The Very Best of Kiss is a compilation album by the American rock band Kiss. It was released on August 27, 2002. It contains 21 of the band's most popular tracks, all previously released, with original versions.

The Very Best of Kiss
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 27, 2002
Recorded1974–1991
Genre
Length75:09
Label
ProducerBill Levenson
Kiss chronology
Psycho Circus
(1998)
The Very Best of Kiss
(2002)
Kiss Symphony: Alive IV
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals, Original albumLength
1."Strutter"Paul Stanley, Gene SimmonsPaul Stanley, Kiss (1974)3:13
2."Deuce"SimmonsGene Simmons, Kiss3:06
3."Got to Choose"StanleyStanley, Hotter Than Hell (1974)3:56
4."Hotter Than Hell"StanleyStanley, Hotter Than Hell3:31
5."C'mon and Love Me"StanleyStanley, Dressed To Kill (1975)2:59
6."Rock and Roll All Nite" (live)Stanley, SimmonsSimmons, Alive! (1975)4:04
7."Detroit Rock City" (remix)Stanley, Bob EzrinStanley, Double Platinum (1978); originally from Destroyer (1976)3:36
8."Shout It Out Loud"Stanley, Simmons, EzrinStanley & Simmons, Destroyer (1976)2:50
9."Beth"Peter Criss, Ezrin, Stan PenridgePeter Criss, Destroyer2:48
10."I Want You"StanleyStanley, Rock and Roll Over (1976)3:06
11."Calling Dr. Love"SimmonsSimmons, Rock and Roll Over3:46
12."Hard Luck Woman"StanleyCriss, Rock and Roll Over3:34
13."I Stole Your Love"StanleyStanley, Love Gun (1977)3:05
14."Christine Sixteen"SimmonsSimmons, Love Gun3:14
15."Love Gun"StanleyStanley, Love Gun3:18
16."New York Groove"Russ BallardAce Frehley, Ace Frehley (1978)3:03
17."I Was Made for Lovin' You"Stanley, Desmond Child, Vini PonciaStanley, Dynasty (1979)4:31
18."I Love It Loud"Vinnie Vincent, SimmonsSimmons, Creatures of the Night (1982)4:17
19."Lick It Up"Vincent, StanleyStanley, Lick It Up (1983)3:58
20."Forever"Stanley, Michael BoltonStanley, Hot in the Shade (1989)3:52
21."God Gave Rock & Roll To You II"Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin, BallardStanley & Simmons, Revenge (1992)5:19

Personnel

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Kiss
Additional personnel
Not credited, but do appear[citation needed]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2002–10) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 80
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[6] 94
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 30
US Billboard 200[9] 52
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 22
US Top Pop Catalog (Billboard)[9] 29

Year-end charts

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Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] 56

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[11] Gold 20,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Kiss – The Very Best Of Kiss". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Kiss - The Very Best Of Kiss at Rolling Stone
  3. ^ Kiss - The Very Best Of Kiss at Sputnikmusic
  4. ^ "KISS: The Very Best Of" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Mexicancharts.com – KISS – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – KISS – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – KISS – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Billboard chart history-The Very Best of". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Kiss – The Very Best of". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Kiss – The Very Best of". Recording Industry Association of America.