Dynasty
by Kiss
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Kiss bestography
Dynasty is ranked 4th best out of 35 albums by Kiss on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kiss is Destroyer which is ranked number 1738 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 984.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Dynasty track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Dynasty rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  djrodo | Top 25 Music Albums of 1979 | 17/25 | 2 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 88 Music Albums of 1979 | 49/88 | 2 |
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 52 Music Albums of 1979 | 23/52 | 3 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 59 Music Albums of 1979 | 48/59 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 88 Music Albums of 1979 | 54/88 | 2 |
| 2026 | Gendjar | Top 25 Music Albums of 1979 | 25/25 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1979 | 31/75 | - |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1979 | 45/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 69 Music Albums of 1979 | 52/69 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 83 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 342 | |||
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Dynasty ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/30/2026 16:29 | djrodo | 1,035 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/30/2026 09:03 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2026 22:55 | slatsheit | 2,076 | 81/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.8/100, a mean average of 66.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
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Dynasty forum mentions
Repo 11/30/2021 22:10 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys
neilgee 12/12/2019 18:05 in What album are you listening to right now?
Decurso 01/12/2015 12:36 in What was your first album?Dynasty comments
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This record seems to slip under the radar for many KISS fans. It is a solid record working with a fine producer in Vini Poncia. It was a great collection of songs but with a maturity in the writing. KISS was following the Beatles template and went for a turn towards more artistry and craft on this while maintaining the heavy metal expectations of the fans. The record gets unfair treatment by being only associated with the big hit "I Was Made For Lovin' You" which leaned heavily in the pop/disco direction...but it was a huge hit...and a great song. (Edited)
Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/19/2020 01:30 | #257182 | TOP COMMENT
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I wouldn’t rank this album as high as it is here but it’s another strong showing with their take on disco hit I Was Made For Lovin’ You, Sure Know Something & Hard Times leading the way. (Edited)
charlysa 10/26/2025 22:54 | #311481 | TOP COMMENT
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Highly ranked here but otherwise maligned, perhaps for the jump-on-the-disco-bandwagon scent. But let me tell you, this is Rock Disco (as it is, say Hot Stuff by Donna Summer) and I like it. It's nothing but Glam Hard Rock, right. Most of the songs are earworms. Nobody can resist IWMFLY, of course, but Sure Know Something is a glossy power ballad with Paul on top form (and Magic Touch is close). Ace is everywhere, the now classic cover of the Stones song, personal favourites Hard Times and Save Your Love. Gene delivers something different with Charisma. Even Criss pays off with Dirty Livin' a decent number. (Edited)
A whole generation have been influenced by this album. I Was Made For Lovin' You, Sure Know Something, Charisma and X-Ray Eyes are truly classics. KISS in body and soul!
Nowhere near one of their top 5 albums. I suspect this is being rated highly on the back the success of 'I was made.....'
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