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Paul Stanley, the New York-born lead singer of the band Kiss has an estimated net worth of $125 million. Stanley is not only a lead singer, but he is also a guitarist, visual artist and a songwriter for Kiss. He boasts of 19 studio albums, three of which are solo albums. Among the 19 albums, 11 albums have reached either Gold or Platinum status.
Stanley was born as Stanley Harvey Eisen in 1952 and he is of Australian and Hungarian descent. He is known for his high-energy vocals and on stage antics. Before Kiss, he was a member of a local band, Rainbow and was part of Post War baby Boom and Uncle Joe. In 1972, he was introduced to Gene Simmon where he joined Wicked Lester, Simmon's band.
A few years later, Wicked Lester fell apart. Simmon and Paul Stanley then started a new band, Kiss which includes two other members namely Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. Paul Stanley has received several awards such as Show Man Of the Year Award of the Classic Rocks back in 2008. The following year, he was awarded with the Classic Gold Telly Award for the concert film, One Love Kiss.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2011 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Monster with the band Kiss (200,000 copies sold in the US) |
$200,000 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the box set Ikons with the band Kiss (13,000 copies sold in the US) |
$13,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the box set Kiss Alive! 1975–2000 with the band Kiss (49,000 copies sold in the US) |
$49,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Alive! The Millennium Concert with the band Kiss (certified 49,000 copies sold in the US) |
$49,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album The Best of Kiss, Volume 3: The Millennium Collection with the band Kiss (11,000 copies sold in the US) |
$11,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the box set Kiss Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums with the band Kiss (10,000 copies sold in the US) |
$10,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Gold with the band Kiss (149,000 copies sold in the US) |
$149,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection with the band Kiss (97,000 copies sold in the US) |
$97,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album The Best of Kiss, Volume 1: The Millennium Collection with the band Kiss (397,000 copies sold in the US) |
$397,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Kiss Symphony: Alive IV with the band Kiss (certified gold by Music Canada and 137,000 copies sold in the US) |
$137,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album The Very Best of Kiss with the band Kiss (certified gold by CAPIF) |
$20,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the box set The Box Set with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Sonic Boom with the band Kiss (325,000 copies sold in the US) |
$325,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Psycho Circus with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA, Music Canada and IFPI-SWE) |
$570,000 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Carnival of Souls with the band Kiss (181,000 copies sold in the US) |
$181,000 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Greatest Kiss with the band Kiss (certified platinum by ARIA, gold by CAPIF, IFPI-SWE and BPI, and 413,000 copies sold in the US) |
$623,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Kiss Unplugged with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA and CAPIF) |
$520,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Alive III with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA and Music Canada) |
$550,000 |
|
1991 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Revenge with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA and Music Canada) |
$550,000 |
|
1988 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Hot in the Shade with the band Kiss (certified platinum by Music Canada and gold by RIAA) |
$600,000 |
|
1987 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Smashes, Thrashes & Hits with the band Kiss (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and platinum by Music Canada) |
$2,050,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Crazy Nights with the band Kiss (certified platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, and gold by IFPI-FIN) |
$1,110,000 |
|
1984 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Asylum with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA and Music Canada) |
$550,000 |
|
1983 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Animalize with the band Kiss (certified platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, and gold by IFPI-FIN) |
$1,110,000 |
|
1982 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Lick It Up with the band Kiss (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$1,050,000 |
|
1981 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Killers with the band Kiss (15,000 copies sold in the US) |
$15,000 |
|
1981 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Creatures of the Night with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA and ABPD) |
$600,000 |
|
1980 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Music from "The Elder" with the band Kiss (375,000 copies sold in the US) |
$375,000 |
|
1979 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Unmasked with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA and Music Canada) |
$550,000 |
|
1978 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Dynasty with the band Kiss (certified 2x platinum by Music Canada and platinum by RIAA) |
$2,200,000 |
|
1977 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Double Platinum with the band Kiss (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$1,050,000 |
|
1977 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his solo album Paul Stanley (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$1,050,000 |
|
1976 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Alive II with the band Kiss (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$1,050,000 |
|
1976 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Love Gun with the band Kiss (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1975 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Rock and Roll Over with the band Kiss (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1975 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Destroyer with the band Kiss (certified 2x platinum by RIAA) |
$2,000,000 |
|
1974 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Dressed to Kill with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1974 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Alive! with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA and Music Canada) |
$550,000 |
|
1973 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Hotter Than Hell with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1973 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Kiss with the band Kiss (certified gold by RIAA and Music Canada) |
$550,000 |