R&B
20 cover stories
R&B album covers have defined Black glamour, style, and visual identity for decades — from the sophisticated portraits of Motown to the genre-bending visual statements of Frank Ocean and Solange.
SOS
SZA · 2022
After Hours
The Weeknd · 2020
A Seat at the Table
Solange · 2016
Blonde
Frank Ocean · 2016
Lemonade
Beyoncé · 2016
"Awaken, My Love!"
Childish Gambino · 2016
LP1
FKA twigs · 2014
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean · 2012
Back to Black
Amy Winehouse · 2006
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast · 2003
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill · 1998
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott · 1997
Baduizm
Erykah Badu · 1997
Sign o' the Times
Prince · 1987
1999
Prince · 1982
Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder · 1976
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder · 1973
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield · 1972
There's a Riot Goin' On
Sly and the Family Stone · 1971
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye · 1971