1970s
73 cover stories
The golden age of album art. Hipgnosis, Roger Dean, and Storm Thorgerson created elaborate visual worlds for progressive rock, while punk stripped everything back to raw DIY energy. The gatefold LP sleeve reached its creative peak.
All 1970s album covers
Damn the Torpedoes
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers · 1979
Off the Wall
Michael Jackson · 1979
The Wall
Pink Floyd · 1979
Fear of Music
Talking Heads · 1979
London Calling
The Clash · 1979
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division · 1979
Some Girls
The Rolling Stones · 1978
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen · 1978
One Nation Under a Groove
Funkadelic · 1978
Parallel Lines
Blondie · 1978
Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track)
Various Artists · 1977
Animals
Pink Floyd · 1977
Trans-Europe Express
Kraftwerk · 1977
"Heroes"
David Bowie · 1977
Bat Out of Hell
Meat Loaf · 1977
Low
David Bowie · 1977
Exodus
Bob Marley and the Wailers · 1977
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols · 1977
News of the World
Queen · 1977
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac · 1977
Hotel California
Eagles · 1976
Night Moves
Bob Seger · 1976
Boston
Boston · 1976
2112
Rush · 1976
Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder · 1976
Ramones
Ramones · 1976
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Elton John · 1975
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen · 1975
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin · 1975
A Night at the Opera
Queen · 1975
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson · 1975
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd · 1975
Horses
Patti Smith · 1975
Diamond Dogs
David Bowie · 1974
Autobahn
Kraftwerk · 1974
Jolene
Dolly Parton · 1974
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
Bruce Springsteen · 1973
Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin · 1973
Band On The Run
Paul McCartney & Wings · 1973
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John · 1973
Piano Man
Billy Joel · 1973
Catch a Fire
Bob Marley and the Wailers · 1973
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock · 1973
Brain Salad Surgery
Emerson, Lake & Palmer · 1973
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder · 1973
Raw Power
Iggy and the Stooges · 1973
Village of the Pharoahs
Pharoah Sanders · 1973
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd · 1973
Aladdin Sane
David Bowie · 1973
The Harder They Come
Jimmy Cliff · 1972
The Slider
T. Rex · 1972
Transformer
Lou Reed · 1972
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield · 1972
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie · 1972
Tapestry
Carole King · 1971
Coat of Many Colors
Dolly Parton · 1971
Who's Next
The Who · 1971
Nilsson Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson · 1971
American Pie
Don McLean · 1971
Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta Lynn · 1971
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye · 1971
There's a Riot Goin' On
Sly and the Family Stone · 1971
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic · 1971
Blue
Joni Mitchell · 1971
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones · 1971
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin · 1971
American Beauty
Grateful Dead · 1970
Paranoid
Black Sabbath · 1970
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1970
Abraxas
Santana · 1970
Paranoid
Black Sabbath · 1970
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath · 1970
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis · 1970
Frequently asked questions
- What defined 1970s album cover art?
- The golden age of album art. Hipgnosis, Roger Dean, and Storm Thorgerson created elaborate visual worlds for progressive rock, while punk stripped everything back to raw DIY energy. The gatefold LP sleeve reached its creative peak.
- What are the most iconic album covers of the 1970s?
- Notable covers featured on Behind the Covers include Damn the Torpedoes by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Off the Wall by Michael Jackson, The Wall by Pink Floyd, Fear of Music by Talking Heads, and London Calling by The Clash.
- How many 1970s album covers does Behind the Covers feature?
- Behind the Covers features 73 1970s cover stories, with cover art by designers including Stan Evenson, Gerald Scarfe, and David Byrne.