Kiss discography
| Kiss discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 20 |
| Live albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 11 |
| Video albums | 14 |
| Music videos | 33 |
| Singles | 57 |
| Soundtrack albums | 19 |
| Box sets | 5 |
| '78 solo albums | 4 |
| Other appearances | 1 |
The discography of the American hard rock band Kiss consists of 20 studio albums, 10 live albums, 13 compilation albums, 57 singles and 15 video albums. The group, formed in 1973, first consisted of bassist Gene Simmons, rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley, lead guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss. It is the most recognizable and successful line-up, which lasted until Criss' departure in 1980. The band is known for its make-up and stage antics, which influenced many artists who later used same effects on their concerts.
The band's eponymous debut album was released in 1974. Despite the constant touring and promotions, the album peaked at 87 on Billboard, without a benefit of a hit-single.[1] The follow-up album, Hotter Than Hell (1974), was a bigger disappointment, peaking at 100 and quickly dropping off the charts.[1] Dressed to Kill, released in 1975, was a much better success, breaking into Top-40, but the band's record label, Casablanca Records, was close to bankruptcy and needed a commercial breakthrough they had later achieve with both Kiss' and Casablanca's Top-10 album, double-live album Alive!, which featured the number 12 hit "Rock and Roll All Nite".[1][2] The next three albums, Destroyer, Rock and Roll Over and Love Gun were a success, achieving Platinum status and spawning Top-20 singles (including the number 7 ballad "Beth", band's highest charting single in the US).[1][2]
Their seventh studio release, Dynasty which was a musical departure, was a success although the band started losing money and fame. The next two albums, Unmasked and Music from "The Elder", were a failure in the US but fared better over the seas, especially in Australia. Although their next studio album, Creatures of the Night, was a return to their heavy metal roots, it is one of Kiss' biggest commercial failures. Lick It Up was the first album featuring the band without make-up and was certified Platinum. Their next studio releases (Animalize, Asylum, Crazy Nights, Smashes, Thrashes & Hits) were more successful and Kiss had recaptured some of their earlier glory (though not to the level of their '70s heyday). Hot in the Shade was the lowest charting album of the unmasked era in the US and failed to reach Platinum status, despite the success of the Top-10 power ballad "Forever".[2]
With their 16th studio release, Revenge, the band returned to the heavy metal style. The album was a success, backed with a huge hit "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II".[1] Probably their hardest album Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions, saw the band going into the grunge movement which was seen nowhere in 1997 and was the reason, along major bootleg copies, for the album failing to reach Gold certificate in the US despite the album's lone single "Jungle" reaching number 8 on the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.[2] Followed by a highly successful reunion, in 1998 Psycho Circus was released and was more of a moderate success. Their latest album, Sonic Boom, was released in 2009.[1] The band is currently recording their twentieth studio album Monster which is to be released in 2012. Kiss has sold over 100 million copies worldwide,[3] including 20 million certified copies by the RIAA in the United States.[4]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[1] | CAN[5] | AUS[6][7] | UK[8][9] | NOR[10] | SWE[11] | GER[12] | |||
| 1974 | Kiss
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87 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Hotter Than Hell
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100 | 91 | 98 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1975 | Dressed to Kill
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32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1976 | Destroyer
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11 | 6 | 6 | 22 | — | 4 | 36 |
|
Rock and Roll Over
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11 | 7 | 16 | — | — | 9 | 39 |
| |
| 1977 | Love Gun
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4 | 3 | 13 | — | — | 6 | 18 |
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| 1979 | Dynasty
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9 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 34 | 17 | 8 | |
| 1980 | Unmasked
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35 | 12 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 17 | 4 | |
| 1981 | Music from "The Elder"
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75 | — | 11 | 51 | — | 19 | 10 | |
| 1982 | Creatures of the Night
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45 | — | 33 | 22 | 31 | 22 | 42 |
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| 1983 | Lick It Up
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24 | 46 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | |
| 1984 | Animalize
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19 | 58 | 40 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 25 | |
| 1985 | Asylum
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20 | 54 | 89 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 43 | |
| 1987 | Crazy Nights
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18 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 11 | — | |
| 1989 | Hot in the Shade
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29 | 46 | 36 | 35 | 8 | 29 | — | |
| 1992 | Revenge
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6 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 16 | |
| 1997 | Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
|
27 | — | — | — | 23 | 29 | 36 | |
| 1998 | Psycho Circus
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3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2009 | Sonic Boom
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2 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Monster[16]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
'78 solo albums
| Year | Title | Chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[1] | CAN[5] | AUS[6] | UK[8] | NOR[10] | SWE[11] | GER[12] | |||
| 1978 | Paul Stanley
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40 | 43 | — | — | — | — | ||
Ace Frehley
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26 | 34 | — | — | — | — | |||
Gene Simmons
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22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | |||
Peter Criss
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43 | 52 | — | — | — | — | |||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[1] | CAN[5] | AUS[6][7] | UK[8] | NOR[10] | SWE[11] | GER[12] | |||
| 1975 | Alive!
