School's Out
by Alice Cooper

Overall rank: 3,633rd | 1970s rank: 614th | 1972 rank: 60th
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2026	Jakor	Top 100 Music Albums of 1972	50/100	3
2026	Patman360	Top 96 Music Albums of 1972	32/96	3
2026	Wasinski	Top 85 Music Albums of 1972	27/85	3
2026	xhitmanx	Top 21 Music Albums of 1972	19/21	1
2026	Liedzeit	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	49/100	50
2026	joathome	Top 35 Music Albums of 1972	31/35	1
2026	mrmcrook	Top 23 Music Albums of 1972	11/23	3
2026	matterhornrider	Top 70 Music Albums of 1972	45/70	2
2026	Olli	Top 100 Music Albums of 1972	45/100	3
2026	spigelwii	Top 11 Music Albums of 1972	8/11	2
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76/100 (from 226 votes)

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40/100 !	07/19/2026 15:03	xhitmanx	1,604	75/100
75/100 !	06/24/2026 22:01	mrmcrook	1,125	77/100
80/100 !	05/17/2026 18:59	CjHubb117	298	89/100

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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 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.

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BestEverAlbums 07/18/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5377): By Liedzeit

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1979) 3. by (1977) 4. by (1975) 5. by by (1971) 7. (1969) 8. (1978) 9. by (1979) 10. by (1978) 11. by (1978) 12. by (1977) 13. by (1979) 14. (1979) 16. by (1969) 18. by by by (1978) 21. by (1969) 22. by by (1977) 24. by (1969) 25.…”

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From mrmcrook 06/24/2026 21:47 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)

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From Johnnyo 12/11/2025 08:19 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)

“Found this today on CD for a buck/euro/quid/whatever's cheap in your country. Figured wth anyway. Turns out I'd already listened to it way back when and didnotlikedidnothate it, same feeling now except I've become somewhat more lenient with old age. If you can find one on vinyl with the fold-up…”

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From Vsaville 06/18/2021 15:24 | #270827

all downhill after leaving school (Edited)

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75/100

From mrmcrook 09/06/2020 03:44 | #257813 | TOP COMMENT

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 mids 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 Street21221 09/02/2019 15:10 | #242093

Favorite Tracks:Blue Turk, Public Animal No.9

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85/100

From Semjaza 09/21/2017 14:27 | #198422 | TOP COMMENT

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... (Edited)

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