According to Billboard, Best Buy is set to release Guns N’ Roses‘ Chinese Democracy on Sunday, November 23. Yes, on a Sunday. The Lord’s Day. As we all know, records are released on Tuesdays in America. But do you think Axl Rose gives a hoot how Americans release records?

Beyond enticing pre-Thanksgiving shoppers, the move is tied to the structure of Best Buy’s sales week, which runs from Sunday to Saturday. As such, “Chinese Democracy” would not be eligible to chart on The Billboard 200 until the week of Dec. 1, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Clearly, Best Buy doesn’t care about tradition. Or chart placement. Does anybody? More importantly, how are they going to keep getting the album in the news every week until Thanksgiving? Developing…