Top 10 Best Album Covers of All Time

This album cover is so simple, but after listening to the album, it will stick with you for the rest of your life. The spectrum that emerges from the prism represents different topics in life, each covered by a different song on the album. Truly a god among men when it comes to album covers.

This is the only album cover on here that is good. Sorry, but it's true. The only good ones are this and the one on the items list. Sorry, but why do I always find Heart or Sarah Brightman on every single music list? Anyway, I'm not trying to hate on this list, but I always see Heart on a music list.

There are albums listed higher than this that have artwork I have never seen or simply don't know since there's no picture beside the entry. How is this lower? It should be #1! I'm horrified to see that it didn't even make the top 3.

Who doesn't know this one? Black and white silhouette on a cheap T-shirt and you know what it is. The best.

It might not be the best, but it's the most famous and iconic. It gets my vote.

Yes, it's only a banana, but it's designed by Andy Warhol, and he knows his stuff.

Easily the best. It sums up the whole revolution that not only The Beatles influenced but all those that came before them at the time. A perfect cover for a perfect album.

Honestly, I feel like most of these are ranked high because people love the album itself. However, this one I agree with. It's a great cover, not just a great album.

Instantly recognizable and the most expensive album cover they made. All the actors, the fancy uniforms - just so classic.

What?! The only cool and artistic items on this list are Dark Side of the Moon and Nevermind. The rest are just pictures of famous people in weird poses. TopTens seems to attract all the fanboys...

This picture is awesome. A baby swimming underwater, lol. Nirvana forever.

Very deep meaning (greed is brainwashed into us by the media from a very young age).

God, this album introduced me to rock music and will always carry a special place in my heart. The vocals, the rawness in the lyrics, and the music itself are phenomenal. It's one of the best albums of modern days still. It sucks that Chester had to leave this world. I guess all that anger and despair came from somewhere.

We all fight our battles, and in the end, it doesn't always matter. Rest in peace, music legend.

Hybrid Theory has a very creative cover.

The cover shows what the music is like, and I think that's what a cover is supposed to do.

I think this cover represents animals tired of taking crap from humans, so they decide to fight back using their own crap. Literally!

There's so much going on in the album cover! This is my favorite, with The Resistance by Muse close behind.

This is probably Green Day's best album cover ever. It really relates to other people. Dookie is really a cool album cover.

I saw this in the '80s and was instantly taken by it. Awesome music and an instant fan is what followed.

Image as rock. Anger. Lashing out at the very thing that supports you. It's this one or The Who's "Who's Next" with the group urinating on a monolith. Talk about being pissed off...

Come on, people! What could be cooler than Paul Simonon smashing a bass guitar in black and white?

The first thing you see in the best album of all time.

Travis Smith just makes good covers. Another great album cover of his that deserves my spot on the list is The Sound of Perseverance.

The girls are just too fine. This is not art. It's the real thing. Ann and Nancy look great.

This one has to be on top of the list. This album is the best of all. Greetings from Lithuania!

Let's take a moment of silence for the fanboys who voted for their favorite album rather than their favorite album cover, like this one. Apparently, putting a close-up image of yourself as your album cover makes for a good one.

Best cover ever. Amy is really pretty on this cover.

She is so cute and beautiful. Amy is the best singer.

I love to see this underrated album on this list. I do love this cover.

The piano covered with snow and the amazing landscape behind it are beautiful.

When you hear the beautiful songs on this album, you can imagine yourself in the cover - playing piano by the snowy mountains.