Guns n 'Roses / Music Sales Awards

Guns n 'Roses live (2010)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US rock - band Guns n 'Roses . In their career they sold over 100 million records by 2010. The awards can be found according to their type (gold, platinum, etc.), sorted by country in chronological order, and according to the sound carriers themselves, also in chronological order, separated by medium (albums, singles, etc.).

Awards

Silver record  Portugal 2004: for the video album Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo II  United Kingdom 2017: for the single Knockin 'on Heaven's Door Golden record  Australia 1989: for the single Patience 1991: for the single Don't Cry 1993: for the single Knockin 'on Heaven's Door  Belgium 2008: for the album Chinese Democracy  Brazil 1993: for the album G N 'R Lies 2000: for the album Live Era: '87 -'93 2005: for the album Greatest Hits 2005: for the video album Use Your Illusions I World Tour '92 Tokyo 2005: for the video album Welcome to the Videos  Denmark 2008: for the album Chinese Democracy 2014: for the streaming Sweet Child o 'Mine 2016: for the single Paradise City 2019: for the single Welcome to the Jungle 2019: for the single Knockin 'on Heaven's Door 2019: for the single November Rain  Germany 1992: for the single Knockin 'on Heaven's Door 1992: for the single November Rain 1993: for the album G N 'R Lies 1993: for the video album Use Your Illusions I World Tour '92 Tokyo 1993: for the video album Use Your Illusions II World Tour '92 Tokyo 1994: for the album The Spaghetti Incident? 2008: for the album Chinese Democracy  Finland 1990: for the album Appetite for Destruction 1993: for the album The Spaghetti Incident?  Greece 2004: for the album Greatest Hits 2009: for the album Chinese Democracy  Italy 2014: for the album Chinese Democracy 2017: for the album The Spaghetti Incident?  Japan 1991: for the single You Could Be Mine 1994: for the album G N 'R Lies 1995: for the single Sympathy for the Devi 2000: for the album Live Era: '87 -'93 2004: for the album Greatest Hits 2008: for the album Chinese Democracy  Mexico 1999: for the album Appetite for Destruction 2004: for the video album Welcome to the Videos 2004: for the video album Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo I 2004: for the video album Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo II 2004: for the album Greatest Hits  New Zealand 1992: for the single Don't Cry  Netherlands 1992: for the single November Rain  Austria 1992: for the album G N 'R Lies 1993: for the album The Spaghetti Incident? 2004: for the album Greatest Hits  Portugal 2005: for the video album Use Your Illusions I World Tour '92 Tokyo  Russia 2008: for the album Chinese Democracy  Sweden 1989: for the album Appetite for Destruction 1991: for the single You Could Be Mine 2009: for the album Chinese Democracy  Switzerland 1993: for the album The Spaghetti Incident?  Spain 1988: for the album Appetite for Destruction  Hungary 2006: for the album Greatest Hits 2009: for the album Chinese Democracy  United States 1989: for the single Patience 1989: for the single Sweet Child o 'Mine (physical) 1991: for the single You Could Be Mine 1991: for the single Don't Cry 1992: for the single November Rain 1993: for the video album Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo I 1994: for the video album Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo II 2000: for the album Live Era: '87 -'93 2005: for the single Welcome to the Jungle 2005: for the single Sweet Child o 'Mine (digital)  United Kingdom 1993: for the album The Spaghetti Incident? 2013: for the album G N 'R Lies 2013: for the album Live Era: '87 -'93 2018: for the single November Rain 2 × gold record  France 1997: for the album Appetite for Destruction 1997: for the album The Spaghetti Incident?

