KISS Albums Worst to Best – Ranked

KISS has been making music since 1973. Since then, KISS has released 24 studio albums. To find Kiss’s best album, we will rank KISS album’s worst to best.

Kıss band was formed by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley. They marketed themselves by wearing makeup and costumes. With their unique style, they are the most famous bands in Rock and Roll History. However, it was not easy for the band. They encounter a lot of issues before they become known. They could not sell too many albums start of their career until they released the Alive album. With the Alive album, they become known.

During their career, KISS has released twenty studio albums, eight I’ve albums, and fourteen compilation albums. With those albums, KISS reached massive success.

KISS albums worst to best

10-Sonic Boom

We start this list with the Sonic Boom. This album brought Kiss a massive success. Despite billboard success, this album is not the biggest selling KISS album. Even It did not sell half a million units. This album made happy fans. It had been eleven years since the KISS’s last album release, Psycho Circus in 1998.

When I saw the band members and the box, I assumed that new songs might be weak. Unfortunately, I am right. This album is under the fan’s expectations. You can see the effect of this situation on the albums.

Which Kiss album is the heaviest?

9-Lick It Up

This song is created wawes among the fans. They saw his favorite metal band members without makeup. Before the album release, fans were seen on MTV once. That’s why this album become popular without ease. Because of Vinnie Vincent, this album might be the heaviest KISS album. He played heaviest than ever. Although the album’s popularity, the band cannot achieve commercial success with the Lıck It Up Album. The album just peaked number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100.

8-Dressed To Kill

The Dressed To Kill achieved massive success at the release time. The band’s third studio album becomes number 32 on the Billboard Top 200. This success is beyond the Kıss expectation. The album includes the hit studio version “Rock and Roll All Night.” The Dressed to Kill album is a basic rock and roll album that includes great songs. Album songs show us the soul of the Kiss band.

7-Creatures Of The Night

The Creatures Of The Night album was released in 1982. Because of the drums and blistering guitar work, This album is regarded as a smoking heavy rock and roll record. To understand this situation, you should listen to the title track “Creatures Of the Night.” During the recording process, the band hired guest musicians. You can understand the quality of the instrumentation.

6-Love Gun

Love Gun album’s cover is the most liked album cover by the fans. Love Gun is the band’s sixth studio album. This album has a special place in Kiss band history. After the band released the Love Gun, each band member released their solo albums.

The album includes the hit single “Christine Sixteen.” This single is sung and composed by Gene Simmons.  This album is identical. The first time, It is all four original members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss all got to sing as lead vocals.

5-Hotter Than Hell

Hotter Than Hell is the band’s second album release. Despite the including worst covers, this album has a special place for fans’ hearts. Kiss band becomes popular with the Hotter Than Hell Album. Despite the album peak number 100 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. They are known all around the world with this album.

4-Rock And Roll Over

Because of the success of Destroyer, Kiss wanted this album better than Destroyer’s album. That’s why they put too much effort made this album. After they released it eight months after the Destroyer release, they gained massive success again. The album song “Hard Lucky Woman” became a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Also, the album single ” Calling Dr. Love” peaked number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.

What was the first Kiss album?

3-Kiss

This album was released on February 18, 1974. The album is completely written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. With this album, Kiss band cannot find what they expect. It just only peaked at number 87 on the US Billboard Top 200 album. Kıss regularly uses songs from this album in their concerts.

2-Alive

This album is the starter of everything. After the album release, the fans started Kiss Army, the Kiss cult following, the Kiss everything. Despite the live album, the sounding of this album is perfect. While listening to this Alive, you will feel every respect for the Kiss concert. With the promotion from the Casablanca records, this album caught massive commercial success.

What is Kiss’s most famous album?

1-Destroyer

Without a doubt, Kiss’s most known album is the Destroyer. This album has nine masterpieces. When Kiss published this album, people did not want to buy it. Because at the time disco is more popular than rock and roll. That’s why this album cannot show commercial success. Even this album has not ranked on the top 200 billboards. However, musically, this album is a masterpiece.