The Very Best of Kiss

The Very Best of Kiss
The Very Best of Kiss
Greatest hits album by Kiss
Released	August 27, 2002
Recorded	1974–1991
Genre	Hard rock; rock;
Length	75:09
Label	Mercury; UTV;
Producer	Bill Levenson
Kiss chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]
Sputnikmusic	^[3]

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.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Kiss

Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar, intro guitar solo (5), first guitar solo on (10, 13), bass (15, 17)
Gene Simmons – vocals, bass; rhythm guitar (14)
Peter Criss – drums, vocals
Ace Frehley – lead guitar; rhythm guitar and bass (16), vocals
Eric Carr – drums and backing vocals (18–20), backing vocals (21)
Vinnie Vincent – lead guitar (18–19)
Bruce Kulick – lead guitar (20–21), bass and acoustic guitar solo (20)
Eric Singer – drums (21)

Additional personnel
Not credited, but do appear

Anton Fig – drums (16–17)
Dick Wagner – acoustic guitar (9)
Vini Poncia – keyboards and backing vocals (17)
Eddie Kramer – keyboards (13–15)
Phil Ashley – keyboards (20)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–10)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	25
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

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

Certifications


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

^ Prato, Greg. "Kiss – The Very Best Of Kiss". AllMusic.
^ Kiss - The Very Best Of Kiss at Rolling Stone
^ Kiss - The Very Best Of Kiss at Sputnikmusic
^ "KISS: The Very Best Of" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – KISS – The Very Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ "Mexicancharts.com – KISS – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – KISS – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – KISS – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Billboard chart history-The Very Best of". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
^ "Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ "Argentinian album certifications – Kiss – The Very Best of". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
^ "American album certifications – Kiss – The Very Best of". Recording Industry Association of America.

[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

[ac_Finland_KISS-4] "KISS: The Very Best Of" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[ac_Germany4_KISS-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – KISS – The Very Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[6] "Mexicancharts.com – KISS – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2025.

[ac_Norway_KISS-7] "Norwegiancharts.com – KISS – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[ac_Sweden_KISS-8] "Swedishcharts.com – KISS – The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[RIAA-9] "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.

[ArgentinaKissThe_Very_Best_ofalbumCertRef-11] "Argentinian album certifications – Kiss – The Very Best of". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.

[United_StatesKissThe_Very_Best_ofalbumCertRef-12] "American album certifications – Kiss – The Very Best of". Recording Industry Association of America.

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