The Complete KISS Album Chart Action, 1974-



A brief introductory note: If it ain't listed here, it didn't chart in the Billboard 200 (unless Billboard made errors. This is from the mainstream music charts, but will give you a good idea of how the albums performed over a period of time. You'll even garner some interesting trivia, like:

For two weeks (5/21-5/28) KISS' "Crazy Nights" was on the charts with Vinnie's "All Systems Go". Two weeks later, Ace's "Second Sighting" entered the charts, where it and "All Systems Go" remained until Vinnie's album dropped out of the top-200 in late August '88.

KISS' "Crazy Nights" also shared the charts with Ace's "Frehley's Comet" for five weeks (10/10-11/7) in 1987.

Ace's "Trouble Walkin'" shared its' whole chart run of 9 weeks with KISS' "Hot In The Shade" from 11/11/89 to 1/6/90... HITS stayed in the charts until July 1990.

"You Wanted The Best" is the only KISS album since 1983 to drop out of the charts and re-enter two weeks later... Several other albums have had multiple appearances on the charts: Dressed To Kill, Destroyer, The Originals, and Alive II...

KISS have only had 7 Top-10 albums: Alive, Love Gun, Alive II, Dynasty, Revenge, Alive III, and Psycho Circus...

Psycho Circus attained KISS' highest ever chart position on its' debut on 9/30/98... Alive, Destroyer, The Originals, Rock And Roll Over and Love Gun, were all on the charts at the same time, making KISS the only band to accomplish this feat! (Dunno 'bout the Beatles... checking ;) In other time frames Alive, Dressed To Kill, and Destroyer were all on the charts at the same time...

Quick facts:
Album with longest chart appearance: Alive (110 Weeks)
Album with shortest chart appearance: Carnival Of Souls & Greatest KISS (4 Weeks)
Highest "debut": Psycho Circus (#3 - 9/30/98)
Highest solo album debut: Peter Criss (#85)

Special thanks to John Stromberger for providing the weekly data for pre-1983 albums which make this resource complete.

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KISS

Released February 18, 1974
Chart Peak: #87 (6/13/74) with 16 weeks on charts.
3/23/74
3/30/74
4/6/74
4/13/74
4/20/74
4/27/74
5/4/74
5/11/74
5/18/74
211
211
213
192
171
161
140
118
100
5/25/74
6/1/74
6/7/74
6/13/74
6/20/74
6/27/74
7/3/74
94
90
92
87
110
103
101

Hotter Than Hell

Released October 22, 1974
Chart Peak: #100 (12/27/74) with 15 weeks on charts.
11/16/74
11/23/74
11/30/74
12/07/74
12/13/74
12/20/74
12/27/74
1/3/75
1/10/75
186
172
150
121
110
103
100
114
120
1/17/75
1/24/75
1/31/75
2/7/75
2/14/75
2/21/75
122
118
112
110
107
156

Dressed To Kill

Released March 19, 1975
Chart Peak: #32 (6/16/75) with 29 weeks on charts.
DRESSED TO KILL (1st chart):
4/12/75
4/19/75
4/26/75
5/4/75
5/11/75
5/18/75
5/26/75
6/2/75
6/9/75
159
182
138
98
87
77
59
49
40
6/16/75
6/23/75
6/30/75
7/7/75
7/13/75
7/20/75
7/27/75
8/3/75
8/10/75
32
32
66
90
111
108
119
154
200
8/17/75
8/24/75
198
198

DRESSED TO KILL (2nd chart):
12/18/76
12/25/76
1/1/77
1/8/77
1/15/77
1/22/77
1/29/77
2/5/77
2/12/75
203
119
108
105
103
105
131
164
164

Alive!

