List of people on the United States cover of Rolling Stone (1980s)

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This is a list of people (real or fictional) appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in the 1980s. 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.

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1980

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
309January 24, 1980Walter Adams Jr., Peter Bowes, Connie Burns, Jacqueline Eckerle, David Heck, Teva Ladd, Karen Morrison, Stephan Preston, Phillip Snyder, Bryan Wagner, James Warmoth The Who concert disaster cover story
310February 7, 1980 Fleetwood Mac (Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks)
311February 21, 1980 Tom Petty
312March 6, 1980 Richard Gere
313March 20, 1980 Bob Hope
314April 3, 1980 Linda Ronstadt
315April 17, 1980 The Clash (Mick Jones, Joe Strummer)
316May 1, 1980 Bob Seger
317May 15, 1980 Heart (Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson)
318May 29, 1980 The Pretenders (Martin Chambers, Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott, Chrissie Hynde)
319June 12, 1980 Ted Kennedy
320June 26, 1980 Pete Townshend
321July 10, 1980 John Travolta
322July 24, 1980 The Empire Strikes Back cast (Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams)
323August 7, 1980 Jackson Browne
324August 21, 1980 The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
325September 4, 1980 Billy Joel
326September 18, 1980 Rodney Dangerfield Dangerfield appears with unidentified baby
327October 2, 1980 Robert Redford
328October 16, 1980 Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo
329October 30, 1980 The Cars (Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr, David Robinson)
330November 13, 1980 Mary Tyler Moore
331November 27, 1980 It's My Turn cast (Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas)
332December 11, 1980 Dolly Parton
333/334December 25, 1980 – January 8, 1981None1980 year-end issue

1981

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
335January 22, 1981 John Lennon, Yoko Ono Cover was ranked as the greatest magazine cover of the last 40 years by the American Society of Magazine Editors in 2005 [1]
336February 5, 1981 Bruce Springsteen
337February 19, 1981 The Police (Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers)
338March 5, 1981 Goldie Hawn
339March 19, 1981 Warren Zevon Cover includes unidentified hands grabbing Zevon's arms and legs
340April 2, 1981 Roman Polanski Cover includes illustration of Tess Durbeyfield
341April 16, 1981 Jack Nicholson
342April 30, 1981 Ringo Starr
343May 14, 1981 John Lennon "Inside the Gun Lobby" cover story
344May 28, 1981 Susan Sarandon
345June 11, 1981 James Taylor
346June 25, 1981 Harrison Ford
347July 9, 1981 Margot Kidder A picture of Christopher Reeve appears in the lower right corner
348July 23, 1981 Tom Petty
349August 6, 1981 Rickie Lee Jones
350August 20, 1981 Bill Murray John Irving appears in the banner in the lower right corner
351September 3, 1981 Stevie Nicks Nicks appears with her brother Chris' cockatoo, Maxwellington [2]
352September 17, 1981 Jim Morrison
353October 1, 1981 Yoko Ono
354October 15, 1981 Meryl Streep
355October 29, 1981 Elvis Presley Presley appears with unidentified fan
356November 12, 1981 Keith Richards
357November 26, 1981 William Hurt
358December 10, 1981 Carly Simon Simon appears with her children, Ben Taylor and Sally Taylor
359/360December 24, 1981 – January 7, 1982 The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ian Stewart, Ron Wood, Bill Wyman)Cover includes unidentified concertgoers

1982

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
361January 21, 1982 John Belushi
362February 4, 1982 Timothy Hutton
363February 18, 1982 Steve Martin
364March 4, 1982 Peter Wolf
365March 18, 1982 Simon and Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon)
366April 1, 1982 Warren Beatty
367April 15, 1982 Mariel Hemingway
368April 29, 1982 John Belushi
369May 13, 1982 Sissy Spacek
370May 27, 1982 Nastassja Kinski
371June 10, 1982 David Letterman
372June 24, 1982 Pete Townshend
373July 8, 1982 Sylvester Stallone
374July 22, 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
375August 5, 1982 The Go-Go's (Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin)
376August 19, 1982 Jeff Bridges
377September 2, 1982 Elvis Costello
378September 16, 1982 Robin Williams
379September 30, 1982 Richard Gere
380October 14, 1982 John Lennon, Yoko Ono
381October 28, 1982 Billy Joel
382November 11, 1982 The Who (Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Kenney Jones, Pete Townshend)
383November 25, 1982 Matt Dillon
384December 9, 1982 Bette Midler
385/386December 23, 1982 – January 6, 1983People from covers of issues 361-385/3861982 year-end issue

