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Released | October 27, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1987–1994 | |||
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Length | 75 min | |||
Label | Geffen Home Video | |||
Guns N' Roses chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Welcome to the Videos is a video compilation originally released on VHS and VCD in 1998. It features music videos by the American rock group Guns N' Roses. All the videos featured were made between 1987 and 1994. In many ways, it is a video forerunner to their Greatest Hits compilation album of 2004. It was released on DVD in October 2003.
Licensing issues prevented the inclusion of the "You Could Be Mine" video, as it featured clips from Terminator 2: Judgment Day .
The release was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA, shipping over 200,000 copies. [2]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Welcome to the Jungle" | 4:40 |
2. | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | 5:03 |
3. | "Paradise City" | 6:49 |
4. | "Patience" | 5:57 |
5. | "Don't Cry (Original version)" | 5:14 |
6. | "Live and Let Die" | 3:15 |
7. | "November Rain" | 9:17 |
8. | "Yesterdays" | 3:20 |
9. | "The Garden" | 5:26 |
10. | "Dead Horse" | 4:33 |
11. | "Garden of Eden" | 2:55 |
12. | "Estranged" | 9:48 |
13. | "Since I Don't Have You" | 4:29 |
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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US Music Videos Chart [3] | 5 |
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Australian Music DVDs Chart [4] | 37 |
Finnish Music DVDs Chart [5] | 2 |
Irish Music DVDs Chart [6] | 4 |
New Zealand Music DVDs Chart [7] | 4 |
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Greek Music DVDs Chart [8] | 14 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [9] | 7× Platinum | 105,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [10] | Gold | 25,000* |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [11] | Gold | 10,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [12] | Platinum | 5,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [13] | 3× Platinum | 150,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [14] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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