Join the Fun!

#2

Final score:

105points

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Ava Lemar 2 months ago

The south of where?? Maybe the south side of his small town, population, 9.

83points

#3

I Would've Gone With A Different Album Title

Final score:

103points

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jjdubs W 2 months ago

Hahahahaha

27points

Artists express themselves through the cover art of their records and the songs they create. Parma Recordings describes this as a “symbiotic relationship” between the music and artwork.

Album art is no longer as prominent in this day and age of streaming. However, according to Parma art director Ryan Harrison, it still pays to have a cover that grabs attention.

“Having an awesome-looking cover definitely helps you stand out in a sea of tiny squares.”

#4

Here's A Woman Who Wants To Be Split Open

Final score:

98points

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Miss Tinker 2 months ago

Seriously, does nobody proof-read these covers before they are released? 😅

78points

#5

Stop Granny, I Think It's Too Late!

Final score:

98points

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Rizzo 2 months ago

"I dare you ... I double dare you" 😂

63points

#6

Small Dolphin

Final score:

96points

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TheBlueBitterfly 2 months ago

Is that a dolphin in your bathtub or are you just happy to see me?

106points

That begs the question: “What makes an album cover bad?” British album cover connoisseur Simon Robinson has a simple criterion. As he explained in an interview with Exclaim, it’s “any cover design which sets out to achieve a particular end result — and misses.”

Robinson used Tony Orlando and Dawn’s 1973 record “Tuneweaving” as an example. The cover featured an embroidered photo of the three band members.

“Any sane record label executive (is there such a thing?) would have swapped it over for the nice photo on the back,” Robinson said of the album art.

#7

Um, No Thanks

Final score:

94points

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jjdubs W 2 months ago

They just look so uncomfortable 😂

48points

#8

No, Staying Away From You

Final score:

93points

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WindySwede 2 months ago

I can see where Jeff Goldbloom got this posning from!? (Jurassic Park) mv5bogfhnm...62_al_.jpg

36points

#9

No, I Don’t Think We Will

Final score:

92points

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Isabel Galvez 2 months ago

He looks very hopeful

66points

Some experts believe the streaming era hurts the music industry and impacts listeners’ appreciation of album art. Syndey-based record dealer Mark Lumley said music fans “lost something” when new technology took over.

“The digital age has removed the tactile experience of looking at the cover, reading the cover notes, that type of thing,” Lumley told ABC Australia.

#10

"Squirt Does Its Thing"

Final score:

88points

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ॐBoyGanesh 2 months ago

Semi-soft music????

54points

#11

When Nobody Else Is Competing?

Final score:

87points

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Dorothea Stovall 2 months ago

Men in short shorts and knee/high sport socks. I'm guess 1975?

46points

#12

Just A Reminder That Someone, Somewhere, At Sometime Thought This Was A Good Idea

Final score:

86points

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Little Wonder 2 months ago

LSD is a helluva d**g.

74points

However, current-day artists see it differently, especially since vinyl records have returned over the past few years. For award-winning songwriter Kate Lucas (a.k.a. Coda Chroma), creating album art is part of the creative process.

“You want to have a visual component of that. It is a complete body of work,” Lucas said to ABC Australia, adding that she earns more by selling physical copies of her music.

#13

I’m Gonna Bet The Answer Is No

Final score:

86points

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Dorothea Stovall 2 months ago

Not with a barge pole.

90points

#14

I Should Hope Not

Final score:

82points

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TheBlueBitterfly 2 months ago

"... there'll be a lawsuit."

128points

Bad Album Cover Collective Report

#15

All Together Now! ''yes I Found Jesus At A Walmart While Pushing On A Shopping Cart By The Fruit Loops And The Sweet-Tarts I Found Forgiveness And A Brand New Start About The Cheetos And The Mountain Dew That's Where I Break Through I Got Low Prices And A Brand New Heart And Now I've Found Jesus At A Walmart''

All Together Now! ''yes I Found Jesus At A Walmart While Pushing On A Shopping Cart By The Fruit Loops And The Sweet-Tarts I Found Forgiveness And A Brand New Start About The Cheetos And The Mountain Dew That's Where I Break Through I Got Low Prices And A Brand New Heart And Now I've Found Jesus At A Walmart''

''Yes I found Jesus at a Walmart while pushing on a shopping cart by the fruit loops and the sweet-tarts I found forgiveness and a brand new start about the cheetos and the mountain dew that's where I break through I got low prices and a brand new heart and now I've found Jesus at a Walmart''

Final score:

81points

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Tayler 2 months ago

Great Value Jesus.

48points

So, what makes a good album cover? Sometimes, it’s the simplicity of the artwork that may literally encapsulate the music’s spirit. For this, Lumley used AC/DC’s 1975 record “TNT” as an example.

