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? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.
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Dangerous - Michael Jackson
“is so mysterious! just like michael wanted to be! so beautiful ...”
“so creative! Love it!”
“Other albums seriously suck before this album’s content and cover”
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“For such a great soul and invincible talented man”
“love···love···love···love···love···love···love···love···love···love···love···”
“He’s got every thing in this photo: confidence, quality, personality, and perfection”
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Dark Side of The Moon - Pink Floyd
“Should be #1...”
“Marie Picasso is on the cover! What else do you need?”
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Rift - Phish
“Crazy good concept album art.”
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Invincible - 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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“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!”
“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.”
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Insomniac - Enrique Iglesias
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Master Of Puppets - Metallica
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Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
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Alive! - Kiss
“The best psychedelic cover art ever made. Great album also.”
visit Disraeli Gears - Cream website
“Klaus Voorman must have spent a lot of time on that one.”
visit Revolver - The Beatles website
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A Night at the Opera - Queen
“Lovely album art drawn by guitarist Brian May.”
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Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
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Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
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Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper
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Liquid Swords - Genius/Gza
“Great and creative album cover”
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Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses
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2112 - Rush
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Tommy - The Who
visit Wheels of Fire - Cream website
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Love, Angel, Music, Baby - Gwen Stefani
“I love the colors and fantasy of this album cover”
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Fragile - Yes
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...And Justice For All - Metallica
“A Bold Political Statement from a Heavy Metal Band! Awesome Stuff!”
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Wild Honey - The Beach Boys
“Stained Glass. When Viewed In Winter Makes you want the sun to come shining through and find SUMMER!”
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Young Soul Rebels - Funkadelic
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Point of Know Return - Kansas
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Innuendo - Queen
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Something/Anything? - Todd Rundgren
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1984 - Van Halen
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London Calling - The Clash
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Tarkus - Emerson Lake and Palmer
“THis was a work of Art”
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Amigos - Santana
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200 Motels - Frank Zappa
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
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Breakfast in America - Supertramp
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In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
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Tattoo You - The Rolling Stones
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