Rock
105 cover stories
From psychedelic gatefolds to punk's DIY zines, rock album covers have been the proving ground for some of the most ambitious visual art of the past sixty years. Hipgnosis, Storm Thorgerson, and Peter Saville redefined what a record sleeve could be.
Currents
Tame Impala · 2015
AM
Arctic Monkeys · 2013
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire · 2007
In Rainbows
Radiohead · 2007
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys · 2006
Silent Alarm
Bloc Party · 2005
Funeral
Arcade Fire · 2004
Hot Fuss
The Killers · 2004
Elephant
The White Stripes · 2003
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips · 2002
A Rush of Blood to the Head
Coldplay · 2002
Turn on the Bright Lights
Interpol · 2002
Is This It
The Strokes · 2001
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes · 2001
Amnesiac
Radiohead · 2001
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
PJ Harvey · 2000
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park · 2000
Relationship of Command
At the Drive-In · 2000
The Moon & Antarctica
Modest Mouse · 2000
The Battle of Los Angeles
Rage Against the Machine · 1999
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel · 1998
OK Computer
Radiohead · 1997
The Bends
Radiohead · 1995
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins · 1995
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Pavement · 1994
Weezer
Weezer · 1994
Definitely Maybe
Oasis · 1994
Vitalogy
Pearl Jam · 1994
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins · 1993
Vs.
Pearl Jam · 1993
In Utero
Nirvana · 1993
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine · 1992
Badmotorfinger
Soundgarden · 1991
Ten
Pearl Jam · 1991
Nevermind
Nirvana · 1991
Metallica
Metallica · 1991
Spiderland
Slint · 1991
Goo
Sonic Youth · 1990
Doolittle
Pixies · 1989
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth · 1988
Appetite for Destruction
Guns N' Roses · 1987
The Joshua Tree
U2 · 1987
Sign o' the Times
Prince · 1987
So
Peter Gabriel · 1986
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths · 1986
Skylarking
XTC · 1986
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi · 1986
Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits · 1985
Stop Making Sense
Talking Heads · 1984
Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen · 1984
Hatful of Hollow
The Smiths · 1984
Purple Rain
Prince · 1984
Synchronicity
The Police · 1983
Rio
Duran Duran · 1982
Remain in Light
Talking Heads · 1980
Fear of Music
Talking Heads · 1979
Damn the Torpedoes
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers · 1979
London Calling
The Clash · 1979
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division · 1979
Parallel Lines
Blondie · 1978
News of the World
Queen · 1977
Bat Out of Hell
Meat Loaf · 1977
Low
David Bowie · 1977
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac · 1977
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols · 1977
2112
Rush · 1976
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen · 1975
A Night at the Opera
Queen · 1975
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin · 1975
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd · 1975
Horses
Patti Smith · 1975
Raw Power
Iggy and the Stooges · 1973
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John · 1973
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney & Wings · 1973
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd · 1973
Brain Salad Surgery
Emerson, Lake & Palmer · 1973
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie · 1973
Piano Man
Billy Joel · 1973
Transformer
Lou Reed · 1972
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie · 1972
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones · 1971
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin · 1971
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic · 1971
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1970
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath · 1970
Paranoid
Black Sabbath · 1970
Abbey Road
The Beatles · 1969
Stand!
Sly and the Family Stone · 1969
Music from Big Pink
The Band · 1968
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes · 1968
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces · 1968
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother and the Holding Company · 1968
Electric Ladyland
The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1968
Strange Days
The Doors · 1967
Are You Experienced
The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1967
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles · 1967
Disraeli Gears
Cream · 1967
Their Satanic Majesties Request
The Rolling Stones · 1967
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground · 1967
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane · 1967
Fresh Cream
Cream · 1966
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys · 1966
Blonde on Blonde
Bob Dylan · 1966
Here's Little Richard
Little Richard · 1957
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley · 1956