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Guns'N'Roses

An American hard rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985. The original lineup that signed a contract with Geffen Records in 1986 consisted of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. Guns N’ Roses’ debut album, titled Appetite for Destruction (1987), reached number one on the Billboard 200 a year after its release, and the song "Sweet Child o’ Mine" became the band’s only single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album sold approximately 30 million copies worldwide, including 18 million in the US alone, making it the best-selling debut album of all time in the US, as well as the eleventh best-selling album in the US. The successful debut was followed by the album G N' R Lies (1988) with eight songs, which reached number two on the Billboard 200. The double album Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II (1991) reached number two and number one, respectively, on the Billboard 200 and sold a total of 35 million copies worldwide, including 14 million in the US. The album of cover versions The Spaghetti Incident? (1993) became the last studio album by the band in whose recording Slash and McKagan took part. After more than ten years of work and several lineup changes, Guns N’ Roses released the long-awaited album Chinese Democracy (2008), which, by estimates of production cost, cost approximately $14 million and is the most expensive rock album ever released in the history of music. It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 but sold worse than the industry expected, despite a mainly positive critical reception. Both former members, Slash and McKagan, reunited with the band in 2016.