Best 1990s Rock Album Covers

The most iconic 1990s Rock album covers — every entry has its own complete story: the designer, the photographer, the concept, and why it became iconic.

24 curated covers

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1999

Badmotorfinger

Soundgarden · 1991

Metallica

Metallica · 1991

Emergency & I

The Dismemberment Plan · 1999

Enema of the State

blink-182 · 1999

The Battle of Los Angeles

Rage Against the Machine · 1999

Ágætis byrjun

Sigur Rós · 1999

Before These Crowded Streets

Dave Matthews Band · 1998

Yield

Pearl Jam · 1998

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel · 1998

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

Spiritualized · 1997

Be Here Now

Oasis · 1997

OK Computer

Radiohead · 1997

1977

Ash · 1996

Sublime

Sublime · 1996

Pinkerton

Weezer · 1996

Coming Up

Suede · 1996

Odelay

Beck · 1996

Evil Empire

Rage Against the Machine · 1996

Crash

Dave Matthews Band · 1996

Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five · 1995

(What's the Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis · 1995

The Bends

Radiohead · 1995

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins · 1995