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9 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 31 | 22 | — | |
| 1977 | Alive II
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7 | 5 | 17 | 60 | — | 28 | — | |
| 1993 | Alive III
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9 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 57 | |
| 1996 | Kiss Unplugged
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15 | — | 4 | 74 | 9 | 5 | 47 | |
You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!
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17 | — | 26 | — | 29 | 25 | — |
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| 2003 | Kiss Symphony: Alive IV
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18 | — | 14 | — | 5 | 23 | 15 |
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| 2004 | Kiss Instant Live
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Alive! The Millennium Concert
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167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008– 2009 |
Kiss Alive 35
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Kiss Sonic Boom Over Europe
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Newly released content | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[1] | CAN[5] | AUS[6][7] | UK[8] | NOR[10] | SWE[11] | GER[12] | ||||
| 1978 | Double Platinum
|
22 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | Yes | |
| 1982 | Killers
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— | — | 21 | — | 6 | 41 | 28 | Yes | |
| 1988 | Chikara (Japan only)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | |
Smashes, Thrashes & Hits
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21 | — | 43 | 62 | 13 | 30 | — | Yes | ||
| 1997 | Greatest Kiss
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77 | — | 11 | 58 | 25 | 3 | 64 | Yes | |
| 2002 | The Very Best of Kiss
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52 | — | — | — | 16 | 30 | 80 |
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No |
| 2003 | The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection
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132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | |
| 2004 | The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | |
| 2005 | Gold
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | |
| 2006 | The Best of Kiss, Volume 3: The Millennium Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | |
| 2008 | Jigoku-Retsuden
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | |
Box sets
| Year | Title | Chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Newly released content | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[1] | CAN[5] | AUS[6][7] | UK[8] | NOR[10] | SWE[11] | GER[12] | ||||
| 1976 | The Originals
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36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | |
| 2001 | The Box Set
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128 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Yes |
| 2005 | Kiss Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | |
| 2006 | Kiss Alive! 1975–2000
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167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | |
| 2008 | Ikons
|
— | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | No | |
Singles
| Release | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Rock [2] |
CAN [5] |
AUS [24] |
SWE [11] |
UK [8] |
GER [12] | |||
| February 18, 1974 | "Nothin' to Lose" / "Love Theme From KISS" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kiss |
| May 10, 1974 | "Kissin' Time" / "Nothin' to Lose" | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| August 10, 1974 | "Strutter" / "100,000 Years" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| October 22, 1974 | "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" / "Hotter Than Hell" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Hotter Than Hell |
| April 2, 1975 | "Rock and Roll All Nite" / "Getaway" | 68 | - | 74 | - | - | - | - | Dressed to Kill |
