        = Studio
 | single1     = [[It's So Easy (Guns N' Roses song)|It's So Easy]]"/"[[Mr. Brownstone]]
 | single1date = June 8, 1987
 | single2     = [[Welcome to the Jungle]]
 | single2date = September 21, 1987<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1987/Music-Week-1987-09-19-I.pdf|title=Music Week|page=56}}</ref>
 | single3     = [[Sweet Child o' Mine]]
 | single3date = June 1988
 | single4     = [[Paradise City]]
 | single4date = January 1989 
 | single5     = [[Nightrain]]
 | single5date = July 1989
}}{{Extra album cover
 | header  = Alternative cover
 | type    = studio
 | cover   = Appetitefordestruction.jpg
 | border  =
 | alt     = An open-shirted woman leaning against a wooden fence after being raped by a robot which is about to be crushed by a dagger-toothed monster.
| caption  = Original cover, which was replaced shortly after release
}}
}}
'''''Appetite for Destruction''''' is the debut studio album by American [[hard rock]] band [[Guns N' Roses]], released on July 21, 1987, by [[Geffen Records]]. It initially received little mainstream attention, and it was not until the following year that ''Appetite for Destruction'' became a commercial success, after the band had toured and received significant [[airplay]] with the singles "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]", "[[Paradise City]]", and "[[Sweet Child o' Mine]]". The album went on to peak at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and it became the seventh [[List of best-selling albums in the United States|best-selling album of all time in the United States]], as well as the best-selling debut album in the country. With over 30 million copies sold, it is also one of the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling albums]] worldwide.

Although critics were originally ambivalent toward the album, ''Appetite for Destruction'' has received retrospective acclaim and been viewed as one of the greatest albums of all time. In 2018, it was re-released as a remastered box set to similar universal acclaim.

==Background==
Guns N' Roses' first recordings were for a planned EP in March 1985, shortly after the band formed, with "[[Don't Cry]]", a cover of "[[Heartbreak Hotel]]", "Think About You" and "Anything Goes".<ref>{{cite interview |last=Cue |first=Raz |subject-link=Guns N' Roses |title=Guns N' Roses First Radio Interview March 1985 |url=https://www.razcue.com/single-post/2018/03/08/Guns-N-Roses-First-Radio-Interview-March-1985 |publisher=[[KPFK]] |date=March 1985 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630214150/https://www.razcue.com/single-post/2018/03/08/Guns-N-Roses-First-Radio-Interview-March-1985 |archive-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref> However, plans for the release fell through, as original guitarist [[Tracii Guns]] left the band, being replaced by [[Slash (musician)|Slash]].<ref name="tracii">{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/04450-dr-rock-tracii-guns-interview-la-guns-nikki-sixx-poison-guns-n-roses|title=Giving It Both Barrels: Dr Rock Takes On Tracii Guns Of The LA Guns|author=Dr. Rock|date=June 16, 2010|website=TheQuietus.com|access-date=June 9, 2015|quote=Guns: "And then I lasted for about seven or eight months in that, and then Axl and I got into an extraordinary fight&nbsp;... and we did two shows after that argument and then I left. It just wasn't fun anymore."|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20130420014959/http://thequietus.com/articles/04450-dr-rock-tracii-guns-interview-la-guns-nikki-sixx-poison-guns-n-roses|archive-date=April 20, 2013|url-status = live}}</ref> Shortly afterward, the classic lineup of [[Axl Rose]], [[Duff McKagan]], Slash, [[Steven Adler]], and [[Izzy Stradlin]] was finalized.<ref name="ISEAOLp37">{{cite book|last=McKagan|first=Duff|year=2011|title=It's so Easy (and other lies)|publisher=Touchstone|page=37|isbn=978-1-4516-0664-5|editor=Stacy Creamer|others=Collaboration by Tim Mohr}}</ref>

After heavy touring of the Los Angeles club scene, the group signed with [[Geffen Records]] in March 1986.<ref name="The Biography Channel">{{cite news|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/guns-n-roses.html|title=Guns N' Roses – Biography on Bio. |work=bio.|publisher=TheBiographyChannel.co.uk|date=2008|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208190634/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/guns-n-roses.html|archive-date=December 8, 2009|access-date=June 29, 2015}}</ref> In December of that year, the group released the four-song EP ''[[Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide]]'', which was designed to keep interest in the band alive while the group withdrew from the club scene to work in the studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/g-n-r-lies-19890126|title=G N' R Lies|website=rollingstone.com|date=January 26, 1989 |access-date=December 5, 2017|url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005848/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/g-n-r-lies-19890126|archive-date=December 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-28-ca-21295-story.html|title=POP REVIEW : Guns N' Roses Glam-Slams With Noisy Aggressiveness|first=John|last=Voland|date=December 28, 1987|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 5, 2017|via=LA Times|url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723072445/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-12-28/entertainment/ca-21295_1_n-roses|archive-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref> The EP release was also designed to soothe the label, which believed the band did not have enough songs to record a full-length album.<ref>{{cite book|last=McKagan|first=Duff|year=2011|title=It's so Easy (and other lies)|publisher=Touchstone|page=55|isbn=978-1-4516-0664-5|editor=Stacy Creamer|others=Collaboration by Tim Mohr}}</ref>

==Writing and recording==
Rose stated many of the songs on the album were written while the band was performing on the [[Los Angeles]] club circuit, and a number of songs that were ultimately featured on later Guns N' Roses albums were considered for ''Appetite for Destruction'', such as "[[Back Off Bitch]]", "[[You Could Be Mine]]", "[[November Rain]]", and "[[Don't Cry]]". It is said that the reason for not putting "November Rain" on ''Appetite for Destruction'' was that the band had already agreed to put "[[Sweet Child o' Mine]]" on the album, and thus already had a "ballad" on the track list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hem.passagen.se/snoqalf/tr-1988.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030811025250/http://hem.passagen.se/snoqalf/tr-1988.html |url-status = usurped|archive-date=August 11, 2003 |title=''Axl/Slash Interview'', 1988|publisher=Hem.passagen.se|access-date=November 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name=rs/>

Producer [[Spencer Proffer]] was hired to record "[[Nightrain]]" and "Sweet Child o' Mine" to test his chemistry with the band.<ref name="31years"/> The band eventually recorded nine songs with Proffer during these sessions, including "Heartbreak Hotel", "Don't Cry", "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]", and "[[Shadow of Your Love (Guns N' Roses song)|Shadow of Your Love]]".<ref name="31years"/> In mid- to late-1986, the band recorded demos with [[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]] guitarist [[Manny Charlton]],<ref name="31years"/> which were released in 2018 ([[#Remastered version|see below]] for more info). The band initially considered [[Paul Stanley]] of [[Kiss (band)|KISS]] to produce, but he was rejected after he wanted to change Adler's drum set more than Adler wanted.<ref name="31years">{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-album-anniversary/|title=31 Years Ago: Guns N' Roses Issue 'Appetite for Destruction'|website=Loudwire|access-date=October 17, 2018|archive-date=October 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017163125/http://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-album-anniversary/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]] was also considered, but the label didn't want to spend the extra money on a famous producer.<ref name="31years"/> Ultimately, [[Mike Clink]] (who had produced several [[Triumph (band)|Triumph]] records) was chosen,<ref>{{cite book|title=It's So Easy (and other Lies)|author1=McKagan, Duff |author2=Mohr, Tim|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=2011|pages=118, 120}}</ref> and the group recorded "Shadow of Your Love" first with Clink as a test.<ref name="31years"/>

After some weeks of rehearsal, the band entered [[Daryl Dragon]]'s [[Rumbo Recorders]] in January 1987.<ref name="31years"/> Two weeks were spent recording basic tracks, with Clink splicing together the best takes with his razor blade.<ref name="31years"/> Clink worked eighteen-hour days for the next month, with [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] overdubbing in the afternoon and evening, and Rose performing vocals. Slash struggled to find a guitar sound, before coming up with a [[Gibson Les Paul]] copy equipped with [[Seymour Duncan]] Alnico II pickups and plugged into a [[Marshall Amplification|Marshall]] amplifier. He spent hours with Clink paring down and structuring his solos. The total budget for the album was about $370,000.<ref name=rs>{{cite journal|author=Hiatt, Brian|title=The Making of 'Appetite for Destruction'|archive-date=March 2, 2009|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/15690883|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302022602/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/15690883|journal=Rolling Stone Australia|date=August 2007|issue=1032|url-status=dead|access-date=October 8, 2007}}</ref> According to drummer [[Steven Adler]], the percussion was done in just six days, but Rose's vocals took much longer, as he insisted on doing them one line at a time, and Rose's perfectionism drove the rest of the band away from the studio as he worked.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Adler|first1=Steven|last2=Spagnola|first2=Lawrence J.|title=My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses|publisher=It Books|year=2010|isbn=978-0-06-191711-0|page=118}}</ref> Final overdubs and mixing were done at [[Mediasound Studios]], and mastering at Sterling Sound in New York City.<ref name="booklet">{{cite book|title=Appetite for Destruction ''liner notes''|year=1987|publisher=[[Geffen Records]]}}</ref>

