*A rundown of this year’s covers from newest to oldest:
Brad Pitt
John Lennon/Bob Dylan/Aretha Franklin
AC/DC
Barack Obama
A John McCain caricature
Metallica
David Letterman, Tina Fey, & Chris Rock
A George W. Bush caricature
The Jonas Brothers
Barack Obama
Coldplay
Eddie Van Halen, B.B. King, Jimmy Page, & Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
The Eagles
The Hills
The Best of Rock 2008 (An issue from May)
The Rolling Stones & Jack White
Chris Rock
Barack Obama
Jack Johnson
Britney Spears
Radiohead
Johnny Depp
*Cover Count:
Relevant modern artists: 1 (Radiohead alone; though Jack White & Omar Rodriguez-Lopez shared covers)
Actors: 5
Politicians: 5
Artists who’s heyday was before the 2000s (many WAY before): 6
Barack Obama: 3
*The magazine has become like a printed Fox News for the left, covering politics seemingly as much as music.
*They put The Jonas Brothers’ album, A Little Bit Longer, as their #40 album of 2008.
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