Graphic Designer Ranks The Best Album Covers of All Time!

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  • Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
  • Graphic Design and Album Art go hand in hand and in this video I wanted to rank the best album cover art of all time based on their artwork!
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Комментарии • 112

  • @tedhammigthecampaign268
    @tedhammigthecampaign268 Год назад +125

    The ranking is cool, but if you're turned off of Springsteen because of patriotism I just wanted to let you know that Born in the USA is a protest song about the treatment of Vietnam veterans. A lot of his stuff harshly critiques America so he might be worth another look for you. Love your videos they are always inspiring!

    • @freeman10000
      @freeman10000 11 месяцев назад +13

      Being critical of your country is patriotic. Born in the USA is patriotic but definitely not nationalistic.

    • @FPSBuzz
      @FPSBuzz 6 месяцев назад

      ​@freeman10000 You arent wrong but you're missing the point.

    • @badappletube
      @badappletube 2 месяца назад

      Yeah, there is so much more going on in that image (especially when you know the context of the song) but regardless, - we assume he's looking at a flag, but we don't see the whole flag. The flag is way bigger than him. We don't see his face. The red, white and blue are actually on him, he's wearing it, made up of simple worn out clothes. So to me, what it means is a man looking at America, trying to understand what it means to him, when he is actually it himself.

  • @eternaltvvvvv
    @eternaltvvvvv 8 месяцев назад +16

    Kid A in C is criminal

  • @YogM
    @YogM Год назад +46

    I’m sooo furious! Sgt pepper’s deserves to be in the S tier! Jann Haworth is a master!

    • @JesseNyberg
      @JesseNyberg  Год назад +2

      It was right on the cusp for me haha

    • @YogM
      @YogM Год назад +4

      @@JesseNyberg it shouldn’t have been 😭, it’s a clear winner 🏆

    • @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek
      @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@JesseNybergthe placement for revolver is vile

    • @NEOV0
      @NEOV0 8 месяцев назад

      Where’s Weezer?

    • @fish8life
      @fish8life 2 месяца назад +1

      @@JesseNybergwhere in the world is steely dan aja the complexity of it is amazing or eagles hotel California it’s a amazing alum or even Green Day American idiot or dookies.

  • @ELWOOD333
    @ELWOOD333 Год назад +12

    Good Job , you make great points and I think album cover are as important as the music because it the introduction to the fans who want to support your artistry

  • @GOO.VISUALS
    @GOO.VISUALS Год назад +27

    you can pull down the zipper on the original Sticky Fingers vinyl cover, which makes it even better

    • @JesseNyberg
      @JesseNyberg  Год назад +6

      That's dope!

    • @phoenikkks
      @phoenikkks 7 месяцев назад +3

      same with the banana on the velvet underground and nico self titled

  • @chill_bloby
    @chill_bloby 2 месяца назад +1

    my favourite album covers will forever be the tame impala albums, lonerism is so good im glad my favourite album of all time has an amazing album cover

  • @calvocalvin2577
    @calvocalvin2577 7 месяцев назад +8

    putting kid a in c tier is a sin and a crime against humanity

  • @EmilioSlice
    @EmilioSlice Год назад +7

    great video jesse! this was an exciting video to watch. thank you!!

  • @lupegonzalez9034
    @lupegonzalez9034 Год назад +10

    Here's some iconic album covers that you didn't list: Prince's 1999 and Around the World in a Day, Tom Petty's Learning to Fly, U2's Achtung Baby, Elton John's Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Van Halen's 1984

    • @JackDiamond_FBOW
      @JackDiamond_FBOW 7 месяцев назад

      He was going off of the top 50 Rolling Stones article. Not on personal opinion. They missed a lot of great ones

  • @andrewmaeda
    @andrewmaeda 4 месяца назад +13

    Beyoncé self-titled: "this one is pretty boring just text in the middle, im gonna put on D tier"
    meanwhile-
    the beatles self-titled: i think this one is a cool concept- i like this one IMMA PUT ON A TIER
    THE AUDACITY😩😩

  • @jeremyshelman9716
    @jeremyshelman9716 7 месяцев назад +4

    Joni Mitchell Hejira " weird nineties double exposure" was produced in the seventies. It's iconic. For a graphic designer to give it a "D" is artistic malpractice.