Many of the songs on ''Appetite For Destruction'' began as solo tracks that individual band members began separately from the band, only to be completed later. These songs include "[[It's So Easy (Guns N' Roses song)|It's So Easy]]" ([[Duff McKagan]]) and "[[Think About You (Guns N' Roses song)|Think About You]]" ([[Izzy Stradlin]]). "[[Rocket Queen]]" was an unfinished Slash/McKagan/Adler song from their earlier band [[Road Crew (band)|Road Crew]], and "Anything Goes", written by [[Hollywood Rose]] and included on their compilation album ''[[The Roots of Guns N' Roses]]'', was re-written for ''Appetite''. Most of the songs reflect the band's personal experiences and daily life, such as "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]", some of the lyrics of which Rose wrote after he encountered a man in [[New York City|New York]] shortly after arriving there from [[Indiana]] in 1980,<ref name="TV.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/entourage/welcome-to-the-jungle/episode/1036057/summary.html|title=Welcome to the Jungle|publisher=TV.com|author=Ellin, Doug|date=July 27, 2007|access-date=November 20, 2007|archive-date=April 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403150123/http://www.tv.com/shows/entourage/welcome-to-the-jungle-1036057/|url-status=live}}</ref> and "Mr. Brownstone", which is about the band's problems with heroin. Lyrics to some of the songs focus on the band members' younger years, like "Out ta Get Me", which focuses on lead singer Axl Rose's constant trouble with the law as a youth in Indiana.<ref>Slash (2008), p.109</ref>

In 1999, Rose decided to re-record the album with the then current lineup of Guns N' Roses (Rose, [[Robin Finck]], [[Tommy Stinson]], [[Paul Tobias]], [[Josh Freese]], [[Dizzy Reed]], and [[Chris Pitman]]) to "spruce up" the album with new recording techniques.<ref name="RERECORD"/> This re-recorded version of the album was never released, although the second half of the re-recorded version of "Sweet Child o' Mine" can be heard (following the first half of a live performance of the song) during the end credits of the 1999 film ''[[Big Daddy (1999 film)|Big Daddy]]''.<ref name="RERECORD">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1429782/new-guns-n-roses-makes-mystery-debut-live-album-sessions-underway/ |title=New Guns N' Roses Makes Mystery Debut; Live Album Sessions Underway |work=[[MTV News]] |date=July 9, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128140836/http://www.mtv.com/news/1429782/new-guns-n-roses-makes-mystery-debut-live-album-sessions-underway/ |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |access-date=January 28, 2020 }}</ref>

==Artwork==
The album's original [[cover art]] was based on [[Robert Williams (artist)|Robert Williams]]' painting ''Appetite for Destruction''. It depicted a robotic rapist about to be punished by a metal avenger. After several music retailers refused to stock the album, some Geffen executives compromised and put the [[history of controversial album art|controversial cover art]] inside, replacing it with an image depicting a Celtic cross and skulls representing each of the five band members (top skull: [[Izzy Stradlin]], left skull: [[Steven Adler]], center skull: [[Axl Rose]], right skull: [[Duff McKagan]], and bottom skull: [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]). In a 2016 interview, Billy White Jr., who designed the tattoo with the cross and skulls upon which the album artwork was based, explained: "The cross and skulls that looked like the band was Axl's idea, the rest was me. The knot work in the cross was a reference to [[Thin Lizzy]], a band Axl and I both loved."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Redding|first1=Dan|title=The Story of Guns N' Roses' 'Appetite for Destruction' Album Cover|url=http://www.culturecreature.com/appetite-for-destruction-cover-art-guns-n-roses/|website=Culture Creature|access-date=June 24, 2016|archive-date=June 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627175456/http://www.culturecreature.com/appetite-for-destruction-cover-art-guns-n-roses/|url-status=live}}</ref> The original cover was supposed to be on the 2008 vinyl reissue of the album, though executives replaced it with the "skulls" art at the last minute.<ref name="musicstak.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicstack.com/articles/historic-controversial-album-covers-part-two |title=Album cover info at |publisher=Musicstack.com |date=February 9, 2009 |access-date=November 11, 2010 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817010302/http://www.musicstack.com/articles/historic-controversial-album-covers-part-two |archive-date=August 17, 2010 }}</ref> The photographs used for the back of the album and liner notes were taken by [[Robert John (photographer)|Robert John]], Marc Canter, Jack Lue, Leonard McCardie, and Greg Freeman.

The band stated the original artwork was "a symbolic social statement, with the robot representing the industrial system that's raping and polluting our environment."<ref name="AfDcover">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-16-ca-1533-story.html |title=Geffen's Guns N' Roses Fires A Volley At PMRC |last1=Goldstein |first1=Patrick |date=August 16, 1987 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=June 9, 2015 |archive-date=June 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623121611/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-08-16/entertainment/ca-1533_1_artwork |url-status=live }}</ref> In albums which were issued on double sided media (vinyl records and audio cassettes), the two sides were labeled "G" and "R", rather than the conventional "A" and "B". Tracks 1–6, which compose side "G", all deal with drugs and hard life in the big city ("Guns" side). The remaining tracks, which compose side "R", all deal with love, sex, and relationships ("Roses" side). In an interview with ''[[That Metal Show]]'' in 2011, Rose stated his initial idea was for the cover art to be the photo of the [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'']] exploding that was on the cover of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in 1986, but Geffen rejected the idea, saying it was "in bad taste".<ref>{{cite web|last=Sciarretto|first=Amy|title='That Metal Show' Recap: Axl Rose Talks Lateness, Slash + Original 'Appetite' Cover|url=http://loudwire.com/that-metal-show-recap-axl-rose-talks-lateness-slash-original-appetite-cover/|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=November 12, 2011|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-date=August 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815022231/http://loudwire.com/that-metal-show-recap-axl-rose-talks-lateness-slash-original-appetite-cover/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Marketing and sales==

When ''Appetite for Destruction'' was released by [[Geffen Records]] on July 21, 1987, it received little notice from American press and radio, apart from some airplay in California. Music journalist [[Stephen Davis (music journalist)|Stephen Davis]] later attributed this to competing rock music in the mainstream at the time, including [[Aerosmith]]'s comeback hit album ''[[Permanent Vacation (Aerosmith album)|Permanent Vacation]]'', [[Def Leppard]]'s presence on radio with their ''[[Hysteria (Def Leppard album)|Hysteria]]'' album, and the dominance of [[U2]]'s spiritual rock over [[MTV]]'s prime-time viewership.<ref name="Davis">{{cite book|last=Davis|first=Stephen|pages=[https://archive.org/details/watchyoubleedsag00davi/page/181 181–82]|title=Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses|year=2008|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-1592403776|url=https://archive.org/details/watchyoubleedsag00davi/page/181}}</ref> The album debuted at number 182 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] the week of August 29, but it only sold 200,000 copies in the first several months of its release, and Geffen planned on "walking away" from the record.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Draper|first=Jason|year=2017|title=How The 'Welcome To The Jungle' Video Made Guns N' Roses Overnight Stars|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/welcome-jungle-video-guns-n-roses/|url-status=live|website=Udiscovermusic|access-date=February 23, 2021|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028063107/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/welcome-jungle-video-guns-n-roses/}}</ref>

Radio stations originally did not want to play "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]", and MTV did not want to air the song's music video. However, after several months of lobbying the network, Geffen general manager [[Al Coury]] convinced MTV to play the video just once a night for three nights.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|last=Konow|first=David|year=2002|title=Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZyBtHRq2ncQC&q=guns+n+roses+coury&pg=PA439|url-status=live|pages=277–278|publisher=Crown |isbn=9780307565600|access-date=May 3, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519231038/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZyBtHRq2ncQC&q=guns+n+roses+coury&pg=PA439}}</ref> "Welcome to the Jungle" became the most requested video on the network, and Coury pitched this success to radio stations, whom he sent promo copies of "Welcome to the Jungle", "[[Paradise City]]", and "[[Sweet Child o' Mine]]".<ref name=":7" />