1983

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
387January 20, 1983 Paul Newman
388February 3, 1983 Dustin Hoffman
389February 17, 1983 Michael Jackson
390March 3, 1983 The Stray Cats (Slim Jim Phantom, Lee Rocker, Brian Setzer)
391March 17, 1983 Jessica Lange
392March 31, 1983 Dudley Moore
393April 14, 1983 Joan Baez
394April 28, 1983 Prince, Vanity
395May 12, 1983 David Bowie
396May 26, 1983 Sean Penn
397June 9, 1983 Christie Brinkley, Michael Ives Cover story on health clubs
398June 23, 1983 Men at Work (Greg Ham, Colin Hay)
399July 7, 1983 Eddie Murphy
400/401July 21 – August 4, 1983 Return of the Jedi cast (Carrie Fisher, Darth Vader)Cover includes unidentified Ewok and Gamorrean
402August 18, 1983 John Travolta
403September 1, 1983 Sting
404September 15, 1983 Jackson Browne
405September 29, 1983 Annie Lennox
406October 13, 1983 Chevy Chase
407October 27, 1983 Sean Connery
408November 10, 1983 Boy George
409November 24, 1983 Mick Jagger
410December 8, 1983 Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney
411/412December 22, 1983 – January 5, 1984People from covers of issues 385/386-411/4121983 year-end issue

1984

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
413January 19, 1984 Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman ARMS Charity Concerts cover story
414February 2, 1984 Duran Duran (Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor)
415February 16, 1984 The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
416March 1, 1984 The Police (Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers)
417March 15, 1984 Michael Jackson
418March 29, 1984 Jack Nicholson
419April 12, 1984 Eddie Murphy
420April 26, 1984 Daryl Hannah
The Pretenders (Martin Chambers, Malcolm Foster, Chrissie Hynde, Robbie McIntosh)
421May 10, 1984 Marvin Gaye
422May 24, 1984 Cyndi Lauper
423June 7, 1984 Culture Club (Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, Jon Moss)
424June 21, 1984 Bob Dylan
425July 5, 1984 The Go-Go's (Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin)
426/427July 19 – August 2, 1984 Little Richard, Steven Spielberg, Tom Wolfe Various cover stories
428August 16, 1984 Bill Murray
429August 30, 1984 Prince
430September 13, 1984 Huey Lewis
431September 27, 1984 John Belushi
432October 11, 1984 Tina Turner
433October 25, 1984 David Bowie
434November 8, 1984 Steve Martin
435November 22, 1984 Madonna
436December 6, 1984 Bruce Springsteen
437/438December 20, 1984 – January 3, 1985People from covers of issues 413-437/4381984 year-end issue

1985

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
439January 17, 1985 Hall & Oates (Daryl Hall, John Oates)
440January 31, 1985 Billy Idol
441February 14, 1985 Mick Jagger
442February 28, 1985 Bruce Springsteen
443March 14, 1985 U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.)
444March 28, 1985 Miami Vice cast (Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas)
445April 11, 1985 David Lee Roth
446April 25, 1985 Richard Gere
447May 9, 1985 Desperately Seeking Susan cast (Rosanna Arquette, Madonna)
448May 23, 1985 Phil Collins
449June 6, 1985 Julian Lennon
450June 20, 1985 David Letterman
451July 4, 1985 Clint Eastwood
452/453July 18 – August 1, 1985 Perfect cast (Jamie Lee Curtis, John Travolta)
454August 15, 1985 Bryan Adams, Bono, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, Bob Geldof, Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jagger, Mark Knopfler, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Ric Ocasek, Robert Plant, Sade, Sting, John Taylor, Pete Townshend, Tina Turner Live Aid cover story
455August 29, 1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome cast (Mel Gibson, Tina Turner)
456September 12, 1985 Prince
457September 26, 1985 Sting
458October 10, 1985 Bruce Springsteen
459October 24, 1985 Steven Spielberg
460November 7, 1985 Don Johnson
461November 21, 1985 Mark Knopfler
462December 5, 1985 Bob Geldof
463/464December 19, 1985 – January 2, 1986People from covers of issues 437/438-463/4641985 year-end issue

