Kiss discography
Appearance
Kiss discography | |
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Studio albums | 23 |
Soundtrack albums | 9 |
Live albums | 9 |
Compilation albums | 13 |
Singles | 57 |
Video albums | 15 |
Music videos | 44 |
The following is the complete discography of the American rock band Kiss, excluding bootlegs and unauthorized releases.
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Title | Chart position | Certification | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US[1] | CAN[2] | AUS[3][4] | UK[5][6] | US[7] | CAN[8] | ||
1974 | Kiss | 87 | 82 | — | — | Gold | Gold |
Hotter Than Hell | 100 | 91 | 98 | — | Gold | — | |
1975 | Dressed to Kill | 32 | 26 | — | — | Gold | — |
1976 | Destroyer | 11 | 6 | 6 | 22 | Platinum | Platinum |
Rock and Roll Over | 11 | 7 | 16 | — | Platinum | Platinum | |
1977 | Love Gun | 4 | 3 | 13 | — | Platinum | Platinum |
1978 | Paul Stanley | 40 | 43 | — | — | Platinum | Platinum |
Ace Frehley | 26 | 34 | — | — | Platinum | Platinum | |
Gene Simmons | 22 | 21 | — | — | Platinum | Platinum | |
Peter Criss | 43 | 52 | — | — | Platinum | Platinum | |
1979 | Dynasty | 9 | 6 | 2 | 50 | Platinum | 2× Platinum |
1980 | Unmasked | 35 | 12 | 3 | 48 | Gold | Gold |
1981 | Music from "The Elder" | 75 | — | 11 | 51 | — | — |
1982 | Creatures of the Night | 45 | — | 33 | 22 | Gold | — |
1983 | Lick It Up | 24 | 46 | 36 | 7 | Platinum | Gold |
1984 | Animalize | 19 | 58 | 40 | 11 | Platinum | Platinum |
1985 | Asylum | 20 | 54 | 89 | 12 | Gold | Gold |
1987 | Crazy Nights | 18 | 21 | 24 | 4 | Platinum | Platinum |
1989 | Hot in the Shade | 29 | 46 | 36 | 35 | Gold | Platinum |
1992 | Revenge | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 | Gold | Gold |
1997 | Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
1998 | Psycho Circus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | Gold | Gold |
2009 | Sonic Boom | 2[9] | — | 22 | 24 | — | — |
2011 | TBA[10] | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Live albums
Year | Title | Chart position | Certification | ||||
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US[1] | CAN[2] | AUS[3][4] | UK[5] | U.S.[7] | CAN[8] | ||
1975 | Alive! | 9 | 3 | 13 | 49 | Gold | 2x Platinum |
1977 | Alive II | 7 | 5 | 17 | 60 | 2x Platinum | Platinum |
1993 | Alive III | 9 | 9 | 14 | 24 | Gold | Gold |
1996 | Kiss Unplugged | 15 | — | 4 | 74 | Gold | — |
You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! | 17 | — | 26 | — | Gold | — | |
2003 | Kiss Symphony: Alive IV | 18 | — | 14 | — | — | Gold[11] |
2004 | Kiss Instant Live | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2008 | Kiss Alive 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Compilation albums
Year | Title | Chart position | Certification | Newly released content | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US[1] | CAN[2] | AUS[3][4] | UK[5] | U.S.[7] | CAN[8] | |||
1978 | Double Platinum | 22 | 15 | 17 | — | Platinum | Gold | Yes |
1979 | Best of Solo Albums | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | No |
1982 | Killers | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | Yes |
1985 | The Singles (Australia only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | No |
1988 | Smashes, Thrashes & Hits | 21 | — | 43 | 62 | 2× Platinum | Platinum | Yes |
Chikara (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | |
1997 | Greatest Kiss | 77 | — | 11 | 58 | — | — | Yes |
2002 | The Very Best of Kiss | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | No |
2003 | The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | No |
2004 | The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection | — | — | — | — | — | — | No |
