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This is a list of people (real or fictional) appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
1096
January 21, 2010
None
Global warming cover story
1097
February 4, 2010
John Mayer
1098
February 18, 2010
Lil Wayne
1099
March 4, 2010
Jeff Beck , Eric Clapton
1100
March 18, 2010
Shaun White
1101
April 1, 2010
Jimi Hendrix
1102
April 15, 2010
Glee Dianna Agron , Jane Lynch , Lea Michele , Cory Monteith , Matthew Morrison )
1103
April 29, 2010
The Black Eyed Peas (apl.de.ap , Fergie , Taboo , will.i.am )
1104
May 13, 2010
Robert Downey Jr.
1105
May 27, 2010
Mick Jagger
Keith Richards
1106
June 10, 2010
Russell Brand
1107
June 24, 2010
Jay-Z
1108/1109
July 8–22, 2010
Lady Gaga
1110
August 5, 2010
Leonardo DiCaprio
1111
August 19, 2010
Katy Perry
1112
September 2, 2010
True Blood Stephen Moyer , Anna Paquin , Alexander Skarsgård )
1113
September 16, 2010
Mad Men Jon Hamm , Christina Hendricks , January Jones , Elisabeth Moss )
1114
September 30, 2010
Roger Waters
1115
October 14, 2010
Barack Obama The Hot List 2010
1116
October 28, 2010
Keith Richards
1117
November 11, 2010
Conan O'Brien
1118
November 25, 2010
Eminem
1119
December 9, 2010
None
Cover story on artists' playlists
1120/1121
December 23, 2010 – January 6, 2011
John Lennon
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
1122
January 20, 2011
Jimmy Fallon
1123
February 3, 2011
Lil Wayne
1124
February 17, 2011
Elton John
1125
March 3, 2011
Justin Bieber
1126
March 17, 2011
Snooki
1127
March 31, 2011
Howard Stern
1128
April 14, 2011
Rihanna
1129
April 28, 2011
Adele
1130
May 12, 2011
Steven Tyler
1131
May 26, 2011
Bob Dylan
1132
June 9, 2011
Lady Gaga
1133
June 23, 2011
Zach Galifianakis
1134/1135
July 7–21, 2011
Katy Perry (front cover), Dave Grohl (back cover)
1136
August 4, 2011
Larry David
1137
August 18, 2011
The Sheepdogs (Sam Corbett, Ewan Currie, Ryan Gullen, Leot Hanson)Group was the winner of a Rolling Stone contest in which readers voted among several unsigned acts to appear on the cover
1138
September 1, 2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea , Anthony Kiedis , Josh Klinghoffer , Chad Smith )
1139
September 15, 2011
George Harrison
1140
September 29, 2011
Jon Stewart
1141
October 13, 2011
Pink Floyd Cover did not show the band members, only a take-off of the cover for their album The Dark Side of the Moon
1142
October 27, 2011
Steve Jobs
1143
November 10, 2011
Eddie Murphy The Hot List 2011
1144
November 24, 2011
George Clooney
1145
December 8, 2011
Eric Clapton
"100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" cover story
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Eddie Van Halen
1146/1147
December 22, 2011 – January 5, 2012
People from covers of issues 1123, 1127, 1129–1136, 1139, 1140, 1143
2011 year-end issue
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
1148
January 19, 2012
The Black Keys (Dan Auerbach , Patrick Carney )
1149
February 2, 2012
David Bowie
1150
February 16, 2012
The Voice Christina Aguilera , Cee Lo Green , Adam Levine , Blake Shelton )
1151
March 1, 2012
Paul McCartney
1152
March 15, 2012
Whitney Houston
1153
March 29, 2012
Bruce Springsteen
1154
April 12, 2012
Jennifer Lawrence
1155
April 26, 2012
Radiohead (Colin Greenwood , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Phil Selway , Thom Yorke )
1156
May 10, 2012
Barack Obama
1157
May 24, 2012
Peter Dinklage
1158
June 7, 2012
Adam Yauch
1159
June 21, 2012
Charlie Sheen
1160/1161
July 5–19, 2012
deadmau5
1162
August 2, 2012
Justin Bieber
1163
August 16, 2012
Breaking Bad Bryan Cranston , Aaron Paul )
1164
August 30, 2012
Rick Ross
1165
September 13, 2012
Mitt Romney
1166
September 27, 2012
Bob Dylan
1167
October 11, 2012
Adele (front cover), Amy Heidemann (back cover)Heidemann appeared on the cover after her group Karmin won Rolling Stone' s "Women Who Rock" cover contest[ 1]
1168
October 25, 2012
Taylor Swift The Hot List 2012
1169
November 8, 2012
Barack Obama
1170
November 22, 2012
Daniel Craig (front cover), Pitbull (back cover)
1171
December 6, 2012
Jimmy Page
1172/1173
December 20, 2012 – January 3, 2013
Eminem
"The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time" cover story
Jay-Z
The Notorious B.I.G.
