2000s
50 cover stories
The digital revolution began reshaping how album art was consumed — as thumbnails on iPods and iTunes. Designers adapted with bolder graphics and more iconic imagery, while indie labels maintained the craft of physical packaging.
All 2000s album covers
...For the Whole World to See
Death · 2009
Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne · 2008
Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend · 2008
Oracular Spectacular
MGMT · 2007
Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem · 2007
Person Pitch
Panda Bear · 2007
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire · 2007
The Reminder
Feist · 2007
Graduation
Kanye West · 2007
In Rainbows
Radiohead · 2007
Untrue
Burial · 2007
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Neko Case · 2006
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys · 2006
Back to Black
Amy Winehouse · 2006
Late Registration
Kanye West · 2005
Silent Alarm
Bloc Party · 2005
Demon Days
Gorillaz · 2005
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens · 2005
American Idiot
Green Day · 2004
Madvillainy
Madvillain · 2004
The College Dropout
Kanye West · 2004
Hot Fuss
The Killers · 2004
Funeral
Arcade Fire · 2004
Fever to Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · 2003
The Black Album
Jay-Z · 2003
Transatlanticism
Death Cab for Cutie · 2003
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast · 2003
Elephant
The White Stripes · 2003
American IV: The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash · 2002
A Rush of Blood to the Head
Coldplay · 2002
Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
Bright Eyes · 2002
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips · 2002
Turn on the Bright Lights
Interpol · 2002
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco · 2002
Vespertine
Björk · 2001
Discovery
Daft Punk · 2001
Lateralus
Tool · 2001
Amnesiac
Radiohead · 2001
The Blueprint
Jay-Z · 2001
Is This It
The Strokes · 2001
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes · 2001
Figure 8
Elliott Smith · 2000
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park · 2000
Stankonia
OutKast · 2000
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
PJ Harvey · 2000
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem · 2000
Since I Left You
The Avalanches · 2000
The Moon & Antarctica
Modest Mouse · 2000
Kid A
Radiohead · 2000
Relationship of Command
At the Drive-In · 2000
Frequently asked questions
- What defined 2000s album cover art?
- The digital revolution began reshaping how album art was consumed — as thumbnails on iPods and iTunes. Designers adapted with bolder graphics and more iconic imagery, while indie labels maintained the craft of physical packaging.
- What are the most iconic album covers of the 2000s?
- Notable covers featured on Behind the Covers include ...For the Whole World to See by Death, Tha Carter III by Lil Wayne, Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend, Oracular Spectacular by MGMT, and Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem.
- How many 2000s album covers does Behind the Covers feature?
- Behind the Covers features 50 2000s cover stories, with cover art by designers including Bobby Hackney Jr., Scott Sandler, and Noah Lennox.