2005 | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | No |
2006 | The Best of Kiss, Volume 3: The Millennium Collection | — | — | — | — | — | — | No |
2008 | Jigoku-Retsuden | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes |
Box Sets
Year | Title | Chart position | Certification | Newly released content | ||||
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US[1] | CAN[2] | AUS[3][4] | UK[5] | U.S.[7] | CAN[8] | |||
1976 | The Originals | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | No |
1978 | The Originals II (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | No |
2001 | The Box Set | 128 | — | — | — | Gold | — | Yes |
2005 | Kiss Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums | — | — | — | — | — | — | No |
2006 | Kiss Alive! 1975–2000 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes |
2008 | Ikons | — | — | — | — | — | — | No |
Singles
Release | Single | Chart positions[12][13] | Album | ||||
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US Hot 100 | US Rock | AUS | SWE | UK | |||
March 28, 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 | - | - | - | - | 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 | - | 45 | 16 | - | Destroyer |
April 30, 1976 | "Flaming Youth" / "God of Thunder" | 74 | - | - | - | - | |
July 28, 1976 | "Detroit Rock City" (edit) / "Beth" GOLD | 7 | - | 79 | - | - | |
November 1, 1976 | "Hard Luck Woman" / "Mr. Speed" | 15 | - | 67 | - | - | Rock and Roll Over |
February 13, 1977 | "Calling Dr. Love" / "Take Me" | 16 | - | 93 | - | - | |
June 1, 1977 | "Christine Sixteen" / "Shock Me" | 25 | - | 99 | - | - | Love Gun |
July 31, 1977 | "Love Gun" / "Hooligan" | 61 | - | - | - | - | |
October 14, 1977 | "Shout It Out Loud (live)" / "Nothin' to Lose" (live) | 31 | - | - | - | - | Alive II |
February 22, 1978 | "Rocket Ride" (edit) / "Tomorrow and Tonight" (live) | 39 | - | - | - | - | |
April 2, 1978 | "Strutter 78" (alternate version) / "Shock Me" (live) | - | - | 89 | - | - | Double Platinum |
May 20, 1979 | "I Was Made for Lovin' You" (edit) / "Hard Times" GOLD | 11 | - | 1 | 19 | 50 | Dynasty |
September 30, 1979 | "Sure Know Something" / "Dirty Livin'" | 47 | - | 5 | - | - | |
June 1, 1980 | "Shandi" / "She's So European" | 47 | - | 5 | - | - | Unmasked |
November 1, 1980 | "Tomorrow" / "Naked City" | - | - | - | - | - | |
November 22, 1981 | "A World Without Heroes" / "Dark Light" | 56 | - | - | - | 55 | Music from "The Elder" |
October 13, 1982 | "I Love It Loud" / "Danger" | - | 22 | 76 | - | Creatures of the Night | |
September 18, 1983 | "Lick It Up" / "Dance Over Your Face" | 66 | 19 | 82 | - | 31 | Lick It Up |
February 6, 1984 | "All Hell's Breakin' Loose" (edit) / "Young and Wasted" | - | - | - | - | - | |
September 19, 1984 | "Heaven's on Fire" / "Lonely Is the Hunter" | 49 | 11 | 62 | 19 | 43 | Animalize |
January 13, 1985 | "Thrills in the Night" (edit) / "Burn Bitch Burn" | - | - | - | - | - | |
September 16, 1985 | "Tears Are Falling" / "Any Way You Slice It" | 51 | 20 | - | - | 57 | Asylum |
January 3, 1986 | "Uh! All Night" / "Trial by Fire" | - | - | - | - | - | |
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 | 76 | - | 59 | Hot in the Shade |
January 5, 1990 | "Forever" (Remix) / "The Street Giveth & the Street Taketh Away" | 8 | 17 | 38 | - | 65 | |
April 1, 1990 | "Rise to It" (Remix) / "Silver Spoon" | 81 | 40 | - | - | - | |
1992 | "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" (edit and album version) | - | 21 | 18 | 24 | 4 | Revenge |
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 | - | |
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 | - | - | - | Kiss Unplugged |
1997 | "Jungle" (radio edit) / "Jungle" (album version) | - | 8 | - | - | - | Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions |
