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

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen · 1978

Night Moves

Bob Seger · 1976

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

Elton John · 1975

Horses

Patti Smith · 1975

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney & Wings · 1973

Piano Man

Billy Joel · 1973

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie · 1973

The Slider

T. Rex · 1972

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones · 1971

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1970

Highway to Hell

AC/DC · 1979

The Wall

Pink Floyd · 1979

Fear of Music

Talking Heads · 1979

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division · 1979

The Cars

The Cars · 1978

Some Girls

The Rolling Stones · 1978

One Nation Under a Groove

Funkadelic · 1978

Parallel Lines

Blondie · 1978

Animals

Pink Floyd · 1977

"Heroes"

David Bowie · 1977

Low

David Bowie · 1977

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols · 1977

News of the World

Queen · 1977