# List of people on the United States cover of Rolling Stone (2000s)

This is a list of people (real or fictional) appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in the 2000s. This list is for the regular biweekly issues of the magazine, including variant covers, and does not include special issues. Issue numbers that include a slash (XXX/YYY) are combined double issues.

## 2000

| Issue number | Cover date | People on cover | Notes |
| 832 | January 20, 2000 | Backstreet Boys (Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson) | |
| 833 | February 3, 2000 | David Crosby, Jan Crosby, Bailey Jean Cypher, Beckett Cypher, Julie Cypher, Melissa Etheridge | |
| 834 | February 17, 2000 | Mariah Carey | |
| 835 | March 2, 2000 | Leonardo DiCaprio | |
| 836 | March 16, 2000 | Carlos Santana | |
| 837 | March 30, 2000 | 'N Sync (Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Justin Timberlake) | |
| 838 | April 13, 2000 | DMX | |
| 839 | April 27, 2000 | Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith) | |
| 840 | May 11, 2000 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | |
| 841 | May 25, 2000 | Britney Spears | |
| 842 | June 8, 2000 | Tom Green | Green appears with unidentified baby |
| 843 | June 22, 2000 | Kid Rock | |
| 844/845 | July 6–20, 2000 | Christina Aguilera | |
| 846 | August 3, 2000 | Blink-182 (Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus) | |
| 847 | August 17, 2000 | Dr. Dre, Eminem, Macy Gray, James Hetfield, Kid Rock, Anthony Kiedis, Dave Matthews, Ozzy Osbourne, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Thomson, Eddie Vedder | Live music cover story |
| 848 | August 31, 2000 | Keanu Reeves | |
| 849 | September 14, 2000 | Gisele Bündchen | The Hot List 2000 |
| 850 | September 28, 2000 | Madonna | |
| 851 | October 12, 2000 | Kate Hudson | |
| 852 | October 26, 2000 | Jakob Dylan | |
| 853 | November 9, 2000 | Al Gore | |
| 854 | November 23, 2000 | Drew Barrymore | |
| 855 | December 7, 2000 | The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney), Eminem, Madonna, Prince, The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards), Britney Spears | "Pop 100! The 100 Greatest Pop Songs" cover story |
| 856/857 | December 14–21, 2000 | Backstreet Boys (Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson) | |
| 858/859 | December 28, 2000 – January 4, 2001 | People from covers of issues 832, 833 (minus Jan Crosby), 834–846, 848-854 | 2000 year-end issue |

## 2001

| Issue number | Cover date | People on cover | Notes |
| 860 | January 18, 2001 | U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.) | |
| 861 | February 1, 2001 | Johnny Knoxville | |
| 862 | February 15, 2001 | Jennifer Lopez | |
| 863 | March 1, 2001 | The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) | |
| 864 | March 15, 2001 | Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley) | |
| 865 | March 29, 2001 | The Sopranos cast and crew (Lorraine Bracco, David Chase, Dominic Chianese, Drea de Matteo, Edie Falco, James Gandolfini, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Joe Pantoliano, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, Aida Turturro, Steven Van Zandt) | |
| 866 | April 12, 2001 | Julia Stiles | The Cool Issue |
| 867 | April 26, 2001 | Aerosmith (Joe Perry, Steven Tyler) | |
| 868 | May 10, 2001 | Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee | |
| 869 | May 24, 2001 | Destiny's Child (Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams) | |
| 870 | June 7, 2001 | The Rock | |
| 871 | June 21, 2001 | Bono, Eric Clapton, Destiny's Child (Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams), Nelly Furtado, Madonna, Dave Matthews, Moby, 'N Sync (Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Justin Timberlake), Jim Root, Steven Tyler | Summer concerts cover story; Joe Perry can be seen behind Steven Tyler in his photo; JC Chasez is cut out of the 'N Sync photo |
| 872 | July 5, 2001 | Angelina Jolie | |
| 873 | July 19, 2001 | Staind (Johnny April, Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok, Jon Wysocki) | |
| 874 | August 2, 2001 | Radiohead (Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke) | |
| 875 | August 16, 2001 | Lance Bass | |
| 875 | August 16, 2001 | JC Chasez | |
| 875 | August 16, 2001 | Joey Fatone | |
| 875 | August 16, 2001 | Chris Kirkpatrick | |
| 875 | August 16, 2001 | Justin Timberlake | |
| 875 | August 16, 2001 | 'N Sync (Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Justin Timberlake) | |
| 876 | August 30, 2001 | American Pie 2 cast (Shannon Elizabeth, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari) | The Hot List 2001 |
| 877 | September 13, 2001 | Britney Spears | |
| 878 | September 27, 2001 | Jennifer Aniston | |
| 879 | October 11, 2001 | Slipknot (Shawn Crahan, Chris Fehn, Paul Gray, Craig Jones, Joey Jordison, Jim Root, Corey Taylor, Mick Thomson, Sid Wilson) | |
| 880 | October 25, 2001 | None | September 11 attacks cover story |
| 881 | November 8, 2001 | Alicia Keys | |
| 882 | November 22, 2001 | Bob Dylan | |
| 883/884 | December 6–13, 2001 | Britney Spears | |
| 885/886 | December 27, 2001 – January 3, 2002 | People from covers of issues 860, 862–870, 872–874, 875 ('N Sync cover), 876, 878-883/884 | 2001 year-end issue |