Platinum record  Argentina 1991: for the album G N 'R Lies 1999: for the album Live Era: '87 -'93 2004: for the video album Welcome to the Videos 2008: for the video album Live in Chicago 2008: for the album Chinese Democracy  Australia 1991: for the single You Could Be Mine 1994: for the album The Spaghetti Incident? 2007: for the video album Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo II 2008: for the album Chinese Democracy 2016: for the album Live Era: '87 -'93  Belgium 2006: for the album Greatest Hits  Brazil 1995: for the album The Spaghetti Incident? 1996: for the album Appetite for Destruction 1996: for the album Use Your Illusion II 1998: for the album Use Your Illusion I.  Denmark 2005: for the album Greatest Hits 2018: for the single Sweet Child o 'Mine  Germany 1992: for the album Appetite for Destruction 2005: for the album Greatest Hits  Europe 2008: for the album Chinese Democracy  Finland 1991: for the album Use Your Illusion I. 1991: for the album Use Your Illusion II 2004: for the album Greatest Hits 2008: for the album Chinese Democracy  France 1995: for the album Use Your Illusion I. 1997: for the album Use Your Illusion II  Ireland 2008: for the album Chinese Democracy  Italy 2017: for the single Knockin 'on Heaven's Door 2017: for the single November Rain 2017: for the single Paradise City 2018: for the single Welcome to the Jungle 2019: for the album Use Your Illusion I 2019: for the single Don't Cry  Japan 1994: for the album The Spaghetti Incident? 1994: for the album Appetite for Destruction  Canada 1993: for the video album Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo I 1993: for the video album Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo II 2000: for the album Live Era: '87 -'93  Mexico 1999: for the album Use Your Illusion II  New Zealand 1989: for the album G N 'R Lies 1992: for the single You Could Be Mine 1993: for the single November Rain 1993: for the album Use Your Illusion I. 1993: for the album Use Your Illusion II 1994: for the album The Spaghetti Incident? 2008: for the album Chinese Democracy  Netherlands 1992: for the album Use Your Illusion II 1992: for the single Knockin 'on Heaven's Door 1994: for the album The Spaghetti Incident? 1996: for the album Appetite for Destruction 2005: for the album Greatest Hits  Norway 1994: for the album The Spaghetti Incident?  Austria 1992: for the album Appetite for Destruction  Poland 2009: for the album Chinese Democracy  Sweden 1991: for the album Use Your Illusion I. 1991: for the album Use Your Illusion II 1994: for the album The Spaghetti Incident? 2004: for the album Greatest Hits  Switzerland 1990: for the album Appetite for Destruction 2004: for the album Greatest Hits  Spain 1992: for the album Use Your Illusion I. 1992: for the album Use Your Illusion II 1994: for the album The Spaghetti Incident? 2004: for the album Greatest Hits  United States 1994: for the album The Spaghetti Incident? 2008: for the Mastertone Sweet Child o 'Mine 2009: for the album Chinese Democracy  United Kingdom 1992: for the album Use Your Illusion I. 1992: for the album Use Your Illusion II 2013: for the album Chinese Democracy 2013: for the video album Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo II 2013: for the video album Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo I 2019: for the single Paradise City 2020: for the single Welcome to the Jungle 3 × gold record  Mexico 1999: for the album Use Your Illusion I.

2 × platinum record  Argentina 2004: for the album Greatest Hits  Australia 1992: for the single November Rain  Belgium 2005: for the album Use Your Illusion I  Denmark 2018: for the album Use Your Illusion I 2020: for the album Use Your Illusion II  Germany 1993: for the album Use Your Illusion I.  Italy 2016: for the album Greatest Hits 2019: for the album Appetite for Destruction  Japan 1994: for the album Use Your Illusion I. 1994: for the album Use Your Illusion II  Canada 2004: for the album Greatest Hits  Netherlands 1994: for the album Use Your Illusion I.  Norway 1993: for the album Use Your Illusion I. 1994: for the album Use Your Illusion II  Austria 1992: for the album Use Your Illusion II 1993: for the album Use Your Illusion I.  Switzerland 1993: for the album Use Your Illusion I.  United States 2005: for the video album Welcome to the Videos  United Kingdom 2019: for the single Sweet Child o 'Mine 5 × gold record  Germany 1996: for the album Use Your Illusion II 3 × platinum record  Argentina 1991: for the album Appetite for Destruction  Italy 2019: for the single Sweet Child o 'Mine  Canada 1993: for the album The Spaghetti Incident?  Poland 2019: for the album Greatest Hits  Switzerland 1997: for the album Use Your Illusion II  United Kingdom 2013: for the video album Welcome to the Videos 4 × platinum record  Australia 1992: for the album Use Your Illusion I.  Europe 2013: for the album Greatest Hits  United Kingdom 2017: for the album Appetite for Destruction 5 × platinum record  Argentina 1999: for the album Use Your Illusion I.  Australia 1995: for the album Use Your Illusion II  New Zealand 2010: for the album Appetite for Destruction  United States 1995: for the album G N 'R Lies 2011: for the album Greatest Hits 6 × platinum record  Argentina 1999: for the album Use Your Illusion II  Ireland 2005: for the album Greatest Hits  New Zealand 2007: for the album Greatest Hits 7 × platinum record  Australia 2016: for the video album Welcome to the Videos 2016: for the album Appetite for Destruction  United States 1997: for the album Use Your Illusion I. 1997: for the album Use Your Illusion II  United Kingdom 2018: for the album Greatest Hits 9 × platinum record  Australia 2017: for the album Greatest Hits  Canada 2001: for the album Use Your Illusion II 10 × platinum record  Argentina 1999: for the video album Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo I 12 × platinum record  Argentina 1999: for the video album Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo II 18 × platinum record  United States 2011: for the album Appetite for Destruction Diamond record  Canada 1992: for the album Appetite for Destruction 2001: for the album Use Your Illusion I.

Awards by album

Appetite for Destruction

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	3 × platinum	180,000
Australia (ARIA)	7 × platinum	490,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	5 × platinum	75,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	18 × platinum	18,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	6 × gold 35 × platinum 2 × diamond	24,240,000

G N 'R Read

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	125,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	5 × gold 7 × platinum	5,675,000

Use Your Illusion I.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	5 × platinum	300,000
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Belgium (BEA)	2 × platinum	100,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Denmark (IFPI)	2 × platinum	40,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	1,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	67,662
France (SNEP)	platinum	400,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Japan (RIAJ)	2 × platinum	400,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	3 × gold	350,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	2 × platinum	200,000
Norway (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	7 × platinum	7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 41 × platinum 1 × diamond	12,252,662

Use Your Illusion II

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	6 × platinum	360,000
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Denmark (IFPI)	2 × platinum	40,000
Germany (BVMI)	5 × gold	1,250,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	76,688
France (SNEP)	platinum	400,000
Japan (RIAJ)	2 × platinum	400,000
Canada (MC)	9 × platinum	900,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	150,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	3 × platinum	150,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	7 × platinum	7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 49 × platinum	11,421,688

The Spaghetti Incident?

