All 32 Iconic Album Covers, ranked by 37 players
Players rank Abbey Road #1: it wins 73.3% of its matchups (n = 90) and took the title in 6 of 37 brackets. The Dark Side of the Moon and Purple Rain follow. Disagree? Best Album Covers Ranked is one tap away.
Updated hourly · last refreshed November 15, 2026
Brackets finished37
Head-to-head picks923
Entrants ranked32of 32
Abbey Road title share16.2%n = 37
Title odds
Share of 37 finished brackets won
- Abbey Road16.2% (6 of 37)
- The Dark Side of the Moon10.8% (4 of 37)
- Purple Rain10.8% (4 of 37)
- Thriller8.1% (3 of 37)
- In Utero8.1% (3 of 37)
- Rumours5.4% (2 of 37)
Iconic Album Covers: the community tier list
Built from win rates across 923 picks. Tiers use the win rate steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups (S from 75%, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%). Steadying pulls a small sample toward the middle, so a high raw rate can sit a tier lower and a low one a tier higher than the rate shown, which is the raw one. What does S tier mean?
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- Abbey Road73.3%
- The Dark Side of the Moon70.3%
- Purple Rain64.3%
- Thriller64.0%
- Rumours63.0%
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- In Utero60.3%
- Wish You Were Here58.7%
- Random Access Memories55.2%
- Nevermind54.7%
- London Calling54.0%
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band51.5%
- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy50.9%
- Kid A50.8%
- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust50.0%
- Blonde50.0%
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- good kid, m.A.A.d city49.2%
- OK Computer48.4%
- IGOR46.2%
- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill44.2%
- Led Zeppelin IV42.6%
- Lemonade39.6%
- Is This It37.8%
- The Wall37.8%
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Born in the U.S.A.36.4%
- AM34.9%
- Back in Black35.3%
- Unknown Pleasures33.3%
- Sticky Fingers33.3%
- Appetite for Destruction31.3%
- The Velvet Underground & Nico28.9%
- Channel Orange28.2%
- WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?27.5%
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Nobody yet
Standings
Every entrant with its record. Ordered by win rate, steadied for small samples; a rate shows once an entrant has 30 matchups. n is the number of head-to-head matchups behind each rate.
| # | Entry | W–L | Win rate | Against .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbey RoadThe Beatles - 1969 | 66–24 | 73.3% | 6 | 90 | |
| 2 | The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd - 1973 | 71–30 | 70.3% | 4 | 101 | |
| 3 | Purple RainPrince - 1984 | 54–30 | 64.3% | 4 | 84 | |
| 4 | ThrillerMichael Jackson - 1982 | 48–27 | 64.0% | 3 | 75 | |
| 5 | RumoursFleetwood Mac - 1977 | 46–27 | 63.0% | 2 | 73 | |
| 6 | In UteroNirvana - 1993 | 41–27 | 60.3% | 3 | 68 | |
| 7 | Wish You Were HerePink Floyd - 1975 | 37–26 | 58.7% | 2 | 63 | |
| 8 | Random Access MemoriesDaft Punk - 2013 | 32–26 | 55.2% | 2 | 58 | |
| 9 | NevermindNirvana - 1991 | 35–29 | 54.7% | 2 | 64 | |
| 10 | London CallingThe Clash - 1979 | 34–29 | 54.0% | 2 | 63 | |
| 11 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles - 1967 | 34–32 | 51.5% | 2 | 66 | |
| 12 | My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye West - 2010 | 29–28 | 50.9% | 2 | 57 | |
| 13 | Kid ARadiohead - 2000 | 30–29 | 50.8% | 0 | 59 | |
| 14 | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy StardustDavid Bowie - 1972 | 29–29 | 50.0% | 0 | 58 | |
| 15 | BlondeFrank Ocean - 2016 | 27–27 | 50.0% | 0 | 54 | |
| 16 | good kid, m.A.A.d cityKendrick Lamar - 2012 | 32–33 | 49.2% | 1 | 65 | |
