The 100 Sexiest Album Covers of All Time
By Complex Magazine | Jan 5, 2012 | 2:56 pm | Permalink
Put a pretty girl on the cover and your record will sell.
That was the conventional wisdom in the days when your folks were buying LPs by Jackie Gleason and The Three Suns. Back then, a guy like Herb Alpert seemed as big as the Beatles when he dropped the infamously suggestive Whipped Cream and Other Delights cover.
The industry has changed. The evolution of creativity, marketing, and, yes, sexuality has led to even more unbelievably sexy album covers. Jimi Hendrix's naked babe harem. The Slits wearing nothing but mud. Ashley Savage as an underboob goddess for Ween. Ice-T flaunting his main squeezes. Christina Aguilera being dirty and proud of it. All of the sexually charged work by pervy photographers and painters Vargas, Coop and Kacere.
These covers and more are included in our list of The 100 Sexiest Album Covers of All Time. Continue reading and remember the album sleeves so hot that they could melt your vinyl.
Dee January 5th, 2012 at 09:33 PM
Good list, although Peaches (100) is from Toronto
Pat D January 6th, 2012 at 01:20 PM
Check out Juliana Hatfield's 'Made in China' cover. Sexy AND tasteful!
Mooby January 6th, 2012 at 02:35 PM
You could at least let the public know that's Nicole Eggert (of Charles In Charge fame) gracing the cover of Sugar Ray, since it made the top 10. I would have thought this was the most over-researched list ever...
Chris January 6th, 2012 at 03:09 PM
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/29596961/Deborah+Harry+debbieharry1.jpg
Kwll January 7th, 2012 at 09:51 PM
Here are two that definitely should have made the Top 100, at least! The SalSoul Orchestra "Nice & Nasty" http://myfavvouritesound.wordpress.com/2010/11/13/salsoul-disco-classics-the-salsoul-orchestra-%E2%80%9Dnice-%E2%80%98n%E2%80%99-naasty%E2%80%9D/ And AMG's "Jiggable Pie" http://www.musicstack.com/item/248649102 Take a look!
James January 8th, 2012 at 03:46 AM
You missed one of my favorite sexy covers! The Madeleine Haze's A More Perfect Union cd cover featuring porn star Angelina Armani. It DEFINITELY deserves a spot on the list! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B0055WH25O/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=163856011&s=dmusic
MGB January 8th, 2012 at 05:26 PM
Be Bop Deluxe - Sunburst Finish!! Should have made the list!
Steve January 9th, 2012 at 04:33 PM
Sammy Hagar "Standing Hampton" is stand-alone jerk material.
Jeff February 27th, 2012 at 08:29 PM
Uh... Don't you mean "The 100 Sexiest Album Covers of All Time for Straight Men?" Come on, now.
Álvaro March 13th, 2012 at 11:44 PM
The Sounds - Dying To Say This To You