With the radio and video airplay, as well as the band's touring, ''Appetite for Destruction'' managed to top the ''Billboard'' 200 on August 6, 1988, over a year after it was released.<ref name="Titus" /><ref name=":7" /> It spent four non-consecutive weeks at number one<ref>Slash (2008) p.257</ref> and a total of 147 weeks on the chart.<ref name="billboarddebut">{{cite magazine |title=Billboard 200: Week of August 29, 1987 Biggest Jump | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1987-08-29/billboard-200?order=gainer |access-date=March 21, 2013 |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709143544/http://www.billboard.com/charts/1987-08-29/billboard-200?order=gainer |url-status=live }}</ref> Slash recalled: "We thought we'd made a record that might do as well as, say, [[Motörhead]]. It was totally uncommercial. It took a year for it to even get on the charts. No one wanted to know about it."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Rowland|title=LA Law and Disorder|magazine=[[Select (magazine)|Select]], reprinted from [[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]|date=February 1991|page=45}}</ref>

From 1994 up to 2018, ''Appetite for Destruction'' sold 1,216,017 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/live/read/it-s-been-a-long-time-in-the-making-guns-n-roses-locked-n-loaded-box-set-unwrapped/072756|publisher=[[Music Week]]|first=James|last=Hanley|title='It's been a long time in the making': Guns N'Roses Locked N'Loaded box set unwrapped|date=June 8, 2018|accessdate=February 18, 2023}}</ref>

By September 2008, the album had been certified [[RIAA certification|18× platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), having shipped over 18 million copies in the United States,<ref>{{cite web | title = Top 100 Albums | publisher = Recording Industry Association of America | url = http://riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-100-albums | access-date = December 18, 2011 | archive-date = June 4, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604050421/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-100-albums | url-status = live }}</ref> making it the country's 11th best-selling album ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/mike-clink/ |title=Mike Clink |publisher=[[Guitar Center]] |access-date=August 12, 2015 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708033526/http://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/mike-clink/ |archive-date=July 8, 2015}}</ref> According to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' in 2008, it is also the best-selling debut album of all time in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043884/ask-billboard-best-selling-debut-album-dido-australian-acts-trying-to-crack|title=Ask Billboard: Best Selling Debut Album, Dido, Australian Acts Trying To Crack The U.S. Market|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 13, 2015|archive-date=September 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918064323/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043884/ask-billboard-best-selling-debut-album-dido-australian-acts-trying-to-crack|url-status=live}}</ref> That year, [[Sky News]] reported the album's worldwide sales to be approximately 28 million copies, making it one of the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling albums]] of all time;<ref>{{cite web|title=Guns N' Roses New Album Looms|publisher=Sky News|date=October 23, 2008|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Guns-N-Roses-To-Release-New-Album---Axl-Rose-Is-The-Only-Original-Remaining-Member/Article/200810415127112 |access-date=December 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213122711/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Guns-N-Roses-To-Release-New-Album---Axl-Rose-Is-The-Only-Original-Remaining-Member/Article/200810415127112 |archive-date=February 13, 2009|url-status = dead}}</ref> more recent figures have worldwide sales at approximately 30 million units.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/did-thriller-really-sell-a-hundred-million-copies|title=Did "Thriller" Really Sell a Hundred Million Copies?|author=Bill Wyman|date=January 4, 2013|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-date=May 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515103954/http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/did-thriller-really-sell-a-hundred-million-copies|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception and legacy==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=AllMusic/>
| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
| rev2Score = B−<ref name="CG"/>
| rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|edition=5th concise|year=2011|isbn=978-0-85712-595-8}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4Score = A<ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Browne|author-link=David Browne (journalist)|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1991/08/09/guns-n-roses-discography/|title=Guns N' Roses discography|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|location=New York|date=August 9, 1991|access-date=January 28, 2018|archive-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129004440/http://www.ew.com/article/1991/08/09/guns-n-roses-discography/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Graff|first=Gary|author-link=Gary Graff|editor-first=Gary|editor-last=Graff|editor-link=Gary Graff|title=[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide]]|publisher=[[Visible Ink Press]]|year=1996|isbn=0787610372|chapter=Guns n' Roses}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev6Score = 10/10<ref name=pitchfork/>
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=17492&cf=344|title=Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Destruction|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|location=New York|date=December 15, 1988|access-date=January 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021115204239/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=17492&cf=344|archive-date=November 15, 2002}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=Powers/>
| rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|first=Jon|last=Dolan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EUm4Cp2ZFOEC&pg=PA79|title=How to Buy: Heavy Metal|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|volume=22|issue=8|location=New York|date=August 2006|access-date=January 28, 2018|page=78|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519231038/https://books.google.com/books?id=EUm4Cp2ZFOEC&pg=PA79|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev10 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
| rev10Score = 2/5<ref name="med57"/>
}}
The album was not well received by contemporary American critics,<ref name="Martin"/> many of whom complained that its massive success with consumers was fostered by the taboo of "sex, drugs and rock & roll" during the 1980s, when much of the cultural atmosphere in the US became informed by the [[Reagan Administration|Reagan-Bush Administration]], the [[AIDS]] crisis, and the popularity of [[MTV]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Sons of Aerosmith|journal=[[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]|pages=35–45|issue=118|date=August 1988}}</ref> Writing in 1987, Dave Ling of ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' dismissed the album as an inferior mix of elements from bands such as [[Aerosmith]], [[Hanoi Rocks]], and [[AC/DC]].<ref name="Martin">{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Jimmy|title=Guns N' Roses' Appetite For Destruction – 25 Years On|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/09492-guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction|work=[[The Quietus]]|date=July 27, 2012|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-date=April 19, 2013|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20130419231639/http://thequietus.com/articles/09492%2Dguns%2Dn%2Droses%2Dappetite%2Dfor%2Ddestruction|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics in England were more positive, and ''[[Kerrang!]]'' claimed that "rock is at last being wrestled from the hands of the bland, the weak, the jaded, the tired, the worn, and being thrust back into the hands of the real raunch rebels."<ref name="Davis"/> However, the album was voted the 26th best album of the year in ''[[The Village Voice]]''{{'}}s 1988 [[Pazz & Jop]], an annual poll of American critics nationwide.<ref>{{cite news|date=February 28, 1989|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres88.php|title=The 1988 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|location=New York|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-date=December 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224162931/http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres88.php|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]], the poll's supervisor, was qualified in his praise when reviewing the album for his 1990 book ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s]]''. While applauding Rose's "effortless, convincing vocal abilities" as "undeniable and [setting] him apart from his contemporaries", the journalist found his performance undermined by questionable lyrics that reveal darker ideas: "He doesn't love 'Night Train', he loves alcoholism. And once that sweet child o' his proves her devotion by sucking his cock for the portacam, the evil slut is ready for 'See me hit you you fall down.'"<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1990|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s]]|publisher=[[Pantheon Books]]|isbn=067973015X|page=[https://archive.org/details/christgausrecord00chri/page/176 176]|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=4904|chapter=Guns N' Roses: ''Appetite for Destruction''|access-date=June 6, 2017|archive-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129004543/https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=4904|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a retrospective review for ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' (2004), [[Ann Powers]] wrote that Guns N' Roses "produced a unique mix of different rock values", such as "speed and musicianship, flash and dirt", on an album that "changed hard rock's sensibilities at the time."<ref name="Powers">{{cite book|last=Powers|first=Ann|author-link=Ann Powers|chapter=Guns n' Roses|editor1-first=Nathan|editor1-last=Brackett|editor2-first=Christian|editor2-last=Hoard|title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|edition=4th|year=2004|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/350 350–51]|isbn=0-7432-0169-8}}</ref> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] also viewed the album as a "turning point for hard rock" in his review for [[AllMusic]], and felt Rose's singing and songwriting were enhanced by Slash and Stradlin's dual guitar playing, which helped make ''Appetite for Destruction'' "the best metal record of the late '80s".<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/appetite-for-destruction-mw0000192878|title=Appetite for Destruction – Guns N' Roses|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 2, 2011|archive-date=July 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708141113/https://www.allmusic.com/album/appetite-for-destruction-mw0000192878|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Jimmy Martin of ''[[The Quietus]]'', the album, which he called "the greatest hard rock record of the 80s", has an "unrefined, punk quality" that marked a "shift away" from the hair metal bands commercialized by MTV.<ref name="Martin"/> Christa Titus of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' said ''Appetite for Destruction'' was able to appeal to various rock music listeners because, on it, Guns N' Roses incorporated "metal's forceful playing, punk rock's rebellious themes, glam metal's aesthetic, and bluesy guitar riffs that appealed to purists."<ref name="Titus">{{cite magazine|last=Titus|first=Christa|title=Guns N' Roses, 'Appetite For Destruction' at 25: Classic Track-By-Track|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1066907/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-at-25-classic-track-by-track|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 21, 2012|access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722150315/http://www.billboard.com/new-releases/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-at-1007637752.story#/web/20120722150315/http://www.billboard.com/new-releases/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-at-1007637752.story |archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref> Russell Hall, the features writer for [[Gibson (guitar company)|Gibson]]'s online publication, said the album "injected a much-needed dose of '70s-style rebellion into the frothy pop metal of the '80s", by "combining the swagger of late '60s [[Rolling Stones|Stones]] and vintage [[Aerosmith]] with the menace of punk and a trash-glam aesthetic".<ref>{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Russell|date=March 18, 2008|url=http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Instant-Karma_-10-Great-Debut.aspx|title=Instant Karma: 10 Great Debut Albums|website=[[Gibson (guitar company)|Gibson]]|access-date=August 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044724/http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Instant-Karma_-10-Great-Debut.aspx|archive-date=September 1, 2018|url-status = dead}}</ref>

