A picture is worth a 1,000 words, but how many should an album cover be worth? The several artists, designers, and photographers we spoke to behind some of 2025’s best album covers can’t say for certain but, according to the creator of Perfume Genius’s ‘Glory’ album cover, SSION, he knows he’s got it “when he sees it.” Geese — ‘Getting Killed’ Rosalia — ‘LUX’ Perfume Genius — ‘Glory’ Jim Legxacy — ‘Black British Music’ Destin Conrad — ‘Love on Digital’ Ninajirachi — ‘I Love My Computer’ OsamaSon — ‘Jump Out’ Skaiwater — ‘#mia’ Swipe through and hit the link in bio to learn the stories behind the art that drove 2025’s best music.