America's Least Wanted

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America's Least Wanted
Ugly Kid Joe America's Least Wanted.jpg
Studio album by
Ugly Kid Joe
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1992
Recorded1991–1992 at Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, funk metal
Length59:08
Label Mercury
Producer Ugly Kid Joe, Mark Dodson, Michael Dodson, Ryan Dorn
Ugly Kid Joe chronology
As Ugly as They Wanna Be
(1991)		America's Least Wanted
(1992)		 Menace to Sobriety
(1995)
Alternative cover
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Censored edition

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [2] 2× Platinum140,000^
United States (RIAA) [1] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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