KISS albums and sales

Updated: May 24, 2024

KISS sold over 25.5 million albums. The best-selling album by KISS is ALIVE II, which sold over 2.16 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, KISS is the 160th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of KISS have sold over 1.8 million units, led by KISSOLOGY VOLUME 1 1974-1977 with over 330,000 units sold.

KISS albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	ALIVE II KISS 1977	1977	2,167,550	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 35 233 2,180
2	DESTROYER KISS 1976	1976	2,165,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 33 234 2,185
3	SMASHES, THRASHES AND HITS KISS 1988	1988	2,112,490	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 43 397 2,275
4	ALIVE! KISS 1975	1975	2,077,750	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 25 267 2,425
5	ROCK AND ROLL OVER KISS 1976	1976	1,599,420	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 43 352 3,264
6	DYNASTY KISS 1979	1979	1,365,140	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 50 387 3,642
7	CRAZY NIGHTS KISS 1987	1987	1,172,446	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 104 761 4,273
8	ANIMALIZE KISS 1984	1984	1,139,970	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 71 799 4,448
9	LICK IT UP KISS 1983	1983	1,097,240	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 84 870 4,863
10	LOVE GUN KISS 1977	1977	1,072,490	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 76 544 4,972
11	DOUBLE PLATINUM KISS 1978	1978	1,072,260	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 84 545 4,973
12	PSYCHO CIRCUS KISS 1998	1998	638,680	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 306 2,595 8,331
13	HOT IN THE SHADE KISS 1989	1989	607,810	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 186 1,480 8,568
14	UNMASKED KISS 1980	1980	602,160	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 121 1,486 8,603
15	THE VERY BEST OF KISS KISS 2002	2002	591,863	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 257 2,141 8,998
16	REVENGE KISS 1992	1992	582,800	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 242 2,786 9,041
17	ALIVE III KISS 1993	1993	568,820	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 266 2,807 9,145
18	ASYLUM KISS 1985	1985	566,180	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 164 1,592 9,160
19	KISS KISS 1974	1974	555,900	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 81 1,030 9,369
20	UNPLUGGED KISS 1996	1996	518,210	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 327 2,998 9,938
21	HOTTER THAN HELL KISS 1974	1974	508,860	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 98 1,130 10,046
22	YOU WANTED THE BEST, YOU GOT THE BEST!! KISS 1996	1996	508,760	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 329 3,012 10,047
23	CREATURES OF THE NIGHT KISS 1982	1982	507,890	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 149 1,759 10,053
24	THE BEST OF KISS 20TH CENTURY MASTERS (MILLENIUM COLLECTION) KISS 2003	2003	500,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 304 2,763 10,973
25	DRESSED TO KILL KISS 1975	1975	500,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 139 1,399 12,917
26	GREATEST KISS KISS 1996	1996	266,370	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 549 4,902 17,063
27	KISSWORLD - THE BEST OF KISS 2017	2017	100,000	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 452 3,510 24,610
28	BOX SET KISS 2001	2001	100,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 894 8,658 28,070
29	40 KISS 2014	2014	60,000	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 546 5,678 36,337
30	SYMPHONY: ALIVE IV KISS 2003	2003	56,185	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,290 11,539 39,660
31	MUSIC FROM THE ELDER KISS 1981	1981	52,110	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 451 5,351 39,892
32	KISS KILLERS KISS 1982	1982	49,810	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 545 6,030 43,989
33	THE ORIGINALS KISS 1976	1976	42,100	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 425 3,410 44,506
34	THE ORIGINALS II KISS 1978	1978	17,670	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 524 3,761 54,737
35	ICON KISS 2010	2010	12,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,293 10,338 57,157
36	CHIKARA KISS 1988	1988	9,360	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 878 7,246 59,106
37	GOLD 1974-1982 KISS 2005	2005	3,664	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2,031 18,856 61,766
38	KISS ALIVE! 1975–2000 KISS 2006	2006	910	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,894 19,148 64,585
39	MONSTER KISS 2012	2012	N/A	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,773 17,976 69,381
40	SONIC BOOM KISS 2009	2009	N/A	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,723 19,316 70,287

KISS videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	KISSOLOGY VOLUME 1 1974-1977 KISS 2006	2006	330,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 6 72 171
2	KISSOLOGY VOLUME 2 1978-1991 KISS 2007	2007	200,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 21 171 379
3	KISSOLOGY VOLUME 3 1992-2000 KISS 2007	2007	200,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 22 172 380
4	KISS SYMPHONY - THE DVD KISS 2003	2003	143,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 47 267 563
5	ROCK THE NATION LIVE! KISS 2005	2005	135,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 38 279 587
6	THE SECOND COMING KISS 1998	1998	130,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 13 133 614
7	EXPOSED KISS 1987	1987	110,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 5 40 720
8	X-TREME CLOSE UP KISS 1992	1992	105,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 14 170 799
9	PSYCHO CIRCUS KISS 1998	1998	100,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 30 200 1,142
10	ANIMALIZE LIVE UNCENSORED KISS 1985	1985	100,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 7 90 1,268
11	KONFIDENTIAL KISS 1993	1993	55,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 22 327 1,703
12	20TH CENTURY MASTERS - DVD COLLECTION KISS 2004	2004	50,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 129 1,018 1,968
13	MTV UNPLUGGED KISS 1996	1996	50,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 29 373 2,178
14	KISS MY ASS: THE VIDEO KISS 1994	1994	50,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 36 406 2,211
15	CRAZY NIGHTS KISS 1988	1988	50,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 19 138 2,353
16	KISS ROCKS VEGAS KISS 2016	2016	N/A	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 136 1,255 4,881
17	ROCK'N'ROLL ALL NITE KISS 2010	2010	N/A	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 180 1,769 5,395
18	ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT KISS 2008	2008	N/A	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 247 2,715 5,577

KISS sales by country

KISS album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by KISS are the United States (22.6 million), Canada (1.32 million) and Japan (913,412).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	20,000	1
2	Australia	70,000	1
3	Canada	1,329,000	19
4	Finland	50,000	2
5	Japan	913,412	32
6	Netherlands	100,000	1
7	New Zealand	45,000	4
8	Norway	102,456	4
9	Sweden	80,000	2
10	United Kingdom	260,000	3
11	United States	22,600,000	26

KISS video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by KISS are the United States (2.35 million), Canada (460,000) and Australia (82,500).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	8,000	1
2	Australia	82,500	3
3	Canada	460,000	6
4	United States	2,357,871	15