Released September 10, 1975
Chart Peak: #9 (12/20/75) with 110 weeks on charts.
10/11/75
10/18/75
10/25/75
11/1/75
11/8/75
11/15/75
11/22/75
11/29/75
12/6/75
113
81
71
34
26
24
19
15
12
12/13/75
12/20/75
12/27/75
1/3/76
1/10/76
1/17/76
1/24/76
1/31/76
2/7/76
10
9
19
17
15
13
11
9
9
2/13/76
2/20/76
2/27/76
3/5/76
3/12/76
3/19/76
3/26/76
4/3/76
4/10/76
9
29
37
54
93
94
91
89
86
4/17/76
4/24/76
5/1/76
5/8/76
5/15/76
5/22/76
5/29/76
6/5/76
6/12/76
114
104
75
64
58
55
55
102
117
6/17/76
6/24/76
7/1/76
7/8/76
7/15/76
7/22/76
7/29/76
8/5/76
8/12/76
173
167
167
199
195
194
194
194
196
8/19/76
8/26/76
9/3/76
9/10/76
9/17/76
9/24/76
10/1/76
10/8/76
10/15/76
193
192
191
180
178
178
156
156
158
10/22/76
10/29/76
11/5/76
11/12/76
11/19/76
11/26/76
12/3/76
12/10/76
12/17/76
156
156
158
191
191
197
196
196
194
12/24/76
12/31/76
1/7/77
1/14/77
1/21/77
1/28/77
2/4/77
2/11/77
2/18/77
186
174
156
122
118
114
112
99
89
2/25/77
3/4/77
3/11/77
3/18/77
3/25/77
4/1/77
4/8/77
4/15/77
4/22/77
85
104
123
114
109
104
98
97
101
4/29/77
5/6/77
5/13/77
5/20/77
5/27/77
6/3/77
6/10/77
6/17/77
6/24/77
108
116
121
123
124
121
136
154
156
7/1/77
7/8/77
7/15/77
7/22/77
7/29/77
8/5/77
8/12/77
8/19/77
8/26/77
156
152
128
117
107
97
91
89
89
9/2/77
9/9/77
9/16/77
9/23/77
9/30/77
10/7/77
10/14/77
10/21/77
10/28/77
89
95
93
93
93
143
164
174
187
11/4/77
11/11/77
178
190

Destroyer

Released March 15, 1976
Chart Peak: #11 (5/15/76) with 78 weeks on charts.
DESTROYER (1st chart):
4/3/76
4/10/76
4/17/76
4/24/76
5/1/76
5/8/76
5/15/76
5/22/76
5/29/76
81
18
16
14
12
12
11
20
28
6/5/76
6/12/76
6/19/76
6/26/76
7/3/76
7/10/76
7/17/76
7/24/76
7/31/76
33
33
33
38
80
80
95
139
149
8/7/76
8/14/76
195
192

DESTROYER (2nd chart):
10/2/76
10/9/76
10/16/76
10/23/76
10/30/76
11/6/76
11/13/76
11/20/76
11/27/76
133
123
120
107
107
167
146
136
136
12/4/76
12/11/76
12/18/76
12/26/76
1/2/77
1/9/77
1/16/77
1/23/77
1/30/77
132
128
107
87
63
45
43
41
37
2/6/77
2/13/77
2/20/77
2/27/77
3/6/77
3/13/77
3/20/77
3/27/77
4/3/77
37
93
93
110
114
100
89
78
70
4/10/77
4/17/77
4/24/77
5/1/77
5/8/77
5/15/77
5/22/77
5/29/77
6/5/77
66
67
69
78
85
103
121
131
165
6/12/77
6/19/77
6/26/77
7/3/77
7/10/77
7/17/77
7/23/77
7/30/77
8/6/77
150
137
135
133
129
123
118
118
109
8/23/77
8/20/77
8/27/77
9/3/77
9/10/77
9/17/77
9/24/77
10/1/77
10/8/77
109
107
139
184
163
152
137
126
126
10/15/77
10/22/77
10/29/77
126
146
153

The Originals

Released July 21, 1976
Chart Peak: #36 (9/25/76) with 17 weeks on charts.
THE ORIGINALS (1st chart):
8/21/76
8/28/76
9/4/76
9/11/76
9/18/87
9/25/76
10/2/76
10/9/76
10/16/76
91
70
59
48
40
36
36
72
129
10/23/76
194

THE ORIGINALS (2nd chart):
5/14/77
5/21/77
5/28/77
6/4/77
6/11/77
6/18/77
6/25/77
161
132
127
125
150
167
168

Rock And Roll Over

Released November 11, 1976
Chart Peak: #11 (12/25/76) with 46 weeks on charts.
11/20/76
11/27/76
12/4/76
12/11/76
12/18/76
12/25/76
1/1/77
1/8/77
1/15/77
32
25
21
16
12
11
15
15
20
1/22/77
1/29/77
2/5/77
2/12/77
2/19/77
2/26/77
3/5/77
3/12/77
3/19/77
20
27
24
23
19
19
19
19
18
4/5/77
4/12/77
4/19/77
4/26/77
5/3/77
5/10/77
5/17/77
5/24/77
5/31/77
18
24
32
35
37
35
35
44
73
6/7/77
6/14/77
6/21/77
6/28/77
7/5/77
7/12/77
7/19/77
7/26/77
8/3/77
76
97
85
85
89
100
100
114
122
8/10/77
8/17/77
8/24/77
8/31/77
9/7/77
9/14/77
9/21/77
9/28/77
10/5/77
136
123
123
115
125
182
182
182
189
10/12/77
188

