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An album with famous cover art

When you hear “albums famous for their cover art,” which jackets come to mind?

There are all sorts: the photo of a baby swimming underwater, the banana illustration, the shot of the band walking across a crosswalk, and more.

In this article, we’ll introduce a roundup of classic albums with jackets you’ve probably seen somewhere.

You might even find works where you haven’t heard the songs but the cover design looks familiar.

Let’s dive right in!

Playlist

An album with famous cover art
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1eastSgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatlesplay_arrow
The Beatles’ album jacket is completed as a work of art
2eastDookieGreen Day
DookieGreen Dayplay_arrow
Behind-the-scenes story of creating the cover art for Green Day’s Dookie
3eastIn the Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimson
In the Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimsonplay_arrow
The iconic album cover of King Crimson
4eastThe Dark Side Of The MoonPink Floyd
The Dark Side Of The MoonPink Floydplay_arrow
Introducing the appeal of Pink Floyd’s masterpiece “The Dark Side of the Moon”
5eastIn RockDeep Purple
In RockDeep Purpleplay_arrow
A masterpiece marking Deep Purple’s shift toward a hard rock direction
6eastSt. AngerMetallica
St. AngerMetallicaplay_arrow
Metallica's intricate songs and the rope's fist
7eastCool Struttin’Sonny Clark
Cool Struttin’Sonny Clarkplay_arrow
Sonny Clark Masterpiece Jazz Album
8eastLondon CallingThe Clash
London CallingThe Clashplay_arrow
The Clash’s iconic album cover
9eastThe Velvet Underground & NicoThe Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground & NicoThe Velvet Undergroundplay_arrow
The Velvet Underground’s banana jacket
10eastThe NightflyDonald Fagen
The NightflyDonald Fagenplay_arrow
Donald Fagen's masterful solo album
11eastNevermindNirvana
NevermindNirvanaplay_arrow
The Nirvana iconic album cover lawsuit
12eastNever Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex PistolsSEX PISTOLS
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex PistolsSEX PISTOLSplay_arrow
The Sex Pistols’ historic album
13eastAladdin SaneDavid Bowie
Aladdin SaneDavid Bowieplay_arrow
Introduction to David Bowie's classic album covers
14eastWeasels Ripped My FleshFrank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
Weasels Ripped My FleshFrank Zappa & The Mothers of Inventionplay_arrow
Frank Zappa's 1970 album
15eastRage Against the MachineRage Against The Machine
Rage Against the MachineRage Against The Machineplay_arrow
Rage’s explosive debut album and its political cover
16eastBlood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppers
Blood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppersplay_arrow
The Chili Peppers’ masterpiece album cover
17eastGooSonic youth
GooSonic youthplay_arrow
Jacket design of Sonic Youth’s classic album “Goo”
18eastSticky FingersThe Rolling Stones
Sticky FingersThe Rolling Stonesplay_arrow
The Rolling Stones’ classic album “Sticky Fingers”
19eastWeezerWeezer
WeezerWeezerplay_arrow
Weezer’s Blue Album is a masterpiece rock album.
20eastDefinitely MaybeOasis
Definitely MaybeOasisplay_arrow
Oasis’s album covers are very British and stylish.