Writing for [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']], [[Maura Johnston]] called the album "a watershed moment in '80s rock that chronicled every vice of Los Angeles led by the lye-voiced Axl Rose and a legendary, switchblade-sharp band."<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|last=Johnston|first=Maura|author-link=Maura Johnston|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction/|title=Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Destruction|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=July 16, 2017|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123190519/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[BBC Music]]'s Dennis O'Dell said the engagingly hedonistic album remains the band's best,<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Dell|first=Dennis|title=Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Destruction|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8xjw|publisher=[[BBC Music]]|date=2008|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925111901/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8xjw|url-status=live}}</ref> as did Ric Albano of ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' magazine: "This band would never again reach this level of importance and breakthrough originality."<ref>{{cite web|title=Appetite For Destruction by Guns n Roses|last=Albano|first=Ric|url=http://www.classicrockreview.com/2012/10/1987-gnr-appetite/|website=Classic Rock|date=October 1, 2012|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715023558/http://www.classicrockreview.com/2012/10/1987-gnr-appetite/|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2000 list, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' named it one of the greatest metal albums ever and hailed it as "a riotous celebration of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll".<ref>{{cite journal|title=Best Metal Albums Of All Time|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|location=London|page=127|date=August 2000}}</ref> [[Chuck Klosterman]] said the album would be the only pop metal album to make a theoretical list of rock's ten best albums,<ref name="CHUCK">{{cite book|last=Klosterman|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Klosterman|title=Chuck Klosterman on Rock: A Collection of Previously Published Essays|publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]]|year=2010|isbn=978-1451624496|chapter=The Jack Factor}}</ref> and [[Chuck Eddy]], who called it "the greatest album ever made about how you can't run away from yourself", named it one of his essential hair metal records in ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Eddy|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Eddy|page=105|title=Essentials – Hair Metal|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|location=New York|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XJj9SR3-aSgC&pg=PA105|access-date=August 12, 2015|date=July 2008|archive-date=February 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227030141/https://books.google.com/books?id=XJj9SR3-aSgC&pg=PA105|url-status=live}}</ref> On the other hand, Sputnikmusic said the album has been somewhat overrated, and most of the songs suffer by comparison to the highlights "Welcome to the Jungle", "Sweet Child o' Mine", "Paradise City", "Mr. Brownstone", and "Rocket Queen".<ref name="med57">{{cite web|author=Med57|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8957/Guns-N-Roses-Appetite-for-Destruction/|title=Guns N' Roses – Appetite for Destruction (album review 8)|website=Sputnikmusic|access-date=July 10, 2014|archive-date=July 11, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140711114607/http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8957/Guns-N-Roses-Appetite-for-Destruction/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Accolades===
* In 1989, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked the album as the 27th best album of the 1980s.<ref name="stone80">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-150477/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-151268/ |title='''100 best albums of the 80's:''' 27: Guns n' Roses, 'Appetite for Destruction' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=November 16, 1989|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822113728/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-20110322 |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |quote=Guns n' Roses play not so much pure metal as unalloyed hard rock that listeners who cut their teeth on the Rolling Stones and the New York Dolls can appreciate.}}</ref> In 2012, it was ranked #62 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s updated list of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]";<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-20120524 |title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Guns N' Roses, 'Appetite for Destruction' : Rolling Stone |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=September 9, 2013 |archive-date=August 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817010400/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-20120524 |url-status=live }}</ref> it maintained that rank on the 2020 update of the list.
* In 2001, [[Q (magazine)|''Q'']] magazine listed the album as one of "The 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time".<ref name="Rock music">{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage2.html#50%20Heaviest |title=In our Lifetime #2 |publisher=Q magazine |date=October 1, 2001 |access-date=November 20, 2007 |archive-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511075828/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage2.html#50%20Heaviest |url-status=usurped }}</ref> In 2004, ''Q'' named it one of "The Greatest [[Classic Rock]] Albums Ever".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/q_mojo_se.htm#Classic%20Rock |title=Rocklist.net...Q & Mojo Magazine Special Editions Vol.1 |publisher=Rocklistmusic.co.uk |access-date=November 11, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101031000835/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/q_mojo_se.htm| archive-date=October 31, 2010|url-status = usurped}}</ref> In 2006, [[Q (magazine)|''Q'']] placed the album at #10 on its list of "The 40 Best Albums of the '80s".<ref>''Q'' August 2006, Issue 241</ref>
* In 2002, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' ranked the album at #59 on their list of "The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s".<ref>{{cite web |author=''Pitchfork'' staff |date=November 20, 2002 |title=Top 100 Albums of the 1980s |page=5 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/36736-top-100-albums-of-the-1980s/page_5 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-date=March 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307013518/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/36736-top-100-albums-of-the-1980s/page_5}}</ref> It dropped to #86 on ''Pitchfork''{{'}}s 2018 list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s".<ref>{{cite web |author=''Pitchfork'' staff |date=September 10, 2018 |title= The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s |page=6 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-1980s/?page=6 |url-status=live |access-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620170700/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-1980s/?page=6 |archive-date=June 20, 2022}}</ref>
* In 2003, [[VH1]] named the album the 42nd "Greatest Album of All Time".<ref name="Babellist">{{cite news|url=http://babellist.xnet2.com/0101/msg00062.html |title=VH1 Ranks 100 Best Rock Albums |agency=Associated Press |date=January 4, 2001 |access-date=November 20, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224153007/http://babellist.xnet2.com/0101/msg00062.html |archive-date=December 24, 2007 |url-status = dead}}</ref>
* In 2004, ''[[Kerrang!]]'' ranked the album as the #1 most "essential" hard rock album.<ref name=HTGTH>{{cite web|url=http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=964 |title=Guns N' Roses news |publisher=Here Today Gone to Hell |date=March 4, 2004 |access-date=November 20, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071224113527/http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=964| archive-date=December 24, 2007|url-status = live}}</ref>
* In 2005, [[Spin (magazine)|''Spin'']] ranked the album #18 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005".<ref name="Blog">{{cite web|url=http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/07/03/052023.php |title=Spin magazine's 100 Greatest Albums 1985–2005 |publisher=Blog Critics magazine |author=Barger, Al |date=July 3, 2005 |access-date=November 20, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405065609/http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/07/03/052023.php |archive-date=April 5, 2009 |url-status = dead}}</ref>
* In 2006, the album was included in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=February 7, 2006|publisher=Universe|isbn=0-7893-1371-5}}</ref>
* In 2007, the album was ranked #32 on the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]'s list of "The Definitive 200 Albums", which was developed by the [[National Association of Recording Merchandisers]] (NARM).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eil.com/features/Definitive_200.asp |title=The 200 Definitive Albums Of All Time Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2007 at EIL.COM, home of Esprit International Limited |access-date=August 13, 2015 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711101911/http://eil.com/features/Definitive_200.asp |archive-date=July 11, 2015 |df=mdy }}</ref>
* In 2011, Australian radio station Triple M listed the album #1 on their list of "The 250 Most Life Changing Albums".
* In 2012, ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' listed the album at #37 on their list of "The Best Albums of the 1980s".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Slant Staff|title=The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/best-albums-of-the-1980s|magazine=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=March 5, 2012|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-date=January 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129125510/http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/best-albums-of-the-1980s|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In 2012, ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' added the album to its Classic Albums Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|first=Stephen|last=Daultrey|title=Classic Albums: Guns N' Roses – Appetite For Destruction|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/classic-albums-guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|date=July 20, 2012|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164840/http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/classic-albums-guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Track listing==
===Original release===
{{Track listing
| headline = 'G' side
| all_writing = Guns N' Roses, except where noted
| title1 = [[Welcome to the Jungle]]
| length1 = 4:31
| title2 = [[It's So Easy (Guns N' Roses song)|It's So Easy]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Guns N' Roses|[[West Arkeen]]}}
| length2 = 3:21
| title3 = [[Nightrain]]
| length3 = 4:26
| title4 = Out ta Get Me
| length4 = 4:20
| title5 = [[Mr. Brownstone]]
| length5 = 3:46
| title6 = [[Paradise City]]
| length6 = 6:46
}}
{{track listing
| headline = 'R' side
| title1 = [[My Michelle]]
| length1 = 3:39
| title2 = [[Think About You (Guns N' Roses song)|Think About You]]
| length2 = 3:50
| title3 = [[Sweet Child o' Mine]]
| length3 = 5:55
| title4 = You're Crazy
| length4 = 3:16
| title5 = Anything Goes
| writer5= {{hlist|Guns N' Roses|[[Chris Weber]]}}
| length5 = 3:25
| title6 = [[Rocket Queen]]
| length6 = 6:13
| total_length = 53:52
}}

