57 great sci-fi and fantasy-themed album covers
This may not have been what the Rolling Stones meant when they sang, "It's only rock 'n roll, but I like it!"—but it's what WE mean! And once you take a look at some of the awesome sci-fi and fantasy artwork that's appeared on album covers over the decades, we're sure you'll like it, too.
There aren't enough pixels to gather together EVERY amazing sci-fi and fantasy-themed album cover ever made, but here are 57 of our favorites. If you'd like to share your own favorites, let us know in the comments section.
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Aerosmith - Just Push Play
ELO -Out of the Blue
Boston - Don't Look Back
Christina Aguilera - Bionic
Munich Machine - Munich Machine
Deep Purple - When We Rock, We Rock
The Skyliners - The Love Bug
Midnight Star - The Beginning
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
The Sword - Warp Riders
Sun Ra - We Travel The Space Ways
Prefuse 73 - Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian
Roger Dean - Shadow of the Beast
Autograph - That's the Stuff
Boston - Boston
Muse - The Resistance
Darkane - Layers of Lies
ZZ Top - Afterburner
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengance
Beck - Mellow Gold
Megadeath - Rust In Peace
Misfits - Walk Among Us
Parliament - Mothership Connection
Yes - Fragile
Vangelis - Hypothesis
Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream
Styx - Kilroy Was Here
The Jacksons - Victory
Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster
Led Zeppelin - Latter Days
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
Star Castle - Citadel
Madvillain - Madvillany
Queen - News of the World
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell
Meat Loaf - Dead Ringer
Chevelle - Sci-Fi Crimes
Journey - Escape
Petra - More Power to Ya
Jeff Wayne - War of the Worlds
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Rush - Grace Under Pressure
Ian Gillan Band - Clear Air Turbulence
Asia - Alpha
Linkin Park - Reanimation
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient
Magna Carter - Lord of Ages
Meat Loaf - Back Into Hell
Boston - Walk On
Ringo Starr - Good Night Vienna
UFO - Phenomenon
Jefferson Starship - Dragonfly
Be Bop Deluxe - Live! In the Air Age
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
Emerson Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
Legs Diamond - The Wish
