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(09-21-03) Achtung Baby One of 50 Greatest Album Covers -- VH1 *
VH1 Lists the 50 Greatest Album Covers
As part of its "Greatest" series, Saturday night VH1 premiered its list of the "50 Greatest Album Covers" with "Achtung Baby" ranking in at number 39. The show included an interview with Anton Corbijn and behind-the-scenes info on how the collage cover came to be. The channel currently has no plans to replay the special but check in with VH1.com for future air dates.
Image courtesy VH1.com
The complete list...
50. Hole: "Live Through This"
49. DMX: "Flesh Of My Flesh? Blood Of My Blood"
48. The Doors: "Strange Days"
47. System of a Down: "Steal This Album"
46. Christina Aguilera: "Stripped"
45. The Police: "Ghost In The Machine"
44. Green Day: "Dookie"
43. Johnny Cash: "American recordings"
42. The Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Blood Sugar Sex Magik"
41. Aerosmith: "Get A Grip"
40. Public Enemy: "Fear Of A Black Planet"
39. U2: "Achtung Baby"
38. Beck: "Odelay"
37. Supertramp: "Breakfast In America"
36. Van Halen: "1984"
35. Dixie Chicks: "Home"
34. Blink-182: "Enema Of The State"
33. Ol' Dirty Bastard: "Return To The 36 Chambers"
32. Rage Against The Machine: "Rage Against The Machine"
31. Korn: "Issues"
30. Cyndi Lauper: "She's So Unusual"
29. Marilyn Manson: "Mechanical Animals"
28. David Bowie: "Aladdin Sane"
27. Beastie Boys: "Licensed To Ill"
26. The Black Crowes: "Amorica"
25. Tupac: "All Eyez On Me"
24. The Go-Go's: "Vacation"
23. *NSYNC: "No Strings Attached"
22. Duran Duran: "Rio"
21. The Velvet Underground: "The Velvet Underground & Nico"
20. AC/DC: "Back In Black"
19. Bruce Springsteen: "Born In The U.S.A."
18. Prince: "Purple Rain"
17. The Sex Pistols: "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols"
16. Fleetwood Mac: "Rumours"
15. Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Street Survivors"
14. N.W.A.: "Straight Outta Compton"
13. KISS: "Hotter Than Hell"
12. No Doubt: "Return Of Saturn"
11. Bob Marley: "Catch A Fire"
10. Jane's Addiction: "Nothing's Shocking"
9. Snoop Dogg: "Doggystyle"
8. The Clash: "London Calling"
7. The Ramones: "The Ramones"
6. Led Zeppelin: "Houses Of The Holy"
5. Madonna: "Like A Virgin"
4. Pink Floyd: "Dark Side Of The Moon"
3. Nirvana: "Nevermind"
2. The Who: "Who's Next"
1. The Rolling Stones: "Sticky Fingers"
VH1 Lists the 50 Greatest Album Covers
As part of its "Greatest" series, Saturday night VH1 premiered its list of the "50 Greatest Album Covers" with "Achtung Baby" ranking in at number 39. The show included an interview with Anton Corbijn and behind-the-scenes info on how the collage cover came to be. The channel currently has no plans to replay the special but check in with VH1.com for future air dates.
Image courtesy VH1.com
The complete list...
50. Hole: "Live Through This"
49. DMX: "Flesh Of My Flesh? Blood Of My Blood"
48. The Doors: "Strange Days"
47. System of a Down: "Steal This Album"
46. Christina Aguilera: "Stripped"
45. The Police: "Ghost In The Machine"
44. Green Day: "Dookie"
43. Johnny Cash: "American recordings"
42. The Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Blood Sugar Sex Magik"
41. Aerosmith: "Get A Grip"
40. Public Enemy: "Fear Of A Black Planet"
39. U2: "Achtung Baby"
38. Beck: "Odelay"
37. Supertramp: "Breakfast In America"
36. Van Halen: "1984"
35. Dixie Chicks: "Home"
34. Blink-182: "Enema Of The State"
33. Ol' Dirty Bastard: "Return To The 36 Chambers"
32. Rage Against The Machine: "Rage Against The Machine"
31. Korn: "Issues"
30. Cyndi Lauper: "She's So Unusual"
29. Marilyn Manson: "Mechanical Animals"
28. David Bowie: "Aladdin Sane"
27. Beastie Boys: "Licensed To Ill"
26. The Black Crowes: "Amorica"
25. Tupac: "All Eyez On Me"
24. The Go-Go's: "Vacation"
23. *NSYNC: "No Strings Attached"
22. Duran Duran: "Rio"
21. The Velvet Underground: "The Velvet Underground & Nico"
20. AC/DC: "Back In Black"
19. Bruce Springsteen: "Born In The U.S.A."
18. Prince: "Purple Rain"
17. The Sex Pistols: "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols"
16. Fleetwood Mac: "Rumours"
15. Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Street Survivors"
14. N.W.A.: "Straight Outta Compton"
13. KISS: "Hotter Than Hell"
12. No Doubt: "Return Of Saturn"
11. Bob Marley: "Catch A Fire"
10. Jane's Addiction: "Nothing's Shocking"
9. Snoop Dogg: "Doggystyle"
8. The Clash: "London Calling"
7. The Ramones: "The Ramones"
6. Led Zeppelin: "Houses Of The Holy"
5. Madonna: "Like A Virgin"
4. Pink Floyd: "Dark Side Of The Moon"
3. Nirvana: "Nevermind"
2. The Who: "Who's Next"
1. The Rolling Stones: "Sticky Fingers"
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