==Remastered version==
{{Infobox album
| name         = Appetite for Destruction: Locked N' Loaded
| type         = compilation
| artist       = [[Guns N' Roses]]
| cover        = Appeite remastered.jpg
| border       = yes
| alt          = 
| released     = {{Start date|2018|6|29}}
| recorded     = 1985–1988
| venue        = 
| studio       = {{Unbulleted list|Rumbo Studios, [[Canoga Park, Los Angeles|Canoga Park]]|Take One Studio, [[Burbank, California|Burbank]]|[[Record Plant|The Record Plant]], [[Los Angeles]]|Can Am Studio, [[Tarzana, Los Angeles|Tarzana]]}}
| genre        = 
| length       = {{Unbulleted list|{{duration|m=127|s=08}} (Deluxe)|{{Duration|m=211|s=25}} (Super Deluxe)}}
| label        = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| producer     = * [[Mike Clink]]
* [[Manny Charlton]]
| prev_title   = [[Appetite for Democracy 3D]]
| prev_year    = 2014
| next_title   = [[Hard Skool|Hard Skool EP]]
| next_year    = 2022
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Appetite for Destruction: Locked N' Loaded
 | type        = compilation
 | single1     = [[Shadow of Your Love (Guns N' Roses song)|Shadow of Your Love]]
 | single1date = May 4, 2018
}}{{Extra album cover
 | header  = Alternative cover
 | type    = compilation
 | cover   = Afd locked n loaded.png
 | border  =
 | alt     =
 | caption = The contents of the Locked N' Loaded edition
}}
}}

On April 30, 2018, billboards appeared in several large cities and a website was launched with the tagline "Destruction Is Coming".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kerrang.com/the-news/guns-n-roses-destruction-is-coming/ |title=Guns N' Roses: 'Destruction Is Coming' |date=May 1, 2018 |website=Kerrang! |access-date=May 2, 2018 |archive-date=May 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502230458/http://www.kerrang.com/the-news/guns-n-roses-destruction-is-coming/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The website was updated with a countdown clock to May 4, 2018, and a snippet of the [[Hollywood Rose]] song "[[Shadow of Your Love (Guns N' Roses song)|Shadow of Your Love]]" playing.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/guns-n-roses-shadow-of-your-love/ |title=Guns N' Roses Share Clip of Obscure 'Shadow of Your Love' Song |last=Lifton |first=Dave |date=May 2, 2018 |website=UltimateClassicRock.com |access-date=May 2, 2018 |archive-date=May 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502093327/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/guns-n-roses-shadow-of-your-love/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Journalist Mitch Lafon stated the campaign was for a deluxe edition of ''Appetite for Destruction''.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=991131277335126016 |user=mitchlafon |title=AFD deluxe box. No Reunion. |author=Mitch Lafon |date=April 30, 2018}}</ref> A video announcement was inadvertently released a day early, detailing the ''Appetite for Destruction: Locked N{{'}} Loaded'' edition, which was released June 29, 2018. The box set includes 73 songs  (49 of which were previously unreleased) on four compact discs and seven 12-inch 180-gram LPs. It features remastered versions of ''[[Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide]]'', an EP of b-sides, 25 recordings from the group's 1986 Sound City Studios sessions with producer [[Manny Charlton]], and two previously unreleased tracks from the group's sessions with Mike Clink. Three of the four songs from the ''[[G N' R Lies]]'' EP are included, with the exception of the controversial "[[One in a Million (Guns N' Roses song)|One in a Million]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Guns N' Roses' Massive New Box Set Omits "One In A Million"|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1994833/guns-n-roses-massive-new-box-set-omits-one-in-a-million/news/|website=Stereogum|access-date=8 May 2018|date=4 May 2018|archive-date=May 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509080247/https://www.stereogum.com/1994833/guns-n-roses-massive-new-box-set-omits-one-in-a-million/news/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition to the music, this release included a 96-page book with unreleased photos from Rose's personal archive, 12 lithographs visualizing each song on the album, and assorted replica memorabilia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-remastered-and-expanded-edition-of-appetite-for-destruction-due-in-june/ |title=GUNS N' ROSES: Remastered And Expanded Edition Of 'Appetite For Destruction' Due In June |date=May 3, 2018 |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=May 3, 2018 |archive-date=May 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503143912/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-remastered-and-expanded-edition-of-appetite-for-destruction-due-in-june/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "Shadow of Your Love" was released as a single on May 4, 2018, making it the band's first single in almost a decade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/guns-n-roses-shadow-of-your-love-single/ |title=Guns N' Roses Release 'Shadow of Your Love' Single |last=Lifton |first=Dave |date=May 4, 2018 |website=UltimateClassicRock.com |access-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504171253/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/guns-n-roses-shadow-of-your-love-single/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guns-n-roses-detail-massive-appetite-for-destruction-box-set-w519800 |title=Guns N' Roses Detail Massive 'Appetite for Destruction' Box Set |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=May 3, 2018 |website=RollingStone.com |access-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504075553/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guns-n-roses-detail-massive-appetite-for-destruction-box-set-w519800 |url-status=live }}</ref> The full Locked N' Loaded edition initially retailed for $999, but an edition that included the five discs and extras and standard editions with just the remastered album and bonus tracks were also made available.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/05/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-box-1000-dollars-shadow-of-your-love-stream/|title=Guns N' Roses 'Appetite for Destruction' Box Set Costs $999|date=May 4, 2018|access-date=May 5, 2018|archive-date=May 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504171314/https://www.spin.com/2018/05/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-box-1000-dollars-shadow-of-your-love-stream/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-locked-n-loaded-box-set/|title=Guns N' Roses Detail $999 'Appetite for Destruction' Box Set|website=Loudwire|date=May 4, 2018 |access-date=May 5, 2018|archive-date=May 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504185928/http://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-locked-n-loaded-box-set/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions were also made available for streaming and paid download.