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	33,935
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	8 × gold 12 × platinum	2,868,935

Live Era: '87 -'93

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	125,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 3 × platinum	1,055,000

Greatest hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	2 × platinum	80,000
Australia (ARIA)	9 × platinum	630,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(30,000)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(200,000)
Europe (IFPI)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	(31,665)
Greece (IFPI)	gold	(10,000)
Ireland (IRMA)	6 × platinum	(90,000)
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	(150,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	6 × platinum	90,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(80,000)
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(15,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	3 × platinum	(60,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	(60,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	(10,000)
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,161,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	7 × platinum	(2,100,000)
All in all	6 × gold 54 × platinum	10,361,000

Chinese Democracy

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	20,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(15,000)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	(15,000)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(100,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	(32,610)
Greece (IFPI)	gold	(3,000)
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	(15,000)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	(25,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	(20,000)
Russia (NFPF)	gold	(10,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(20,000)
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	(3,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	9 × gold 9 × platinum	2,205,000

Awards by singles

Welcome to the jungle

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	1,195,000

Sweet Child o 'Mine

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	90,000
Italy (FIMI)	3 × platinum	150,000
United States (RIAA)	Gold (Digital) + Gold (Physical) + Platinum (Mastertone)	3,126,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	2 × gold 7 × platinum	4,566,000

Paradise City

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	30,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	660,000

patience

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	535,000

You could be mine

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	3 × gold, 2 × platinum	660,000

Don't cry

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	3 × gold 1 × platinum	592,500

November Rain

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	5 × gold 4 × platinum	1,430,000

Knockin 'on Heaven's Door

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	30,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold 2 × platinum	660,000

Sympathy for the Devil

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

Awards by video albums

Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 in Tokyo I

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	10 × platinum	80,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	10,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	50,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	4,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	50,000
All in all	5 × gold 12 × platinum	294,000

Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 in Tokyo II

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	12 × platinum	96,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	10,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	50,000
Portugal (AFP)	silver	2,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	50,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold 15 × platinum	298,000

Live in Chicago

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
All in all	1 × platinum	8,000

Welcome to the videos

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	7 × platinum	105,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	25,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	200,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	150,000
All in all	2 × gold 13 × platinum	498,000

Awards after music streaming

Sweet Child o 'Mine

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	1,300,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,300,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	-	43 × platinum43	-	1,252,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	3 × gold3	39 × platinum39	-	1,975,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	gold1	3 × platinum3	-	145,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	5 × gold5	4 × platinum4th	-	1,350,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	6 × gold6th	6 × platinum6th	-	390,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	8 × gold8th	6 × platinum6th	-	4,100,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	5 × platinum5	-	(5,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	-	267,560	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	4 × gold4th	2 × platinum2	-	1,200,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Greece (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	13,000	ifpi.gr ( Memento from April 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Ireland (IRMA)	-	-	7 × platinum7th	-	105,000	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	2 × gold2	13 × platinum13	-	640,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	6 × gold6th	6 × platinum6th	-	1,750,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	-	-	17 × platinum17th	2 × diamond2	3,420,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	6 × gold6th	2 × platinum2	-	760,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	gold1	18 × platinum18th	-	277,500	nztop40.co.nz NZ2 ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	gold1	7 × platinum7th	-	730,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	-	5 × platinum5	-	250,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	5 × platinum5	-	315,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	-	4 × platinum4th	-	80,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	silver1	gold1	-	-	6,000	Individual evidence
Russia (NFPF)	-	gold1	-	-	10,000	2m-online.ru ( Memento from February 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	4 × platinum4th	-	455,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	7 × platinum7th	-	365,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	gold1	4 × platinum4th	-	450,000	promusicae.es
Hungary (MAHASZ)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	13,000	slagerlistak.hu
United States (RIAA)	-	10 × gold10	37 × platinum37	diamond1	50,587,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver1	4 × gold4th	23 × platinum23	-	7,750,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	2 × silver2	73 × gold73	271 × platinum271	3 × diamond3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Anna Seaman: Guns N 'Roses to play Yas Island. In: The National. October 20, 2010, accessed February 6, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Silver for Use Your Illusion World Tour - 1992 In Tokyo II in Portugal ( Memento from January 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Gold for Use Your Illusions I World Tour '92 Tokyo in Portugal ( Memento from July 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Gold for Chinese Democracy in Russia ( Memento from February 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
5. ^ Paul Grein: Chart Watch Extra: Top Albums Of Last 10 Years. In: YahooMusic. March 16, 2012, accessed July 15, 2016 . 
6. ^ Paul Grein: Chart Watch: "Dark Horse" Holds Off "Happy". In: Yahoo Music. February 20, 2014, accessed February 12, 2016 .