What is the title of Guns N' Roses' debut studio album?

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The title of Guns N' Roses' debut studio album is Appetite for Destruction.

Released by Geffen Records on July 21, 1987, the album introduced the band's classic lineup to a worldwide audience. It was produced by Mike Clink and recorded in Los Angeles studios including Rumbo Recorders, Take One, Record Plant, and Can Am.

The album initially attracted little mainstream attention, but extensive touring and airplay for songs such as “Welcome to the Jungle,” “Sweet Child o' Mine,” and “Paradise City” transformed it into a major success. It eventually reached number one on the Billboard 200.

Readers sometimes confuse the album with Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide, a four-song EP released in 1986. They may also mistake Use Your Illusion I, which came later in 1991. Appetite for Destruction remains one of the best-selling debut albums in music history.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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