Album Cover Archive
Every researched cover story currently in the Behind the Covers archive — 409 albums and counting. Browse alphabetically, jump to a decade, or open any entry for the story behind the artwork, credits, visual analysis, and sources.
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29 stories- Abbey RoadThe Beatles · 1969
- AbraxasSantana · 1970
- Ace of SpadesMotörhead · 1980
- Achtung BabyU2 · 1991
- After HoursThe Weeknd · 2020
- After School SessionChuck Berry · 1957
- After the Gold RushNeil Young · 1970
- Aladdin SaneDavid Bowie · 1973
- All Eyez on Me2Pac · 1996
- AMArctic Monkeys · 2013
- American BeautyGrateful Dead · 1970
- American IdiotGreen Day · 2004
- American IV: The Man Comes AroundJohnny Cash · 2002
- American PieDon McLean · 1971
- AmnesiacRadiohead · 2001
- AnimalsPink Floyd · 1977
- ANTIRihanna · 2016
- AqueminiOutKast · 1998
- Are You ExperiencedThe Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1967
- Around the FurDeftones · 1997
- Art AngelsGrimes · 2015
- AstroworldTravis Scott · 2018
- At Folsom PrisonJohnny Cash · 1968
- At San QuentinJohnny Cash · 1969
- ATLiensOutKast · 1996
- Atrocity ExhibitionDanny Brown · 2016
- AutobahnKraftwerk · 1974
- Automatic for the PeopleR.E.M. · 1992
- Axis: Bold as LoveThe Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1967
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35 stories- Back in BlackAC/DC · 1980
- Back to BlackAmy Winehouse · 2006
- Bad BrainsBad Brains · 1982
- BadmotorfingerSoundgarden · 1991
- BaduizmErykah Badu · 1997
- BalloonerismMac Miller · 2025
- The BandThe Band · 1969
- Band On The RunPaul McCartney & Wings · 1973
- Bat Out of HellMeat Loaf · 1977
- The Battle of Los AngelesRage Against the Machine · 1999
- Before These Crowded StreetsDave Matthews Band · 1998
- Beggars BanquetThe Rolling Stones · 1968
- The BendsRadiohead · 1995
- The Best of Muddy WatersMuddy Waters · 1958
- Bitches BrewMiles Davis · 1970
- The Black AlbumJay-Z · 2003
- Black SabbathBlack Sabbath · 1970
- BlackstarDavid Bowie · 2016
- Blizzard of OzzOzzy Osbourne · 1980
- BlondeFrank Ocean · 2016
- Blonde on BlondeBob Dylan · 1966
- Blood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppers · 1991
- BlueJoni Mitchell · 1971
- Blue TrainJohn Coltrane · 1958
- The BlueprintJay-Z · 2001
- Bo DiddleyBo Diddley · 1958
- Born in the U.S.A.Bruce Springsteen · 1984
- Born This WayLady Gaga · 2011
- Born to RunBruce Springsteen · 1975
- BossanovaPixies · 1990
- BostonBoston · 1976
- Brain Salad SurgeryEmerson, Lake & Palmer · 1973
- BratCharli XCX · 2024
- Breakfast in AmericaSupertramp · 1979
- Brothers in ArmsDire Straits · 1985
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22 stories- CalifornicationRed Hot Chili Peppers · 1999
- The Captain and MeThe Doobie Brothers · 1973
- Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John · 1975
- Carrie & LowellSufjan Stevens · 2015
- The CarsThe Cars · 1978
- Catch a FireBob Marley and the Wailers · 1973
- Channel OrangeFrank Ocean · 2012
- Cheap ThrillsBig Brother and the Holding Company · 1968
- CHROMAKOPIATyler, The Creator · 2024
- The ChronicDr. Dre · 1992
- Coal Miner's DaughterLoretta Lynn · 1971
- Coat of Many ColorsDolly Parton · 1971
- The College DropoutKanye West · 2004
- Coloring BookChance the Rapper · 2016
- The Colour and the ShapeFoo Fighters · 1997
- Cosmo's FactoryCreedence Clearwater Revival · 1970
- Cowboy CarterBeyoncé · 2024
- CrashDave Matthews Band · 1996
- CrazySexyCoolTLC · 1994
- Crooked Rain, Crooked RainPavement · 1994
- Crystal CastlesCrystal Castles · 2008
- CurrentsTame Impala · 2015
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22 stories- Damn the TorpedoesTom Petty and the Heartbreakers · 1979
- DAMN.Kendrick Lamar · 2017
- DanzigDanzig · 1988
- The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd · 1973
- Darkness on the Edge of TownBruce Springsteen · 1978
- Daydream NationSonic Youth · 1988
- Debí Tirar Más FotosBad Bunny · 2025