Tupac Shakur
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
1174
January 17, 2013
Jimmy Kimmel
1175
January 31, 2013
30 Rock Alec Baldwin , Tina Fey , Tracy Morgan )
1176
February 14, 2013
Rihanna
1177
February 28, 2013
Lena Dunham
1178
March 14, 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong
1179
March 28, 2013
Mumford & Sons (Ted Dwane , Ben Lovett , Winston Marshall , Marcus Mumford )
1180
April 11, 2013
Jon Hamm
1181
April 25, 2013
Louis C.K.
1182
May 9, 2013
Bruno Mars
1183
May 23, 2013
The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts , Ron Wood )
1184
June 6, 2013
Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter , Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo )
1185
June 20, 2013
This Is the End James Franco , Jonah Hill , Danny McBride , Seth Rogen )
1186/1187
July 4–18, 2013
Johnny Depp
1188
August 1, 2013
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
1189
August 15, 2013
Bruce Springsteen
Cover includes unidentified concertgoers
1190
August 29, 2013
Macklemore
1191
September 12, 2013
Bob Dylan
1192
September 26, 2013
Michael J. Fox
1193
October 10, 2013
Miley Cyrus The Hot List 2013
1194
October 24, 2013
Andrew Lincoln
1195
November 7, 2013
Paul McCartney
1196
November 21, 2013
Lou Reed (front cover), Naya Rivera (back cover)
1197
December 5, 2013
Eminem
1198/1199
December 19, 2013 – January 2, 2014
Will Ferrell
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
1200
January 16, 2014
The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr )
1201
January 30, 2014
Lorde
1202
February 13, 2014
Pope Francis
1203
February 27, 2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman Drake was originally planned to be on the cover, but was replaced by Hoffman after the latter's sudden death.[ 2]
1204
March 13, 2014
Justin Bieber
1205
March 27, 2014
Skrillex
1206
April 10, 2014
KISS (Peter Criss , Ace Frehley , Gene Simmons , Paul Stanley )
1207
April 24, 2014
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
1208
May 8, 2014
Kit Harington
1209
May 22, 2014
Neil Patrick Harris
1210
June 5, 2014
Jack White
1211
June 19, 2014
Eric Church Country music issue
Miranda Lambert
1212/1213
July 3–17, 2014
Melissa McCarthy
1214
July 31, 2014
Lana Del Rey
1215
August 14, 2014
Katy Perry
1216
August 28, 2014
Willie Nelson
1217
September 11, 2014
Robin Williams
1218
September 25, 2014
Taylor Swift
1219
October 9, 2014
John Oliver
1220
October 23, 2014
Barack Obama
1221
November 6, 2014
U2 (Bono , Adam Clayton , The Edge , Larry Mullen Jr. )
1222
November 20, 2014
Bob Dylan
1223
December 4, 2014
Dave Grohl
The Hot List 2014
1224/1225
December 18, 2014 – January 1, 2015
Seth Rogen
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
1226
January 15, 2015
Nicki Minaj
1227
January 29, 2015
Stevie Nicks
1228
February 12, 2015
Sam Smith
1229
February 26, 2015
John Belushi
1230
March 12, 2015
Madonna
1231
March 26, 2015
Kendrick Lamar Lamar appears with stylist Dianne Garcia
1232
April 9, 2015
Ringo Starr
1233
April 23, 2015
Kurt Cobain
1234
May 7, 2015
The Hulk
1235
May 21, 2015
David Letterman
1236
June 4, 2015
The Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia , Mickey Hart , Bill Kreutzmann , Phil Lesh , Bob Weir )
1237
June 18, 2015
Orange Is the New Black Laura Prepon , Taylor Schilling )
1238
July 2, 2015
Rush (Geddy Lee , Alex Lifeson , Neil Peart )
1239/1240
July 16–30, 2015
Kim Kardashian
1241
August 13, 2015
Kevin Hart
1242
August 27, 2015
Dr. Dre , Ice Cube
1243
September 10, 2015
Dez Bryant NFL issue
Andrew Luck
Russell Wilson
1244
September 24, 2015
Donald Trump
1245
October 8, 2015
Barack Obama
1246
October 22, 2015
Keith Richards
1247
November 5, 2015
The Weeknd
1248
November 19, 2015
Adele
1249
December 3, 2015
Bernie Sanders The Hot List 2015
1250/1251
December 17–31, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens BB-8 , John Boyega , Chewbacca , Harrison Ford , Daisy Ridley )
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
1252
January 14, 2016
5 Seconds of Summer (Michael Clifford , Luke Hemmings , Calum Hood , Ashton Irwin )
1253
January 28, 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio
1254
February 11, 2016
David Bowie
1255
February 25, 2016
Chris Martin
1256
March 10, 2016
Ted Cruz , Marco Rubio , Donald Trump
1257
March 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton , Bernie Sanders
1258
April 7, 2016
James Franco
1259
April 21, 2016
Ramones (Dee Dee Ramone , Joey Ramone , Johnny Ramone , Tommy Ramone )
1260
May 5, 2016
Merle Haggard
1261
May 19, 2016
Prince
1262
June 2, 2016
Oscar Isaac Isaac appears with his dog, Moby[ 3]
1263
June 16, 2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda
1264
July 1, 2016
Muhammad Ali
1265/1266
July 14–28, 2016
Future
1267
August 11, 2016
Jared Leto
1268
August 25, 2016
Paul McCartney
1269
September 8, 2016
James Corden
1270
September 22, 2016
Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool , Mike Dirnt )
1271
October 6, 2016
Uzo Aduba , Alan Alda , Jason Alexander , Gillian Anderson , Jennifer Aniston , Dan Aykroyd , Alec Baldwin, Lucille Ball , Beavis and Butt-head , John Belushi, Kyle Broflovski , Steve Carell , Johnny Carson , Eric Cartman , Kyle Chandler , Dave Chappelle , Chevy Chase , Emilia Clarke , John Cleese , Stephen Colbert , Courteney Cox , Bryan Cranston, Claire Danes , Larry David, Danny DeVito , Peter Dinklage, David Duchovny , Lena Dunham , Idris Elba , Peter Falk , Tina Fey, Dennis Franz , James Gandolfini , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Ricky Gervais , Ilana Glazer , Larry Hagman , Jon Hamm, Kit Harington, Sherman Hemsley , Christina Hendricks , Abbi Jacobson , Keegan-Michael Key , Jack Klugman , Lisa Kudrow , Matt LeBlanc , David Letterman, Andrew Lincoln, Louis C.K., Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kyle MacLachlan , Stan Marsh , Danny McBride , Kenny McCormick , Mary Tyler Moore , Elisabeth Moss, Leonard Nimoy , Carroll O'Connor , Sarah Jessica Parker , Jordan Peele , Matthew Perry , Tony Randall , Norman Reedus , Isabel Sanford , Santa's Little Helper , David Schwimmer , Jerry Seinfeld , Rod Serling , Garry Shandling , William Shatner , Bart Simpson , Homer Simpson , Lisa Simpson , Maggie Simpson , Marge Simpson , John Slattery , Snowball II , Kevin Spacey , Jon Stewart, Kiefer Sutherland , Jeffrey Tambor , Jimmie Walker , Dominic West , Michael K. Williams , Henry Winkler "The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" cover story; cover includes unidentified walker from The Walking Dead
1272
October 20, 2016
Bruce Springsteen
1273
November 3, 2016
Kevin Durant
1274
November 17, 2016
Bruno Mars The Hot List 2016
1275
December 1, 2016
The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger , Keith Richards )
1276/1277
December 15–29, 2016
Barack Obama
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
1278/1279
January 12–26, 2017
Emma Stone
1280
February 9, 2017
Paris Jackson
1281/1282
February 23 – March 9, 2017
John Oliver
1283
March 23, 2017
Ed Sheeran
1284
April 6, 2017
Donald Trump
1285
April 20, 2017
Chuck Berry
1286
May 4, 2017
Harry Styles
1287
May 18, 2017
Chris Rock
1288
June 1, 2017
Lorde
1289
June 15, 2017
Thom Yorke
1290
June 29, 2017
Rachel Maddow
1291/1292
July 13–27, 2017
Emilia Clarke
1293
August 10, 2017
Justin Trudeau
1294
August 24, 2017
Kendrick Lamar
1295
September 7, 2017
Gal Gadot
1296
September 21, 2017
Dave Grohl
1297
October 5, 2017
Donald Trump
1298
October 19, 2017
Kesha
1299
November 2, 2017
Tom Petty
1300
November 16, 2017
Cardi B The Hot List 2017
1301
November 30, 2017
Elon Musk
1302/1303
December 14–28, 2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adam Driver , Mark Hamill , Daisy Ridley )
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
1304/1305
January 11–25, 2018
Bono
1306/1307
February 8–22, 2018
Migos (Offset , Quavo , Takeoff )
1308
March 8, 2018
Chadwick Boseman
1309/1310
March 22 – April 5, 2018
Jack White
1311/1312
April 19 – May 3, 2018
Dwayne Johnson
1313/1314
May 17–30, 2018
Janelle Monáe
1315/1316
June 14–28, 2018
Camila Cabello
1317
July 2018
Cardi B , Offset
1318
August 2018
Eric Church
1319
September 2018
Stephen Colbert
1320
October 2018
Aretha Franklin
1321
November 2018
Zoë Kravitz The Hot List 2018
1322
December 2018
Shawn Mendes
