List of people on the United States cover of Rolling Stone (1990s)

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This is a list of people (real or fictional) appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in the 1990s. 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.

Contents

1990

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
569January 11, 1990 Tom Cruise
570January 25, 1990 Billy Joel
571February 8, 1990 Paul McCartney
572February 22, 1990 Janet Jackson
573March 8, 1990 The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
574March 22, 1990 The B-52's (Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson)
575April 5, 1990 Aerosmith (Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford)
576April 19, 1990None1950s issue
577May 3, 1990 Bonnie Raitt
578May 17, 1990 Claudia Schiffer The Hot List 1990
579May 31, 1990 Warren Beatty
580June 14, 1990 Sinéad O'Connor
581June 28, 1990 Bart Simpson
582/583July 12–26, 1990 Tom Cruise
584August 9, 1990 Julia Roberts
585August 23, 1990 John Lennon 1960s issue
586September 6, 1990 M.C. Hammer
587September 20, 1990 Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant)1970s issue
588October 4, 1990 Twin Peaks cast (Mädchen Amick, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sherilyn Fenn)
589October 18, 1990 Prince
590November 1, 1990 Living Colour (Will Calhoun, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, Muzz Skillings)
591November 15, 1990 Bruce Springsteen 1980s issue
592November 29, 1990 Kevin Costner
593/594December 13–27, 1990People from covers of issues 569-575, 577-5921990 year-end issue

1991

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
595January 10, 1991 Johnny Depp
596January 24, 1991 Slash
597February 7, 1991 Sting
598February 21, 1991 Robin Williams
599March 7, 1991 Sinéad O'Connor
600March 21, 1991 Jodie Foster
601April 4, 1991 Jim Morrison
602April 18, 1991 Nuno Bettencourt, The Charlatans UK (Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess, Rob Collins, Jon Day), De La Soul (David Jude Jolicoeur, Vincent Mason, Kelvin Mercer), Chris Isaak "New Faces '91" cover story
603May 2, 1991 Wilson Phillips (Chynna Phillips, Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson)
604May 16, 1991 Winona Ryder The Hot List 1991
605May 30, 1991 The Black Crowes (Jeff Cease, Johnny Colt, Steve Gorman, Chris Robinson, Rich Robinson)
606June 13, 1991 Madonna
607June 27, 1991 R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe)
608/609July 11–25, 1991 Rachel Hunter, Rod Stewart
610August 8, 1991 Tom Petty
611August 22, 1991 Arnold Schwarzenegger
612September 5, 1991 Guns N' Roses (Duff McKagan, Dizzy Reed, Axl Rose, Slash, Matt Sorum, Izzy Stradlin)
613September 19, 1991 Sebastian Bach
614October 3, 1991 Paul Reubens
615October 17, 1991 Eric Clapton
616October 31, 1991 Jerry Garcia
617November 14, 1991 Metallica (Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Lars Ulrich)
618November 28, 1991 U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.)
619/620December 12–26, 1991People from covers of issues 595-601, 603-6181991 year-end issue

1992

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
621January 9, 1992 Michael Jackson
622January 23, 1992 Hunter S. Thompson
623February 6, 1992 Jimi Hendrix
624February 20, 1992 Beverly Hills, 90210 cast (Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry, Jason Priestley)
625March 5, 1992 R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe)
626March 19, 1992 Wayne's World cast (Dana Carvey, Mike Myers)
627April 2, 1992 Axl Rose
628April 16, 1992 Nirvana (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic)
629April 30, 1992 Def Leppard (Rick Allen, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Rick Savage)
630May 14, 1992 Sharon Stone The Hot List 1992
631May 28, 1992 Tom Cruise
632June 11, 1992None25th anniversary issue; "The Great Stories" cover story
633June 25, 1992 Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith) John Frusciante was originally part of the cover photo, but was removed after he left the band [1]
634/635July 9–23, 1992 Batman
636August 6, 1992 Bruce Springsteen
637August 20, 1992 Ice-T
638September 3, 1992 Michelle Pfeiffer
639September 17, 1992 Bill Clinton
640October 1, 1992 Bono
641October 15, 1992None25th anniversary issue; "The Interviews" cover story
642October 29, 1992 Sinéad O'Connor
643November 12, 1992None25th anniversary issue; "Portraits" cover story
644November 26, 1992 Denzel Washington
645/646December 10–24, 1992People from covers of issues 621-631, 633-640, 642-6441992 year-end issue

