Axl Rose

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W. Axl Rose ( AK-səl; born William Bruce Rose Jr., February 6, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He has been the band's only constant member since its formation in 1985. Renowned for his wide-ranging, powerful voice, Rose has been ranked among the greatest singers of all time by outlets such as Rolling Stone, NME and Billboard. Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Rose moved... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Axl Rose first charted in 1987 with Welcome to the Jungle.The artist placed 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 6 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 18 UK Top‑75 entries, including 7 Top‑10 placements.On US Rock the artist achieved 9 Top‑10s, 1 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: November Rain - #2: Sweet Child o' Mine - #3: Patience - #4: Paradise City - #5: You Could Be Mine
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  Guns N' Roses
Welcome to the Jungle
1.
10/1987

Welcome to the Jungle
Guns N' Roses

from Appetite for Destruction   Appetite for Destruction
12 pts


37
rock


67
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #467]
written by Axl Rose greentick & Slash
Sweet Child o' Mine
2.
06/1988

#2  Sweet Child o' Mine
Guns N' Roses

from Appetite for Destruction   Appetite for Destruction
277 pts
1
US
7
rock


24
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #196]
[Geffen 27963]
written by Izzy Stradlin, Slash & Axl Rose greentick
Welcome to the Jungle
3.
10/1988

Welcome to the Jungle
Guns N' Roses

from Appetite for Destruction   Appetite for Destruction
112 pts
7
US






R
[Geffen 7-27759]
written by Axl Rose greentick & Slash
4.
10/1988

Welcome to the Jungle / Nightrain
Guns N' Roses

from Appetite for Destruction   Appetite for Destruction
42 pts






24
UK
written by Axl Rose greentick, Slash, Duff McKagan & Izzy Stradlin
Patience
5.
12/1988

#3  Patience
Guns N' Roses

from G N' R Lies   G N' R Lies
246 pts
4
US
7
rock


10
UK
[Geffen 7-22996]
written by Axl Rose greentick & Izzy Stradlin
Paradise City
6.
01/1989

#4  Paradise City
Guns N' Roses

from Appetite for Destruction   Appetite for Destruction
240 pts
5
US
14
rock


6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #453]
[Geffen 7-27570]
written by Axl Rose greentick, Slash, Izzy Stradlin & Duff McKagan
Sweet Child O' Mine (remix)
7.
06/1989

Sweet Child O' Mine (remix)
Guns N' Roses

from Appetite for Destruction   Appetite for Destruction
108 pts






6
UK
R
written by Izzy Stradlin, Slash & Axl Rose greentick
Nightrain
8.
07/1989

Nightrain
Guns N' Roses

from Appetite for Destruction   Appetite for Destruction
63 pts
93
US
26
rock


17
UK
R
[Geffen 7-22869]
written by Izzy Stradlin, Slash, Duff McKagan & Axl Rose greentick
Civil War
9.
08/1990

Civil War
Guns N' Roses

from Use Your Illusion II   Use Your Illusion II
19 pts


4
rock




written by Axl Rose greentick, Slash & Duff McKagan
You Could Be Mine
10.
06/1991

#5  You Could Be Mine
Guns N' Roses

from Use Your Illusion II   Use Your Illusion II
202 pts
29
US
3
rock


3
UK
[Geffen 19039]
written by Izzy Stradlin & Axl Rose greentick
Don't Cry
11.
09/1991

Don't Cry
Guns N' Roses

from Use Your Illusion I   Use Your Illusion I
200 pts
10
US
3
rock


8
UK
[Geffen 19027]
written by Izzy Stradlin & Axl Rose greentick
November Rain
12.
09/1991

#1  November Rain
Guns N' Roses

from Use Your Illusion I   Use Your Illusion I
304 pts
3
US
15
rock


4
UK
[Geffen 19067]
written by Axl Rose greentick
13.
10/1992

Yesterdays
Guns N' Roses

from Use Your Illusion II   Use Your Illusion II
118 pts
72
US
13
rock


8
UK
charted as Yesterdays / November Rain in UK charts
[Geffen 19142]
written by Axl Rose greentick, West Arkeen, Del James & Billy McCloud
The Civil War EP
14.
05/1993

The Civil War EP
Guns N' Roses

from Use Your Illusion II   Use Your Illusion II
80 pts






11
UK
written by Axl Rose greentick, Slash & Duff McKagan
15.
12/1993

Estranged
Guns N' Roses

from Use Your Illusion II   Use Your Illusion II
9 pts


16
rock




written by Axl Rose greentick
  N-Trance
Paradise City
16.
09/1998

Paradise City
N-Trance

from Happy Hour   Happy Hour
34 pts






28
UK
featuring Ricardo da Force & Kelly Llorenna
written by Axl Rose greentick, Slash, Izzy Stradlin & Duff McKagan
  Sheryl Crow
Sweet Child o' Mine
17.
09/1999