On May 21, 2018, the band released the unseen music video for "[[It's So Easy (Guns N' Roses song)|It's So Easy]]" on [[Apple Music]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2018/05/guns-n-roses-its-so-easy-video/ |title=Guns' N' Roses Release Never Before Seen "It's So Easy" Video |last=Serota |first=Maggie |date=May 21, 2018 |website=Spin |access-date=May 22, 2018 |archive-date=May 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522181146/https://www.spin.com/2018/05/guns-n-roses-its-so-easy-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "Welcome to the Jungle" (1986 Sound City Session), "Move to the City" (1988 Acoustic Version), and "November Rain" (Piano Version, 1986 Sound City Session)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/av/new-music/guns-n-roses-posts-previously-unreleased-piano-version-of-november-rain|title=GUNS N' ROSES Posts Previously Unreleased Piano Version Of "November Rain"|date=June 28, 2018|access-date=June 29, 2018|archive-date=June 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102437/http://www.metalinjection.net/av/new-music/guns-n-roses-posts-previously-unreleased-piano-version-of-november-rain|url-status=live}}</ref> were released as promotional singles in June, before the album's release. A hidden tape of the band's five-song 1985 Mystic Studios demo session is included as an [[easter egg]] in one of the drawers of the Locked N' Loaded edition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gnrcentral.com/2018/07/04/easter-egg-found-in-guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-locked-and-loaded-bundle/|title=Easter Egg Found in Guns N' Roses 'Appetite for Destruction' Locked and Loaded Bundle! – Guns N' Roses Central – Latest Guns N' Roses News & Videos|date=July 4, 2018|access-date=July 5, 2018|archive-date=July 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705093059/https://gnrcentral.com/2018/07/04/easter-egg-found-in-guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-locked-and-loaded-bundle/|url-status=live}}</ref>

A [[Pop-up shop]] was opened in [[London]] on the day of release, featuring Guns N' Roses themed drinks, a tattoo artist, merchandise, and a large screen showing the band's 1988 show at [[The Ritz (rock club)|The Ritz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/locked-nloaded-heres-what-to-expect-from-the-guns-nroses-pop-up-store-2345422|title=Tattoos, Ts and tins: a first look at Guns N' Roses' London pop-up store – NME|website=[[NME]] |date=June 28, 2018|access-date=July 3, 2018|archive-date=July 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703075644/https://www.nme.com/blogs/locked-nloaded-heres-what-to-expect-from-the-guns-nroses-pop-up-store-2345422|url-status=live}}</ref>
The remastered release resulted in ''Appetite for Destruction'' re-entering the top 10 of the [[Billboard 200]] for the first time in 29 years.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8464345/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-deluxe-reissue-billboard-200|title=Guns N' Roses' 'Appetite for Destruction' Returns to Top 10 on Billboard 200 Chart After Deluxe Reissue|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709093840/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8464345/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-deluxe-reissue-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Reception===
{{expand section|date=January 2020}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 95/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/appetite-for-destruction-super-deluxe-edition-box-set/guns-n-roses|title=Appetite for Destruction: Super Deluxe Edition [Box Set] by Guns N' Roses|website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=June 29, 2018|archive-date=July 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709060131/http://www.metacritic.com/music/appetite-for-destruction-super-deluxe-edition-box-set/guns-n-roses|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = Positive<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/appetite-for-destruction-deluxe-edition-mr0004891528|title=Appetite for Destruction [Deluxe Edition] – Guns N' Roses – Release Info – AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=June 30, 2018|archive-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630185638/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/appetite-for-destruction-deluxe-edition-mr0004891528|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-box-set-review|title=Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction box set review|website=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]|last=Wilding|first=Philip|date=29 June 2018|access-date=11 April 2025}}</ref>
| rev3      = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
| rev3score = 10/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20381/reviews/4151903|title=Album Review: Guns N Roses – Appetite for Destruction (30th anniversary reissue)|date=June 29, 2018 |access-date=July 6, 2018|archive-date=July 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706215128/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20381/reviews/4151903|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4      = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev4score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 23, 2018 |title=Music Reviews |magazine=Kerrang! |issue=1727 |page=54}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>It's a record full of fabulous intros. [Aug 2018, p.100]</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>Moral and financial considerations aside, this stands a monument to success and excess. [Summer 2018, p.118]</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Record Collector]]''
| rev7score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/guns-n-roses-appetite-destruction|title=Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses|website=[[Record Collector]]|last=Davis|first=Adam|date=11 June 2018|access-date=11 April 2025}}</ref>
| rev8      = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/guns-n-roses-deluxe-appetite-for-destruction-w521931|title=Review: Guns N' Roses' Expanded 'Appetite For Destruction'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=June 29, 2018|archive-date=June 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102452/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/guns-n-roses-deluxe-appetite-for-destruction-w521931|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev9      = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev9score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-super-deluxe-edition|title=Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Destruction: Super Deluxe Edition – Album Review – Slant Magazine|website=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=June 22, 2018 |access-date=June 29, 2018|archive-date=June 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130804/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/guns-n-roses-appetite-for-destruction-super-deluxe-edition|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10score = 9/10<ref>Thirty years later, these songs have lost neither their grandeur nor their menace. A wealth of live tracks, rarities and covers. [Sep 2018, p.47]</ref>
}}

The box set received universal critical acclaim, with [[Metacritic]] scoring it 95 out of 100, based on nine reviews.<ref name="MC"/> It was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package|Best Boxed Set]], the band's first nomination since 1993 (it lost to ''[[Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gnrcentral.com/2018/12/09/guns-n-roses-grammy-nomination-2019/ |title=grammy |date=December 9, 2018 |access-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-date=January 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102100048/https://gnrcentral.com/2018/12/09/guns-n-roses-grammy-nomination-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Deluxe edition===
{{Track listing
| headline     = Disc 1: ''Appetite for Destruction Remastered''
| all_writing  = Guns N' Roses, except where noted
| title1       = [[Welcome to the Jungle]]
| length1      = 4:33
| title2       = [[It's So Easy (Guns N' Roses song)|It's So Easy]]
| writer2      = {{hlist|Guns N' Roses|[[West Arkeen]]}}
| length2      = 3:22
| title3       = [[Nightrain]]
| length3      = 4:28
| title4       = Out ta Get Me
| length4      = 4:23
| title5       = [[Mr. Brownstone]]
| length5      = 3:48
| title6       = [[Paradise City]]
| length6      = 6:45
| title7       = [[My Michelle]]
| length7      = 3:39
| title8       = [[Think About You (Guns N' Roses song)|Think About You]]
| length8      = 3:51
| title9       = [[Sweet Child o' Mine]]
| length9      = 5:56
| title10      = You're Crazy
| length10     = 3:17
| title11      = Anything Goes
| writer11     = {{hlist|Guns N' Roses|[[Chris Weber]]}}
| length11     = 3:26
| title12      = [[Rocket Queen]]
| length12     = 6:13
| total_length = 53:41
}}
{{track listing
| headline     = Disc 2: ''B-sides, EPs N' More''
| title1       = Reckless Life
| writer1      = {{hlist|[[Axl Rose]]|[[Izzy Stradlin]]|Weber}}
| length1      = 3:21
| title2       = Nice Boys
| note2        = [[Rose Tattoo]] cover
| writer2      = {{hlist|[[Angry Anderson]]|[[Mick Cocks]]|Geordie Leach|[[Dallas Royall|Dallas "Digger" Royall]]|[[Peter Wells (guitarist)|Peter Wells]]}}
| length2      = 3:02
| title3       = Move to the City
| note3        = Live
| writer3      = {{hlist|Stradlin|Weber|Daniel Nicolson (aka D.J.)}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Document Number: V2726P040 |url=https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-record/2287749 |website=U.S. Copyright Office Public Records |access-date=October 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GN'R Song Archive: Move To The City |url=https://www.a-4-d.com/t86-move-to-the-city |website=Appetite For Discussion |access-date=October 29, 2022 |archive-date=October 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023172417/https://www.a-4-d.com/t86-move-to-the-city |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| length3      = 3:34
| title4       = [[Mama Kin]]
| note4        = [[Aerosmith]] cover
| writer4      = [[Steven Tyler]]
| length4      = 3:41
| title5       = [[Shadow of Your Love (Guns N' Roses song)|Shadow of Your Love]]
| note5        = Live
| writer5      = {{hlist|Rose|Stradlin|[[Paul Tobias]]}}
| length5      = 3:03
| title6       = Welcome to the Jungle
| note6        = 1986 Sound City Sessions
| length6      = 4:59
| title7       = Nightrain
| note7        = 1986 Sound City Sessions
| length7      = 4:49
| title8       = Out ta Get Me
| note8        = 1986 Sound City Sessions
| length8      = 4:01
| title9       = Paradise City
| note9        = 1986 Sound City Sessions
| length9      = 5:34
| title10      = My Michelle
| note10       = 1986 Sound City Sessions
| length10     = 4:21
| title11      = Shadow of Your Love
| writer11     = {{hlist|Rose|Stradlin|Tobias}}
| length11     = 3:05
| title12      = It's So Easy
| note12       = Live at the Marquee Club London, 1987
| writer12     = {{hlist|Guns N' Roses|Arkeen}}
| length12     = 3:54
| title13      = Knockin' on Heaven's Door
| note13       = [[Bob Dylan]] cover; live at the Marquee Club London, 1987
| writer13     = Bob Dylan
| length13     = 4:59
| title14      = [[Whole Lotta Rosie]]
| note14       = [[AC/DC]] cover; live at the Marquee Club London, 1987
| writer14     = {{hlist|[[Angus Young]]|[[Malcolm Young]]|[[Bon Scott]]}}
| length14     = 4:06
| title15      = You're Crazy
| note15       = Acoustic Version
| length15     = 4:25
| title16      = [[Patience (Guns N' Roses song)|Patience]]
| length16     = 5:54
| title17      = [[Used to Love Her]]
| length17     = 3:13
| title18      = Move to the City
| note18       = 1988 Acoustic Version
| writer18     = {{hlist|Stradlin|Weber|Nicolson}}
| length18     = 3:26
| total_length = 1:13:27
}}

===Super Deluxe edition===
The "Locked N' Loaded" edition and the "Super Deluxe" edition have the same musical contents. Disc one is the original album.

