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Lick It Up

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Lick It Up is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Kiss. Before its 1983 release, the band members appeared on MTV without their trademark make-up. It was the first public appearance without make-up by the band, and their first for Mercury Records, where they had been signed following their departure from Casablanca Records. By December 1990, seven years after release, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA for selling over a million units in the US.

Infobox

Released
September 23, 1983 (1983-09-23)
Recorded
July–August 1983
Studio
Right Track Recording, The Record Plant, Atlantic Studios and The Hit Factory, New York City
Genre
Glam metal hard rock heavy metal
Length
41:27
Label
Mercury
Producer
Michael James Jackson Gene Simmons Paul Stanley

Tables

Professional ratings · Reception and legacy
Source
Source
Review scores
Source
Review scores
Rating
AllMusic
AllMusic
Review scores
AllMusic
Review scores
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
Review scores
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
Review scores
8/10
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Review scores
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Review scores
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Review scores
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Review scores
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
8/10
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
· Charts
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
Chart (1983)
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
Peak position
36
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)
Chart (1983)
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)
Peak position
13
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)
Chart (1983)
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)
Peak position
46
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
Chart (1983)
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
Peak position
14
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)
Chart (1983)
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)
Peak position
7
French Albums (SNEP)
French Albums (SNEP)
Chart (1983)
French Albums (SNEP)
Peak position
17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
Chart (1983)
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
Peak position
18
Icelandic Albums Chart
Icelandic Albums Chart
Chart (1983)
Icelandic Albums Chart
Peak position
5
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Chart (1983)
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Peak position
15
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)
Chart (1983)
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)
Peak position
7
Spain (AFYVE)
Spain (AFYVE)
Chart (1983)
Spain (AFYVE)
Peak position
24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)
Chart (1983)
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)
Peak position
3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
Chart (1983)
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
Peak position
10
UK Albums (OCC)
UK Albums (OCC)
Chart (1983)
UK Albums (OCC)
Peak position
7
US Billboard 200
US Billboard 200
Chart (1983)
US Billboard 200
Peak position
24
Chart (1983)
Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
36
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)
13
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)
46
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
14
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)
7
French Albums (SNEP)
17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
18
Icelandic Albums Chart
5
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
15
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)
7
Spain (AFYVE)
24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)
3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
10
UK Albums (OCC)
7
US Billboard 200
24
· Certifications
Canada (Music Canada)
Canada (Music Canada)
Region
Canada (Music Canada)
Certification
Gold
Certified units/sales
50,000^
Sweden (GLF)
Sweden (GLF)
Region
Sweden (GLF)
Certification
Gold
Certified units/sales
50,000^
United States (RIAA)
United States (RIAA)
Region
United States (RIAA)
Certification
Platinum
Certified units/sales
1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Region
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Region
Certification
Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)
Gold
50,000^
Sweden (GLF)
Gold
50,000^
United States (RIAA)
Platinum
1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Recording Industry Association of America
    https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Kiss&ti=Lick+It+Up&format=Album&type=#search_section
  2. Rolling Stone
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-hair-metal-albums-of-all-time-162362/kiss-lick-it-up-1983-169994/
  3. Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural Nörth Daköta
  4. Prato, Greg. Lick It Up at AllMusic
    https://www.allmusic.com/album/lick-it-up-mw0000190547
  5. "The Long Kiss Goodbye: The Search for Vinnie Vincent"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180904160158/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-long-kiss-goodbye-the-search-for-vinnie-vincent-187427/
  6. Time Traveller
  7. The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties
  8. Encyclopedia of Popular Music
  9. "Kiss: Album Guide"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110627000037/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/kiss/albumguide
  10. "American album certifications – Kiss – Lick It Up"
    https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Kiss&ti=Lick+It+Up&format=Album&type=#search_section
  11. "Kerrang!'s list of best hard rock albums in 1983"
    http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html
  12. Guitar World Readers Poll of the Top 10 Guitar Albums of 1983. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
    https://www.guitarworld.com/news/readers-poll-top-10-guitar-albums-1983
  13. "Kiss Tour Statistics - Songs Played Total"
    https://www.setlist.fm/stats/kiss-6bd69ec6.html
  14. Lick It Up
  15. www
    https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10159571188028198&set=pcb.5616393401802860
  16. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
  17. "Austriancharts – Kiss – Lick It Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
    https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Kiss&titel=Lick+It+Up&cat=a
  18. "Top RPM Albums: Image 4437a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 20249.
    https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4437a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.4437a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4437a
  19. "Dutchcharts – Kiss – Lick It Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
    https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kiss&titel=Lick+It+Up&cat=a
  20. Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972
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