Unmasked
by Kiss
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Kiss bestography
Unmasked is ranked 13th best out of 34 albums by Kiss on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kiss is Destroyer which is ranked number 1727 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 987.
(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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Unmasked track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Unmasked 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 | fabm0 | List 1980 | 68/100 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #2601-2700* | 31/82 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 73 Music Albums of 1980 | 71/73 | 0 |
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 35 Music Albums of 1980 | 11/35 | 4 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 88 Music Albums of 1980 | 16/88 | 4 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 37 Music Albums of 1980 | 34/37 | 1 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1980 | 49/74 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1980: Metal | 15/42 | - |
| 2026 | paladisiac | 1980s, #401-500* | 17/35 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 40 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 58 | |||
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Unmasked ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/04/2026 04:29 | Markstar1 | 277 | 87/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2026 16:38 | Menelao | 183 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2026 17:01 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,702 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 63.0/100, a mean average of 61.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
Unmasked forum mentions
dihansse 11/17/2021 20:49 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys
neilgee 05/15/2020 19:16 in What album are you listening to right now?Unmasked comments
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I have to admit. I surprise myself with how much I love this record. KISS following up the successful Dynasty record by once again utilizing Vini Poncia to produce the record. This time they went too far. Most fans recoiled at the squeeky clean production and the obviously popslick enhancements. What people failed to grasp was that this is the best written KISS record ever. They may have overthought it but this is a pop masterpiece. Dig the Motown choruses of "What Makes The World Go Round."
Okay this is NOT what KISS is about but it is still a worthy effort to see theme honing their writing skills in this way. They only got the idea from their heroes the Beatles. They figured they had reached that point in their career when they needed to step up their game. Career wise it was a mistake. Look at the other records that came out in 1980 by Sabbath/Ozzy/Priest/ACDC. It was suicide to make this record.
Still the same songs, with an Eddie Kramer Rock and Roll Over style production, and it would be regarded as one of their best.
O.T. 01/25/2016 16:48 | #157664
Kiss in self doubt and despair. A sex god sings about being unable to end a long and constantly failing relationship, the monster walks through the city, feeling fragile and lonely. All songs are well crafted, maybe as close to Wicked Lesters Beatles roots as they ever got. But it feels like a melancholic nightmare, a 30s Horror Movie, playing in New York, "The mystery of the wax museum" maybe. In fact it's the sound of a band trying to live on the success of "Dynasty"s Disco Rock tunes while nearly falling apart. High drama! Oh, and the space man defining "crossover rock" five years too soon.
Not quite as bad as it's reputation, but not great either. Shandi, is a lovely track though, one of Kiss' most underrated songs. The rest is a bit forgettable, I think, I can't quite remember, still, as with Kiss, always enjoyable.
This is Kiss' most under appreciated album. Power-Pop-Rock at its best with outstanding songs one after another. Highly recommended!
KISS might like it or not, but this album is a real classic. Good from start to end.
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