1993

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
647January 7, 1993 Spin Doctors (Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman, Mark White)
648January 21, 1993 Neil Young
649February 4, 1993 Neneh Cherry
650February 18, 1993 David Letterman
651March 4, 1993 Bono
652March 18, 1993 Natalie Merchant
653April 1, 1993 Garth Brooks
654April 15, 1993 James Hetfield
655April 29, 1993 Eric Clapton
656May 13, 1993 Dana Carvey The Hot List 1993
657May 27, 1993 Sting
658June 10, 1993 Whitney Houston
659June 24, 1993 Laura Dern
660/661July 8–22, 1993 Seinfeld cast (Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jerry Seinfeld)
662August 5, 1993 Soul Asylum (Karl Mueller, Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner, Grant Young)
663August 19, 1993 Beavis and Butt-head
664September 2, 1993 Jerry Garcia
665September 16, 1993 Janet Jackson René Elizondo Jr.'s hands are covering Jackson's breasts on the cover [2]
666September 30, 1993 Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
667October 14, 1993 The Edge
668October 28, 1993 Pearl Jam (Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder)
669November 11, 1993 Blind Melon (Glen Graham, Shannon Hoon, Brad Smith, Rogers Stevens, Christopher Thorn)
670November 25, 1993 Shaquille O'Neal
671December 9, 1993 Bill Clinton
672/673December 23, 1993 – January 6, 1994 Cindy Crawford

1994

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
674January 27, 1994 Nirvana (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic)
675February 10, 1994 Howard Stern
676February 24, 1994 Bob Marley
677March 10, 1994 Winona Ryder
678March 24, 1994 Beavis and Butt-head
679April 7, 1994 Anthony Kiedis
680April 21, 1994 The Smashing Pumpkins (Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky)
681May 5, 1994None"Drugs in America" cover story
682May 19, 1994 Melrose Place cast (Josie Bissett, Laura Leighton, Heather Locklear, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Daphne Zuniga)The Hot List 1994
683June 2, 1994 Kurt Cobain
684June 16, 1994 Soundgarden (Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd, Kim Thayil)
685June 30, 1994 Counting Crows (Steve Bowman, David Bryson, Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, Matt Malley, Dan Vickrey)
686/687July 14–28, 1994 Julia Roberts
688August 11, 1994 Beastie Boys (Ad-Rock, Mike D, Adam Yauch) Matthew Rolston appears on the cover reflected in a mirror while taking the cover photo
689August 25, 1994 The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ron Wood)
690September 8, 1994 Trent Reznor
691September 22, 1994 Jerry Seinfeld Seinfeld appears as a young Elvis Presley
Jerry Seinfeld Seinfeld appears as an old Elvis Presley
692October 6, 1994 Liz Phair
693October 20, 1994 R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe)
694November 3, 1994 Liv Tyler, Steven Tyler
695November 17, 1994None"Generation Next" cover story
696December 1, 1994 Brad Pitt
697December 15, 1994 Courtney Love
698/699December 29, 1994 – January 12, 1995 David Letterman

1995

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
700January 26, 1995 Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt)
701February 9, 1995 Demi Moore
702February 23, 1995 Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant)
703March 9, 1995 Ethan Hawke
704March 23, 1995 Dolores O'Riordan
705April 6, 1995 Eddie Van Halen
706April 20, 1995 Belly (Tanya Donelly, Chris Gorman, Tom Gorman, Gail Greenwood)
707May 4, 1995 Tom Petty
708May 18, 1995 Friends cast (Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer)
709June 1, 1995 Melissa Etheridge
710June 15, 1995 Drew Barrymore
711June 29, 1995 Soul Asylum (Sterling Campbell, Karl Mueller, Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner)
712/713July 13–27, 1995 Jim Carrey
714August 10, 1995 Hootie & the Blowfish (Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker, Jim Sonefeld)
715August 24, 1995 Hole (Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson, Courtney Love, Patty Schemel)The Hot List 1995
716September 7, 1995 Alicia Silverstone
717September 21, 1995 Jerry Garcia
718October 5, 1995 Foo Fighters (William Goldsmith, Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear)
719October 19, 1995 Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea, Anthony Kiedis, Dave Navarro, Chad Smith)
720November 2, 1995 Alanis Morissette
721November 16, 1995 The Smashing Pumpkins (Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky)
722November 30, 1995 Lenny Kravitz
723December 14, 1995 Mick Jagger
724/725December 28, 1995 – January 11, 1996 Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt) Coolio, Billy Corgan, Sheryl Crow, Jerry Garcia, Courtney Love, Alanis Morissette, and John Travolta appear in the "Rock & Roll Yearbook" banner in the middle of the cover

