Best Rock Album Covers
A curated selection of the most iconic Rock album covers — the artwork, designers, and visual ideas that shaped the genre's identity across every era.
24 curated covers

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Arctic Monkeys · 2013

A Rush of Blood to the Head
Coldplay · 2002

Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park · 2000

Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1999

Badmotorfinger
Soundgarden · 1991

Metallica
Metallica · 1991

Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen · 1984

Purple Rain
Prince · 1984

Remain in Light
Talking Heads · 1980

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

Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin · 1969

Abbey Road
The Beatles · 1969

Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones · 1968

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles · 1967