1986

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
465January 16, 1986 Michael Douglas
466January 30, 1986 John Mellencamp
467February 13, 1986 Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers (Don Everly, Phil Everly), Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Elvis Presley Rock and Roll Hall of Fame cover story
468February 27, 1986 Bruce Springsteen
469March 13, 1986 Jim McMahon
470March 27, 1986 Bruce Willis
471April 10, 1986 Stevie Wonder
472April 24, 1986 Prince, Wendy & Lisa (Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin)
473May 8, 1986 Whoopi Goldberg
474May 22, 1986 Michael J. Fox
475June 5, 1986 Madonna
476June 19, 1986 Tom Cruise
477July 3, 1986 Van Halen (Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen)
478/479July 17–31, 1986 Bob Dylan, Tom Petty
480August 14, 1986 Jack Nicholson
481August 28, 1986 Boy George
482September 11, 1986 Paul McCartney
483September 25, 1986 Don Johnson
484October 9, 1986 Cybill Shepherd
485October 23, 1986 Tina Turner
486November 6, 1986 Billy Joel
487November 20, 1986 Huey Lewis
488December 4, 1986 Run-D.M.C. (Darryl McDaniels, Jason Mizell, Joseph Simmons)
489/490December 18, 1986 – January 1, 1987People from covers of issues 463/464-489/4901986 year-end issue

1987

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
491January 15, 1987 Talking Heads (David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth)
492January 29, 1987 Peter Gabriel
493February 12, 1987 Paul Reubens
494February 26, 1987 Bruce Springsteen
495March 12, 1987 Michael J. Fox
496March 26, 1987 The Bangles (Susanna Hoffs, Debbi Peterson, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele)
497April 9, 1987 Woody Allen
498April 23, 1987 David Bowie
499May 7, 1987 U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.)
500May 21, 1987 Jon Bon Jovi
501June 4, 1987 Jimi Hendrix
502June 18, 1987 Robert Cray
503July 2, 1987 Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Jabulani Dubazana, Abednego Mazibuko, Albert Mazibuko, Geophrey Mdletshe, Russel Mthembu, Inos Phungula, Ben Shabalala, Headman Shabalala, Jockey Shabalala, Joseph Shabalala), Paul Simon
504/505July 16–30, 1987The Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Brent Mydland, Bob Weir)
506August 13, 1987 Mötley Crüe (Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx)
507August 27, 1987None"The 100 Best Albums of the Last Twenty Years" cover story
508September 10, 1987 Madonna
509September 24, 1987 Michael Jackson
510October 8, 1987 Bono
511October 22, 1987 George Harrison
512November 5 – December 10, 1987None20th anniversary issue
513November 19, 1987 Pink Floyd Cover did not show the band members, only an illustration of various icons associated with the band and its music
514December 3, 1987 R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe)
515/516December 17–31, 1987People from covers of issues 491-503, 504/505 (minus Hart, Lesh, and Mydland), 506-511, 513, 5141987 year-end issue

1988

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
517January 14, 1988 Michael Douglas
518January 28, 1988 George Michael
519February 11, 1988 Sting
520February 25, 1988 Robin Williams
521March 10, 1988 U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.)
522March 24, 1988 Robert Plant
523April 7, 1988 Martin Luther King Jr.
524April 21, 1988 David Byrne
525May 5, 1988 Bruce Springsteen
526May 19, 1988 Lisa Bonet
527June 2, 1988 Neil Young
528June 16, 1988 Terence Trent D'Arby
529June 30, 1988 Tom Hanks
530/531July 14–28, 1988 Van Halen (Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen)
532August 11, 1988 Tom Cruise
533August 25, 1988 Eric Clapton
534September 8, 1988None"The 100 Best Singles of the Last Twenty-Five Years" cover story
535September 22, 1988 Tracy Chapman
536October 6, 1988 Keith Richards
537October 20, 1988 John Lennon
538November 3, 1988 Johnny Carson, David Letterman Comedy issue
539November 17, 1988 Guns N' Roses (Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin)
540December 1, 1988 Steve Winwood
541/542December 15–29, 1988People from covers of issues 517-522, 524-5401988 year-end issue

1989

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
543January 12, 1989 Mel Gibson
544January 26, 1989 Roy Orbison
545February 9, 1989 Jon Bon Jovi
546February 23, 1989 Sam Kinison
547March 9, 1989 Bono
548March 23, 1989 Madonna
549April 6, 1989 James Brown
550April 20, 1989 R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe)
551May 4, 1989 Lou Reed
552May 18, 1989 Uma Thurman
553June 1, 1989 Ghostbusters II cast (Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver)
554June 15, 1989 Paul McCartney
555June 29, 1989 Michael Keaton
556/557July 13–27, 1989 The Who (Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend)
558August 10, 1989 Axl Rose
559August 24, 1989 Eddie Murphy
560September 7, 1989 The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
561September 21, 1989 Madonna
562October 5, 1989 Roland Gift
563October 19, 1989 Andie MacDowell
564November 2, 1989 Arsenio Hall, Jay Leno 1989 comedy issue
565November 16, 1989None"The 100 Greatest Albums of the '80s" cover story
566November 30, 1989 Jerry Garcia
567/568December 14–28, 1989People from covers of issues 543, 544, 546-5661989 year-end issue

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