1981 Rolling Stone Covers
The complete covers of 1981

The Police : 1981
Cover Photo: Klaus Lucka
(RS 337 2/19/1981)
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The complete covers of 1981
The Police : 1981
Cover Photo: Klaus Lucka
(RS 337 2/19/1981)
RS335: John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Annie Leibovitz
1. John Lennon & Yoko Ono-RS 335 (January 22, 1981)
RS 359 - RS360: 1981 Yearbook/Rolling Stones at Ma
Lynn Goldsmith
The Rolling Stones-RS 359 – 360 (December 24, 1981 – January 7, 1982)
RS354: Meryl Streep
Annie Leibovitz
19. Meryl Streep-RS 354 (October 15, 1981)
RS346: Harrison Ford
Bill King
Harrison Ford-RS 346 (June 25, 1981)
RS 358: Carly Simon
Jim Varriale
Carly Simon-RS 358 (December 10, 1981)
RS336: Bruce Springsteen
Annie Leibovitz
Bruce Springsteen-RS 336 (February 5, 1981)
RS338: Goldie Hawn
Denis Piel
Goldie Hawn-RS 338 (March 5, 1981)
RS351: Stevie Nicks
Annie Leibovitz
Stevie Nicks-RS 351 (September 3, 1981)
RS 348: Tom Petty
Aaron Rapoport
Tom Petty-RS 348 (July 23, 1981)
RS347: Margot Kidder
Denis Piel
Margot Kidder-RS 347 (July 9, 1981)
RS345: James Taylor
Aaron Rapoport
James Taylor-RS 345 (June 11, 1981)
RS342: Ringo Starr
Michael Childers
Ringo Starr-RS 342 (April 30, 1981)
RS341: Jack Nicholson
Albert Watson
Jack Nicholson-RS 341 (April 16, 1981)
RS352: Jim Morrison ('He's Hot, He's Sexy and He's
Gloria Stavers
Jim Morrison-RS 352 (September 17, 1981)
RS339: Warren Zevon
Annie Leibovitz
Warren Zevon-RS 339 (March 19, 1981)
RS 349: Rickie Lee Jones
Annie Leibovitz
Rickie Lee Jones-RS 349 (August 6, 1981)
RS344: Susan Sarandon
Albert Watson
Susan Sarandon-RS 344 (May 28, 1981)
RS357: William Hurt
Annie Leibovitz
William Hurt-RS 357 (November 26, 1981)
RS343: The Gun Lobby
Annie Leibovitz
Gun Control & John Lennon-RS 343 (May 14, 1981)
RS356: Keith Richards
Annie Leibovitz
Keith Richards-RS 356 (November 12, 1981)
RS353: Yoko Ono
Annie Leibovitz
Yoko Ono-RS 353 (October 1, 1981)
RS355: Elvis Presley
Rudolf Paulini
Elvis Presley-RS 355 (October 29, 1981)
RS340: Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski-RS 340 (April 2, 1981)
Illustration by Julian Allen
RS350: Bill Murray
Andrea Blanch
Bill Murray-RS 350 (August 20, 1981)