School's Out (studio album)
by Alice Cooper

School's Out by Alice Cooper
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 3,549th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 223 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (60th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (620th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,549th)

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Alice Cooper bestography

School's Out is ranked 5th best out of 43 albums by Alice Cooper on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Alice Cooper is Billion Dollar Babies which is ranked number 1634 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,036.

Alice Cooper album bestography « Higher ranked (2,347th)
Welcome To My Nightmare
This album (3,549th)
School's Out
Lower ranked (5,010th) »
Trash

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School's Out track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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School's Out rankings

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Overall rank: 3,549th | 1970s rank: 620th | 1972 rank: 60th

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School's Out ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 223 votes)
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11/15/2025 20:01 markl73   51179/100
 
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10/29/2025 02:43 MadhattanJack   5,38965/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.

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From 06/18/2021 15:24 | #270827
all downhill after leaving school
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70/100
From 09/06/2020 03:44 | #257813
An alright album but there's many of his others I'd rate above it. Not really any stand out individual tracks (apart from 'Schools Out' but in all honesty, it's been thrashed to death). But I did see him live recently and he played 'My Stars' which gave me a renewed appreciation for it. If your looking for an Alice album to start with, go with any of his other early 70's albums before this
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70/100
From 06/13/2020 15:45 | #253440
Obviously the title track is legendary, but beyond that I'd say only Blue Turk is worth adding to any playlist.
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From 09/02/2019 15:10 | #242093
Favorite Tracks:Blue Turk, Public Animal No.9
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85/100
From 09/21/2017 14:27 | #198422
This album suffers from being sandwiched between the two very best Alice Cooper albums. Still, it features his most well known hit. Give "Blue Turk" a listen. That's another of those genius Alice numbers that sneaks up on you with its brilliance and irreverence...and that cabaret style...
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From 02/14/2016 21:52 | #159746
The titletrack stands out. The rest is good, but the whole album is far from Alice Cooper's best works.
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80/100
From 10/05/2014 13:28 | #123372
A very amusing record that works better as a concept than a showcase for individual songs. The title track is one of the best anthems of all time and the West Side story bit is hilarious, but most of the songs are not as good when taken out of context.
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From 04/24/2013 16:22 | #74361
Well, not that good, School's Out remains a f*cking great song for sure ! The rest of the album is weak and does not show anything else.
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95/100
From 12/07/2012 04:15 | #56970
A vinyl record wrapped in girls panties is enough to put this on the list.
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Best Albums of 1972
1. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
2. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
3. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
4. Close To The Edge by Yes
5. Harvest by Neil Young
6. Transformer by Lou Reed
7. Machine Head by Deep Purple
8. Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull
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10. Foxtrot by Genesis
11. Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges
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14. Super Fly by Curtis Mayfield
15. Acabou Chorare by Novos Baianos
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17. Eat A Peach by The Allman Brothers Band
18. Neu! by Neu!
19. Vol 4 by Black Sabbath
20. Argus by Wishbone Ash
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