The 10 Best Album Artworks

The 10 best album artworks (in my opinion)

10) The Velvet Underground & Nico (by The Velvet Underground and Nico) The debut album, released in march 1967, with the iconic Warhol banana on the cover is loved by many people and is memorable for everybody. It has appeared in the Rolling Stone Magazine list at number 13 out of 500. It features the songs 'All Tomorrows Parties' and 'Sunday Morning' and other great songs.




9) Goo (Sonic Youth) The sixth studio album by Sonic Youth released in June 1990, is an illustration of two witnesses of the Moors Murders driving. It is known for the hit 'Kool Thing', 'Dissapearer' and dirty boots. A song I would recommend to check out off this album would be 'Dissappearer'.







8) London Calling (The Clash) The third album released by The Clash in December 1979. The artwork is a picture of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his bass guitar against the side of the stage at the Palladium in NY after a live performance. The album contains the songs 'London Calling', 'Clampdown' and 'Train In Vain'. My favourite is 'Lost in the Supermarket' because it's the slowest song.





7) The Smiths (The Smiths) The debut album was released in February 1984, has a picture of  American actor Joe Dallesandro's torso- a still from the film Flesh by Andy Warhol. In my opinion, this is the best album by The smiths and it reached no. 2 on the UK album chart in 1984. It contains the songs 'Reel Around The Fountain', 'Pretty Girls Make Graves', 'Hand in Glove' and 'What Difference Does it Make'.






6) Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin) The debut album was released in january 1969. The artwork is an image of the burning hindenburg airship. It is quite an iconic picture and most people would be able to name the album. It contains the song 'Good Times Bad Times / Communication Breakdown, which was also released as a single. My personal favourite off the album is 'Dazed and Confused'

5) News Of The World (Queen) Queen's sixth album, it was released in October 1977 and contained the hits 'We Will Rock You', 'We Are the Champions' and 'Spread Your Wings'. The image used for the artwork is a giant robot holding the dead bodies of the band drawn by sci-fi artist Frank Kelly Freas. The album went 2x platinum in the uk. 'It's late' is also a personal favourite from this album, which was also released as a single.




4)  The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (David Bowie) The album artwork for this album is Bowie stepping out of a nightclub as his alter ego 'ziggy stardust' who could communicate as a messenger for aliens. It was released in June 1972, reaching number 5 in the british album charts. The songs 'Stardust', 'Rock n Roll Suicide' and 'Suffragette City' are the most notable on the album.




3) Abbey Road (The Beatles) The album was released in september 1969. The artwork is the iconic picture of the beatles crossing Abbey Road on the 8th of August 1969 and has neither a name nor title on the sleeve. Thealbum contains the memorable songs 'Yellow Submarine' and 'Let It Be', a personal favourite is 'Come Together' (how typical of me.)







2) Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd)
The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album, released in March 1973. The artwork is a spectrum of light passing through a prism and is designed by Hipgnosis, some people say the artwork reflects Syd Barrett's mental state. The album contains the songs 'Money' and 'Time / Us and Them' with my favourite being Breathe, which is slow paced and lush.




1) Nevermind (Nirvana) Nevermind was released in September 1991. The artwork is a baby boy, alone underwater with a US dollar bill on a fish-hook just out of his reach. The idea was conceived when Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl watched a documentary about water births. The album includes the songs 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', 'Lithium' and 'Come as You Are', with my favourite being 'In Bloom'. 


Thanks for reading- Lydia (@itslydiahall)