But they lost out to The Killers' Day & Age in Sunday's UK album chart rundown -- with Brandon Flowers' group notching up sales of 200,000 during the week -- 80,000 more than Guns N' Roses.
Bosses at label Geffen [reportedly] are blaming unpredictable Axl for the disappointing sales after he went AWOL for two months before the release date. Despite all the effort put into one of the most extravagant rock albums of all time, staff could not contact Axl to get him to promote his rock epic. - more on this story
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