  • @visual_dreamz
    @visual_dreamz Год назад +14

    Respectfully, I cannot believe you put the Led Zeppelin album that low 😩 one of the most iconic cover arts of all time, done before thresholding was a thing.

    • @JesseNyberg
      @JesseNyberg  Год назад +3

      I know it was done before threshold was a thing, just kinda reminded me of that. It just ain’t my favorite, I could see why some people like it tho!

    • @freeman10000
      @freeman10000 11 месяцев назад

      I think Led Zep IV has better cover art.

    • @Mekchanoid
      @Mekchanoid 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@JesseNybergThat's such a lame justification. What is anyone going to learn from that?

    • @heizhiken-hp9sw
      @heizhiken-hp9sw 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@Mekchanoid it is basically his preference so what

  • @lllULTIMATEMASTERlll
    @lllULTIMATEMASTERlll Год назад +6

    Great video. But I think you may be discounting Springsteen because of the aesthetic he appears to put on. The dude is absolutely not “patriotic” in the conservative sense. Dude has always been progressive and has never been afraid to criticize the more pernicious elements of American culture.
    Born in the USA the furthest thing from a nationalist anthem.

    • @freeman10000
      @freeman10000 11 месяцев назад +1

      Exactly. Springsteen is patriotic (critical of a country he loves) but not nationalistic (my country is the best and screw you if you think otherwise).

  • @CaffeinatedKarl
    @CaffeinatedKarl Год назад +2

    Love this! It’s cool to see you so passionate about a topic, 10/10 vid

  • @sanjxpali
    @sanjxpali 7 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing rankings. Great selections!

  • @JesseNyberg
    @JesseNyberg  Год назад +3

    Thanks for Watching! Which album cover is your favorite??

  • @maxrawl3135
    @maxrawl3135 Год назад +6

    TPAB in B tier? :(

  • @juliansimo2815
    @juliansimo2815 Год назад +6

    yeah i know youtube watchtime and stuff but man, no need to rush, need an other one! maybe music, maybe film?

    • @JesseNyberg
      @JesseNyberg  Год назад +3

      I feel it brotha, felt like 20+ mins is when it starts to feel long, appreciate feedback tho! Might do another ranking of some sort soon👀

  • @fcool
    @fcool 11 месяцев назад +3

    i've heard about 8 albums and too little arguments on design. most of them are "i like" or "i don't like"… i came here for something else, i guess

  • @KayleeM-e6m
    @KayleeM-e6m 9 месяцев назад +1

    Omg loved this video, could you do one with a different type of design for example movie posters? Thx✌️😊

  • @michaelsevilla3697
    @michaelsevilla3697 9 месяцев назад +1

    nah the floral print on the side of the purple rain album make the album cover look more unique prince knew what he was doing

  • @iplaygamescauseimsad58
    @iplaygamescauseimsad58 Год назад

    His points on where and why he places the album makes sense. Good reasoning 💯

  • @paulgmarriott
    @paulgmarriott Год назад +2

    Wot, no iconic In The Court of the Crimson King cover? (Incidentally, painted by 23-year-old English artist-cum-computer programmer Barry Godber who, tragically, died of a heart-attack 4 months after the album's release.)

    • @brandonmitchell3424
      @brandonmitchell3424 3 дня назад +1

      That's the first cover I thought of when I clicked the video too!!!

  • @edvardbuskovhaslv9713
    @edvardbuskovhaslv9713 Год назад +3

    So cool! Would love to see a ranking of Blue Note covers!

    • @JesseNyberg
      @JesseNyberg  Год назад +1

      That could be cool, I think too many would go in the S tier though haha

    • @edvardbuskovhaslv9713
      @edvardbuskovhaslv9713 Год назад

      @@JesseNyberg Hahahah very true

    • @Mekchanoid
      @Mekchanoid 8 месяцев назад

      From a guy who thinks Hejira was from the 90s? Rather you than me.

  • @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek
    @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek Год назад +5

    Where the hell is Revolver

  • @melaniemagdalene1616
    @melaniemagdalene1616 24 дня назад

    There's no fucking way he put Rhythm Nation 1814 in D tier. That's a classic album cover for a reason.