| 17 | OK ComputerRadiohead - 1997 | 30–32 | 48.4% | 1 | 62 | |
| 18 | IGORTyler, the Creator - 2019 | 24–28 | 46.2% | 0 | 52 | |
| 19 | The Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn Hill - 1998 | 23–29 | 44.2% | 0 | 52 | |
| 20 | Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin - 1971 | 20–27 | 42.6% | 1 | 47 | |
| 21 | LemonadeBeyonce - 2016 | 19–29 | 39.6% | 0 | 48 | |
| 22 | Is This ItThe Strokes - 2001 | 17–28 | 37.8% | 0 | 45 | |
| 23 | The WallPink Floyd - 1979 | 17–28 | 37.8% | 0 | 45 | |
| 24 | Born in the U.S.A.Bruce Springsteen - 1984 | 16–28 | 36.4% | 0 | 44 | |
| 25 | AMArctic Monkeys - 2013 | 15–28 | 34.9% | 0 | 43 | |
| 26 | Back in BlackAC/DC - 1980 | 18–33 | 35.3% | 0 | 51 | |
| 27 | Unknown PleasuresJoy Division - 1979 | 14–28 | 33.3% | 0 | 42 | |
| 28 | Sticky FingersThe Rolling Stones - 1971 | 15–30 | 33.3% | 0 | 45 | |
| 29 | Appetite for DestructionGuns N' Roses - 1987 | 15–33 | 31.3% | 0 | 48 | |
| 30 | The Velvet Underground & NicoThe Velvet Underground - 1967 | 13–32 | 28.9% | 0 | 45 | |
| 31 | Channel OrangeFrank Ocean - 2012 | 11–28 | 28.2% | 0 | 39 | |
| 32 | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?Billie Eilish - 2019 | 11–29 | 27.5% | 0 | 40 |
Closest rivalries
Pairs the crowd can barely split. Estimated from each entrant's overall record until the pair has met 20 times.
- Random Access MemoriesvsNevermind50–50 · estimate from overall records
- Purple RainvsThriller50–50 · estimate from overall records
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandvsMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy51–49 · estimate from overall records
Most lopsided
- Abbey RoadvsWHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?84–16 · estimate from overall records
- The Dark Side of the MoonvsWHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?82–18 · estimate from overall records
- Purple RainvsWHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?78–22 · estimate from overall records
Upsets and oddities
Patterns in 37 finished brackets.
- UntouchableAbbey Road wins 73.3%The best record in the field (n = 90 matchups).
- ClutchLed Zeppelin IV: 1 titlesOnly #20 on win rate, but #15 for championships.
- Still waitingKid A: no titles yetWins 50.8% of its matchups (n = 59) and has never been crowned.
Upsets need real meetings: a pair shows here once it has met 10 times and the weaker record leads.
Questions people ask
What is #1 in the Iconic Album Covers community ranking?
Abbey Road. It wins 73.3% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 90) and took the title in 6 of 37 finished brackets.
How is the ranking worked out?
Every pick in a finished bracket is a win for one entrant and a loss for the other. Entrants are ordered by win rate, steadied toward 50% by ten imaginary matchups so that a newcomer with a 3–0 record can't top the table. The rate shown is the real one, with n, the number of matchups behind it.
Why win rate and not titles?
Draws are shuffled, so a title can come from an easy path. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant played, which is a fairer read of how people feel about it. Title odds are shown too, as the share of finished brackets each entrant won.
How many people have ranked Iconic Album Covers?
37 finished brackets so far, with 923 head-to-head picks between them. Only finished brackets count.
Can I rank all 32 myself?
Yes. Play the bracket at 8, 16, 32 entrants, free and with no sign-up. You get your own ranking and a link to share, and your picks join this page.
How often does this page update?
About every hour, as new brackets are finished.
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