Special Forces
by Alice Cooper

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Special Forces by Alice Cooper
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 59,334th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 44 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1981 (728th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (6,661st)
Award Best albums of all time (59,334th)

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Alice Cooper bestography

Special Forces is ranked 32nd best out of 43 albums by Alice Cooper on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Alice Cooper is Killer which is ranked number 1666 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,031.

Alice Cooper album bestography « Higher ranked (50,671st)
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Special Forces Lower ranked (66,323rd) »
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Overall rank: 59,334th | 1980s rank: 6,661st | 1981 rank: 728th

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67/100 (from 44 votes)
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 !		11/06/2025 16:41 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  3,94475/100
 
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 !		09/09/2025 19:29 Olli  Ratings distribution  7,36362/100
 
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From 09/20/2017 00:22 | #198307
I can find something to like on every Alice record but this one really seemed weak after the sudden burst of energy that was Flush The Fashion. "Who Do We Think We Are" opens the record in spectacular fashion but the quality of the songs is lacking thereafter. "Skeletons in My Closet" is fun though...
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From 10/11/2014 10:04 | #123996
Continues the same new wave style of Flush the Fashion, but lacks any really memorable songs. Prettiest Cop on the Block is probably the best song, but the updating of Generation Landslide is totally unnecessary.
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