“It’s an explosive album, and it’s an explosive cover. Perfect,” he said.

#16

Bad Album Cover! "Stoop Down Baby ... Let Your Daddy See"

Final score:

80points

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jjdubs W 2 months ago

Oh dear....

58points

#17

I'm Glad We're Not Friends

Final score:

80points

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Sue Denham 2 months ago

No, Freddie, they're just ghosting you.

89points

#18

Hmm John.. Not Sure If That’s Legal In Most States?

Final score:

78points

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Little Wonder 2 months ago

Omg, so I looked it up. It's not about a man hitting on a teenager, it's about a dad killing his daughter by driving drunk. That does not make this cover better. "Sorry I killed you sweetie" *sigh* "It's fine dad"

127points

Let’s hear from you, readers. Which of these album covers ranks the worst for you? Are there any honorable mentions that should be on this list? Share your thoughts in the comments!

#19

I Have Questions

Final score:

77points

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WindySwede 2 months ago

And play our music to em'?

22points

#20

Nice Haircut Style

Final score:

77points

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Rizzo 2 months ago

This was intentional.

66points

#21

Found In Narva

Final score:

74points

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WindySwede 2 months ago

Leave 'Trazan and Banarne' out of this! 🇸🇪😋

36points

#22

Badiscs! "Smack My Crack"

Final score:

73points

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ॐBoyGanesh 2 months ago

What an incredible line up!!! I’d buy it.

84points

#23

I’d Be Careful To Shake His Hand…

Final score:

72points

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Simona M. 2 months ago

I am concerned for the pigeons 😬

44points

#24

No..........just No

Final score:

68points

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Simona M. 2 months ago

Looks and sounds like a new Will Ferrell movie 😄

59points

#25

Something Tells Me Payback Is Coming

Final score:

67points

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jjdubs W 2 months ago

Don't make her mad!

29points

#26

Someone Doesn't Count

Final score:

66points

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Little Wonder 2 months ago

Now, I'm no maths wizz, but...

86points

#27

Turns Out They Do Make Size Massive Diapers

Final score:

66points

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WindySwede 2 months ago

Or you know, just adult diapers, for people with incontinence...? 🤷‍♂️

35points

#28

From My Home Country Italy, I Now Present Cicciolina. Being Bored With Releasing Albums, She Later Became An Italian Politician. Released In Italy - 1981

Final score:

63points

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BoredPossum 2 months ago

Anything that one touches is by definition dirty. She was an Italian adult entertainment woman doing the dirtiest of the dirtiest acts on camera, things that are and probably were illegal, according to rumor. Then she was given a political position by a very suspect president who has also been involved in reproductive celebrations with not too old people. She's quite infamous in Italy. But of course, these are rumors that people disagree with, at least she does herself.

43points

#29

Um, No Thanks

Final score:

63points

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jjdubs W 2 months ago

I think this might be the least worst one 😂

28points

#30

Cerrone 3...as The Singer Descended Into Madness, He Hired An All Swine Backup Band. The Tour Was A Mess

Final score:

60points

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WindySwede 2 months ago

I'm hoping this is not another episode from 'Black Mirror!!

20points

#31

The Eggs-Traordinary Edith Massey

Final score:

59points

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Aud (she/they) 2 months ago

Yes ma'am 🫡

23points

#32

Final score:

59points

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Little Wonder 2 months ago

The taller the hair, the closer to God.

108points

#33

What We Have Here Are Costume Experts. Released In Sweden - 1975

Final score:

57points

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Dorothea Stovall 2 months ago

Whose mom made the costumes?

41points

#34

Mrs. Mills!

Final score:

57points

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PFD 2 months ago

The horse's eyes tho!

36points

#35

Hypnotized By Corndog

Final score:

56points

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Ava Lemar 2 months ago

The siren song of the state fair.

36points

#36

Woman Needs Her Beef

Final score:

56points

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BrunoVI 2 months ago

This was based on a Wendy's hamburgers ad.

34points

#37

If These Two Are Husband & Wife I Feel Sorry For Both Of Them......and Their Children

Final score:

56points

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PFD 2 months ago

Don't kink shame

45points

#38

Found In Narva, Estonia

Final score:

55points

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WindySwede 2 months ago

Well Cornelis doing his thing, sort of..

21points

#39

Ummm

Final score:

55points

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ॐBoyGanesh 2 months ago

So, voyeurism.

24points

#40

Final score:

55points

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Gary 2 months ago

Is, is that pickles?

48points

#41

I Never Heard This Guy Music And Judging By This Cover I Never Will Do

Final score:

55points

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jjdubs W 2 months ago

He was actually famous, but, yeah, this cover.

