The Definitive Alice Cooper

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The Definitive Alice Cooper
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Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 27, 2001 [1]
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length78:02
Label Rhino
Producer Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper chronology
Mascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper
(2001)
The Definitive Alice Cooper
(2001)
Dragontown
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Definitive Alice Cooper is a compilation album by Alice Cooper, released in 2001 on Rhino Records. It is the international counterpart of Mascara & Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper , with a slightly different track listing and a different cover, though both compilations feature the same back cover, tray insert and disc image. The album was released worldwide except in the United States.

Contents

Track listing

The Definitive Alice Cooper track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Eighteen"2:57
2."Desperado"3:28
3."Under My Wheels"2:47
4."Halo of Flies"8:23
5."School's Out"3:31
6."Elected"3:43
7."Hello Hooray"3:03
8."Generation Landslide"4:31
9."No More Mr. Nice Guy"3:07
10."Billion Dollar Babies"3:04
11."Teenage Lament '74"3:19
12."Muscle of Love"3:19
13."Only Women Bleed"3:30
14."Department of Youth"3:16
15."Welcome to My Nightmare"2:47
16."I Never Cry"3:43
17."You and Me"3:26
18."How You Gonna See Me Now"3:53
19."From the Inside"3:31
20."Poison"4:26
21."Hey Stoopid"4:14

Charts

Chart performance for The Definitive Alice Cooper
Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 60
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [3] 58
UK Albums (OCC) [4] 33

Certifications

Certifications for The Definitive Alice Cooper
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Gold35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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