KISS

Studio albums

Year	Title	Chart position			Certification
		US[1]	AUS[2][3]	UK[4][5]	US[6]	CAN[7]
1974	Kiss Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 1. "Strutter"   Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons Stanley 3:10 2. "Nothin' To Lose"   Simmons Simmons, Stanley, Peter Criss 3:27 3. "Firehouse"   Stanley Stanley 3:17 4. "Cold Gin"   Ace Frehley Simmons 4:22 5. "Let Me Know"   Stanley Simmons, Stanley 2:58 6. "Kissin' Time"   Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe Simmons, Stanley, Criss 3:52 7. "Deuce"   Simmons Simmons 3:06 8. "Love Theme from Kiss"   Frehley, Stanley, Simmons, Criss Instrumental 2:24 9. "100,000 Years"   Stanley, Simmons Stanley 3:22 10. "Black Diamond"   Stanley Criss, intro by Stanley 5:13	87	—	—	Gold	Gold
	Hotter Than Hell	100	98	—	Gold	—
1975	Dressed to Kill	32	—	—	Gold	—
1976	Destroyer	11	6	22	Platinum	—
	Rock and Roll Over	11	16	—	Platinum	—
1977	Love Gun	4	13	—	Platinum	—
1979	Dynasty	9	2	50	Platinum	2× Platinum
1980	Unmasked	35	3	48	Gold	Gold
1981	Music from "The Elder"	75	11	51	Gold	—
1982	Creatures of the Night	45	33	22	Gold	—
1983	Lick It Up	24	36	7	Platinum	Gold
1984	Animalize	19	40	11	Platinum	Platinum
1985	Asylum	20	89	12	Gold	Gold
1987	Crazy Nights	18	24	4	Platinum	Platinum
1989	Hot in the Shade	29	36	35	Gold	Platinum
1992	Revenge	6	5	10	Gold	Gold
1997	Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions	27	—	—	—	—
1998	Psycho Circus	3	1	47	Gold	Gold
2009	Sonic Boom	2[8]	22	24	—	—

Live albums Year Title Chart position Certification US[1] AUS[2][3] UK[4] U.S.[6] CAN[7] 1975 Alive! 9 13 49 Gold Gold 1977 Alive II 7 17 60 2x Platinum Platinum 1993 Alive III 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[9] 2004 Kiss Instant Live — — — — — 2008 Kiss Alive 35 — — — — — 2010 Kiss Sonic Boom Over Europe [10] — — — — — Compilation albums Year Title Chart position Certification Newly released content US[1] AUS[2][3] UK[4] U.S.[6] CAN[7] 1978 Double Platinum 22 17 — Platinum Gold Yes 1979 Best of Solo Albums — 13 — — — No 1982 Killers — 21 — — — Yes 1986 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