## 2002

| Issue number | Cover date | People on cover | Notes |
| 887 | January 17, 2002 | George Harrison | |
| 888 | January 31, 2002 | No Doubt (Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani, Adrian Young) | |
| 889 | February 14, 2002 | Jennifer Garner | |
| 890 | February 28, 2002 | Creed (Scott Phillips, Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti) | |
| 891 | March 14, 2002 | Linkin Park (Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda) | |
| 892 | March 28, 2002 | Smallville cast (Kristin Kreuk, Tom Welling) | |
| 893 | April 11, 2002 | Shakira | The Cool Issue |
| 894 | April 25, 2002 | The Sweetest Thing cast (Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Cameron Diaz) | |
| 895 | May 9, 2002 | The Osbournes cast (Jack Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne) | |
| 896 | May 23, 2002 | Kirsten Dunst | |
| 897 | June 6, 2002 | Kurt Cobain | |
| 898 | June 20, 2002 | Natalie Portman | |
| 899/900 | July 4–11, 2002 | Eminem | |
| 901 | July 25, 2002 | Ozzy Osbourne | |
| 902 | August 8, 2002 | Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley) | |
| 903 | August 22, 2002 | Bruce Springsteen | |
| 904 | September 5, 2002 | Asia Argento | |
| 905 | September 19, 2002 | The Vines (Ryan Griffiths, Patrick Matthews, Craig Nicholls, Hamish Rosser) | |
| 906 | October 3, 2002 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | The Hot List 2002 |
| 907 | October 17, 2002 | Keith Richards | |
| 908 | October 31, 2002 | Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, Avril Lavigne, Alanis Morissette, Shakira, Britney Spears | "Women in Rock" cover story |
| 909 | November 14, 2002 | Christina Aguilera | |
| 910 | November 28, 2002 | Bart Simpson | Cover is a parody of the Nevermind album cover |
| 910 | November 28, 2002 | Homer Simpson | Cover is a parody of the Born in the U.S.A. album cover |
| 910 | November 28, 2002 | The Simpsons cast (Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson) | Cover is a parody of the Abbey Road album cover |
| 911 | December 12, 2002 | Eminem | |
| 912/913 | December 26, 2002 – January 9, 2003 | People from covers of issues 887, 888, 890, 893, 895–909, 910 (Bart Simpson cover), 911 | 2002 year-end issue |

