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KISS Charts in Hit Parader
From: Hit Parader Magazine


The yearly "Top 100 Bands of Hard Rock" issue of Hit Parader (April/Spring 2006) is on sale now. KISS made a great showing at #5 out of 100! Here are the top twenty.

20-Iron Maiden
19-Rush
18-Alice In Chains
17-Soundgarden
16-Def Leppard
15-Motley Crue
14-Ozzy Osbourne
13-Cream
12-Aerosmith
11-Nirvana
10-Deep Purple
9-Judas Priest
8-Metalica
7-Van Halen
6-Jimi Hendrix
5-KISS
4-Guns N'Roses
3-Black Sabbath
2-AC/DC
1-Led Zeppelin

There were also sub-catagories of top 10 lists, and KISS is number 1 on several of them. Here are a few of the lists.
Top 10 Live Bands

10-Ted Nugent
9-Bon Jovi
8-Ozzy Osbourne
7-Alice Cooper
6-Aerosmith
5-Metallica
4-Judas Priest
3-Led Zeppelin
2-AC/DC
1-KISS

Top 10 Most Innovative Bands

10-Nine Inch Nails
9-System of a Down
8-Deep Purple
7-Korn
6-Metallica
5-Linkin Park
4-Nirvana
3-Black Sabbath
2-Jimi Hendrix
1-KISS

Top 10 Shock Rock Bands

10-The Misfits
9-Mushroomhead
8-White Zombie
7-Mudvayne
6-Twisted Sister
5-Alice Cooper
4-Mercyful Fate
3-Motley Crue
2-Slipknot
1-KISS

Top 10 Most Outrageous Bands

10-Motograter
9-White Zombie
8-Twisted Sister
7-Dimmur Borgir
6-Mudvayne
5-Mercyful Fate
4-KISS
3-Red Hot Chili Peppers
2-Cradle of Filth
1-Slipknot

Top 10 Bands of the '70s
10-Ted Nugent
9-Van Halen
8-UFO
7-Montrose
6-Queen
5-Deep Purple
4-Aerosmith
3-KISS
2-Black Sabbath
1-Led Zeppelin

Top 10 American Metal Bands

10-Rage Against the Machine
9-Alice In Chains
8-System of a Down
7-Soundgarden
6-Motley Crue
5-Jimi Hendrix
4-KISS
3-Aerosmith
2-Metallica
1-Van Halen

Top 10 Most Influential Bands

10-Slayer
9-Korn
8-Motley Crue
7-AC/DC
6-Nirvana
5-Metallica
4-KISS
3-Jimi Hendrix
2-Black Sabbath
1-Led Zeppelin


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