Greatest Album Covers

Greatest Album Covers (July 2019)

An album cover can be a work of art on its own. It artwork, advertising and a reflection of music all in one. Some album covers are just unforgettable. These are the absolute best. Taken into account also is how recognizable and iconic they are as well.

150. David Bowie- Lodger

149. The Human League- Dare

148. Metallica- Master of Puppets

147. Aerosmith- Permanent Vacation

146. Wham!- Make it Big

145. Motley Crue- Theater of Pain

144. Janet Jackson- Control

143. Alice Cooper- Welcome to my Nightmare

142. Poison- Look what the cat dragged in

141. Europe- The Final Countdown

140. Rod Stewart- Never a dull moment

139. Bruce Springsteen- Greetings from Asbury Park

138. Asia- Asia

137. Living Colour- Vivid

136. Journey- Escape

135. Iggy Pop- The Idiot

134. Motley Crue- Dr. Feelgood

133. Van Halen- Van Halen

132. Prince- Controversy

131. Elvis Costello- This year’s model

130. Madonna- Madonna

129. The Cars- The Cars

128. Culture Club- Colour by numbers

127. Motley Crue- Too fast for love

126. George Michael- Faith

125. The Beatles- The Magical Mystery Tour

124. Derek and the Dominoes- Layla

123. Credence Clearwater Revival- Cosmo’s Factory

122. David Lee Roth- Eat ‘em and smile

121. Huey Lewis and the News- Sports

120. Blondie- Parallel Lines

119. New York Dolls- New York Dolls

118. U2- War

117. Warrant- Cherry Pie

116. Roxy Music- Country Life

115. Billy Joel- The Stranger

114. Def Leopard- Pyromania

113. The Doors-The Doors

112. Queen- Night at the Opera

111. Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath

110. The Rolling Stones- On her satanic majesty’s request

109. Prince- 1999

108. The Beatles- Rubber Soul

107. Roxy Music- Roxy Music

106. Duran Duran- Rio

105. Dusty Springfield- Dusty in Memphis

104. The Damned- The Damned

103. Whitesnake- Whitesnake

102. Van Morrison- Astral Weeks

101. Captain Beefheart- Troutmask replica

100. Frank Zappa- We’re only in it for the money

99. Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms

98. Madonna- True Blue

97. The Rolling Stones- Beggars Banquet

96. Elton John- Captain Fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy

95. Nirvana- In Utero

94. Peter Gabriel- Peter Gabriel

93. John Lennon- Two virgins

92. T Rex- The Slider

91. Elvis Costello- My aim is true

90. Kraftwerk- Trans Europe Express

89. Pearl Jam- Ten

88. Madonna- Like a Prayer

87. T Rex- Electric Warrior.

86. Led Zeppelin- Presence

85. Warrant- Dirty rotten filthy stinking rich

84. Poison- Open up and say ahh!

83. AC/DC- Highway to hell

82. Greenday- Dookie

81. The Beatles- Revolver

80. Bob Dylan- Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan

79. Patti Smith- Horses

78. Pink Floyd- The Wall

77. Parliament- Cosmic Slop

76. Jimi Hendrix- Are you experienced?

75. David Bowie- The man who sold the world

74. AC/DC- Back in Black

73. Cyndi Lauper- She’s so unusual

72. Sly and the Family Stone- There’s a riot going on

71. David Bowie- Heroes

70. John Lennon- Imagine

69. Iggy and the Stooges- Raw Power

68. Parliament Funkadelic- The Mothership Connection

67. The Grateful Dead- American Beauty

66. Santana- Abraxas

65. U2- Achtung Baby

64. King Crimson- In the court of King Crimson

63. The Police- Synchronicity

62. Def Leopard- Hysteria

61. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack

60. Madonna- Like a Virgin

59. Public Enemy- It takes a nation of millions to hold us back

58. Kiss- Destroyer

57. Fleetwood Mac- Rumours

56. Prince- Purple Rain

55. Bruce Springsteen- Born to run

54. Alice in Chains- Dirt

53. Beastie Boys- Licence to Ill

52. David Bowie- Scary Monsters

51. Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin

50. Pink Floyd- Wish you were here

49. Marvin Gaye- What’s going on

48. Stevie Wonder- Songs in the key of life

47. Elvis Presley- Elvis Presley

46. Prince- Sign ‘O the times

45. Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA

44. Stevie Wonder- Intervisions

43. Supertramp- Breakfast in America

42. The Who- Tommy

41. David Bowie- The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

40. Smashing Pumpkins- Melancholy and the infinite sadness

39. Elton John- Goodbye yellow brick road

38. The Rolling Stones- Some Girls

37. Jane’s Addiction- Nothing’s Shocking

36. Van Halen- 1984

35. Cream- Disraeli Gears

34. The Beatles- With the Beatles

33. Queen- Queen II

32. David Bowie- Hunky Dory

31. Michael Jackson- Thriller

30. The Small Faces- Ogden’s nut gone flake

29. U2- The Joshua Tree

28. The Cars- Candy- O

27. The Rolling Stones- Let it Bleed

26. Big Brother and the holding Company- Cheap Thrills

25. Queen- News of the world

24. Guns N’ Roses- Appetite for Destruction

23. Meat Loaf- Bat out of Hell

22. The Doors- Strange Days

21. Miles Davis- Bitches Brew

20. David Bowie- Aladdin Sane

19. The Ramones- The Ramones

18. The Beatles- The White Album

17. David Bowie- Diamond Dogs

16. Led Zeppelin- Houses of the holy

15. Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon

14. Jimi Hendrix- Electric ladyland

13. The Eagles- Hotel California

12. Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti

11. The Rolling Stones- Exile on Main Street

10. The Who- Who’s next

9. Blind Faith- Blind Faith

8. The Beatles- Abbey Road

7. The Clash- London Calling

6. The Rolling Stones- Sticky Fingers

5. The Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Bullocks

4. The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds

3. The Velvet Underground- The Velvet Underground and Nico

2. Nirvana- Nevermind

1. The Beatles- Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band