| July 10, 1975 | "C'mon and Love Me" / "Getaway" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| October 14, 1975 | "Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)" / "Rock and Roll All Nite" | 12 | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | Alive! |
| March 1, 1976 | "Shout It Out Loud" / "Sweet Pain" | 31 | - | 1 | 45 | 16 | 32 | - | Destroyer |
| April 30, 1976 | "Flaming Youth" / "God of Thunder" | 74 | - | 73 | - | - | - | - | |
| July 28, 1976 | "Detroit Rock City" (edit) / "Beth" | - | - | 99 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| August 1976 | "Beth" / "Detroit Rock City" (edit) | 7 | - | 5 | 79 | - | - | - | |
| November 1, 1976 | "Hard Luck Woman" / "Mr. Speed" | 15 | - | 15 | 67 | - | - | 34 | Rock and Roll Over |
| February 13, 1977 | "Calling Dr. Love" / "Take Me" | 16 | - | 2 | 93 | - | - | - | |
| June 1, 1977 | "Christine Sixteen" / "Shock Me" | 25 | - | 22 | 99 | - | - | 46 | Love Gun |
| July 31, 1977 | "Love Gun" / "I Stole Your Love" | 61 | - | 41 | - | - | - | - | |
| September, 1977 | "Then She Kissed Me" / "Almost Human" | - | - | - | 78 | - | - | - | |
| October 14, 1977 | "Shout It Out Loud (live)" / "Nothin' to Lose (live)" | 54 | - | 74 | - | - | - | - | Alive II |
| February 22, 1978 | "Rocket Ride" (edit) / "Tomorrow and Tonight" (live) | 39 | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | |
| April 2, 1978 | "Strutter '78" (alternate version) / "Shock Me" | - | - | - | 89 | - | - | - | Double Platinum |
| May 20, 1979 | "I Was Made for Lovin' You" (edit) / "Hard Times" | 11 | - | 1 | 2 | 19 | 50 | 2 | Dynasty |
| September 30, 1979 | "Sure Know Something" / "Dirty Livin'" | 47 | - | 48 | 5 | - | - | 25/ 28[A] | |
| June 1, 1980 | "Shandi" / "She's So European" | 47 | - | 70 | 5 | - | - | 28 | Unmasked |
| August 24, 1980 | "Talk to Me" / "Naked City" | - | - | - | 39 | - | - | 32 | |
| November 1, 1980 | "Tomorrow" / "Naked City" | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70 | |
| November 17, 1981 | "A World Without Heroes" / "Dark Light" | 56 | - | - | - | - | 55 | - | Music from "The Elder" |
| November 17, 1981 | "I" / "The Oath" | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | 62 | |
| October 13, 1982 | "I Love It Loud" / "Creatures of the Night" | - | 22 | 45 | 76 | - | - | - | Creatures of the Night |
| November, 1982 | "Killer" / "I Love It Loud" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| April, 1983 | "Creatures of the Night" / "Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)" | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | - | |
| September 18, 1983 | "Lick It Up" / "Dance All Over Your Face" | 66 | 19 | 32 | 82 | - | 31 | - | Lick It Up |
| February 6, 1984 | "All Hell's Breakin' Loose" (edit) / "Not for the Innocent" | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | |
| September 19, 1984 | "Heaven's on Fire" / "Lonely Is the Hunter" | 49 | 11 | 46 | 62 | 19 | 43 | - | Animalize |
| January 13, 1985 | "Thrills in the Night" (edit) / "Burn Bitch Burn" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| September 16, 1985 | "Tears Are Falling" / "Uh! All Night" | 51 | 20 | 83 | - | - | 57 | - | Asylum |
| August 18, 1987 | "Crazy Crazy Nights" / "No, No, No" | 65 | 37 | - | 34 | - | 4 | - | Crazy Nights |
| November 1, 1987 | "Reason to Live" / "Thief in the Night" | 64 | 34 | - | 85 | - | 33 | - | |
| February 27, 1988 | "Turn On the Night" / "Hell or High Water" | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | - | |
| October 11, 1988 | "Let's Put the 'X' in Sex" / "Calling Dr. Love" (Remix) | 97 | - | - | 49 | - | - | - | Smashes, Thrashes & Hits |
| March 3, 1989 | "(You Make Me) Rock Hard" / "Strutter" (Remix) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| October 17, 1989 | "Hide Your Heart" / "Betrayed" | 66 | 22 | 92 | 76 | - | 59 | - | Hot in the Shade |
| January 5, 1990 | "Forever" (Remix) / "The Street Giveth & the Street Taketh Away" | 8 | 17 | 18 | 38 | - | 65 | - | |
| April 1, 1990 | "Rise to It" (Remix) / "Silver Spoon" | 81 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| August 22, 1991 | "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" (edit and album version) | - | 21 | - | 18 | 24 | 4 | 9 | Revenge |
