Kiss 40 (also known as Kiss 40 Years: Decades of Decibels) is a compilation released by Kiss to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary.
The album contains one track from every album the band have released over their 40-year career including live albums, the 1978 solo albums, as well as songs from compilations, the three instant live albums, which are commercially available for the first time and one unreleased song ("Reputation").
The album is the first released by the band since their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
A limited edition Best Buy exclusive version was released with a T-shirt.
The Japanese edition features an exclusive track "Hell or Hallelujah (Live at Budokan 2013)".
Reception for the album has been mostly positive. In David Jeffries' review for AllMusic, he praised the album for being "filled with classics and desirable extras" but questioned the album's "odd one song-per-album rule" before finishing the review by commenting that "this is a triumph of format and the band's longevity, but not necessarily a knockout introduction".
Track listing
Disc 1
- "Nothin' to Lose" Gene Simmons Kiss, 1974 3:23
- "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" Simmons, Paul Stanley Hotter Than Hell, 1974 2:14
- "C'mon and Love Me" Stanley Dressed to Kill, 1975 2:55
- "Rock and Roll All Nite" (Live in 1975) Simmons; Stanley Alive!, 1975 3:59
- "God of Thunder" (Demo) Stanley The Box Set, 2001; originally from Destroyer, 1976 2:55
- "Beth" Bob Ezrin, Peter Criss, Stan Penridge Destroyer 2:45
- "Hard Luck Woman" Stanley Rock and Roll Over, 1976 3:32
- "Reputation" (Unreleased Demo) Simmons Previously Unreleased, 2014 5:39
- "Christine Sixteen" Simmons Love Gun, 1977 3:11
- "Shout It Out Loud" (Live in 1977) Ezrin, Simmons, Stanley Alive II, 1977 3:25
- "Strutter" (1978 Version) Simmons, Stanley Double Platinum, 1978 3:40
- "You Matter to Me" John Vastano, Michael Morgan, Vini Poncia Peter Criss, 1978 3:14
- "Radioactive" Simmons Gene Simmons, 1978 3:51
- "New York Groove" Russ Ballard Ace Frehley, 1978 2:59
- "Hold Me, Touch Me (Think of Me When We're Apart)" Stanley Paul Stanley, 1978 3:39
- "I Was Made for Lovin' You" (Single edit) Desmond Child, Stanley, Poncia Dynasty, 1979 4:01
- "Shandi" Stanley, Poncia Unmasked, 1980 3:34
- "A World Without Heroes" Ezrin, Simmons, Lou Reed, Stanley Music from "The Elder", 1981 2:37
- "I Love It Loud" Simmons, Vinnie Vincent Creatures of the Night, 1982 4:12
- "Down on Your Knees" Mikel Japp, Stanley, Bryan Adams Killers, 1982 3:27
- "Lick It Up" Stanley, Vincent Lick It Up, 1983 3:53
- "Heaven's on Fire" Child, Stanley Animalize, 1984 3:17
- "Tears Are Falling" Stanley Asylum, 1985 3:52
- "Reason to Live" Child, Stanley Crazy Nights, 1987 3:59
- "Let's Put the X in Sex" Child, Stanley Smashes, Thrashes & Hits, 1988 3:48
- "Forever (Remix)" Michael Bolton, Stanley Hot in the Shade, 1989 3:51
- "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" Ezrin, Simmons, Stanley, Ballard Revenge, 1992 5:20
- "Unholy" (Live in 1992) Simmons, Vincent Alive III, 1993 3:31
- "Do You Love Me?" (Live Unplugged 1995) Stanley, Ezrin, Kim Fowley Kiss Unplugged, 1996 3:15
- "Room Service" (Live in 1975) Stanley You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!, 1996 3:37
- "Jungle (Radio edit)" Stanley, Bruce Kulick, Curtis Cuomo Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions, 1997 4:53
- "Psycho Circus" Stanley, Cuomo Psycho Circus, 1998 4:50
- "Nothing Can Keep Me from You" Diane Warren Detroit Rock City soundtrack, 1999 4:04
- "Detroit Rock City" (Live in 2003) Stanley, Ezrin Kiss Symphony: Alive IV, 2003 4:43
- "Deuce" (Live in 2004) Simmons Kiss Instant Live, 2004 3:51
- "Firehouse" (Live in 1999) Stanley Alive! The Millennium Concert, 2006 3:52
- "Modern Day Delilah" Stanley Sonic Boom, 2009 3:36
- "Cold Gin" (Live in 2008) Ace Frehley Kiss Alive 35, 2008 5:30
- "Crazy Crazy Nights" (Live in 2010) Adam Mitchell, Stanley Kiss Sonic Boom Over Europe, 2010 4:08
- "Hell or Hallelujah" Stanley Monster, 2012 4:07
- "Hell or Hallelujah" (Live in 2013) Stanley Previously Unreleased, 2014; originally from Monster, 2012
