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

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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.

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2000

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
832January 20, 2000 Backstreet Boys (Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, A. J. McLean, Kevin Richardson)
833February 3, 2000 David Crosby, Jan Crosby, Bailey Jean Cypher, Beckett Cypher, Julie Cypher, Melissa Etheridge
834February 17, 2000 Mariah Carey
835March 2, 2000 Leonardo DiCaprio
836March 16, 2000 Carlos Santana
837March 30, 2000 'N Sync (Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Justin Timberlake)
838April 13, 2000 DMX
839April 27, 2000 Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith)
840May 11, 2000 Sarah Michelle Gellar
841May 25, 2000 Britney Spears
842June 8, 2000 Tom Green Green appears with unidentified baby
843June 22, 2000 Kid Rock
844/845July 6–20, 2000 Christina Aguilera
846August 3, 2000 Blink-182 (Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus)
847August 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
848August 31, 2000 Keanu Reeves
849September 14, 2000 Gisele Bündchen The Hot List 2000
850September 28, 2000 Madonna
851October 12, 2000 Kate Hudson
852October 26, 2000 Jakob Dylan
853November 9, 2000 Al Gore
854November 23, 2000 Drew Barrymore
855December 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
856/857December 14–21, 2000 Backstreet Boys (Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, A. J. McLean, Kevin Richardson)
858/859December 28, 2000 – January 4, 2001People from covers of issues 832, 833 (minus Jan Crosby), 834–846, 848-8542000 year-end issue

2001

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
860January 18, 2001 U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.)
861February 1, 2001 Johnny Knoxville
862February 15, 2001 Jennifer Lopez
863March 1, 2001 The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
864March 15, 2001 Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley)
865March 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)
866April 12, 2001 Julia Stiles The Cool Issue
867April 26, 2001 Aerosmith (Joe Perry, Steven Tyler)
868May 10, 2001 Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee
869May 24, 2001 Destiny's Child (Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams)
870June 7, 2001 The Rock
871June 21, 2001Bono, 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
872July 5, 2001 Angelina Jolie
873July 19, 2001 Staind (Johnny April, Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok, Jon Wysocki)
874August 2, 2001 Radiohead (Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke)
875August 16, 2001 Lance Bass
JC Chasez
Joey Fatone
Chris Kirkpatrick
Justin Timberlake
'N Sync (Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Justin Timberlake)
876August 30, 2001 American Pie 2 cast (Shannon Elizabeth, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari)The Hot List 2001
877September 13, 2001 Britney Spears
878September 27, 2001 Jennifer Aniston
879October 11, 2001 Slipknot (Shawn Crahan, Chris Fehn, Paul Gray, Craig Jones, Joey Jordison, Jim Root, Corey Taylor, Mick Thomson, Sid Wilson)
880October 25, 2001None September 11 attacks cover story
881November 8, 2001 Alicia Keys
882November 22, 2001 Bob Dylan
883/884December 6–13, 2001 Britney Spears
885/886December 27, 2001 – January 3, 2002People from covers of issues 860, 862–870, 872–874, 875 ('N Sync cover), 876, 878-883/8842001 year-end issue

2002

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
887January 17, 2002 George Harrison
888January 31, 2002 No Doubt (Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani, Adrian Young)
889February 14, 2002 Jennifer Garner
890February 28, 2002 Creed (Scott Phillips, Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti)
891March 14, 2002 Linkin Park (Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda)
892March 28, 2002 Smallville cast (Kristin Kreuk, Tom Welling)
893April 11, 2002 Shakira The Cool Issue
894April 25, 2002 The Sweetest Thing cast (Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Cameron Diaz)
895May 9, 2002 The Osbournes cast (Jack Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne)
896May 23, 2002 Kirsten Dunst
897June 6, 2002 Kurt Cobain
898June 20, 2002 Natalie Portman
899/900July 4–11, 2002 Eminem
901July 25, 2002 Ozzy Osbourne
902August 8, 2002 Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley)
903August 22, 2002 Bruce Springsteen
904September 5, 2002 Asia Argento
905September 19, 2002 The Vines (Ryan Griffiths, Patrick Matthews, Craig Nicholls, Hamish Rosser)
906October 3, 2002 Jennifer Love Hewitt The Hot List 2002
907October 17, 2002 Keith Richards
908October 31, 2002 Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, Avril Lavigne, Alanis Morissette, Shakira, Britney Spears "Women in Rock" cover story
909November 14, 2002 Christina Aguilera
910November 28, 2002 Bart Simpson Cover is a parody of the Nevermind album cover
Homer Simpson Cover is a parody of the Born in the U.S.A. album cover
The Simpsons cast (Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson)Cover is a parody of the Abbey Road album cover
911December 12, 2002Eminem
912/913December 26, 2002 – January 9, 2003People from covers of issues 887, 888, 890, 893, 895–909, 910 (Bart Simpson cover), 9112002 year-end issue

2003

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

2004

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
940January 22, 2004 Dave Matthews
941February 5, 2004 Howard Dean
942February 19, 2004 The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
943March 4, 2004 Beyoncé Knowles
944March 18, 2004 Outkast (André 3000, Big Boi)
945April 1, 2004 Ben Affleck
946April 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
947April 29, 2004 Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman
948May 13, 2004 Usher
949May 27, 2004Prince
950June 10, 2004 D12 (Bizarre, Eminem, Kon Artis, Kuniva, Swifty McVay, Proof)
951June 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
952/953July 8–22, 2004 Ray Charles
954August 5, 2004 B.D. Cover includes unidentified Doonesbury characters
955August 19, 2004 Lindsay Lohan The Hot List 2004
956September 2, 2004 Tom Cruise
957September 16, 2004 Michael Moore
958September 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
959October 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
960October 28, 2004 Jon Stewart
961November 11, 2004 John Kerry
962November 25, 2004 Eminem
963December 9, 2004None"The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" cover story
964/965December 30, 2004 – January 13, 2005 U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.)

