Appetite for Destruction

1987 debut studio album by Guns N’ Roses
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Appetite for Destruction

Summary

Appetite for Destruction is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,867 views/month, #76 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Appetite for Destruction received the SNEP double gold album[3].
  • Appetite for Destruction's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • Appetite for Destruction's genre is hard rock[5].
  • Appetite for Destruction was produced by Mike Clink[6].
  • Appetite for Destruction was performed by Guns N' Roses[7].
  • Appetite for Destruction's record label is recorded as Geffen Records[8].
  • Appetite for Destruction's place of publication is recorded as United States[9].
  • Appetite for Destruction is part of Guns N' Roses' albums in chronological order[10].
  • Appetite for Destruction's Commons category is recorded as Appetite for Destruction[11].
  • Appetite for Destruction's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Appetite for Destruction was distributed by LP record[13].
  • Appetite for Destruction was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • Appetite for Destruction's review score is recorded as 5[15].
  • Appetite for Destruction was released on July 21, 1987[16].
  • Appetite for Destruction's tracklist is recorded as Welcome to the Jungle[17].
  • Appetite for Destruction's tracklist is recorded as It's So Easy[18].
  • Appetite for Destruction's tracklist is recorded as Nightrain[19].
  • Appetite for Destruction's tracklist is recorded as Out Ta Get Me[20].
  • Appetite for Destruction's tracklist is recorded as Paradise City[21].
  • Appetite for Destruction's tracklist is recorded as My Michelle[22].
  • Appetite for Destruction's tracklist is recorded as Think About You[23].
  • Appetite for Destruction's tracklist is recorded as Sweet Child o' Mine[24].
  • Appetite for Destruction's tracklist is recorded as You're Crazy[25].
  • Appetite for Destruction's tracklist is recorded as Anything Goes[26].
  • Appetite for Destruction's tracklist is recorded as Rocket Queen[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • First release date: 1987-07-21[29]

  • Genre(s): glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop rock, rock, sleaze rock[30]

  • Community tags: album rock, alcohol, anthemic, boastful, drugs, energetic, glam metal, hard rock, heavy, heavy metal, hedonism, male vocalist, melodic, metal, party, passionate, pop rock, punchy, rebellious, rhythmic, rock, sexual, sleaze rock, urban, vulgar[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a0b94d0a-210b-4b15-bd1d-93be2196c14a[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Appetite for Destruction was Guns N' Roses[7]. It was produced by Mike Clink[6].

Publication

Appetite for Destruction was released on July 21, 1987[16]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is hard rock[5]. It is part of Guns N' Roses' albums in chronological order[10]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[13] and music streaming[14].

Reception

Appetite for Destruction received the SNEP double gold album[3]. Its review score is recorded as 5[15].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Appetite for Destruction include Brides of Destruction[33], a musical group[34], founded in 2002[35] and Adler's Appetite[36], a musical group[37], founded in 2003[38].

Why It Matters

Appetite for Destruction ranks in the top 0.13% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,867 views/month, #76 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

Entities named for it include Brides of Destruction[33], a musical group[34], founded in 2002[35] and Adler's Appetite[36], a musical group[37], founded in 2003[38].

FAQs

What awards did Appetite for Destruction receive?

Honors received include SNEP double gold album[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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