{{track listing
| headline     = Disc 2: ''B-Sides N' EP's''
| all_writing  = Guns N' Roses, except where noted
| title1       = Reckless Life
| writer1      = {{hlist|Rose|Stradlin|Weber}}
| length1      = 3:21
| title2       = Nice Boys
| writer2      = {{hlist|Anderson|Cocks|Leach|Royall|Wells}}
| length2      = 3:02
| title3       = Move to the City
| writer3      = {{hlist|Stradlin|Weber|Nicolson}}
| length3      = 3:34
| title4       = Mama Kin
| writer4      = Tyler
| length4      = 3:41
| title5       = Shadow of Your Love
| note5        = Live
| writer5      = {{hlist|Rose|Stradlin|Tobias}}
| length5      = 3:03
| title6       = You're Crazy
| note6        = Acoustic Version
| length6      = 4:25
| title7       = Patience
| length7      = 5:54
| title8       = Used to Love Her
| length8      = 3:13
| title9       = You're Crazy
| length9      = 4:10
| title10      = It's So Easy
| note10       = Live at the Marquee Club London, 1987
| writer10     = {{hlist|Guns N' Roses|Arkeen}}
| length10     = 3:54
| title11      = Knockin' on Heaven's Door
| note11       = Live at the Marquee Club London, 1987
| writer11     = Dylan
| length11     = 4:59
| title12      = Whole Lotta Rosie
| note12       = Live at the Marquee Club London, 1987
| writer12     = {{hlist|A. Young|M. Young|Scott}}
| length12     = 4:06
| total_length = 47:21
}}
{{track listing
| headline     = Disc 3: ''1986 [[Sound City Studios|Sound City]] Session''
| title1       = Welcome to the Jungle
| length1      = 4:59
| title2       = Nightrain
| length2      = 4:49
| title3       = Out ta Get Me
| length3      = 4:01
| title4       = Paradise City
| length4      = 5:34
| title5       = My Michelle
| length5      = 4:21
| title6       = Think About You
| length6      = 3:50
| title7       = You're Crazy
| length7      = 3:21
| title8       = Anything Goes
| writer8      = {{hlist|Guns N' Roses|Weber}}
| length8      = 4:35
| title9       = Rocket Queen
| length9      = 6:06
| title10      = Shadow of Your Love
| writer10     = {{hlist|Rose|Stradlin|Tobias}}
| length10     = 2:38
| title11      = [[Heartbreak Hotel]]
| note11       = [[Elvis Presley]] cover
| writer11     = {{hlist|[[Mae Boren Axton]]|[[Thomas Durden]]|Elvis Presley}}
| length11     = 4:36
| title12      = [[Jumpin' Jack Flash]]
| note12       = [[The Rolling Stones]] cover
| writer12     = {{hlist|[[Jagger–Richards]]|[[Bill Wyman]]}}
| length12     = 3:21
| total_length = 52:11
}}
{{track listing
| headline     = Disc 4: ''1986 Sound City Session N' More''
| title1       = Shadow of Your Love
| writer1      = {{hlist|Rose|Stradlin|Tobias}}
| length1      = 3:05
| title2       = Move to the City
| writer2      = {{hlist|Stradlin|Weber|Nicolson}}
| length2      = 3:16
| title3       = Ain't Goin' Down No More
| note3        = Instrumental Version
| length3      = 3:30
| title4       = The Plague
| length4      = 0:54
| title5       = Nice Boys
| writer5      = {{hlist|Anderson|Cocks|Leach|Royall|Wells}}
| length5      = 2:58
| title6       = Back off Bitch
| writer6      = {{hlist|Rose|Tobias}}
| length6      = 4:39
| title7       = Reckless Life
| writer7      = {{hlist|Rose|Stradlin|Weber}}
| length7      = 2:45
| title8       = Mama Kin
| writer8      = Tyler
| length8      = 3:26
| title9       = New Work Tune
| length9      = 3:25
| title10      = [[November Rain]]
| note10       = Piano Version
| writer10     = Rose
| length10     = 10:18
| title11      = Move to the City
| note11       = Acoustic Version
| writer11     = {{hlist|Stradlin|Weber|Nicolson}}
| length11     = 3:41
| title12      = You're Crazy
| note12       = Acoustic Version
| length12     = 4:06
| title13      = November Rain
| note13       = Acoustic Version
| writer13     = Rose
| length13     = 5:00
| title14      = Jumpin' Jack Flash
| note14       = Acoustic Version
| writer14     = {{hlist|Jagger–Richards|Wyman}}
| length14     = 3:52
| title15      = Move to the City
| note15       = 1988 Acoustic Version
| writer15     = {{hlist|Stradlin|Weber|Nicolson}}
| length15     = 3:26
| total_length = 58:21
}}
{{Track listing
| headline     = Hidden bonus cassette: 1985 Mystic Studio Session
| title1       = Welcome to the Jungle
| length1      = 4:52
| title2       = Anything Goes
| writer2      = {{hlist|Guns N' Roses|Weber}}
| length2      = 5:03
| title3       = [[Don't Cry]]
| writer3      = {{hlist|Rose|Stradlin}}
| length3      = 4:36
| title4       = Back Off Bitch
| writer4      = {{hlist|Rose|Tobias}}
| length4      = 4:46
| title5       = Think About You
| length5      = 3:58
}}

A fifth disc is included: a [[Blu-ray]] disc with 96&nbsp;kHz 24-bit [[5.1 surround sound]] and stereo mixes (mixed by [[Elliot Scheiner]] and [[Frank Filipetti]]) of all of ''Appetite for Destruction'', alongside bonus tracks "Shadow of Your Love", "Patience", "Used to Love Her", "You're Crazy", and "Move to the City" (1988 Acoustic version). In addition, this disc includes the music videos for "Welcome to the Jungle", "Sweet Child O' Mine", "Paradise City", and "Patience", and a previously unreleased video for "It's So Easy".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gnrmerch.com/products/appetite-for-destruction-super-deluxe-edition|title=Appetite For Destruction – Super Deluxe Edition|website=Guns N' Roses Official Store|access-date=May 5, 2018|archive-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505135035/https://gnrmerch.com/products/appetite-for-destruction-super-deluxe-edition|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personnel==
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="booklet"/>

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===Guns N' Roses===
* [[Axl Rose|W. Axl Rose]] – lead vocals, synthesizer on "Paradise City", percussion
* [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, [[slide guitar]], [[talk box]], backing vocals
* [[Izzy Stradlin]] – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals, percussion
* [[Duff "Rose" McKagan]] – bass guitar, backing vocals
* [[Steven Adler]] – drums

