Best 2000s Rock Album Covers

The most iconic 2000s Rock album covers — every entry has its own complete story: the designer, the photographer, the concept, and why it became iconic.

24 curated covers

A Rush of Blood to the Head

Coldplay · 2002

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park · 2000

Riot!

Paramore · 2007

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem · 2007

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire · 2007

In Rainbows

Radiohead · 2007

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys · 2006

Silent Alarm

Bloc Party · 2005

American Idiot

Green Day · 2004

Hot Fuss

The Killers · 2004

Funeral

Arcade Fire · 2004

Hail to the Thief

Radiohead · 2003

Fever to Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs · 2003

Elephant

The White Stripes · 2003

Turn on the Bright Lights

Interpol · 2002

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips · 2002

Amnesiac

Radiohead · 2001

Is This It

The Strokes · 2001

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes · 2001

Figure 8

Elliott Smith · 2000

Kid A

Radiohead · 2000

Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

PJ Harvey · 2000

The Moon & Antarctica

Modest Mouse · 2000

Relationship of Command

At the Drive-In · 2000