Alive!
by Kiss
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Kiss bestography
Alive! is ranked 2nd best out of 34 albums by Kiss on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kiss is Destroyer which is ranked number 1643 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 645.
(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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Alive! track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Alive! rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 41 Music Albums of 1975 | 32/41 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 60 Music Albums of 1975 | 50/60 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 97 Music Albums of 1975 | 92/97 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1975 | 8/60 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 23 Music Albums of 1975 | 10/23 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Artists Pt 2 | 6/100 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Best Ever Live Albums | 81/100 | - |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 49 Music Albums of 1975 | 26/49 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 32 America Usa 4 | 19/100 | - |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Live Killers (1970s) | 25/30 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum artists Pt 2 | 18/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1970s | 78/100 | - |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 500 Albums: 201-300 | 4/100 | - |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Top 94 Music Albums of 1975 | 51/94 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1975 | 7/100 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 79/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | All Time Pt 4 | 16/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 145 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 395 | |||
Alive! collection
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Alive! ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/25/2026 16:37 | Menelao | 183 | 71/100 | |
| 03/14/2026 09:20 |  Dankel | 2,614 | 76/100 | |
| 03/13/2026 18:45 | tmurf | 52 | 77/100 | |
| 02/27/2026 12:32 | classicjoe | 400 | 78/100 | |
| 02/10/2026 17:34 | Charlesd | 77 | 83/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.5/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.7.
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Jboy56 07/17/2023 12:07 | #298175
Rocks harder than I expected, A fine sounding hard rock album
planetneutral 12/30/2020 02:23 | #263464
Definitely an improvement over any studio KISS I've been subjected to.
It's an alright live album. Absolutely loved it 35 years ago. When I listen to it now though I find it has a bit of a dated sound. Still good, just not worthy of all the accolades it receives.
Brandon8 07/23/2020 00:59 | #256043
Live album with an amazing set list considering they only had 3 studio albums to draw from. It rocks hard from start to finish.
Ozdalek 06/27/2020 20:55 | #254629
One of the very best ‘live’ albums of all time, Alive! catapulted the band into superstardom. I’ve been listening to this for many years and it still sounds fresh and exciting. A must for any Kiss fan, and/or any hard rock fan.
Good live album. I like the guitar work here over the studio versions of the songs. In other words, Kiss rocks harder in their live albums.
Jbalbinolr 11/17/2017 21:53 | #201514
Extra points for it´s energy.
The first record I ever bought...I have never bought a better one. Simply perfect and powerful. Did they touch it up in the studio? Unless you want to claim they invented the idea its irrelevant. Almost all live records are. The song selection pulled almost all the best tracks from the first three records and made them all even better. A rarity still in these days. This record justifies all the fame and fortune that came after it.
A fun rock/metal classic. Obviously, alive, has a load of overdubs, but is still Kiss at their best. All the classics are here; deuce, strutter, black diamond, and, rock and roll all nite. It's just a great rock'n'roll album.
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