| May 4, 1992 | "Unholy" / "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" | - | - | - | - | 19 | 26 | 26 | |
| 1992 | "Domino" (radio edit) / "Carr Jam 1981" | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1992 | "I Just Wanna" (Radio EQ) / "I Just Wanna" | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1992 | "Every Time I Look at You" / "Partners in Crime" (Remix) | - | - | - | - | 31 | - | - | |
| May 8, 1993 | "I Love It Loud (live)" / "Unholy" (live) | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | Alive III |
| 1996 | "Rock and Roll All Nite (Unplugged)" / "Every Time I Look at You" (Unplugged) | - | 13 | 57 | - | - | - | - | Kiss Unplugged |
| 1997 | "Jungle" (radio edit) / "Jungle" (album version) | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions |
| August 1998 | "Psycho Circus" / "Into the Void" | - | 1 | 9 | 22 | 4 | - | - | Psycho Circus |
| 1998 | "We Are One" (radio edit) / "Psycho Circus" (radio edit) | - | - | - | 40 | 31 | - | - | |
| 1998 | "I Finally Found My Way" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| November 23, 1998 | "You Wanted the Best" | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| August 19, 2009 | "Modern Day Delilah" | - | 50 | - | - | 42 | - | - | Sonic Boom |
| December 8, 2009 | "Say Yeah" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| June 11, 2010 | "Never Enough" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- A ^ The single was first released with "Dirty Livin'" as the A-side and "Sure Know Something" as the B-side when it reached no. 25, and later released with "Sure Know Something" as the A-side and "Dirty Livin'" as the B-side.
The singles "Beth" and "I Was Made for Lovin' You" have been certified Gold by the RIAA and CRIA.[25][26] The single "Psycho Circus" has been certified Gold by the IFPI Sweden.[27]
Video albums
| Year | Title | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| 1985 | Animalize Live Uncensored
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| 1987 | Exposed
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| 1988 | Crazy Nights
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| 1992 | X-treme Close-Up
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| 1993 | Kiss Konfidential
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| 1994 | Kiss My Ass: The Video
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| 1996 | Kiss Unplugged
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| 1998 | Psycho Circus 3-D Video
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The Second Coming
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| 2003 | Kiss Symphony: The DVD
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| 2005 | Rock the Nation Live!
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| 2006 | Kissology Volume One: 1974–1977
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| 2007 | Kissology Volume Two: 1978-1991
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Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000
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| 2012 | Kissology Volume Four: 2001-2011
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Music videos
Movie soundtracks
- 1981: Endless Love – "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
- 1991: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey – "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II"
- 1993: Dazed and Confused – "Rock and Roll All Nite"
- 1994: Speed – "Mr. Speed"
- 1996: Beautiful Girls – "Beth"
- 1999: Detroit Rock City – "Shout It Out Loud", "Detroit Rock City", "Nothing Can Keep Me from You"
- 2000: Lucky Numbers – "Heaven's on Fire"
- 2001: Wet Hot American Summer – "Beth"
- 2001: Rock Star – "Lick It Up"
- 2006: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints – "New York Groove"
- 2007: Halloween – "God of Thunder"
- 2008: Role Models – "Love Gun", "Detroit Rock City"
- 2009: Paul Blart: Mall Cop – "Detroit Rock City"
- 2009: I Love You, Beth Cooper – "Beth"
- 2010: Somewhere – "Love Theme from KISS"
- 2011: The Dilemma – "Detroit Rock City"
Other appearances
References
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