1996

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
726January 25, 1996 Live (Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor)
727February 8, 1996 Layne Staley
728February 22, 1996 John Travolta
729March 7, 1996 Jennifer Aniston
730March 21, 1996 Joan Osborne
731April 4, 1996 Sean Penn
732April 18, 1996 Gavin Rossdale
733May 2, 1996 Oasis (Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher)
734May 16, 1996 The X-Files cast (Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny)
735May 30, 1996 David Letterman
736June 13, 1996 Beck, Jimmy Buffett, Sandra Bullock, Billy Corgan, Chris Cornell, Perry Farrell, KISS (Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley), Alanis Morissette, John Popper, James Taylor "Rock & Roll Summer" cover story
737June 27, 1996 Metallica (Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Lars Ulrich)
738/739July 11–25, 1996 Jenny McCarthy
740August 8, 1996 Jerry Garcia
741August 22, 1996 Cameron Diaz The Hot List 1996
742September 5, 1996 The Fugees (Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Pras)
743September 19, 1996 Conan O'Brien
744October 3, 1996 Brooke Shields
745October 17, 1996 R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe)
746October 31, 1996 Tupac Shakur
747November 14, 1996 Sheryl Crow
748November 28, 1996 Eddie Vedder
749December 12, 1996 Dennis Rodman
750/751December 26, 1996 – January 9, 1997 Pamela Anderson, Beavis and Butt-head

1997

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
752January 23, 1997 Marilyn Manson
753February 6, 1997 Stone Temple Pilots (Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz, Scott Weiland)
754February 20, 1997 Gillian Anderson Chris Carter appears on the cover wearing a Creature from the Black Lagoon costume; the inside article features a picture of Carter wearing the costume with the head removed
755March 6, 1997 David Lynch, Trent Reznor
756March 20, 1997 Howard Stern
757April 3, 1997 Brad Pitt
758April 17, 1997 Beck
759May 1, 1997 No Doubt (Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani, Adrian Young)
760May 15, 1997 Jewel
761May 29, 1997 U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.) Allen Ginsberg appears at the top of the cover in honor of his death
762June 12, 1997 Jakob Dylan
763June 26, 1997 Sandra Bullock
764/765July 10–24, 1997 Spice Girls (Victoria Beckham, Mel B, Emma Bunton, Melanie C, Geri Halliwell)
766August 7, 1997 Sean Combs
767August 21, 1997 Keith Flint The Hot List 1997
768September 4, 1997 Zack de la Rocha, RZA
769September 18, 1997 Neve Campbell
770October 2, 1997 Chris Rock
771October 16, 1997 Salt-N-Pepa (Sandra "Pepa" Denton, DJ Spinderella, Cheryl "Salt" James)
772October 30, 1997 Fleetwood Mac (Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks)
773November 13, 1997 Courtney Love, Madonna, Tina Turner 30th anniversary issue; "Women of Rock" cover story
774November 27, 1997 Saturday Night Live cast (Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Cheri Oteri, Molly Shannon)
775December 11, 1997 The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
776/777December 25, 1997 – January 8, 1998 Scream 2 cast (Neve Campbell, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Heather Graham, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tori Spelling)

1998

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
778January 22, 1998 Fiona Apple
779February 5, 1998 Mariah Carey
780February 19, 1998 South Park cast (Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, Stan Marsh, Kenny McCormick)
781March 5, 1998 Kate Winslet
782March 19, 1998 Jack Nicholson
783April 2, 1998 Sarah Michelle Gellar
784April 16, 1998 Richard Ashcroft
785April 30, 1998 Sarah McLachlan
786May 14, 1998 Jerry Springer
787May 28, 1998 Seinfeld cast (Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jerry Seinfeld)
788June 11, 1998 Johnny Depp
789June 25, 1998 Tori Amos
790/791July 9–23, 1998 Madonna
792August 6, 1998 Beastie Boys (Ad-Rock, Mike D, Adam Yauch)
793August 20, 1998 Laetitia Casta The Hot List 1998
794September 3, 1998 Shania Twain
795September 17, 1998 Katie Holmes
796October 1, 1998 Janet Jackson
797October 15, 1998 Marilyn Manson
798October 29, 1998 Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, Master P "Hip-Hop Now: The Top 50 Players" cover story
799November 12, 1998 Bill Clinton
800November 26, 1998 Alanis Morissette
801December 10, 1998 Will Smith
802/803December 24, 1998 – January 7, 1999 Jewel