  • @freeeeu
    @freeeeu Год назад +1

    Great vid man! Keep up the hard work

  • @UniformPluto590
    @UniformPluto590 5 месяцев назад +1

    What about Powerslave by Iron Maiden

  • @shochre6497
    @shochre6497 Год назад

    Very interesting and important for me atm, since i'm working on an album cover right now

  • @karlostouro
    @karlostouro Год назад +2

    Visions album cover by Grimes, It's the most beautiful and aesthetic cover I've ever seen

  • @Ghost_12144
    @Ghost_12144 Год назад +1

    Do this again , really great video

  • @gusionsomething
    @gusionsomething 5 дней назад +1

    I mean sgt pepper needs to be s tier and a is okay

  • @jajajsjjslolapi679
    @jajajsjjslolapi679 2 месяца назад

    TPAB at just a B is kinda wild. The composition of this photo, for one thing is crazy, and if you listen to the album multiple times through, you really can't think of a photo that would represent the music better.
    Then again, this is more about how it looks by itself, not much about the music it represents.

  • @JDXTHEKID
    @JDXTHEKID Месяц назад +2

    I found myself disagreeing with almost every take on here. 😂😂

  • @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek
    @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek 10 месяцев назад +1

    Revolver is a designers dream

  • @ManyBurgers-
    @ManyBurgers- 3 месяца назад

    Kid A is one of my favorite album covers of all time lol

  • @Ozdestro
    @Ozdestro 4 месяца назад

    how is maggot brain on there but awaken my love isn’t

  • @ale14zoppi
    @ale14zoppi Год назад +1

    Ok tierlist, Aladdin Sane and Kid A deserved better tho

  • @1050speed
    @1050speed 8 месяцев назад +1

    What about Ali e coopers schools out

  • @fujita.8169
    @fujita.8169 Год назад +1

    You should see Lady Gaga's Chromatica Album Art. (and its remix album: dawn of chromatica) it's a mix of digital and traditional
    art.

    • @JesseNyberg
      @JesseNyberg  Год назад +1

      I’ve seen it, dope album art for sure!

  • @UAre_Here
    @UAre_Here 26 дней назад +2

    beyonce self titled: boring
    the beatles white album: A tier
    THAT'S WHY YOU'RE BALD

  • @ALLTH3YW4NT3D
    @ALLTH3YW4NT3D Год назад +1

    OK Computer in A tier is a crime imo

    • @eternaltvvvvv
      @eternaltvvvvv 8 месяцев назад +1

      Nah Kid A in C in a crime

    • @theorangeoof926
      @theorangeoof926 19 дней назад

      Honestly I think In Rainbows is probably their most recognisable and iconic album cover

  • @funduzdesignz
    @funduzdesignz Год назад +1

    Loooved this video thank you!!

  • @ProfessorSolenya
    @ProfessorSolenya Месяц назад +1

    Beach Boys in S ??!

  • @percicpetar
    @percicpetar Год назад

    Great selection, move posters next 😊

  • @keeran02
    @keeran02 7 месяцев назад +1

    not you giving the beatles a tier for their text only cover art but beyoncé d tier….

  • @jingalow2
    @jingalow2 5 месяцев назад

    i like In The Court of The Crimson King album cover

  • @artfulstrafer3436
    @artfulstrafer3436 11 месяцев назад +1

    At least the bad takes are consistently bad.

  • @sonnymanggolo6831
    @sonnymanggolo6831 Год назад +11

    as a taylor fan, this feels like a personal attack but im also a fan of your works and your contents so i let this one slide.

  • @MrROTD
    @MrROTD 5 месяцев назад

    Grace Under Pressure by RUSH

  • @filipmarinkovic6281
    @filipmarinkovic6281 8 месяцев назад

    1989 is a much better than so many ones above it that have just a text over... same for Lemonade, the color palette is amazing
    I feel like like being recognizible and iconic has nothing to do with the quality of the album cover. So many boring and bland covers got to high tiers, but that is my opinion.
    Katy Perry's Teenage Dream deserved to be bere tho

  • @Somedei
    @Somedei 7 месяцев назад +1

    Graphic designer today means everyone with a computer 😅

  • @Andrew-bn7rr
    @Andrew-bn7rr 10 месяцев назад

    Nice tiering. I would say that recognizing something without text has nothing to do with the graphic/art, that's entirely about the music and marketing. If Dark Side had terrible music, you would have no idea what it is.