## 2003

| Issue number | Cover date | People on cover | Notes |
| 914 | January 23, 2003 | Justin Timberlake | |
| 915 | February 6, 2003 | Shania Twain | |
| 916 | February 20, 2003 | The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) | |
| 917 | March 6, 2003 | Phish (Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell) | |
| 918 | March 20, 2003 | Avril Lavigne | |
| 919 | April 3, 2003 | 50 Cent | |
| 920 | April 17, 2003 | Lisa Marie Presley | The Cool Issue |
| 921 | May 1, 2003 | Good Charlotte (Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Billy Martin, Paul Thomas) | |
| 922 | May 15, 2003 | None | "American Icons" cover story |
| 923 | May 29, 2003 | Ashton Kutcher | |
| 924 | June 12, 2003 | Chester Bennington, Brody Dalle, Fred Durst, Perry Farrell, Dave Grohl, Davey Havok, James Hetfield, Josh Homme, Marilyn Manson, Dave Navarro, Ozzy Osbourne, Lars Ulrich | "Monsters of Summer" cover story |
| 925 | June 26, 2003 | Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake | |
| 926 | July 10, 2003 | Clay Aiken | |
| 927 | July 24, 2003 | Eminem | |
| 928 | August 7, 2003 | Angelina Jolie | |
| 929 | August 21, 2003 | Ruben Studdard | |
| 930 | September 4, 2003 | Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen | |
| 931 | September 18, 2003 | Jimi Hendrix | |
| 932 | October 2, 2003 | Britney Spears | The Hot List 2003 |
| 933 | October 16, 2003 | Johnny Cash | |
| 934 | October 30, 2003 | Missy Elliott, Eve, Alicia Keys | "Women Who Rock" cover story |
| 935 | November 13, 2003 | The Strokes (Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture, Albert Hammond Jr., Fabrizio Moretti, Nick Valensi) | |
| 936 | November 27, 2003 | Jessica Simpson | |
| 937 | December 11, 2003 | None | "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" cover story |
| 938/939 | December 25, 2003 – January 8, 2004 | Justin Timberlake | |

## 2004

| Issue number | Cover date | People on cover | Notes |
| 940 | January 22, 2004 | Dave Matthews | |
| 941 | February 5, 2004 | Howard Dean | |
| 942 | February 19, 2004 | The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) | |
| 943 | March 4, 2004 | Beyoncé Knowles | |
| 944 | March 18, 2004 | Outkast (André 3000, Big Boi) | |
| 945 | April 1, 2004 | Ben Affleck | |
| 946 | April 15, 2004 | The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr), Chuck Berry, Bono, Kurt Cobain, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) | "The Immortals: The Fifty Greatest Artists of All Time" cover story |
| 947 | April 29, 2004 | Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman | |
| 948 | May 13, 2004 | Usher | |
| 949 | May 27, 2004 | Prince | |
| 950 | June 10, 2004 | D12 (Bizarre, Eminem, Kon Artis, Kuniva, Swifty McVay, Proof) | |
| 951 | June 24, 2004 | Bob Dylan, Eminem, Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen | "50 Moments that Changed the History of Rock & Roll" cover story; Mitch Mitchell can be seen playing the drums in the Jimi Hendrix photo; cover includes unidentified concertgoers |
| 952/953 | July 8–22, 2004 | Ray Charles | |
| 954 | August 5, 2004 | B.D. | Cover includes unidentified Doonesbury characters |
| 955 | August 19, 2004 | Lindsay Lohan | The Hot List 2004 |
| 956 | September 2, 2004 | Tom Cruise | |
| 957 | September 16, 2004 | Michael Moore | |
| 958 | September 30, 2004 | The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney), Kurt Cobain, Sean Combs, Jimi Hendrix, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Dave Matthews, Jim Morrison, Elvis Presley, Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith), Tupac Shakur, Britney Spears, Michael Stipe, Justin Timberlake, Pete Townshend, U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.) | "The Photographs: The Fifty Greatest Portraits" cover story; René Elizondo Jr.'s hands appear in the Janet Jackson photo |
| 959 | October 14, 2004 | Jackson Browne, Ben Gibbard, Stone Gossard, Martie Maguire, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, Mike Mills, Bonnie Raitt, Emily Robison, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Boyd Tinsley, Steven Van Zandt, Eddie Vedder | Vote for Change Tour cover story |
| 960 | October 28, 2004 | Jon Stewart | |
| 961 | November 11, 2004 | John Kerry | |
| 962 | November 25, 2004 | Eminem | |
| 963 | December 9, 2004 | None | "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" cover story |
| 964/965 | December 30, 2004 – January 13, 2005 | U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.) | |

