Guns N' Roses' album "Appetite for Destruction" was voted the best album celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2017, with 36% of the votes. In second and third place were Helloween's "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1" and Anthrax's "Among The Living" with 14% and 11% respectively.
Guns N' Roses' first album was released in July 1987 and became the best-selling debut album of all time, with 18 million copies sold in the US alone. Featuring seven singles, the album remained on the Billboard Top 200 for 147 weeks, including 4 weeks at number one. With over 30 million copies sold worldwide, "Appetite For Destruction" is also one of the best-selling albums of all time.
"Appetite for Destruction" features iconic Guns N' Roses singles , including "Welcome to the Jungle," "Paradise City," and "Sweet Child o' Mine ." The album also became famous for its controversial original cover, which was censored for depicting an apparent rape scene. The band then re-released the album with the famous Celtic cross in its place, and the original image inside.
