Destroyer
by Kiss

Destroyer by Kiss
Year: 1976
Release date: 1976-03-15
Overall rank: 1,734th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 400 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (25th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (330th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,734th)

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Destroyer is ranked as the best album by Kiss.

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Destroyer track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 1,734th | 1970s rank: 330th | 1976 rank: 25th

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Destroyer ratings

Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 400 votes)
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02/02/2026 00:12 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  92097/100
 
100/100
 
01/04/2026 17:44 DJStuart79  Ratings distribution  5,90858/100
 
65/100
 
12/27/2025 04:58 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,79670/100
 
70/100
 
12/26/2025 21:12 evo  Ratings distribution  20571/100
 
70/100
 
12/18/2025 15:57 Fritz  Ratings distribution  1,25377/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.0/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.9.

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From 04/08/2025 11:59 | #308408
IMO one of the better KISS albums that contains a few classics from the band.
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Rating:  
65/100
From 07/31/2022 10:24 | #287982
Album Rating: 64.44
(580/9)

1Detroit Rock City. 81
2.King Of The Night Time World. 64
3.God Of Thunder. 62
4.Great Expectations. 63
5.Flaming Youth. 61
6.Sweet Pain. 56
7.Shout It Out Loud. 64
8.Beth. 68
9.Do You Love Me? 61
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Rating:  
70/100
From 12/18/2021 09:13 | #277634
I really do not get into this. The sounds are not very good and the songs remain unispired.
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25/100
From 08/03/2021 13:04 | #272215
fluff rock never acquired a liking influential yes, listenable no.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 07/23/2020 00:53 | #256042
Arguably KISS’s best studio album Detroit Rock City, King of the Night Time World, God of Thunder, Shout It Out Loud and Beth are all classic tracks.
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100/100
From 06/22/2020 17:51 | #254172
Average Track Rating = 97.78
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Rating:  
75/100
From 06/19/2020 06:17 | #253869
Some excellent tracks, but not the entire album. My favorite Flaming youth.
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100/100
From 05/08/2020 21:43 | #251071
The Kiss Army's finest moment. A true Masterpiece!
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75/100
From 04/24/2020 23:36 | #250489
The first 3 and the last 3 are great.
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From 07/27/2019 18:05 | #240436
Favorite Tracks:Beth
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2. Station To Station by David Bowie
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