Destroyer
by Kiss

Album
Destroyer by Kiss
Year: 1976
Release date: 1976-03-15
Overall rank: 1,715th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 406 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (25th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (322nd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,715th)

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Destroyer is ranked as the best album by Kiss.

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,715th | 1970s rank: 322nd | 1976 rank: 25th

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Destroyer ratings

Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 406 votes)
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 !		05/09/2026 22:07 CjHubb117  Ratings distribution  29289/100
 
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 !		04/24/2026 12:55 RockyRaccoon  Ratings distribution  7,09384/100
 
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 !		04/17/2026 12:40 classicjoe  Ratings distribution  47178/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.6/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.2.

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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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Rating:  
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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