78points

#42

This Is A Portuguese Misprint, It Meant To Say English Boys, Not Bogs

Final score:

54points

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jjdubs W 2 months ago

Haha the typo, but not a bad photo compared to the rest

27points

#43

No, You Dont

Final score:

53points

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Sue Denham 2 months ago

No, sweetie, you want to see a hair stylist.

85points

#44

Karate Guy Snuck Into The Photo? Hammer Guy Is About To Take Him Out!

Final score:

52points

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Little Wonder 2 months ago

When you order your crime fighters from Wish.

71points

#45

Final score:

52points

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Ava Lemar 2 months ago

What the what?!?!

58points

#46

A Giant Baguette Wearing A Beret And Smoking A Cigarette?

Final score:

52points

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Ovata Acronicta 2 months ago

I think a lot of people would find this relatable. After all, what else do you need in life?

34points

#47

Here's A Trio That Were Into Bondage. Released In America - 1967

Final score:

51points

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Little Wonder 2 months ago

The safe word is "Hairspray".

97points

#48

Check Out This Bad Boy! "Plays For Youth"

Final score:

50points

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TheBlueBitterfly 2 months ago

I think he's hallucinating.

43points

#49

No, That's Actually All Wrong

Final score:

49points

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WindySwede 2 months ago

Poor woman, make sure you see other artwork from the artist beforehand!

23points

#50

I Am Pretty Damn Sure There Was A Third Brother

Final score:

41points

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Little Wonder 2 months ago

"You guys wanna maybe take those jackets off for the photo?" "mom said we can't, it's cold out"

38points

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#51

More ? This Woman Has Previously Destroyed Other AC-Dc Classics

Final score:

20points

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Tortitude 2 months ago

Wing is awesome, brought to the UK's attention by DJ Scott Mills.

13points

#52

I've Never Seen So Much Happiness Before.....not

Final score:

18points

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Dorothea Stovall 2 months ago

Stand over there next to those bushes and look happy. NO, HAPPY!

10points

#53

This Is All The Puppet You Get On A McDonald's Salary

Final score:

18points

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Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago

I suspect Jeff Dunham is NOT taking notes

8points

#54

Great 1974 Album; Not So Great Album Cover

Final score:

17points

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BoredPossum 2 months ago

"They're bringing the Norbits to Isengard."

19points

#55

Final score:

17points

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WindySwede 2 months ago

Give you pants..?

36points

#56

I Get By With A Little Help From My Little Friends

Final score:

17points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 2 months ago

Which one of them is the "singing midget"?

18points

#57

This Is Special

Final score:

17points

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A C 2 months ago

Grandad of Gangnam Style

21points

#58

Final score:

17points

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Miss Tinker 2 months ago

No translation needed.

6points

#59

I Don’t Know What To Say

Final score:

16points

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TheBlueBitterfly 2 months ago

I know what to say: "I have pepper spray."

37points

#60

Peggy Caught Him On A Cold Day

Final score:

16points

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Tayler 2 months ago

"I was in the pool! I was in the pool!"

22points

#61

"She Told Me To Take Off My Sweater."

Final score:

16points

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Dorothea Stovall 2 months ago

I actually remember this guy, he had one ding, I think, from the 80's.

15points

#62

Just For Me Huh? You Shouldn’t Have

Final score:

16points

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Ava Lemar 2 months ago

I can still smell the cloud of Aquanet coming off her hair all these decades later.....

25points

#63

Final score:

16points

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Hodmi 2 months ago

Gordon's cousin? Sung "The wreck of the Tommy Fitzgerald".

14points

#64

"Excuse Me Sir, There's A Dude In My... Oh Well, Nevermind."

Final score:

15points

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Brenda Lobb 2 months ago

this is actually surprisingly clever

5points

#65

As Opposed To All Those Fake Pat Ropers. Accept Only The Authentic Red Pants Seal Of Quality

Final score:

14points

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Corinne Wheeler 2 months ago

I like the shoes.

11points

#66

5 Steps Closer To Heaven

Final score:

14points

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Dorothea Stovall 2 months ago

Can we live a little first? Seems such a waste otherwise.

6points

#67

Great Band, Horrible Album Cover

Final score:

14points

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cecilia kilian 2 months ago

They are great, especially in concert. They do not take themselves seriously. I would guess that this cover art is meant to be horrible.

9points

#68

I Don’t Even Want To Know

Final score:

13points

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PFD 2 months ago

It's obviously an enactment of the old rhyme, "I eat my peas with honey; I've done it all my life. It makes the peas taste funny, but it keeps them on the knife." Maybe they were called Peas and Honey then learned of the rhyme later? Still, not doing this was in fact an option.

15points