1998 | "Psycho Circus" / "In Your Face" | - | 1 | 22 | 4 | - | Psycho Circus |
1998 | "We Are One" (radio edit) / "Psycho Circus" (radio edit) | - | - | 40 | 31 | - | |
1998 | "I Finally Found My Way" | - | - | - | - | - | |
1999 | "You Wanted the Best" | - | 22 | - | - | - | |
August 19, 2009 | "Modern Day Delilah" | - | - | - | 42 | - | Sonic Boom |
December 8, 2009 | "Say Yeah" | - | - | - | - | - | |
June 11, 2010 | "Never Enough" | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: The singles "Beth" and "I Was Made For Lovin' You" have been certified Gold by the RIAA.[14]
Video albums
- Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park
- Animalize Live Uncensored
- Exposed
- Crazy Nights
- X-treme Close-Up
- Kiss Konfidential
- Kiss My Ass: The Video
- Kiss Unplugged
- Psycho Circus 3-D Video
- The Second Coming
- Kiss Symphony: The DVD
- Rock the Nation Live! (DVD)
- Kissology Volume One: 1974–1977
- Kissology Volume Two: 1978-1991
- Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000
Music videos
- 1975 - C'mon and love me
- 1975 - Rock and Roll All Nite
- 1976 - Detroit Rock City [Paul Lynde Halloween Special]
- 1976 - King of the Night Time World [Paul Lynde Halloween Special]
- 1976 - Beth [Paul Lynde Halloween Special]
- 1976 - I Want You [Don Kirchner's Rock Concert]
- 1976 - Hard Luck Woman [Don Kirchner's Rock Concert]
- 1976 - Love'em and Leave'em [Don Kirchner's Rock Concert]
- 1979 - I Was Made For Lovin' You
- 1979 - Sure Know Something
- 1980 - Shandi
- 1980 - She's So European [Rockpop]
- 1980 - Talk to Me [Rockpop]
- 1980 - Is That You?
- 1981 - A World Without Heroes
- 1981 - I
- 1982 - I Love It Loud
- 1982 - Creatures of the Night
- 1983 - Lick It Up
- 1983 - All Hell's Breakin' Loose
- 1984 - Heaven's On Fire
- 1985 - Thrills in the Night
- 1985 - Tears Are Falling
- 1985 - Uh! All Night
- 1985 - Who Wants To Be Lonely
- 1987 - Crazy Crazy Nights
- 1987 - Reason To Live
- 1987 - Turn On The Night
- 1987 - Rock and Roll All Night
- 1988 - Let's Put The X In Sex
- 1988 - (You Make Me) Rock Hard
- 1989 - Rise To It
- 1989 - Hide Your Heart
- 1989 - Forever
- 1991 - God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You II
- 1992 - Unholy
- 1992 - I Just Wanna
- 1992 - Domino
- 1992 - Every Time I Look At You
- 1997 - Shout It Out Loud (Live)
- 1998 - Psycho Circus
- 2009 - Modern Day Delilah
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"
- 1999: Detroit Rock City – "Shout It Out Loud", "Detroit Rock City", "Nothing Can Keep Me from You"
- 2001: Rock Star – "Lick It Up"
- 2007: Halloween – "God of Thunder"
References
- ^ a b c d allmusic ((( Kiss > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
- ^ a b c d http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-100.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=4pucdopmpg4la294kqpslsutk2
- ^ a b c d "Australian album chart search for: Kiss". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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(help) - ^ a b c d Chartstats.com UK album and singles database for Kiss
- ^ "UK search:Kiss albums". EveryHit.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ a b c d RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Kiss
- ^ a b c d CRIA Gold & Platinum database
- ^ "Michael Buble Beats Kiss On Billboard 200". Billboard.
- ^ http://www.bravewords.com/news/150505
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – August 2003". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ allmusic ((( Kiss > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
- ^ Kent, David (editor) (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for singles by Kiss