Sweet Child o' Mine
Sheryl Crow

from Big Daddy: Music from the Motion Picture   Big Daddy: Music from the Motion Picture
30 pts






30
UK
written by Izzy Stradlin, Slash & Axl Rose greentick
  Guns N' Roses
Oh My God
18.
10/1999

Oh My God
Guns N' Roses

from End of Days   
5 pts


26
rock




written by Axl Rose greentick, Paul Tobias & Dizzy Reed
November Rain
19.
08/2002

November Rain
Guns N' Roses

3 pts






140
UK
R
written by Axl Rose greentick
  Flat Pack
Sweet Child o' Mine
20.
10/2005

Sweet Child o' Mine
Flat Pack

3 pts






117
UK
written by Izzy Stradlin, Slash & Axl Rose greentick
  Guns N' Roses
Sweet Child o' Mine
21.
01/2007

Sweet Child o' Mine
Guns N' Roses

3 pts






125
UK
R
written by Izzy Stradlin, Slash & Axl Rose greentick
Sweet Child o' Mine
22.
01/2008

Sweet Child o' Mine
Guns N' Roses

13 pts






57
UK
R
written by Izzy Stradlin, Slash & Axl Rose greentick
Paradise City
23.
02/2008

Paradise City
Guns N' Roses

6 pts






86
UK
R
written by Axl Rose greentick, Slash, Izzy Stradlin & Duff McKagan
Welcome to the Jungle
24.
04/2008

Welcome to the Jungle
Guns N' Roses

3 pts






145
UK
R
written by Axl Rose greentick & Slash
November Rain
25.
04/2008

November Rain
Guns N' Roses

2 pts






183
UK
R
written by Axl Rose greentick
Chinese Democracy
26.
11/2008

Chinese Democracy
Guns N' Roses

from Chinese Democracy   Chinese Democracy
83 pts
34
US
5
rock
24
alt.
27
UK
[Black Frog/Geffen]
written by Axl Rose greentick & Josh Freese
Better
27.
12/2008

Better
Guns N' Roses

from Chinese Democracy   Chinese Democracy
8 pts


18
rock




written by Axl Rose greentick & Robin Finck
November Rain
28.
09/2009

November Rain
Guns N' Roses

2 pts






199
UK
R
written by Axl Rose greentick
  Taken by Trees
Sweet Child o' Mine
29.
11/2009

Sweet Child o' Mine
Taken by Trees

41 pts






23
UK
[John Lewis Christmas advert]
written by Izzy Stradlin, Slash & Axl Rose greentick
  Guns N' Roses
Sweet Child o' Mine
30.
01/2011

Sweet Child o' Mine
Guns N' Roses

13 pts






56
UK
R
written by Izzy Stradlin, Slash & Axl Rose greentick
Paradise City
31.
03/2011

Paradise City
Guns N' Roses

2 pts






191
UK
R
written by Axl Rose greentick, Slash, Izzy Stradlin & Duff McKagan
November Rain
32.
09/2011

November Rain
Guns N' Roses

6 pts






87
UK
R
written by Axl Rose greentick
Don't Cry
33.
11/2011

Don't Cry
Guns N' Roses

3 pts






164
UK
R
written by Izzy Stradlin & Axl Rose greentick
Paradise City
34.
04/2012

Paradise City
Guns N' Roses

3 pts






107
UK
R
written by Axl Rose greentick, Slash, Izzy Stradlin & Duff McKagan
Paradise City
35.
05/2013

Paradise City
Guns N' Roses

7 pts






81
UK
R
written by Axl Rose greentick, Slash, Izzy Stradlin & Duff McKagan
Shadow of Your Love
36.
05/2018

Shadow of Your Love
Guns N' Roses

from Appetite for Destruction [2018 reissue]   
18 pts


5
rock




written by Axl Rose greentick, Izzy Stradlin & Paul Tobias
  Chris Cornell
Patience
37.
08/2020

Patience
Chris Cornell

from No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1   
35 pts


1
rock
25
alt.


written by Axl Rose greentick & Izzy Stradlin
  Guns N' Roses
38.
10/2021

Hard Skool
Guns N' Roses

from Hard Skool EP   
13 pts


9
rock




written by Axl Rose greentick, Slash, Duff McKagan, Robin Finck, Josh Freese, Tommy Stinson & Paul Tobias
39.
08/2023

Perhaps
Guns N' Roses

11 pts


12
rock




written by Axl Rose greentick, Duff McKagan, Slash & Paul Tobias


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Guns N' Roses


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