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Forbes
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Alice Cooper Reaches The Top 10 For The First Time In His Career
Decades into his career, Alice Cooper is still making noise, and his fans are still listening. Over the years, he's released music both as a soloist and as the leader of a band that shares his name. Now, that original group is back together for The Revenge of Alice Cooper, which opens inside the top 10 on multiple Billboard charts and brings the rock icon to a new all-time peak. Alice Cooper's First Top 10 Vinyl Album The Revenge of Alice Cooper launches at No. 6 on the Vinyl Albums chart this week. As the set debuts, it becomes Cooper's first top 10 on the tally. His previous high point was No. 16, which he reached with Paranormal in August 2017. So far, Cooper has sent six titles to the Vinyl Albums ranking throughout his lengthy career. All but one of those sets have reached the top 20, and each has only managed a single frame on the list. Fifth-Highest Vinyl Album Debut of the Week This frame, The Revenge of Alice Cooper earns the fifth-highest debut on the Vinyl Albums chart, coming in behind Snipe Hunter by Tyler Childers (No. 1), Alfredo II by Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist (No. 2), Vanisher, Horizon Scraper by Quadeca (No. 4), and She Hangs Brightly by Mazzy Star (No. 5). It also finishes ahead of other new releases from Michael Clifford of 5 Seconds of Summer and Beck. Alice Cooper Lands on Six Billboard Charts The Revenge of Alice Cooper appears on six Billboard tallies in its opening week, landing inside the top 10 on half of them. Alongside its showing on Vinyl Albums, the title also debuts at No. 6 on the Top Album Sales list and No. 5 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart. It arrives at No. 14 on the Top Rock Albums ranking, No. 16 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums tally, and No. 72 on the all-genre Billboard 200 — its lowest position of the bunch. According to Luminate, The Revenge of Alice Cooper starts with 13,650 equivalent units, with nearly all coming from pure sales.
Forbes
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Alice Cooper Rocks Back To No. 1
Alice Cooper has been a figurehead in hard rock for decades, earning hits both as a solo act and with the band that first carried his name. This week, he returns to the musical rankings in the United Kingdom with The Revenge of Alice Cooper — and the new release hands the rocker another moment at No. 1. The Revenge of Alice Cooper Debuts at No. 1 The Revenge of Alice Cooper launches at No. 1 on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, the U.K.'s ranking of the bestselling titles in those styles within the country. It's his third leader on the genre-specific tally and his thirteenth top 10 on the list. Alice Cooper's History of Rock Leaders Cooper has previously ruled the Official Rock & Metal Albums ranking with both Paranormal and Road. He first appeared on the tally in 1997, and with this latest arrival, he's now earned 17 total successes on the chart. Top 10 Starts on Every Albums Ranking Beyond the rock list, The Revenge of Alice Cooper lands inside the top 10 on every other U.K. albums tally where it lands this frame. The set opens at No. 9 on the Official Albums chart, giving Cooper his ninth career top 10 on the all-genre ranking. It also begins at No. 3 on both the Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums charts, at No. 8 on the Official Album Downloads list, and at No. 4 on the Official Vinyl Albums tally. Throughout his career, he's scored multiple top 10s on each of these rosters. A Reunion More Than 50 Years in the Making The new set by Cooper isn't just a commercial win, it also marks a special project within the rocker's discography. The Revenge of Alice Cooper is his first album with his original band since 1973's Muscle of Love. In the more than half-century since then, he's largely operated as a solo artist, but this latest era shows that the Alice Cooper name — whether fronting a band or working alone — still carries weight.
Leader Live
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Alice Cooper praises Ozzy Osbourne as rock-and-roll ‘lifer'
The 77-year-old US singer spoke about Osbourne at a launch event for the original Alice Cooper band's first album in more than 50 years, The Revenge Of Alice Cooper, at London's Union Chapel. He said: 'Ozzy was like us, he was a lifer, we call certain people in this business lifers, people who are going to do it until they can't any more. 'Pete Townshend, The Beatles and the (Rolling) Stones, those guys are still going because it's their life, it's not financial, it's because it's what we love doing, and Bob Dylan still does 150 shows a year. 'We got into this thing in high school with the attitude that we were going to do this until we couldn't do it any more. 'Ozzy finally came to the end of that, and he was a lifer, he would've gone on as long as he could go, and you've got to give him all the credit in the world, he was physically in not good shape, and he still did it.' Osbourne, who fronted Black Sabbath on classic tracks such as Paranoid, Iron Man and War Pigs, and also had a successful solo career, died on Tuesday 'surrounded by love', after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019. His death came just weeks after the singer, who is often cited as inventing heavy metal with Black Sabbath, performed his last gig with the band at Villa Park in their home city of Birmingham. Cooper added: 'The other day somebody asked me about it, and I said, 'well, a giant boulder has crashed, but rock will roll on'.' Speaking about his own band, the School's Out singer hinted that they could reunite on stage at his billed solo concert at London's The O2 on Friday. He teased: 'I don't know if you're going to be there tomorrow night, but you never know what's going to happen.' Cooper went on to say that the reunion album may not be the band's last. He added: 'Someone said to me the other day, 'you know on a one-off project like this', I said, 'woah woah, what do you mean on a one-off project? Who says this is a one-off project?'. 'We're having a really good time, we're really enjoying the process, and we've really enjoyed the reception for the record.' Forming as Alice Cooper in 1968, the band went on to release seven studio albums between 1969 and 1973, which featured tracks such as UK number one single School's Out, and top 10 hits such as Elected, Hello Hurray and No More Mr Nice Guy. After the band played their last show in 1974, singer Cooper, formerly named Vincent Furnier, took on the name for his solo work, which saw him move to a heavy metal sound as opposed to the original band's hard rock. The Revenge Of Alice Cooper is released on Friday.