  • @WhitneyAbigail
    @WhitneyAbigail 3 месяца назад

    he really don't like beyonce or bruce springsteen huh

  • @MikeAldred-pj4kb
    @MikeAldred-pj4kb 6 месяцев назад

    you forgot the greatest album cover of all time - the clash!

  • @S3ndMeAnAngel
    @S3ndMeAnAngel 6 месяцев назад

    1984 by van halen has the best album art and music

  • @thoonalia
    @thoonalia Год назад +4

    That nevermind take is horrible

  • @CoasterMan13Official
    @CoasterMan13Official Год назад +1

    What is wrong with you? Putting Led Zeppelin I in the C tier? It deserves B tier or higher imho! That album art is awesome and captures the true essence of the music!

  • @atomicvinylreviews3420
    @atomicvinylreviews3420 Год назад +2

    Dude.... I'm just over 2 minutes in and you already lost me. how could you put Led Zeppelin 1 at C tier. One of the most striking and iconic images in all of rock history! Yet right before it you put some forgettable, generic lazy white background, baby and text picture at A tier?

    • @JesseNyberg
      @JesseNyberg  Год назад

      fair enough sounds like we both have bias, that "generic white background baby and text picture" is one of the most legendary hip-hop albums of all time.

    • @atomicvinylreviews3420
      @atomicvinylreviews3420 Год назад

      @@JesseNyberg I guess I just don't listen to enough hip hip music...

    • @jajajsjjslolapi679
      @jajajsjjslolapi679 2 месяца назад

      @@atomicvinylreviews3420 hip hip 👍👍

  • @МуродТанжихолов
    @МуродТанжихолов 8 месяцев назад

    No In The Court of Crimson King? The selection of covers in video is too Pop I think

  • @eltrigodecletus
    @eltrigodecletus 3 месяца назад

    goated

  • @fm_artz
    @fm_artz Год назад

    What he could think about blood sugar sex magic one?

  • @xinyusunny
    @xinyusunny 10 месяцев назад +1

    DONDA

  • @MFBrocoli
    @MFBrocoli 2 месяца назад

    TPAB is an easy S

  • @TwilightZoneMusic03
    @TwilightZoneMusic03 5 месяцев назад

    Where’s gorillaz demon dayssss

  • @trimupro
    @trimupro 4 месяца назад

    Sorry, but the Nas Ilmatic cover is not good. You went by nostalgia only.

  • @TripsX
    @TripsX 8 месяцев назад +1

    A banana as an S tier but the Patti Smith at C?
    Patti Smith at least has some substance, it may be simple but so is the banana, what’s so special about it that’s better than the other?
    And WHY is the Pink Floyd an S tier? 😂
    It’s just a rainbow and a triangle!!

  • @ArtisticalLee
    @ArtisticalLee Год назад

    Whew tough critic 😂

  • @ELWOOD333
    @ELWOOD333 Год назад +1

    Drake's " If you're hearing this it's too late" album cover is definitely not that great. The rating you put on the album is also correct. Definitely not being the top 50

  • @likely-out
    @likely-out Год назад

    gostei do video mas acho que faltou julgar mais a arte. se perdeu no quão importante fora musicalmente e a capa sendo meio termo. 1:30 isso ter ganhando um A foi matador vendo que o antecessor que estava mais organizado visualmente recebeu D. meio que perde a credibilidade

  • @sergiosandoval7955
    @sergiosandoval7955 3 месяца назад

    12:50 looks like a 💩

  • @loserhag1883
    @loserhag1883 7 месяцев назад +2

    This unironically gotta be one of the worst tier lists I've ever seen.

  • @sleekism
    @sleekism 6 дней назад

    This is the trashest ranking of anything I've ever seen in my life

  • @BernatMolina
    @BernatMolina Месяц назад

    one of the worst tier list I've seen so far

  • @xxp0siZlayr
    @xxp0siZlayr Год назад

    some of these are a bit wack ngl

  • @YogM
    @YogM Год назад

    First!