📰 Alice Tops the World – Cover : Jan 1973

📰 Alice Tops the World – Cover : Jan 1973

New Musical Express, January 27, 1973

A one‑page cover story celebrating Alice Cooper’s sudden surge to global chart dominance, with NME framing him as the shock‑rock phenomenon who had vaulted from cult notoriety to international superstardom. The cover positioned Alice as the era’s most electrifying and unpredictable figure, capturing the moment he officially became a world‑conquering force at the dawn of *Billion Dollar Babies*.

Alice Cooper's Global Chart Domination

Published in the UK on January 27, 1973, New Musical Express’s one-page cover “Alice Tops The World” celebrated Alice Cooper Group’s massive international success, with the band topping charts worldwide following the release of “School's Out” and the buildup to Billion Dollar Babies.

Cover Overview

Publication Details

Magazine: New Musical Express (UK).

Date: January 27, 1973.

Format: Front cover

Legacy

This NME cover is a defining early 1973 Alice Cooper moment — capturing the peak of their shock-rock breakthrough and global chart dominance

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