Love Gun

Released June 30, 1977
Chart Peak: #4 (7/30/77) with 26 weeks on charts.
7/9/77
7/16/77
7/23/77
7/30/77
8/6/77
8/13/77
8/20/77
8/27/77
9/4/77
10
6
5
4
4
5
10
18
21
9/11/77
9/18/77
9/25/77
10/2/77
10/9/77
10/16/77
10/23/77
10/30/77
11/6/77
25
26
47
45
50
60
115
135
135
11/13/77
11/20/77
11/27/77
12/4/77
12/11/77
12/18/77
12/25/77
183
183
182
182
184
186
186

Alive II

Released October 14, 1977
Chart Peak: #7 (1/7/78) with 33 weeks on charts.
ALIVE II (1st chart):
11/26/77
12/3/77
12/10/77
12/17/77
12/24/77
12/31/77
1/7/78
1/15/78
1/22/78
19
13
13
11
9
9
7
7
16
1/29/78
2/5/78
2/12/78
2/19/78
2/26/78
3/5/78
3/12/78
3/19/78
3/26/78
24
23
23
28
38
45
50
57
60
4/2/78
4/9/78
4/16/78
4/23/78
4/30/78
5/7/78
5/14/78
5/20/78
5/27/78
56
59
58
71
91
108
110
113
124
6/3/78
6/10/78
6/17/78
133
151
160

ALIVE II (2nd chart):
8/19/78
8/26/78
9/3/78
175
175
180

Double Platinum

Released April 7, 1978
Chart Peak: #22 (7/1/78) with 24 weeks on charts.
5/20/78
5/27/78
6/3/78
6/10/78
6/17/78
6/24/78
7/1/78
7/8/78
7/15/78
75
56
45
37
30
24
22
22
52
7/22/78
7/29/78
8/5/78
8/12/78
8/19/78
8/26/78
9/3/78
9/10/78
9/17/78
57
73
94
117
117
115
191
191
192
9/24/78
10/1/78
10/8/78
10/15/78
10/22/78
191
191
192
188
177

Gene Simmons

Released September 18, 1978
Chart Peak: #22 (1/6/79) with 22 weeks on charts.
10/14/78
10/21/78
10/28/78
11/4/78
11/11/78
11/18/78
11/25/78
12/2/78
12/9/78
88
56
46
42
38
34
32
30
28
12/16/78
12/23/78
12/30/78
1/6/79
1/13/79
1/20/79
1/27/79
2/3/79
2/10/79
26
23
23
22
22
30
39
69
116
2/17/79
2/24/79
3/4/79
3/11/79
151
167
170
179

Ace Frehley

Released September 18, 1978
Chart Peak: #26 (1/13/79) with 23 weeks on charts.
10/14/78
10/21/78
10/28/78
11/4/78
11/11/78
11/18/78
11/25/78
12/2/78
12/9/78
87
65
55
50
46
42
39
38
36
12/16/78
12/23/78
12/30/78
1/6/79
1/13/79
1/20/79
1/27/79
2/3/79
2/10/79
34
32
32
28
26
26
26
50
50
2/17/79
2/24/79
3/4/79
3/11/79
3/18/79
69
77
97
114
176

Peter Criss

Released September 18, 1978
Chart Peak: #43 (11/25/78) with 20 weeks on charts.
10/14/78
10/21/78
10/28/78
11/4/78
11/11/78
11/18/78
11/25/78
12/2/78
12/9/78
85
77
59
53
49
45
43
47
47
12/16/78
12/23/78
12/30/78
1/6/79
1/13/79
1/20/79
1/27/79
2/3/79
2/10/79
46
46
46
66
66
74
73
85
95
2/17/79
2/24/79
145
195

Paul Stanley

Released September 18, 1978
Chart Peak: #40 (12/16/78) with 18 weeks on charts.
10/14/78
10/21/78
10/28/78
11/4/78
11/11/78
11/18/78
11/25/78
12/2/78
12/9/78
89
67
57
51
49
43
41
41
42
12/16/78
12/23/78
12/30/78
1/6/79
1/13/79
1/20/79
1/27/79
2/3/79
2/10/79
40
40
40
50
49
49
82
126
162

Dynasty

Released May 23, 1979
Chart Peak: #9 (7/22/79) with 25 weeks on charts.
6/23/79
6/30/79
7/7/79
7/15/79
7/22/79
7/29/79
8/6/79
8/13/79
8/20/79
17
13
11
10
9
9
9
14
20