===Production===
* [[Mike Clink]] – [[Record producer|production]], [[Audio engineering|engineering]]
* [[Steve Thompson (musician)|Steve Thompson]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* [[Michael Barbiero]] – mixing
* [[George Marino]] – [[LP record|LP]], [[cassette tape|cassette]] [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
* Barry Diament – [[CD]] mastering
* Dave Reitzas – assistant engineer
* Micajah Ryan – assistant engineer
* Andy Udoff – assistant engineer
* Jeff Poe – assistant engineer
* Julian Stoll – assistant engineer
* Victor Deyglio – assistant engineer
* Adriana Smith – background vocals on "[[Rocket Queen]]" (uncredited)
* [[Ted Jensen]] – boxed set mastering at [[Sterling Sound]], New York City
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===Design===
* [[Robert Williams (artist)|Robert Williams]] – "Appetite for Destruction" painting
* Michael Hodgson – art direction and design
* [[Robert John (photographer)|Robert John]] – photography
* Jack Lue – photography
* Greg Freeman – photography
* Marc Canter – photography
* Leonard McCardie – photography
* Bill White Jr. – cross tattoo design
* Andy Engell – cross tattoo redrawing
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==Charts==
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=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Appetite for Destruction
! scope="col"| Chart (1987–2020)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|7|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=July 22, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|3|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=July 22, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|11|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|5|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|7|artist=Guns N Roses|rowheader=true|access-date=July 14, 2018}}
|-
! scope="row"|Canada Top Albums/CDs ([[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/RPM/80s/1988/RPM-1988-10-22.pdf|title=RPM 100 Albums|magazine=RPM|volume=49|issue=1|page=11|date=October 22, 1988|access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>
| 2
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{{album chart|Netherlands|3|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|France|25|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|2|id=830|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Hungary|12|year=1992|week=34|rowheader=true|access-date=November 25, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|7|artist=Guns N' Roses|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|5|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
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{{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
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{{album chart|Norway|9|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
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{{album chart|Poland|21|id=1136|rowheader=true|access-date=May 17, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Spain|3|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=January 21, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|12|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Guns N' Roses|album=Appetite for Destruction|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|5|date=19890716|rowheader=true|access-date=July 25, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Guns N Roses|rowheader=true|access-date=July 22, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRock|4|artist=Guns N Roses|rowheader=true|access-date=July 14, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHardRock|1|artist=Guns N Roses|rowheader=true|access-date=July 14, 2018}}
|}
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=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for ''Appetite for Destruction
! scope="col"| Chart (1988)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1988/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1988|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023132021/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1988/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 38
|-
! scope="row"|Canada Top Albums/CDs (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/RPM/80s/1988/RPM-1988-12-24.pdf|title=Top 100 Albums of '88|magazine=RPM|volume=49|issue=10|page=13|date=December 24, 1988|access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>
| 9
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129193811/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 6
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1989)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1989/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1989|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111161354/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1989/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 11
|-
! scope="row"| Canada Top Albums/CDs (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6625&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6625.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6625|title=RPM Top 100 Albums of '89|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>
| 27
|-
! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1989&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1989|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=November 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103210047/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1989&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 12
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1989|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=[[GfK Entertainment]]|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=March 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322101105/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1989|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 21
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1989-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 1989|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=February 17, 2022}}</ref>
| 3
|-
! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1989/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1989|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112014314/https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1989|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 3
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=September 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921185040/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 5
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1992)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1992|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=[[GfK Entertainment]]|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=January 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106180815/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1992|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 63
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2001)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf|title=The Official UK Albums Chart 2001|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|access-date=April 1, 2021|archive-date=May 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525173433/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 182
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184132/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html|archivedate=September 6, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html|title=Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 23, 2022}}</ref>
| 191
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812035533/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html|archivedate=August 12, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html|title=Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 23, 2022}}</ref>
| 31
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2002.pdf|title=UK Year-End Charts 2002|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|access-date=April 3, 2021|archive-date=December 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224204334/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2002.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 160
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2003.pdf|title=The Official UK Albums Chart 2003|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|access-date=April 3, 2021|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060039/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2003.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 186
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2016&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2016|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214074854/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2016&dspp=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 82
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2017&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2017|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519225308/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2017&dspp=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 68
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2018/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2018|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027022250/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2018/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 74
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2018|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=[[GfK Entertainment]]|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221182543/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 96
|-
! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums ([[Tónlistinn]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/tonlistinn-plotur-2018/|title=Tónlistinn – Plötur – 2018|publisher=Plötutíóindi|language=is|access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref>
| 42
|-
! scope="row"| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-albums/2018|title=Top 100 Albums Annual 2018|website=El portal de Música|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref>
| 83
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2018&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2018|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114172046/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2018&dspp=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 50
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007214703/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-rock-albums|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 43
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2019/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2019|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=November 5, 2020|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123012120/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2019/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 83
|-
! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/tonlistinn-plotur-2019/|title=Tónlistinn – Plötur – 2019|publisher=Plötutíóindi|language=is|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref>
| 61
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2019&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2019|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322185410/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2019&dspp=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 71
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206164800/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-rock-albums|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 64
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 15, 2021|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114210516/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 63
|-
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2020&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2020|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=December 18, 2020|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222205127/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2020&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 187
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! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/plotur-2020/|title=Tónlistinn – Plötur – 2020|publisher=Plötutíðindi|access-date=January 14, 2025|language=is}}</ref>
| 81
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2020&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album, 2020|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127204606/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2020&dspp=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 83
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 5, 2020|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203134431/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 166
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>
| 30
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref>
| 66
|-
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2021&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2021|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref>
| 185
|-
! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/plotur-2020-2/|title=Tónlistinn – Plötur – 2021|publisher=Plötutíðindi|access-date=January 14, 2025|language=is}}</ref>
| 61
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2021&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album, 2021|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref>
| 85
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref>
| 53
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2022/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2022|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=January 4, 2023}}</ref>
| 54
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! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn-plotur-2022/|title=Tónlistinn – Plötur – 2022|publisher=Plötutíðindi|access-date=January 14, 2025|language=is}}</ref>
| 78
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2022&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album, 2022|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|language=sv|access-date=January 15, 2023}}</ref>
| 94
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2023)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2023/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2023|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=January 12, 2024}}</ref>
| 86
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2024)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2024|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>
| 99
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==Certifications and sales==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|title=Appetite For D|artist=Guns|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=1987}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Appetite For D|artist=Guns|award=Platinum|number=7|type=album|relyear=1987|certyear=2016|accessdate=November 9, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns N' Roses|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1987}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns N' Roses|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1987|certyear=2024|access-date=August 16, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=album|artist=Guns N' Roses|title=Appetite For Destruction|note=Super Deluxe Edition|award=Platinum|relyear=1987|certyear=2024|refname=Brazil-Super|access-date=August 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns 'N Roses|award=Diamond|certyear=1999|type=album|relyear=1987}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=Guns N' Roses|title=Appetite for Destruction|award=Platinum|number=4|id=9869|relyear=1987|certyear=2021|access-date=January 12, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns N'Roses|award=Gold|certyear=1993|type=album|relyear=1987|salesamount=25,000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns N' Roses|award=Gold|number=2|type=album|relyear=1987|certyear=1997}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns N' Roses|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1992}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Guns N' Roses|title=Appetite for Destruction|type=album|nocert=true|salesamount=150,000|relyear=1977|note=sales in 1989|salesref=<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-12-09.pdf|title=Italy > Talent Challenges|journal=Billboard Magazine|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|first=Daniele|last=Caroli|volume=101|number=49|page=I-8|date=December 9, 1989|issn=0006-2510|via=World Radio History|access-date=July 25, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725143245/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-12-09.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|note=since 2009|title=Appetite for Destruction|artist=Guns'N' Roses|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2009|certyear=2024|access-date=April 29, 2024|id=12485}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns N' Roses|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=1994|relyear=1991|certmonth=3|access-date=July 28, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns N'roses|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1987|certyear=1999|access-date=July 28, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns 'n' Roses|award=Platinum|relyear=1987|certyear=1996|type=album|access-date=July 28, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns N'roses|award=Platinum|number=5|type=album|relyear=1987|id=2017-03-03|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore|title=Appetite For D|artist=Guns|award=Gold|certyear=2020|type=album|relyear=1987|accessdate=November 24, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Guns N'Roses|title=Appetite for Destruction|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1987|certyear=1989|certref=<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/x263f6daopkswo8/Spanish_certifications_for_1979-1990.pdf/file |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |date=September 2005 |page=925 |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns N' Roses|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1987|certyear=1989}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns N' Roses|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1987}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns N' Roses|type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=1989|relyear=1987|salesamount=1,945,240|id=561-145-2|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/Q/Queen/2006/11/17/2391437.html|title=Queen rules – in album sales|work=[[Jam!]]|date=November 17, 2006|access-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629073900/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/Q/Queen/2006/11/17/2391437.html|archive-date=June 29, 2012|first=Bill|url-status=usurped|last=Harris}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Appetite For Destruction|artist=Guns N' Roses|award=Platinum|number=18|type=album|relyear=1987|certyear=2008}}
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==See also==
* [[List of best-selling albums]]
* [[List of best-selling albums in the United States]]
* [[List of best-selling albums in Argentina]]
*[[List of glam metal albums and songs]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==

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* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0b-5OCx8DoOgMj74HaY8PLOkVQ-OEet8 ''Appetite for Destruction''] at [[YouTube]] (streamed copy where licensed)
* {{Discogs master|type=album|9467}}

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