Hot In The Shade (studio album)
by Kiss
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Kiss bestography
Hot In The Shade is ranked 18th best out of 34 albums by Kiss on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kiss is Destroyer which is ranked number 1710 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 988.
(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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Hot In The Shade track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 68 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hot In The Shade rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  paladisiac | 1980s 65rating (66), #001-100* | 32/57 | - |
| 2025 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top 65r albums (66), #0101-0200* | 58/76 | - |
| 2022 |  phantom1305 | Top 47 Music Albums of 1989 | 47/47 | 0 |
| 2022 |  Ozdalek | Kiss studio albums ranked (including the first solo albums) | 16/24 | - |
| 2022 |  Cabrones | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 70/100 | 6 |
| 2022 | Cabrones | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 15/50 | 4 |
| 2021 | paladisiac | my fav metal / industrial | 74/100 | - |
| 2021 |  mrblond | Top 45 Music Albums of 1989 | 31/45 | 2 |
| 2021 | NHGRANITE | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 44/50 | 1 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2017 |  Captain_Dude | RANKED: KISS | 18/24 | - |
| 2015 |  Eastwood | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2013 |  ~SMiLE~ | Top 35 Music Albums of 1989 | 35/35 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 24 | |||
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Hot In The Shade ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/15/2024 18:33 | davidleewrong | 2,318 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2024 09:55 | stevengnz | 2,608 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/21/2023 19:44 | LosWochos | 46,642 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/10/2023 17:49 | spinout | 3,195 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2023 03:19 | phantom1305 | 2,812 | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 54.9/100, a mean average of 50.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 50.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.4.
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Ozdalek 07/01/2019 09:52 | #238723
Firstly, this is way too long. Cutting 4-5 weaker tracks would strengthen it. 'Forever' is great, 'Rise To It' and 'Hide Your Heart' are very strong. ‘Silver Spoon’ is a sleeper hit. The rest range from iffy to awful.
A real struggle for any kind of inspiration here. Forever, was a big hit in the U.S., but it was written by Michael Bolton. Just about sums up the album.
This album is terrible.
Indeed, the worst KISS album.
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