Greatest Album Covers

Artists should, most importantly, sound great. But with a little visual appeal, they can set themselves apart from the good artists to the great artists. This list is devoted to the best album art. Don't agree with the list? Vote for an existing item you think should be ranked higher or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on or create your own version of this list.

 

Dangerous - Michael Jackson
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Dangerous - Michael Jackson

is so mysterious! just like michael wanted to be! so beautiful ...

OlgaLJ

so creative! Love it!

Other albums seriously suck before this album's content and cover

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Bad - Michael Jackson
2Bad - Michael Jackson

For such a great soul and invincible talented man

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He's got every thing in this photo: confidence, quality, personality, and perfection

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Dark Side of The Moon - Pink Floyd
3Dark Side of The Moon - Pink Floyd

Should be #1...

4The Secret - Marie Picasso

Marie Picasso is on the cover! What else do you need?

5Rift - Phish

Crazy good concept album art.

Invincible - Michael Jackson
6Invincible - Michael Jackson

that's all we need his face and you got the best cover ever.

that's all we need, his face, and you got the best cover ever.

Invincible on any day, period! The others ain't even close! Apart from the cover, the album was clearly a genius's work! There is no cover like Invincble!

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History - Michael Jackson
7History - Michael Jackson

The other name for artistic work! Just the statue of MJ on the cover is awesome! Showed for real that MJ is the greatest! I use to love the cover more than any other!

Thriller - Michael Jackson
8Thriller - Michael Jackson

ALL MJ ALBUM COVERS ARE GOOD. BUT I THINK I LIKE THE THRILLER COVER ALBUM THE MOST BECAUSE MICHAEL JACKSON IS SOO FIIINNNEEE ON THIS COVER.

Insomniac - Enrique Iglesias
9Insomniac - Enrique Iglesias
Little Queen - Heart
10Little Queen - Heart

 

11Master Of Puppets - Metallica
12Dreamboat Annie - Heart
13Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
14Alive! - Kiss
15Disraeli Gears - Cream

The best psychedelic cover art ever made. Great album also.

16Revolver - The Beatles

Klaus Voorman must have spent a lot of time on that one.

17A Night at the Opera - Queen

Lovely album art drawn by guitarist Brian May.

18Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
19Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
20Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper
21Homogenic - Bjork
22Liquid Swords - Genius/Gza

Great and creative album cover

23Blink 182 - Blink 182
24Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses
252112 - Rush
26Don't Look Back - Boston
27Tommy - The Who
28Wheels of Fire - Cream
29Love, Angel, Music, Baby - Gwen Stefani

I love the colors and fantasy of this album cover

30Fragile - Yes
31...And Justice For All - Metallica

A Bold Political Statement from a Heavy Metal Band! Awesome Stuff!

32Wild Honey - The Beach Boys

Stained Glass. When Viewed In Winter Makes you want the sun to come shining through and find SUMMER!

33Mello Yellow - Donovan
34Young Soul Rebels - Funkadelic
35Point of Know Return - Kansas
36Leftoverture - Kansas
37Innuendo - Queen
38Something/Anything? - Todd Rundgren
391984 - Van Halen
40London Calling - The Clash
41Tarkus - Emerson Lake and Palmer

THis was a work of Art

42Amigos - Santana
43200 Motels - Frank Zappa
44Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
45Breakfast in America - Supertramp
46In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
47Tattoo You - The Rolling Stones
48Best of Chithra - K.S. Chithra

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This list was created on May 13, 2008 and has been voted on over 1,000 times.