Latest Figures on AFD Sold units?

[meanmachine73]

Hi
    does anyone have the figures for the total amount of units sold for AFD in the UK and around the world.. There is a site somewhere, I have lost the url.

Thanks in advance.

[polluxlm]

Nothing exact, but it's around 40 million

[Grouse]

I think this is the closest thing you'll get to something official, since I don't think RIAA has certified afd since then..

(keep in mind that this is for the states only I believe)

"March 16th, 1999 - GN'R were presented with the new Diamond Award from the RIAA, commemorating the sales of 15 million copies of "Appetite For Destruction". The award was accepted in New York by Steven Adler."

I'm guessing that worldwide sales are in excess of 30 million.....

[polluxlm]

I think this is the closest thing you'll get to something official, since I don't think RIAA has certified afd since then..

(keep in mind that this is for the states only I believe)

"March 16th, 1999 - GN'R were presented with the new Diamond Award from the RIAA, commemorating the sales of 15 million copies of "Appetite For Destruction". The award was accepted in New York by Steven Adler."

I'm guessing that worldwide sales are in excess of 30 million.....

Take in mind that it has sold 500k a year since then, so you can at least add another 4 million.

[Grouse]

I think this is the closest thing you'll get to something official, since I don't think RIAA has certified afd since then..

(keep in mind that this is for the states only I believe)

"March 16th, 1999 - GN'R were presented with the new Diamond Award from the RIAA, commemorating the sales of 15 million copies of "Appetite For Destruction". The award was accepted in New York by Steven Adler."

I'm guessing that worldwide sales are in excess of 30 million.....

Take in mind that it has sold 500k a year since then, so you can at least add another 4 million.

500k in the states alone a year? that isn't right....

But if you are talking about worldwide sales you could be close

[polluxlm]

I think this is the closest thing you'll get to something official, since I don't think RIAA has certified afd since then..

(keep in mind that this is for the states only I believe)

"March 16th, 1999 - GN'R were presented with the new Diamond Award from the RIAA, commemorating the sales of 15 million copies of "Appetite For Destruction". The award was accepted in New York by Steven Adler."

I'm guessing that worldwide sales are in excess of 30 million.....

Take in mind that it has sold 500k a year since then, so you can at least add another 4 million.

500k in the states alone a year? that isn't right....

But if you are talking about worldwide sales you could be close

It's worldwide, yeah. So let's say 15+2x2=34 at a minimum.

[tomass74]

I think this is the closest thing you'll get to something official, since I don't think RIAA has certified afd since then..

(keep in mind that this is for the states only I believe)

"March 16th, 1999 - GN'R were presented with the new Diamond Award from the RIAA, commemorating the sales of 15 million copies of "Appetite For Destruction". The award was accepted in New York by Steven Adler."

I'm guessing that worldwide sales are in excess of 30 million.....

Take in mind that it has sold 500k a year since then, so you can at least add another 4 million.

I think it is  5,000

[Neemo]

no offense but does it really matter how many copies AFD sells? Its a great album no matter the sales figures

[novemberparadise23]

i read an article a couple of years ago that said guns n roses have sold over 90 million albums world wide

so that must mean appetite has sold a good amount  iw ould probably say around 35 million worldwide

[polluxlm]

I think this is the closest thing you'll get to something official, since I don't think RIAA has certified afd since then..

(keep in mind that this is for the states only I believe)

"March 16th, 1999 - GN'R were presented with the new Diamond Award from the RIAA, commemorating the sales of 15 million copies of "Appetite For Destruction". The award was accepted in New York by Steven Adler."

I'm guessing that worldwide sales are in excess of 30 million.....

Take in mind that it has sold 500k a year since then, so you can at least add another 4 million.

I think it is? 5,000

5000 copies a year? That's Don Johnson.

[vietnow138]

I think this is the closest thing you'll get to something official, since I don't think RIAA has certified afd since then..

(keep in mind that this is for the states only I believe)

"March 16th, 1999 - GN'R were presented with the new Diamond Award from the RIAA, commemorating the sales of 15 million copies of "Appetite For Destruction". The award was accepted in New York by Steven Adler."

I'm guessing that worldwide sales are in excess of 30 million.....

Take in mind that it has sold 500k a year since then, so you can at least add another 4 million.

I think it is? 5,000

5000 copies a year? That's Don Johnson.

Yeah i read in a 2003 issue of Total Guitar that AFD was still selling 6,000 copies a week, a tad more than 5,000 a year 

[Loaded NightraiN]

5,000 a year is a slap in the face... I've heard thousands any given week...

Why the hell hasn't RIAA updated since 99?!?!

If I'm not mistaken its no longer the highest selling debut album because of that...

Its either Shinah Twain or Alanis Morrisete, cant remember which...Hell mabye both

[meanmachine73]

no offense but does it really matter how many copies AFD sells? Its a great album no matter the sales figures

I agree. The best debut album ever....   The reason I ask is that I am have a montage framed of all AFD memorabilia that I have collected since 1987. I wanted to add a plaque detailing the album and the sales.... No offence taken.

[Neemo]

no offense but does it really matter how many copies AFD sells? Its a great album no matter the sales figures

I agree. The best debut album ever....? ?The reason I ask is that I am have a montage framed of all AFD memorabilia that I have collected since 1987. I wanted to add a plaque detailing the album and the sales.... No offence taken.

ah cool idea man but sales will always increase..are you gonna keep changing the number?

anyway it was certified 15 times platinum on july 23rd 1998 by the RIAA...that is the last entry on the website anyway, unfortunately RIAA is only North America i believe, i dont think they can accuratley track world wide sales figures

http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp

type in appetite for destruction in the title line

[Grouse]

Yeah i read in a 2003 issue of Total Guitar that AFD was still selling 6,000 copies a week, a tad more than 5,000 a year?

6 a week is not possible...a month maybe but a week definately not...

6,000 a week times 4 is 24,000 a month, which would mean that afd would be in the billboard 200 all the time at the 100ish place....

[vietnow138]

Yeah i read in a 2003 issue of Total Guitar that AFD was still selling 6,000 copies a week, a tad more than 5,000 a year?

6 a week is not possible...a month maybe but a week definately not...

6,000 a week times 4 is 24,000 a month, which would mean that afd would be in the billboard 200 all the time at the 100ish place....

I think they were reffering to world wide sales which would slim down the sales in single countries which is what billboard is based off of.  And btw billboard counts one week of sales for chart positions, so 6,000 copies per week would put it no higher than about 150 on the chart.