What is the best Alice Cooper album to start with?

The best album to start with is "Welcome to My Nightmare" (1975). It's the most representative of what makes Alice Cooper worth hearing.

How many albums does Alice Cooper have?

Alice Cooper has 85 releases in their discography, including 57 albums.

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Alice Cooper

Q: Who is Alice Cooper for?

If you're into hard rock and heavy metal, Alice Cooper is worth your time. Gritty guitar riffs collide with anthemic choruses, creating an atmosphere thick with tension and theatrical flair.

Gritty guitar riffs collide with anthemic choruses, creating an atmosphere thick with tension and theatrical flair.

garage rock · hard rock · heavy metal · traditional heavy metal

United States

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The album

Welcome to My Nightmare album by Alice Cooper

Welcome to My Nightmare (1975)

Presents a cohesive blend of theatrical rock and Alice's signature sound, making it accessible for new listeners.

The song

“I'm Eighteen”

An engaging track that captures the essence of Alice Cooper's style with its catchy hook and relatable themes.

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About Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper matters for his transformative role in rock music, merging theatricality with heavy sound to create a persona that redefined the concert experience.

His influence extends beyond music, shaping the visual language of performance art and blurring the lines between horror and entertainment, ultimately inspiring generations of artists to embrace their darker sides on stage. His approach combines a meticulous sense of storytelling with a flair for the dramatic, utilizing shock value not just for spectacle but as a means to explore complex themes of identity, mortality, and societal norms. By integrating elaborate stage setups and costumes into his live shows, he invites audiences into a vivid narrative world where every performance feels like a carefully constructed drama. Lyrically, Cooper often navigates the intersection of irony and sincerity, exploring themes of alienation and rebellion while crafting characters that can be both grotesque and relatable. His writing tends to employ vivid imagery and dark humor, transforming personal struggles into theatrical narratives that resonate deeply within the rock ethos.

57 studio albums· 85 total releases· 5 decades· United States

Full discography

Alice Cooper's albums in order, from earliest releases to latest.

85 releases • 57 albums • 1969–2023

Type:

Studio albums (49)

Grouped by decade — 7 eras.

2020s ()

Road

2023

Detroit Stories

2021

2010s ()

2000s ()

Triple Feature: Trash / Hey Stoopid / The Last Temptation album by Alice Cooper

1990s ()

The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper album by Alice Cooper

1980s ()

1970s ()

Undated ()

A Fistful of Alice album by Alice Cooper

Live ()

Compilations ()

The Definitive Alice Cooper

2001

Singles ()

Keepin' Halloween Alive album by Alice Cooper

Songs to start with

If you'd rather pick a song than an album.

1

"Welcome to My Nightmare" — from Welcome to My Nightmare (1975)

establishes the sonic palette early
2

"Brutal Planet" — from Brutal Planet (2000)

establishes the sonic palette early

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Alice Cooper

About Alice Cooper

Full discography

Studio albums (49)

2020s ()

Road

Detroit Stories

2010s ()

Paranormal

The Strange Case of Alice Cooper

Welcome 2 My Nightmare

2000s ()

Triple Feature: Trash / Hey Stoopid / The Last Temptation

Along Came a Spider

Extended Versions

Collections

Dirty Diamonds

School's Out and Other Hits

The Eyes of Alice Cooper

Hell Is

Dragontown

Mascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper

The Alice Cooper's Story

Brutal Planet

1990s ()

The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper

A Nice Nightmare

Classicks

The Last Temptation

The Beast of Alice Cooper

Hey Stoopid

Trashes the World

1980s ()

Trash

Prince of Darkness

Science Fiction

Raise Your Fist and Yell

Constrictor

DaDa

Zipper Catches Skin

Special Forces

Flush the Fashion

1970s ()

From the Inside

Lace and Whiskey

Alice Cooper Goes to Hell

Welcome to My Nightmare

Flash Fearless Vs. the Zorg Women, Pts. 5 & 6

Muscle of Love

School Days: The Early Recordings

Undated ()

A Fistful of Alice

The Alice Cooper Show

The Nightmare Returns

Super Hits

Alice Cooper and Friends

Alice Cooper: The Nightmare

He's Back

A Man Called Alice

Freedom for Frankenstein: Hits & Pieces 1984-1991

Live ()

Live at Montreux 2005

Live From The Astroturf

No More Mr Nice Guy: Live

Live at Cabo Wado '96

Live at the Whisky a-Go-Go

Theatre Of Death: Live At Hammersmith 2009

Live at the Whisky a-Go-Go 1969

Compilations ()

The Definitive Alice Cooper

Singles ()

Keepin' Halloween Alive

Gimme

It's Me

Lost in America

Unholy War

Feed My Frankenstein

Elected

Burning Our Bed

Love's a Loaded Gun