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Sweet Child O' Mine Spotify streams & play count

Guns N' RosesAppetite For Destruction19875:56

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Spotify streams

2,945,136,239

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 1 Nov 2026, 11:40 UTC.

Popularity
90 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score
Charting today
7 markets

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 2,945,136,239 plays on 1 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
2,945,136,239First reading

Spotify Charts

On the charts today

7 positions across 7 markets, from each market's latest chart in the store. Streams are the chart's own count for its day.

ChartRankStreams that day
Global Top 200#1381,403,953
New Zealand Top 200#1129,703
Portugal Top 200#12813,064
Australia Top 200#13051,755
Brazil Top 200#155221,826
Canada Top 200#17448,197
Austria Top 200#1757,813

Track details

Album
Appetite For Destruction
Released
Track number
9
Duration
5:56
Explicit
No
Tempo
125.3 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Rock
  • Rock and Roll
  • Classic Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Roots Rock
  • Pop Rock
  • Anime
  • Garage
  • Soft Rock
  • Alternative Rock

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Guns N' Roses
Producer
Mike Clink
Composer
W. Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell, Saul Hudson
Lyricist
W. Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell, Saul Hudson

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  1. Mr. Brownstone143,035,026 plays
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  3. Attitude17,880,258 plays
  4. You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory5,278,431 plays

Guns N' Roses's other tracks this site keeps a page for, most played first. Guns N' Roses's artist page

For developers

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Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Sweet Child O' Mine have on Spotify?

Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses had 2,945,136,239 streams on Spotify as of 1 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Sweet Child O' Mine released?

21 Jul 1987, on the album Appetite For Destruction.

Who wrote and produced Sweet Child O' Mine?

Producer: Mike Clink. Composers: W. Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell and Saul Hudson. Lyricists: W. Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, Jeffrey Isbell and Saul Hudson.

What genre is Sweet Child O' Mine?

The API's track insights tag it Rock, Rock and Roll and Classic Rock, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Sweet Child O' Mine?

125.3 BPM, from the API's track insights.