## 2005

| Issue number | Cover date | People on cover | Notes |
| 966 | January 27, 2005 | Gwen Stefani | |
| 967 | February 10, 2005 | Johnny Depp | |
| 968 | February 24, 2005 | Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt) | |
| 969 | March 10, 2005 | Bob Marley | |
| 970 | March 24, 2005 | Hunter S. Thompson | |
| 971 | April 7, 2005 | Ethan Browne, James Garfunkel, Nona Gaye, Alexa Ray Joel, Sean Lennon, Aisha Morris, Kelly Osbourne, Otis Redding III, Alexandra Richards, Theodora Richards, Sebastian Robertson, Harper Simon, Chris Stills, Ben Taylor, Rufus Wainwright | "The Children of Rock" cover story |
| 972 | April 21, 2005 | Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Eminem, Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, Axl Rose, Tupac Shakur, James Taylor, Tina Turner, Frank Zappa | "The Immortals: The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" cover story |
| 973 | May 5, 2005 | Weezer (Brian Bell, Rivers Cuomo, Scott Shriner, Patrick Wilson) | |
| 974 | May 19, 2005 | Orlando Bloom | |
| 975 | June 2, 2005 | Darth Vader | |
| 976 | June 16, 2005 | Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley) | |
| 977/978 | June 30 – July 14, 2005 | Jessica Alba | |
| 979 | July 28, 2005 | Wedding Crashers cast (Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson) | |
| 980 | August 11, 2005 | Jimi Hendrix | |
| 981 | August 25, 2005 | Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin) | |
| 982 | September 8, 2005 | The White Stripes (Jack White, Meg White) | |
| 983 | September 22, 2005 | The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ron Wood) | |
| 984 | October 6, 2005 | Evangeline Lilly | The Hot List 2005 |
| 985 | October 20, 2005 | Paul McCartney | |
| 986 | November 3, 2005 | Bono | |
| 987 | November 17, 2005 | Billie Joe Armstrong | |
| 988 | December 1, 2005 | Madonna | |
| 989 | December 15, 2005 | Jay-Z | |
| 990/991 | December 29, 2005 – January 12, 2006 | King Kong | |

## 2006

| Issue number | Cover date | People on cover | Notes |
| 992 | January 26, 2006 | Neil Young | |
| 993 | February 9, 2006 | Kanye West | |
| 994 | February 23, 2006 | Mariah Carey | |
| 995 | March 9, 2006 | Shaun White | |
| 996 | March 23, 2006 | Heath Ledger | |
| 997 | April 6, 2006 | American Idol cast (Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson) | Cover includes a picture of Ryan Seacrest on a book cover |
| 998 | April 20, 2006 | Kiefer Sutherland | |
| 999 | May 4, 2006 | George W. Bush | |
| 1000 | May 18 – June 1, 2006 | Muhammad Ali, Woody Allen, Pamela Anderson, Billie Joe Armstrong, John Belushi, Chuck Berry, Bono, David Bowie, Marlon Brando, James Brown, Jackson Browne, William S. Burroughs, David Byrne, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Carter, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Bill Clinton, George Clooney, Kurt Cobain, Sam Cooke, Francis Ford Coppola, Cindy Crawford, Walter Cronkite, Tom Cruise, James Dean, Johnny Depp, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Clint Eastwood, Eminem, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 50 Cent, Jane Fonda, Aretha Franklin, Jerry Garcia, Art Garfunkel, Marvin Gaye, Allen Ginsberg, Al Gore, Woody Guthrie, Zonker Harris, George Harrison, Debbie Harry, Topper Headon, Jimi Hendrix, Don Henley, James Hetfield, Albert Hofmann, Buddy Holly, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Jam-Master Jay, Jay-Z, Billy Joel, Elton John, Angelina Jolie, Mick Jones, Janis Joplin, Michael Jordan, Diane Keaton, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jack Kerouac, Martin Luther King Jr., Timothy Leary, John Lennon, David Letterman, Little Richard, George Lucas, Madonna, Nelson Mandela, Marilyn Manson, Bob Marley, Paul McCartney, Kenny McCormick, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, Freddie Mercury, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Jim Morrison, Van Morrison, Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Willie Nelson, Jack Nicholson, Stevie Nicks, Richard Nixon, Sinéad O'Connor, Yoko Ono, Roy Orbison, Ozzy Osbourne, Al Pacino, Tom Petty, Robert Plant, Elvis Presley, Prince, Richard Pryor, Joey Ramone, Ronald Reagan, Otis Redding, Lou Reed, Keith Richards, Robbie Robertson, Linda Ronstadt, Axl Rose, Diana Ross, Johnny Rotten, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Martin Scorsese, Pete Seeger, Jerry Seinfeld, Tupac Shakur, Joseph "Run" Simmons, Paul Simon, Paul Simonon, Bart Simpson, Patti Smith, Snoop Dogg, Britney Spears, Steven Spielberg, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Gwen Stefani, Howard Stern, Jon Stewart, Rod Stewart, Sting, Michael Stipe, Joe Strummer, Quentin Tarantino, James Taylor, Hunter S. Thompson, Justin Timberlake, Pete Townshend, John Travolta, Tina Turner, Darth Vader, Eddie Vedder, Sid Vicious, Waldo, Andy Warhol, Muddy Waters, Robin Williams, Brian Wilson, Tom Wolfe, Stevie Wonder, Malcolm X, Angus Young, Neil Young, Frank Zappa | 1000th issue; cover includes unidentified concertgoers |
| 1002 | June 15, 2006 | Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith) | |
| 1003 | June 29, 2006 | Eddie Vedder | |
| 1004/1005 | July 13–27, 2006 | Johnny Depp | |
| 1006 | August 10, 2006 | Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) | |
| 1007 | August 24, 2006 | Christina Aguilera | |
| 1008 | September 7, 2006 | Bob Dylan | |
| 1009 | September 21, 2006 | Justin Timberlake | |
| 1010 | October 5, 2006 | Jack Nicholson | |
| 1011 | October 19, 2006 | Fergie | The Hot List 2006 |
| 1012 | November 2, 2006 | N/A | Cover story on the worst Congress ever |
| 1013 | November 16, 2006 | Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart | |
| 1014 | November 30, 2006 | Sacha Baron Cohen | |
| 1015 | December 14, 2006 | Snoop Dogg | |
| 1016/1017 | December 28, 2006 – January 11, 2007 | People from covers of issues 992-1015 | 2006 year-end issue |