1999

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
804January 21, 1999 Beastie Boys (Ad-Rock, Mike D, Adam Yauch)
805February 4, 1999 Rob Zombie
806February 18, 1999 Lauryn Hill
807March 4, 1999 Jennifer Aniston
808March 18, 1999 Mark McGrath
809April 1, 1999 Jimi Hendrix
810April 15, 1999 Britney Spears
811April 29, 1999 Eminem
812May 13, 1999 Kurt Cobain
813May 27, 1999 Backstreet Boys (Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, A. J. McLean, Kevin Richardson)
Jennifer Love Hewitt
814June 10, 1999 Mike Myers
815June 24, 1999 Jar Jar Binks Cover includes a picture of Chewbacca, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill from the cover of issue 246
816/817July 8–22, 1999 Nicole Kidman
818August 5, 1999 Ricky Martin Martin appears with unidentified models
819August 19, 1999 Angelina Jolie The Hot List 1999
820September 2, 1999 Trey Anastasio, Sheryl Crow, Jonathan Davis, DMX, Fred Durst, James Hetfield, Wyclef Jean, Jewel, Kid Rock, Dave Matthews, Alanis Morissette, Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea, Anthony Kiedis), Zack de la Rocha, Tom Rowlands, Bruce Springsteen Summer concerts cover story; Peter Stroud appears in the Crow photo; Max Weinberg appears in the Springsteen photo; cover includes unidentified concertgoers
821September 16, 1999 David Spade Spade appears with models Manon von Gerkan and Tatjana Patitz
822September 30, 1999 Eddie Vedder "The Greatest Concerts of the '90s" cover story; cover includes unidentified concertgoers
823October 14, 1999 Trent Reznor
824October 28, 1999 Brad Pitt
825November 11, 1999 Nicolas Cage
826November 25, 1999 Rage Against the Machine (Tim Commerford, Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha, Brad Wilk)
827December 9, 1999 Christina Ricci
828/829December 16–23, 1999 Drew Barrymore, Bono, David Bowie, Frances Bean Cobain, Kurt Cobain, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, LL Cool J, Courtney Love, Madonna, Joni Mitchell, Jack Nicholson, Lou Reed, Keith Richards, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen "Behind the Scenes: 1967–1999" cover story; the Barrymore, Bono, and Jagger photos include unidentified people
830/831December 30, 1999 – January 6, 2000 Muhammad Ali, Pamela Anderson, Beck, Yasmine Bleeth, Ray Bolger, Bono, Marlon Brando, James Brown, Billie Burke, Fidel Castro, Charlie Chaplin, Chuck D, Eric Clapton, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Kurt Cobain, Lou Costello, Walter Cronkite, Tom Cruise, Miles Davis, James Dean, Diana, Princess of Wales, Bob Dylan, Clint Eastwood, Albert Einstein, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Carrie Fisher, Flavor Flav, Flea, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Allen Ginsberg, Betty Grable, Jack Haley, Mark Hamill, Margaret Hamilton, Oliver Hardy, George Harrison, Hugh Hefner, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Jackson, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, John F. Kennedy, Anthony Kiedis, Martin Luther King Jr., Stephen King, Bert Lahr, Fabio Lanzoni, Stan Laurel, Lucy Lawless, Bruce Lee, John Lennon, David Letterman, Little Richard, John Lydon, Madonna, Nelson Mandela, Marilyn Manson, Ricky Martin, Paul McCartney, Darryl McDaniels, Marilyn Monroe, Clayton Moore, Mike Myers, Jack Nicholson, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Roy Orbison, Alexandra Paul, Elvis Presley, Paul Reubens, Keith Richards, R2-D2, Babe Ruth, Carlos Santana, Martin Scorsese, Jerry Seinfeld, Joseph Simmons, Slash, Chad Smith, Kevin Sorbo, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Hunter S. Thompson, Pete Townshend, Andy Warhol, Charlie Watts, John Wayne, Stevie Wonder, Bill Wyman Millennium issue; cover includes unidentified celebrities, models, and lookalikes of David Bowie, Boy George, Cher, Peter Criss, La Toya Jackson, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Patti Smith, Britney Spears, and Vanilla Ice

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