Best 1970s Rock Album Covers
The most iconic 1970s Rock album covers — every entry has its own complete story: the designer, the photographer, the concept, and why it became iconic.
24 curated covers
Damn the Torpedoes
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers · 1979
London Calling
The Clash · 1979
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division · 1979
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac · 1977
2112
Rush · 1976
Horses
Patti Smith · 1975
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie · 1973
Piano Man
Billy Joel · 1973
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney & Wings · 1973
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd · 1973
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John · 1973
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie · 1972
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin · 1971
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones · 1971
Paranoid
Black Sabbath · 1970
American Beauty
Grateful Dead · 1970
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1970
Fear of Music
Talking Heads · 1979
Parallel Lines
Blondie · 1978
Bat Out of Hell
Meat Loaf · 1977
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols · 1977
News of the World
Queen · 1977
Low
David Bowie · 1977
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin · 1975