## 2007

| Issue number | Cover date | People on cover | Notes |
| 1018 | January 25, 2007 | James Brown | |
| 1019 | February 8, 2007 | Panic! at the Disco (Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith, Brendon Urie, Jon Walker) | |
| 1020 | February 22, 2007 | John Frusciante, John Mayer, Derek Trucks | "The New Guitar Gods" cover story |
| 1021 | March 8, 2007 | Fall Out Boy (Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Pete Wentz) | |
| 1022 | March 22, 2007 | South Park cast (Eric Cartman, Saddam Hussein) | Cover includes South Park version of the real Saddam Hussein's executioner |
| 1023 | April 5, 2007 | Pink Floyd (David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright) | |
| 1024 | April 19, 2007 | Grindhouse cast (Rosario Dawson, Rose McGowan) | |
| 1025/1026 | May 3–17, 2007 | None | 40th anniversary issue |
| 1027 | May 31, 2007 | Johnny Depp, Keith Richards | |
| 1028 | June 14, 2007 | Amy Winehouse | |
| 1029 | June 28, 2007 | The Police (Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers) | |
| 1030/1031 | July 12–26, 2007 | N/A | 40th anniversary issue; cover includes unidentified concertgoers |
| 1032 | August 9, 2007 | Guns N' Roses (Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin) | |
| 1033 | August 23, 2007 | Zac Efron | |
| 1034 | September 6, 2007 | Maroon 5 (Jesse Carmichael, Matt Flynn, Adam Levine, Mickey Madden, James Valentine) | |
| 1035 | September 20, 2007 | 50 Cent, Kanye West | |
| 1036 | October 4, 2007 | Hunter S. Thompson | |
| 1037 | October 18, 2007 | Kid Rock | Rock appears with models Krista Ayne, Nicole Herold, Alyssa Lipsky, and Maria Smith & The Hot List 2007 |
| 1038 | November 1, 2007 | Bruce Springsteen | |
| 1039 | November 15, 2007 | None | 40th anniversary issue |
| 1040 | November 29, 2007 | Jay-Z | |
| 1041 | December 13, 2007 | Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) | |
| 1042/1043 | December 27, 2007 – January 10, 2008 | People from covers of issues 1018, 1021, 1024, 1027–1029, 1033, 1035–1038, 1040 | 2007 year-end issue |

