Pop
29 cover stories
Pop album covers are designed to be iconic — instant visual hooks that match the immediacy of the music. From the Beatles' genre-defining Sgt. Pepper's to the carefully art-directed visual universes of modern pop.
So Close to What
Tate McRae · 2025
Brat
Charli XCX · 2024
Think Later
Tate McRae · 2023
i used to think i could fly
Tate McRae · 2022
MONTERO
Lil Nas X · 2021
Future Nostalgia
Dua Lipa · 2020
IGOR
Tyler, the Creator · 2019
Melodrama
Lorde · 2017
A Seat at the Table
Solange · 2016
Lemonade
Beyoncé · 2016
Blonde
Frank Ocean · 2016
Currents
Tame Impala · 2015
Random Access Memories
Daft Punk · 2013
Person Pitch
Panda Bear · 2007
Back to Black
Amy Winehouse · 2006
Post
Björk · 1995
True Blue
Madonna · 1986
So
Peter Gabriel · 1986
Graceland
Paul Simon · 1986
Hounds of Love
Kate Bush · 1985
Purple Rain
Prince · 1984
Synchronicity
The Police · 1983
1999
Prince · 1982
Rio
Duran Duran · 1982
Parallel Lines
Blondie · 1978
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac · 1977
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie · 1973
Blue
Joni Mitchell · 1971
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles · 1967