10) Empire Of The Sun: 'Walking On A Dream'
9) Patrick Wolf: 'The Bachelor'
8) Razorlight: 'Slipway Fires'
7) Neil Young: 'Fork in the Road'
6) Ciara: 'Fantasy Ride'
5) George Strait: 'Twang'
4) Heartless Bastards: 'The Mountain'
3) Ear PWR: 'Super Animal Brothers III'
1) Brooke Hogan: 'The Redemption'
2. BROKE HOGAN CAN'T FREAKING SING I WACHTED BROKE KNOWS BEST ON VH1 AND SHE SOUND'S LIKE CRAP BUT CIARA'S FANTASY RIDE ANIT THAT BAD JUST A LITTLE
Posted at 8:07PM on Aug 10th 2009 by WOW
3. I didn't like Brooke's album cover at first, but it grew on me once I got the album, and once I read about her reason for choosing it:
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KH: There is a piece of artwork, of you as an angel, circulating that is supposedly the cover art to your new album.
BH: Yes, that is going to be the album artwork, and I chose to do a piece of art for the album just because, first of all, the artist is very special to me; he is actually a friend of my family's and he has been for a very long time, and it was really, really nice of him to do that. Second of all, I wanted something so perfect and so angelic; now of course I don't look as perfect as, you know, an airbrushed picture, but it was the effect of just pure bliss. You know, we wanted everything to be just to perfection, you know? Which is just how redemption should be.
Posted at 1:50AM on Aug 11th 2009 by George P.
4. Haven;t you ever read the don't judge a book, or in this case an album cover by it's cover? Who cares what's on front. How was the music?
Posted at 12:16PM on Aug 11th 2009 by mary little
5. the Brooke Hogan cover isn't even bad! all the 10-2 are worse than hers... and probably other album covers too.
Posted at 3:04PM on Aug 11th 2009 by phil
6. Heh, I like the Razorlight one best. It's like they're in constipated Brady Bunch limbo.
Posted at 3:45PM on Aug 11th 2009 by Gene
7. Come on, the U2 cover is cool. The Empire of the Sun Cover is a little overboard though. It looks kind of like some sort of outlandish I Spy picture. The Ciara and Neil Young covers are totally hilarious though. Except for the U2 album, these are all so well picked.
Posted at 2:55PM on Aug 27th 2009 by Anna
8. Okay, number 10 is beautiful. I don't understand how it could possibly be on here when there are much plainer covers out there.
Brooke's album is also cool, showing her sensual, angelic side. Whether she is or isn't I don't know but it's a nice cover. Could be better art, maybe her friend made it for her
I'll agree with Ciara though. Silly.
Posted at 6:19PM on Aug 11th 2009 by Antago
9. I'm honestly not a fan of Brooke Hogans music. But I thought her album cover was amazingly beautiful.
Posted at 11:21PM on Aug 11th 2009 by iseenoevil666
10. That Brooke Hogan is as crappy as her singing!!! But, Ciara's is super hot- hotest female artist alive!!
Posted at 7:23AM on Aug 12th 2009 by Awesome
11. Tell me something, do these "staff" people at AOL radio make money posting this garbage, or am I missing something here. Obviously Neil Young's photo was snapped, he said "That'll do." Who gives a flying fornication. These staff members should have government jobs.
Posted at 8:38AM on Aug 12th 2009 by Duke Nukem
12. I just love the U2 one 'No line on the horizon', when the album cover is quite obviously just one big horizon line xD.
I agree with most of these :S
Posted at 9:18AM on Aug 12th 2009 by Emily
13. I don't mind watching Brooke's show but EVERY EPISODE HAS HER FATHER HULK IN IT. EVERY EPISODE. WEIRD RELATIONSHIP THEM TWO. ANYWAYS~ THAT COVER FOR HER CD IS THE WORST NO DOUBT. I SEEN OTHER PEOPLE IN STORES LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY. NEXT TIME COUGH UP SOME REAL DOUGH IF U WANNA MATTER. SHE SAID IT'S HER "COMEBACK"? SHE NEVER WAS SERIOUSLY & ACTUALLY "IN THE SPOTLIGHT" ? YEAh/ THESE HOGANS NEED A REALITY CHECK. BLEACHED/OVER TANNED DISGUSTING FLORIDA INCEST HILLBILLY'S. WONDER IF NICK IS HELPING JOHN'S FAMILY YET ?? THERE'S A APRIL FOOLS DAY JOKE~
Posted at 12:40PM on Aug 12th 2009 by hywibb
14. Brooke's album cover looks like 80's flea market air brush art. Does she really think her stomach is that toned and flat??? Thats funny. Plus she looks kind of crossed eyed.
Posted at 1:28PM on Aug 12th 2009 by M'OC
15. Okay, no lie...but when I saw a billboard of the Empire of the Sun's cover I thouhgt it was for a new Las Vegas show to replace Sigfried and Roy. The U2 cover is NOT horrible, but creative and philosophical so take that one off this list.
