1990s
90 cover stories
Grunge's anti-aesthetic collided with hip-hop's visual maximalism. From Nevermind's underwater baby to the stark minimalism of Radiohead's artwork, the decade saw album covers oscillate between raw authenticity and elaborate conceptual art.
All 1990s album covers
Enema of the State
blink-182 · 1999
…Baby One More Time
Britney Spears · 1999
2001
Dr. Dre · 1999
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 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
Moon Safari
Air · 1998
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel · 1998
Mezzanine
Massive Attack · 1998
Aquemini
OutKast · 1998
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill · 1998
Be Here Now
Oasis · 1997
Around the Fur
Deftones · 1997
The Colour and the Shape
Foo Fighters · 1997
Portishead
Portishead · 1997
The Fat of the Land
The Prodigy · 1997
Homogenic
Björk · 1997
Homework
Daft Punk · 1997
Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott · 1997
Baduizm
Erykah Badu · 1997
OK Computer
Radiohead · 1997
Sublime
Sublime · 1996
1977
Ash · 1996
Pinkerton
Weezer · 1996
Coming Up
Suede · 1996
Odelay
Beck · 1996
Evil Empire
Rage Against the Machine · 1996
All Eyez on Me
2Pac · 1996
Crash
Dave Matthews Band · 1996
Endtroducing.....
DJ Shadow · 1996
Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z · 1996
Ænima
Tool · 1996
The Score
Fugees · 1996
ATLiens
OutKast · 1996
The Woman in Me
Shania Twain · 1995
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Oasis · 1995
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette · 1995
Maxinquaye
Tricky · 1995
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins · 1995
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Raekwon · 1995
The Bends
Radiohead · 1995
...I Care Because You Do
Aphex Twin · 1995
Post
Björk · 1995
Under the Table and Dreaming
Dave Matthews Band · 1994
Jar of Flies
Alice in Chains · 1994
Superunknown
Soundgarden · 1994
The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails · 1994
CrazySexyCool
TLC · 1994
Ill Communication
Beastie Boys · 1994
Dookie
Green Day · 1994
Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New York
Nirvana · 1994
Vitalogy
Pearl Jam · 1994
Definitely Maybe
Oasis · 1994
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Pavement · 1994
Protection
Massive Attack · 1994
Grace
Jeff Buckley · 1994
Parklife
Blur · 1994
Weezer
Weezer · 1994
Dummy
Portishead · 1994
Ready to Die
The Notorious B.I.G. · 1994
Illmatic
Nas · 1994
Doggystyle
Snoop Doggy Dogg · 1993
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins · 1993
Souvlaki
Slowdive · 1993
Debut
Björk · 1993
Vs.
Pearl Jam · 1993
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan · 1993
In Utero
Nirvana · 1993
Midnight Marauders
A Tribe Called Quest · 1993
Dirt
Alice in Chains · 1992
Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin · 1992
The Chronic
Dr. Dre · 1992
Automatic for the People
R.E.M. · 1992
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine · 1992
Trompe le Monde
Pixies · 1991
Achtung Baby
U2 · 1991
Badmotorfinger
Soundgarden · 1991
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1991
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine · 1991
Spiderland
Slint · 1991
Ten
Pearl Jam · 1991
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest · 1991
Metallica
Metallica · 1991
Sensitive cover art
Nevermind
Nirvana · 1991
Bossanova
Pixies · 1990
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J · 1990
Violator
Depeche Mode · 1990
Goo
Sonic Youth · 1990
Frequently asked questions
- What defined 1990s album cover art?
- Grunge's anti-aesthetic collided with hip-hop's visual maximalism. From Nevermind's underwater baby to the stark minimalism of Radiohead's artwork, the decade saw album covers oscillate between raw authenticity and elaborate conceptual art.
- What are the most iconic album covers of the 1990s?
- Notable covers featured on Behind the Covers include Enema of the State by blink-182, …Baby One More Time by Britney Spears, 2001 by Dr. Dre, Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Battle of Los Angeles by Rage Against the Machine.
- How many 1990s album covers does Behind the Covers feature?
- Behind the Covers features 90 1990s cover stories, with cover art by designers including Jason Clark, Lawrence Azerrad, and Joey Krebs.