- DebutBjörk · 1993
- Definitely MaybeOasis · 1994
- Demon DaysGorillaz · 2005
- Depression CherryBeach House · 2015
- Diamond DogsDavid Bowie · 1974
- DirtAlice in Chains · 1992
- Dirty ComputerJanelle Monáe · 2018
- DiscoveryDaft Punk · 2001
- DisintegrationThe Cure · 1989
- Disraeli GearsCream · 1967
- DoggystyleSnoop Doggy Dogg · 1993
- DookieGreen Day · 1994
- DoolittlePixies · 1989
- The Downward SpiralNine Inch Nails · 1994
- DummyPortishead · 1994
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8 stories- Electric LadylandThe Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1968
- ElephantThe White Stripes · 2003
- Elvis PresleyElvis Presley · 1956
- Endtroducing.....DJ Shadow · 1996
- Enema of the Stateblink-182 · 1999
- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)Wu-Tang Clan · 1993
- Evil EmpireRage Against the Machine · 1996
- ExodusBob Marley and the Wailers · 1977
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14 stories- Faster Than the Speed of NightBonnie Tyler · 1983
- The Fat of the LandThe Prodigy · 1997
- Fear of MusicTalking Heads · 1979
- Fetch the Bolt CuttersFiona Apple · 2020
- Fever to TellYeah Yeah Yeahs · 2003
- Figure 8Elliott Smith · 2000
- Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac · 1975
- Flower BoyTyler, The Creator · 2017
- folkloreTaylor Swift · 2020
- Fox Confessor Brings the FloodNeko Case · 2006
- The Freewheelin' Bob DylanBob Dylan · 1963
- Fresh CreamCream · 1966
- FuneralArcade Fire · 2004
- Future NostalgiaDua Lipa · 2020
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11 stories- The GamblerKenny Rogers · 1978
- GNXKendrick Lamar · 2024
- Goats Head SoupThe Rolling Stones · 1973
- Golden HourKacey Musgraves · 2018
- GooSonic Youth · 1990
- good kid, m.A.A.d cityKendrick Lamar · 2012
- Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadElton John · 1973
- GraceJeff Buckley · 1994
- GracelandPaul Simon · 1986
- GraduationKanye West · 2007
- Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.Bruce Springsteen · 1973
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18 stories- Hail to the ThiefRadiohead · 2003
- The Harder They ComeJimmy Cliff · 1972
- Hatful of HollowThe Smiths · 1984
- Head HuntersHerbie Hancock · 1973
- Here's Little RichardLittle Richard · 1957
- Highway to HellAC/DC · 1979
- HIT ME HARD AND SOFTBillie Eilish · 2024
- Hollywood's BleedingPost Malone · 2019
- HomeworkDaft Punk · 1997
- HomogenicBjörk · 1997
- Honky Tonk HeroesWaylon Jennings · 1973
- HorsesPatti Smith · 1975
- Hot FussThe Killers · 2004
- Hotel CaliforniaEagles · 1976
- Hounds of LoveKate Bush · 1985
- Houses of the HolyLed Zeppelin · 1973
- Hybrid TheoryLinkin Park · 2000
- HysteriaDef Leppard · 1987
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17 stories- I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love YouAretha Franklin · 1967
- i used to think i could flyTate McRae · 2022
- I'm the ProblemMorgan Wallen · 2025
- IcemanDrake · 2026
- IGORTyler, the Creator · 2019
- Ill CommunicationBeastie Boys · 1994
- IllinoisSufjan Stevens · 2005
- IllmaticNas · 1994
- In ColourJamie xx · 2015
- In RainbowsRadiohead · 2007
- In the Aeroplane Over the SeaNeutral Milk Hotel · 1998
- In the Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimson · 1969
- In the Wee Small HoursFrank Sinatra · 1955
- In UteroNirvana · 1993
- InnervisionsStevie Wonder · 1973
- Is This ItThe Strokes · 2001
- It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackPublic Enemy · 1988
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20 stories- Late RegistrationKanye West · 2005
- LateralusTool · 2001
- Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin · 1969
- Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin · 1971
- LemonadeBeyoncé · 2016
- Let It BeThe Beatles · 1970
- Let It BleedThe Rolling Stones · 1969
- Licensed to IllBeastie Boys · 1986
- The Life of PabloKanye West · 2016
- Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the GroundBright Eyes · 2002
- Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part OneThe Kinks · 1970
- London CallingThe Clash · 1979
- LonerismTame Impala · 2012
- Louder Than BombsThe Smiths · 1987
- A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane · 1965
- LovelessMy Bloody Valentine · 1991
- LoverTaylor Swift · 2019
- LowDavid Bowie · 1977
- The Low End TheoryA Tribe Called Quest · 1991
- LP1FKA twigs · 2014
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26 stories- MadvillainyMadvillain · 2004
- Maggot BrainFunkadelic · 1971
- Mama Said Knock You OutLL Cool J · 1990
- Man's Best FriendSabrina Carpenter · 2025
- The Marshall Mathers LPEminem · 2000
- Master of PuppetsMetallica · 1986
- MaxinquayeTricky · 1995
- MayhemLady Gaga · 2025
- Meat Is MurderThe Smiths · 1985
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessThe Smashing Pumpkins · 1995
- MelodramaLorde · 2017
- Melt My Eyez See Your FutureDenzel Curry · 2022
- MetallicaMetallica · 1991
- MezzanineMassive Attack · 1998
- Midnight MaraudersA Tribe Called Quest · 1993
- MidnightsTaylor Swift · 2022
- The Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn Hill · 1998
- moisturizerWet Leg · 2025
- The Money StoreDeath Grips · 2012
- MONTEROLil Nas X · 2021
- The Moon & AntarcticaModest Mouse · 2000
- Moon SafariAir · 1998
- Mr. Morale & the Big SteppersKendrick Lamar · 2022
- MusicPlayboi Carti · 2025
- Music from Big PinkThe Band · 1968
- My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye West · 2010
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12 stories- Neon BibleArcade Fire · 2007
- Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex PistolsSex Pistols · 1977
- NevermindNirvana · 1991
- New York DollsNew York Dolls · 1973
- News of the WorldQueen · 1977
- A Night at the OperaQueen · 1975
- Night MovesBob Seger · 1976
- Nilsson SchmilssonHarry Nilsson · 1971
- Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New YorkNirvana · 1994
- No Love Deep WebDeath Grips · 2012
- Norman Fucking Rockwell!Lana Del Rey · 2019
- The Number of the BeastIron Maiden · 1982
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9 stories- OdelayBeck · 1996
- Off the WallMichael Jackson · 1979
- Ogdens' Nut Gone FlakeSmall Faces · 1968
- OK ComputerRadiohead · 1997
- One Nation Under a GrooveFunkadelic · 1978
- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Raekwon · 1995
- Oracular SpectacularMGMT · 2007
- Os MutantesOs Mutantes · 1968
- Our Mother the MountainTownes Van Zandt · 1969
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18 stories- Paid in FullEric B. & Rakim · 1987
- Parallel LinesBlondie · 1978
- ParanoidBlack Sabbath · 1970
- ParklifeBlur · 1994
- Paul's BoutiqueBeastie Boys · 1989
- Person PitchPanda Bear · 2007
- Pet SoundsThe Beach Boys · 1966
- Physical GraffitiLed Zeppelin · 1975
- Piano ManBilly Joel · 1973
- The Piper at the Gates of DawnPink Floyd · 1967
- Plastic BeachGorillaz · 2010
- PortisheadPortishead · 1997
- PostBjörk · 1995
- Power, Corruption & LiesNew Order · 1983
- PowerslaveIron Maiden · 1984
- ProtectionMassive Attack · 1994
- PunisherPhoebe Bridgers · 2020
- Purple RainPrince · 1984
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22 stories- Rage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine · 1992
- Raising HellRun-D.M.C. · 1986
- RamonesRamones · 1976
- Random Access MemoriesDaft Punk · 2013
- Raw PowerIggy and the Stooges · 1973
- Ready to DieThe Notorious B.I.G. · 1994
- Reasonable DoubtJay-Z · 1996
- Red Headed StrangerWillie Nelson · 1975
- Reign in BloodSlayer · 1986
- Relationship of CommandAt the Drive-In · 2000
- Remain in LightTalking Heads · 1980
- The ReminderFeist · 2007
- reputationTaylor Swift · 2017
- RevolverThe Beatles · 1966
- Ride the LightningMetallica · 1984
- RioDuran Duran · 1982
- Riot!Paramore · 2007
- The Rise and Fall of a Midwest PrincessChappell Roan · 2023
- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsDavid Bowie · 1972
