use your illusion i is the third studio album by american rock band guns n' roses, released on the same day as its counterpart "use your illusion ii". both albums were released in conjunction with the use your illusion tour. the album debuted at no. 2 on the "billboard" charts, selling 685,000 copies in its first week, behind "use your illusion ii"s first-week sales of 770,000. "use your illusion i" has sold 5,502,000 units in the united states as of 2010, according to nielsen soundscan. each of the "use your illusion" albums have been certified 7× platinum by the riaa. it was nominated for a grammy award in 1992.