Sex Sells: The 50 Dirtiest and Sexiest Album Covers Ever!!

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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On the eve of the release of Madonna’s brand-spanking new album ‘Hard Candy’ - featuring a highly sexed up cover of the scantily clad, aging singer posing in an extremely compromising position - we at Gigwise thought that we would search through the bowels of time to bring you the 50 dirtiest and sexiest album covers of all time (okay there are a couple of singles too). Every trick in the book is used here - from blatant nudity to the simple power of suggestion - proving perhaps that sex does indeed sell. Don’t worry, Liars aside, there are no overly gratuitous sex scenes here… you can get your kicks for that elsewhere!

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50. Madonna: ‘Hard Candy’ – Wearing a ‘Championship’ belt and with her legs completely akimbo, Queen Madge is clearly trying to deceive her years with this sexually suggestive cover. It’s an image that’s already proving divisive, with one side of the camp claiming she looks great and the other mocking the woman old enough to be a granny.

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There aint nothing sexy about that Kevin Rowland one. What about the Material Girl’s other albums, like Erotica especially. Or Like Virgin with the words ’Boy Toy’ inscribed on her belt. She’s a dirty one - always has been, always will be.
~ by Guy 4/23/2008
MADONNA is the Sexiest Babe on Earth.
~ by didier 4/23/2008
Madonna is fucking ugly!! How anyone thinks that old bat is sexy is truly beyond me!!
~ by Wordsworth 4/23/2008
Liars fucking rule
~ by Angus 4/23/2008
- Agreed, the Liars cover deserves the top slot!
  ~ by Andy 4/24/2008
yeah, madge is sexy if you like old women.
~ by heywood 4/23/2008
The US ”banned” the cover to Country Life? Stuff like that doesn’t get banned here in the states. The record labels may pull it but the government has better things to do.
~ by Jim 4/23/2008
I don’t know how anyone could do a list of sexiest covers without Betty Davis’ 1975 album Nasty Gal. And the music inside is just as nasty as the cover. And yes, she at one time married to Miles Davis.
~ by frankp316 4/23/2008
where is Moms Apple Pie
~ by studebaker hoch 4/23/2008
I’ve just had a wank. Thanks Gigwise, nice and satisfied now
~ by Rob 4/24/2008
- you’ve left a bit on the related articles title. Can you give it a wipe you dirty bastard ;)
  ~ by banker 4/24/2008
where is: Roger Waters ”The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking”?
~ by Jerry 4/24/2008
I’d still fuck Queen Madge
~ by Milton 4/24/2008
Pulp’s This Is Hardcore not only has a great cover, but I also reckon it’s their best album. Oh yes.
~ by Beam Me Up 4/24/2008
A lot of these are a bit lame. I’m sure there’s some hardcore shit out there
~ by porn fiend 4/24/2008
Where’s ’A Velvet Darkness They Fear’ by Theatre Of Tragedy? It should be on the list!
~ by qwerty 4/25/2008
I’d knob that bird on the Sugar Ray album. And the Pulp one too
~ by Shaggy 4/25/2008
Ladytron’s Softcore Jukebox should have been included...
~ by Steve 4/27/2008
This is easily some of the worst writing I have ever been subjected to. Your prodigious sleeve-choosing powers have been sadly shortchanged by whoever decided it needed words too.
~ by Tom 4/29/2008
selfish cunt ”avocado” and ”the mechanic’
~ by gregory 5/10/2008
’Socks on cocks’ rule :D
~ by chilibaby 5/12/2008
How bout Warrant’s Cherry Pie? Great album, great cover.
~ by Matt M 5/15/2008
FUCK YOU ALL, MADONNA IS STILL SEXY @ 50 BETTER THAN ALL THOSE BITCHES!
~ by MADwally 5/16/2008
No Ohio Players? Are you high?
~ by Marc 9/7/2008
you missed the pros and cons of hitchhiking - roger waters
~ by anon 11/17/2008
Number one sucks. One of my favorites is PULP - "This is Hardcore" great cover:)
~ by wjb 1/12/2009
RATT
~ by Anon 3/16/2009
How can you have a list like this and not include any Ohio Players albums???!!!???!!!
~ by I. J. Reilly 9/14/2009
Ohio players - Honey. The sexiest picture.The sexiest album.
~ by Carth 10/31/2009

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