- RumoursFleetwood Mac · 1977
- Run the Jewels 2Run the Jewels · 2014
- A Rush of Blood to the HeadColdplay · 2002
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45 stories- Sandinista!The Clash · 1980
- Satan Is RealThe Louvin Brothers · 1959
- Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track)Various Artists · 1977
- The ScoreFugees · 1996
- A Seat at the TableSolange · 2016
- Selected Ambient Works 85-92Aphex Twin · 1992
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles · 1967
- Short n' SweetSabrina Carpenter · 2024
- Shout at the DevilMötley Crüe · 1983
- Siamese DreamThe Smashing Pumpkins · 1993
- Sign o' the TimesPrince · 1987
- Silent AlarmBloc Party · 2005
- Since I Left YouThe Avalanches · 2000
- SkylarkingXTC · 1986
- The SliderT. Rex · 1972
- Slippery When WetBon Jovi · 1986
- SoPeter Gabriel · 1986
- So Close to WhatTate McRae · 2025
- Some GirlsThe Rolling Stones · 1978
- Sometimes I Might Be IntrovertLittle Simz · 2021
- Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder · 1976
- SOSSZA · 2022
- SOS Deluxe: LANASZA · 2024
- Sound of SilverLCD Soundsystem · 2007
- SOUROlivia Rodrigo · 2021
- SouvlakiSlowdive · 1993
- Speakerboxxx/The Love BelowOutKast · 2003
- SpiderlandSlint · 1991
- Stand!Sly and the Family Stone · 1969
- StankoniaOutKast · 2000
- StarboyThe Weeknd · 2016
- Sticky FingersThe Rolling Stones · 1971
- The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses · 1989
- Stop Making SenseTalking Heads · 1984
- Stories from the City, Stories from the SeaPJ Harvey · 2000
- Straight Outta ComptonN.W.A · 1988
- Strange DaysThe Doors · 1967
- SuicideSuicide · 1977
- Supa Dupa FlyMissy Elliott · 1997
- SuperflyCurtis Mayfield · 1972
- SuperunknownSoundgarden · 1994
- Surfer RosaPixies · 1988
- Surrealistic PillowJefferson Airplane · 1967
- Sweetheart of the RodeoThe Byrds · 1968
- SynchronicityThe Police · 1983
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21 stories- Take CareDrake · 2011
- TapestryCarole King · 1971
- Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift · 2006
- TechniqueNew Order · 1989
- TenPearl Jam · 1991
- Tha Carter IIILil Wayne · 2008
- Their Satanic Majesties RequestThe Rolling Stones · 1967
- There's a Riot Goin' OnSly and the Family Stone · 1971
- Think LaterTate McRae · 2023
- ThrillerMichael Jackson · 1982
- Time OutThe Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1959
- To Pimp a ButterflyKendrick Lamar · 2015
- TommyThe Who · 1969
- ToxicitySystem of a Down · 2001
- Trans-Europe ExpressKraftwerk · 1977
- TransatlanticismDeath Cab for Cutie · 2003
- TransformerLou Reed · 1972
- Trout Mask ReplicaCaptain Beefheart · 1969
- True BlueMadonna · 1986
- Turn on the Bright LightsInterpol · 2002
- TuskFleetwood Mac · 1979
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13 stories- The WallPink Floyd · 1979
- WaterlooABBA · 1974
- We're Only in It for the MoneyThe Mothers of Invention · 1968
- WeezerWeezer · 1994
- What's Going OnMarvin Gaye · 1971
- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotArctic Monkeys · 2006
- When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?Billie Eilish · 2019
- The White AlbumThe Beatles · 1968
- White Blood CellsThe White Stripes · 2001
- Who's NextThe Who · 1971
- Wish You Were HerePink Floyd · 1975
- With Heaven On TopZach Bryan · 2026
- The Woman in MeShania Twain · 1995
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18 stories- ?XXXTentacion · 2018
- …Baby One More TimeBritney Spears · 1999
- ...For the Whole World to SeeDeath · 2009
- ...I Care Because You DoAphex Twin · 1995
- "Awaken, My Love!"Childish Gambino · 2016
- "Heroes"David Bowie · 1977
- (What's the Story) Morning Glory?Oasis · 1995
- ÷Ed Sheeran · 2017
- 10,000 DaysTool · 2006
- 1989Taylor Swift · 2014
- 1999Prince · 1982
- 2001Dr. Dre · 1999
- 21Adele · 2011
- 2112Rush · 1976
- 3 Feet High and RisingDe La Soul · 1989
- 808s & HeartbreakKanye West · 2008
- ÆnimaTool · 1996
- Ágætis byrjunSigur Rós · 1999