## 2008

| Issue number | Cover date | People on cover | Notes |
| 1044 | January 24, 2008 | Johnny Depp | |
| 1045 | February 7, 2008 | Thom Yorke | |
| 1046 | February 21, 2008 | Britney Spears | |
| 1047 | March 6, 2008 | Jack Johnson | |
| 1048 | March 20, 2008 | Barack Obama | |
| 1049 | April 3, 2008 | Chris Rock | |
| 1050 | April 17, 2008 | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jack White | |
| 1051 | May 1, 2008 | Bono, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Madonna, The Mars Volta (Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodríguez-López), My Morning Jacket (Tom Blankenship, Jim James, Bo Koster), Conor Oberst, Robert Plant, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, Vampire Weekend (Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig, Chris Tomson), Thom Yorke | "The Best of Rock 2008" cover story |
| 1052 | May 15, 2008 | The Hills cast (Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag, Audrina Patridge, Whitney Port) | |
| 1053 | May 29, 2008 | The Eagles (Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, Joe Walsh) | |
| 1054 | June 12, 2008 | Buddy Guy, Kirk Hammett, B. B. King, John Mayer, Jimmy Page, Omar Rodríguez-López, Carlos Santana, Eddie Van Halen | "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" cover story |
| 1055 | June 26, 2008 | Chris Martin | |
| 1056/1057 | July 10–24, 2008 | Barack Obama | |
| 1058 | August 7, 2008 | Jonas Brothers (Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas) | |
| 1059 | August 21, 2008 | Robert Downey Jr. | |
| 1060 | September 4, 2008 | George W. Bush | |
| 1061 | September 18, 2008 | Billy Crystal, Larry David, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, David Letterman, Tracy Morgan, Amy Poehler, Don Rickles, Chris Rock, Martin Short, Sarah Silverman, Robin Williams | Cover story on the new golden age of comedy |
| 1062 | October 2, 2008 | Metallica (Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich) | |
| 1063 | October 16, 2008 | John McCain | |
| 1064 | October 30, 2008 | Barack Obama | Barack Obama was featured three times in seven months, a record equaled only by John Lennon |
| 1065 | November 13, 2008 | AC/DC (Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young) | |
| 1066 | November 27, 2008 | Bob Dylan | "The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time" cover story; the Presley cover includes unidentified background musicians |
| 1066 | November 27, 2008 | Aretha Franklin | "The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time" cover story; the Presley cover includes unidentified background musicians |
| 1066 | November 27, 2008 | John Lennon | "The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time" cover story; the Presley cover includes unidentified background musicians |
| 1066 | November 27, 2008 | Elvis Presley | "The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time" cover story; the Presley cover includes unidentified background musicians |
| 1067 | December 11, 2008 | Britney Spears | The Hot List 2008 |
| 1068/1069 | December 25, 2008 – January 8, 2009 | Brad Pitt | |

## 2009

| Issue number | Cover date | People on cover | Notes |
| 1070 | January 22, 2009 | George W. Bush | |
| 1071 | February 5, 2009 | Bruce Springsteen | |
| 1072 | February 19, 2009 | Sean Penn | |
| 1073 | March 5, 2009 | Taylor Swift | |
| 1074 | March 19, 2009 | U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.) | |
| 1075 | April 2, 2009 | Gossip Girl cast (Blake Lively, Leighton Meester) | |
| 1076 | April 16, 2009 | Lil Wayne | |
| 1077 | April 30, 2009 | Kings of Leon (Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill) | |
| 1078 | May 14, 2009 | Bob Dylan | |
| 1079 | May 28, 2009 | Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt) | |
| 1080 | June 11, 2009 | Lady Gaga | The Hot List 2009 |
| 1081 | June 25, 2009 | Adam Lambert | |
| 1082/1083 | July 9–23, 2009 | Jonas Brothers (Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas) | |
| 1084 | August 6, 2009 | Michael Jackson | |
| 1085 | August 20, 2009 | Barack Obama | |
| 1086 | September 3, 2009 | The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) | |
| 1087 | September 17, 2009 | Stephen Colbert | |
| 1088 | October 1, 2009 | Megan Fox | |
| 1089 | October 15, 2009 | U2 (Bono, The Edge) | |
| 1090 | October 29, 2009 | Madonna | |
| 1091 | November 12, 2009 | Shakira | |
| 1092 | November 26, 2009 | Bono, Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concerts cover story |
| 1093 | December 10, 2009 | Taylor Lautner | |
| 1094/1095 | December 24, 2009 – January 7, 2010 | None | "The Decade's Best Songs and Albums" cover story |