"Which American pop group, who did not reach the number 1 spot in the U.K., had a number 1 hit in America with ""Sweet Child O' Mine"" in 1988 ?"
Sweet Child o' Mine Sweet Child o' Mine "Sweet Child o' Mine" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, appearing on their debut album, "Appetite for Destruction". Released in August 1988 as the album's third single, the song topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, becoming the band's only number 1 US single. "Billboard" ranked it the number 5 song of 1988. Re-released in 1989, it reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. Guitarist Slash said in 1990, "[The song] turned into a huge hit and now it makes me sick. I mean, I like it, but I hate what it
Sweet Child o' Mine different shots and filmed in black & white. "Sweet Child o' Mine" placed number 37 on "Guitar World"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Solos." It also came in at number 3 on "Blender"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born, and at number 198 on "Rolling Stone"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In March 2005, "Q" magazine placed it at number 6 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. On a 2004 "Total Guitar" magazine poll, the introduction's famous riff was voted number 1 riff of all-time by the readers of the magazine. It was