Use Your Illusion I
by Guns N' Roses
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Use Your Illusion I is ranked 3rd best out of 9 albums by Guns N' Roses on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Guns N' Roses is Appetite For Destruction which is ranked number 118 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,548.
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Use Your Illusion I track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Use Your Illusion I rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 50 Music Albums of 1991 | 25/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 32 Music Albums of 1991 | 30/32 | 0 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 56 Music Albums of 1991 | 53/56 | 0 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 40/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | timosbuecherei | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 43/100 | 58 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 90 Music Albums of 1991 | 51/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 27 Music Albums of 1991 | 17/27 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | All Time Pt 3 | 2/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 2 | 32/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 323 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,580 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/30/2026 21:57 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2026 13:53 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 15:21 |  DommeDamian | 7,745 | 48/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.0/100, a mean average of 72.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5424): By fabm0 BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movementsUse Your Illusion I comments
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Their debut was fantastic and was always going to be a hard act to follow. A lot more tracks with a bluesy feel on this. It's alright overall, but I think GnR are one of the most overrated bands ever and this album was given a bit to much credit at the time of release.
Album Rating: 84.69
(1,355/16)
Yes it’s far too long, with too much filler but it contains some of the bands greatest tracks (Coma, November Rain, Don’t Cry (although I prefer the alternate version on UYI II)).
1.Right Next Door To Hell. 76
2.Dust N' Bones. 80
3.Live And Let Die. 90
4.Don’t Cry [Original Version]. 94
5.Perfect Crime. 74
6.You Ain't The First. 71
7.Bad Obsession. 70
8.Back Off Bitch. 84
9.Double Talkin' Jive. 83
10.November Rain. 100
11.The Garden. 85
12.Garden Of Eden. 80
13.Don't Damn Me. 87
14.Bad Apples. 68
15.Dead Horse. 83
16.Coma. 100
Graeme2 11/28/2021 09:22 | #276811 | TOP COMMENT
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Big old bloated mess these 2 albums. Ego's out of control along with the drugs and losing a very important and key member who had the groove and replacing him with someone far inferior and losing that feel he brought. Rigid. Add piano and costume changes and any old clichéd shit you ever wrote. I guess there is just about enough material for 1 decent album that would resemble something like previous posts. Even that wouldn't be a be a brilliant record. (Edited)
VictorVale 05/22/2021 14:04 | #269982
O sumo de uma banda de rock!
Boltzmann 08/30/2018 17:09 | #220281
It’s an improvement compared with their previous stuff. The songwriting is a bit better; the songs are catchier. And there are some slower parts where slash’ talents shine through; the guy really carries this band and he is mediocre at best. Also, Slash’ guitar solos are much better than first. However, the guitar riffs are unimaginative as ever.
“November Rain” is cute, but you have to be really trying if that shit really brings tears to your eyes. Axl trying to make that silly voice he puts up sound emotional or deep is the most hilarious thing I have experienced today.
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