Posted at 3:34PM on Aug 12th 2009 by Mandi
16. The Pissed Jeans cover is weird.
Posted at 5:17PM on Aug 12th 2009 by Rachael
17. Fischerspooner are still around??
Thanks for bold statement on U2 - I'm no fan of theirs either, & love it when a fanbot gets ticked.
Posted at 5:41PM on Aug 12th 2009 by matt715
18. aha. i dont kinoe what some of you are talking about brooke hogan can sing proably better than an of you! she has class. and the cover was clean so reply to this.
Posted at 7:09PM on Aug 12th 2009 by lilbribaby
19. Who cares about album covers in this day and age? In this age of downloaded digital music album art is an outdated concept - as is the concept of the album itself.
Posted at 11:39PM on Aug 12th 2009 by RogerTea
20. 6 and 10 shouldnt be there ciara's cover has a purpose if u like at the title it says fantasy ride which she is usin a her being in a fantasy being a super hero notice the light flashin in the sky like batman and brooke's cover is very artistic and beautiful its different its not one of the worst she is doing something different something other artist arent trying to do and i think she is very creative and dat was a very good decision and the other ones look like the author made them and out of all those brooke and ciara got 1 and 6 thats crazy they shouldnt even had been on the list theres other albums that look worse than those and i dont even care 4 them that much
Posted at 3:56AM on Aug 13th 2009 by brit brat
21. the brooke hogan cover is like a bad disco cover, but not intentionally...honestly she is whats wrong with music today
that empire of the sun is a tongue in cheek nod to 80...neil young has done other similar covers why pick on that lightweight, the ciara is silly but not worth posting here, she'll be forgotten in a few years asa well as man of these others
Posted at 8:38AM on Aug 13th 2009 by trainwrexxx
22. #19, you officially are the last straw that broke the camel's back, my hope for this new generation.
your comment is perfectly in line with the thought of shutting down libraries and killing print media. if you would have been alive in an age where there was spectacle in going to the record store, and sitting in your room alone listening to the whole LP while you carefully examined the art and lyrics that accompanied it you would think differently. its called appreciating art, try it some time.
Posted at 7:17PM on Aug 13th 2009 by AARON
23. I'm so glad someone takes the time to do this. Also that people haven't fallen prey to whatever U2 puts out. I'll even bet the original name for the album was "New line on the horizon" and Bono thought he got a real genious hair up his ass.......
wrong Bono...........wrong.
It's good to evaluate albun/cd cover art. I do it all the time. One of my faves is The Cult, Sonic Temple.
Posted at 4:46AM on Aug 14th 2009 by shane
24. I definitely expected hot mess to be on this list.
Posted at 2:45PM on Aug 14th 2009 by Whitney
25. Someone hates U2 and it shows. It is the only cover on the list with any artistic presence. it should be on the best covers list, not worst. Don't hate.
Posted at 3:48PM on Aug 14th 2009 by Sean Liotta
26. i love empire under the sun! omg the are one of my favorites! i cant believe they are one this list. i just wanna dance when i hear their songs.
Posted at 4:07PM on Aug 14th 2009 by midnight6drummer
27. We all know everyone just steals the music off the internet or wherever.. everyone seems to think that everything is entitled to everyone for free. Hence why our country is in the whole that it's in overall. Not to bring in politics but the attitude of entitlement goes a little too far sometimes..
Posted at 4:29PM on Aug 14th 2009 by TheUnderscore27
28. Music is terrible nowadays. The era is just so uninspired and lacking, even bands that used to be good put out lame albums now.
Posted at 5:28PM on Aug 14th 2009 by Justin
29. Don't you mean the worst overall albums of the year so far? I've heard of maybe two of these artists. Brooke isn't an artist; she's a reality TV star, right? Who are these people?
Posted at 6:13PM on Aug 14th 2009 by james
30. George Strait's album cover ain't got a darn thing wrong with it, thats a clevor cover. Look at his past covers theyre always simple.
Posted at 7:58PM on Aug 14th 2009 by matt
31. LMFAO wowww 1st of all Brooke Hogan can't sing for CRAP and shes not classy AT ALL. Soooo whoever thinks she is "amazing" can die. That album cover is the funniest thing ever.
Posted at 6:21PM on Aug 16th 2009 by Fetch
32. Brooke and Ciara look alright, just real persons drawn in a fantasy. Now Neil Young, come on, I love the talent and the history, occasionally like his new songs, but this looks like it was done on a cell phone, and so does George STrait's
Posted at 2:41PM on Aug 17th 2009 by buck powers
33. I think number 3 should be number 1. I mean a 2nd grader could draw it.
Posted at 9:50PM on Aug 17th 2009 by -IsBored-
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1. haha good list. Cobra Starship's new album "Hot Mess" should have been on it though.. The Album cover is TERRIBLE!!
Posted at 5:53PM on Aug 10th 2009 by JuJu