South Wales Guardian
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Alice Cooper praises Ozzy Osbourne as rock-and-roll ‘lifer'
The 77-year-old US singer spoke about Osbourne at a launch event for the original Alice Cooper band's first album in more than 50 years, The Revenge Of Alice Cooper, at London's Union Chapel. He said: 'Ozzy was like us, he was a lifer, we call certain people in this business lifers, people who are going to do it until they can't any more. 'Pete Townshend, The Beatles and the (Rolling) Stones, those guys are still going because it's their life, it's not financial, it's because it's what we love doing, and Bob Dylan still does 150 shows a year. 'We got into this thing in high school with the attitude that we were going to do this until we couldn't do it any more. 'Ozzy finally came to the end of that, and he was a lifer, he would've gone on as long as he could go, and you've got to give him all the credit in the world, he was physically in not good shape, and he still did it.' Osbourne, who fronted Black Sabbath on classic tracks such as Paranoid, Iron Man and War Pigs, and also had a successful solo career, died on Tuesday 'surrounded by love', after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019. His death came just weeks after the singer, who is often cited as inventing heavy metal with Black Sabbath, performed his last gig with the band at Villa Park in their home city of Birmingham. Cooper added: 'The other day somebody asked me about it, and I said, 'well, a giant boulder has crashed, but rock will roll on'.' Speaking about his own band, the School's Out singer hinted that they could reunite on stage at his billed solo concert at London's The O2 on Friday. He teased: 'I don't know if you're going to be there tomorrow night, but you never know what's going to happen.' Cooper went on to say that the reunion album may not be the band's last. He added: 'Someone said to me the other day, 'you know on a one-off project like this', I said, 'woah woah, what do you mean on a one-off project? Who says this is a one-off project?'. 'We're having a really good time, we're really enjoying the process, and we've really enjoyed the reception for the record.' Forming as Alice Cooper in 1968, the band went on to release seven studio albums between 1969 and 1973, which featured tracks such as UK number one single School's Out, and top 10 hits such as Elected, Hello Hurray and No More Mr Nice Guy. After the band played their last show in 1974, singer Cooper, formerly named Vincent Furnier, took on the name for his solo work, which saw him move to a heavy metal sound as opposed to the original band's hard rock. The Revenge Of Alice Cooper is released on Friday.
Rhyl Journal
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Alice Cooper praises Ozzy Osbourne as rock-and-roll ‘lifer'
The 77-year-old US singer spoke about Osbourne at a launch event for the original Alice Cooper band's first album in more than 50 years, The Revenge Of Alice Cooper, at London's Union Chapel. He said: 'Ozzy was like us, he was a lifer, we call certain people in this business lifers, people who are going to do it until they can't any more. 'Pete Townshend, The Beatles and the (Rolling) Stones, those guys are still going because it's their life, it's not financial, it's because it's what we love doing, and Bob Dylan still does 150 shows a year. 'We got into this thing in high school with the attitude that we were going to do this until we couldn't do it any more. 'Ozzy finally came to the end of that, and he was a lifer, he would've gone on as long as he could go, and you've got to give him all the credit in the world, he was physically in not good shape, and he still did it.' Osbourne, who fronted Black Sabbath on classic tracks such as Paranoid, Iron Man and War Pigs, and also had a successful solo career, died on Tuesday 'surrounded by love', after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019. His death came just weeks after the singer, who is often cited as inventing heavy metal with Black Sabbath, performed his last gig with the band at Villa Park in their home city of Birmingham. Cooper added: 'The other day somebody asked me about it, and I said, 'well, a giant boulder has crashed, but rock will roll on'.' Speaking about his own band, the School's Out singer hinted that they could reunite on stage at his billed solo concert at London's The O2 on Friday. He teased: 'I don't know if you're going to be there tomorrow night, but you never know what's going to happen.' Cooper went on to say that the reunion album may not be the band's last. He added: 'Someone said to me the other day, 'you know on a one-off project like this', I said, 'woah woah, what do you mean on a one-off project? Who says this is a one-off project?'. 'We're having a really good time, we're really enjoying the process, and we've really enjoyed the reception for the record.' Forming as Alice Cooper in 1968, the band went on to release seven studio albums between 1969 and 1973, which featured tracks such as UK number one single School's Out, and top 10 hits such as Elected, Hello Hurray and No More Mr Nice Guy. After the band played their last show in 1974, singer Cooper, formerly named Vincent Furnier, took on the name for his solo work, which saw him move to a heavy metal sound as opposed to the original band's hard rock. The Revenge Of Alice Cooper is released on Friday.
