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33. Melvin Van Peebles- "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (An Opera)" (1971)

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Photos courtesy of Discogs and CD and LP Released: June 1971 Stax Records

32. Millie Jackson- "Back to the S_ _ t!" (1989)

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Photos courtesy of Discogs Released: May 25, 1989 Design: Pietro Alfieri Photography: Douglas Rowell Jive/RCA Records

31. Ice Cube- "The Predator" (1992)

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Photos courtesy of Discogs Released: November 17, 1992 Art Direction: Dino Paredes Photography: Pamela Springsteen Priority Records

30. Muddy Waters- "After the Rain" (1969)

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Photos courtesy of Discogs Released: May 12, 1969 Design: Hurvis, Binzer & Churchill, Inc. Photography: Victor Skrebneski Cadet Concept Records

29. Michael Jackson- "Bad" (1987)

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Photos courtesy of Discogs Released: August 31, 1987 Art Direction: Nancy Donald, Tony Lane Photography: Greg Gorman, Sam Emerson, Matthew Rolston Typography: Jeffrey Spear Epic Records Album Cover Story :

28. Camel- "Mirage" (UK) (1974)

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Photos courtesy of Discogs Released: March 1, 1974 Design: Modula Photography: Keith Morris, Mick Rock Deram Records The cigarette advertising prevent the rise of this iconic album

27. Diana Ross- "Blue" (2006)

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Photos courtesy of Discogs Released: June 20, 2006 Artwork: Michael Horie Photography, Cover Photo: Harry Langdon Photo Coordination: Ryan Null Design: Greg Ross Motown Records

26. The Roots- "Things Fall Apart" (1999)

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Vinyl Version CD Version Photos courtesy of Discogs, The Source Released: February 23, 1999 Art Direction, Design: Kenny Gravillis Photography: Bettman, H.S. "Newsreel" Wong, Peter Turnley MCA Records The story behind The Roots' Things Fall Apart album cover Kenny Gravillis tells stories of Things Fall Apart covers

25. Heatwave- "Too Hot To Handle" (US) (1977)

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Photos courtesy of Discogs Released: May 30, 1977 Design: Paul Scher Illustration: Robert Grossman Epic Records