2005

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
966January 27, 2005 Gwen Stefani
967February 10, 2005 Johnny Depp
968February 24, 2005 Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt)
969March 10, 2005 Bob Marley
970March 24, 2005 Hunter S. Thompson
971April 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
972April 21, 2005Eric 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
973May 5, 2005 Weezer (Brian Bell, Rivers Cuomo, Scott Shriner, Patrick Wilson)
974May 19, 2005 Orlando Bloom
975June 2, 2005 Darth Vader
976June 16, 2005 Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley)
977/978June 30 – July 14, 2005 Jessica Alba
979July 28, 2005 Wedding Crashers cast (Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson)
980August 11, 2005 Jimi Hendrix
981August 25, 2005 Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin)
982September 8, 2005 The White Stripes (Jack White, Meg White)
983September 22, 2005 The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ron Wood)
984October 6, 2005 Evangeline Lilly The Hot List 2005
985October 20, 2005 Paul McCartney
986November 3, 2005 Bono
987November 17, 2005 Billie Joe Armstrong
988December 1, 2005 Madonna
989December 15, 2005 Jay-Z
990/991December 29, 2005 – January 12, 2006 King Kong

2006

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
992January 26, 2006 Neil Young
993February 9, 2006 Kanye West
994February 23, 2006Mariah Carey
995March 9, 2006 Shaun White
996March 23, 2006 Heath Ledger
997April 6, 2006 American Idol cast (Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson)Cover includes a picture of Ryan Seacrest on a book cover
998April 20, 2006 Kiefer Sutherland
999May 4, 2006 George W. Bush
1000May 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 Zappa1000th issue; cover includes unidentified concertgoers
1002June 15, 2006Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith)
1003June 29, 2006 Eddie Vedder
1004/1005July 13–27, 2006 Johnny Depp
1006August 10, 2006 Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant)
1007August 24, 2006 Christina Aguilera
1008September 7, 2006 Bob Dylan
1009September 21, 2006 Justin Timberlake
1010October 5, 2006 Jack Nicholson
1011October 19, 2006 Fergie The Hot List 2006
1012November 2, 2006N/ACover story on the worst Congress ever
1013November 16, 2006 Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart
1014November 30, 2006 Sacha Baron Cohen
1015December 14, 2006 Snoop Dogg
1016/1017December 28, 2006 – January 11, 2007People from covers of issues 992-10152006 year-end issue

2007

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
1018January 25, 2007James Brown
1019February 8, 2007 Panic! at the Disco (Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith, Brendon Urie, Jon Walker)
1020February 22, 2007John Frusciante, John Mayer, Derek Trucks "The New Guitar Gods" cover story
1021March 8, 2007 Fall Out Boy (Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Pete Wentz)
1022March 22, 2007 South Park cast (Eric Cartman, Saddam Hussein)Cover includes South Park version of the real Saddam Hussein's executioner
1023April 5, 2007 Pink Floyd (David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright)
1024April 19, 2007 Grindhouse cast (Rosario Dawson, Rose McGowan)
1025/1026May 3–17, 2007None40th anniversary issue
1027May 31, 2007Johnny Depp, Keith Richards
1028June 14, 2007 Amy Winehouse
1029June 28, 2007 The Police (Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers)
1030/1031July 12–26, 2007N/A40th anniversary issue; cover includes unidentified concertgoers
1032August 9, 2007 Guns N' Roses (Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin)
1033August 23, 2007 Zac Efron
1034September 6, 2007 Maroon 5 (Jesse Carmichael, Matt Flynn, Adam Levine, Mickey Madden, James Valentine)
1035September 20, 200750 Cent, Kanye West
1036October 4, 2007Hunter S. Thompson
1037October 18, 2007Kid RockRock appears with models Krista Ayne, Nicole Herold, Alyssa Lipsky, and Maria Smith & The Hot List 2007
1038November 1, 2007Bruce Springsteen
1039November 15, 2007None40th anniversary issue
1040November 29, 2007Jay-Z
1041December 13, 2007Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant)
1042/1043December 27, 2007 – January 10, 2008People from covers of issues 1018, 1021, 1024, 1027–1029, 1033, 1035–1038, 10402007 year-end issue

2008

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
1044January 24, 2008 Johnny Depp
1045February 7, 2008 Thom Yorke
1046February 21, 2008 Britney Spears
1047March 6, 2008 Jack Johnson
1048March 20, 2008 Barack Obama
1049April 3, 2008 Chris Rock
1050April 17, 2008 Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jack White
1051May 1, 2008Bono, 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
1052May 15, 2008 The Hills cast (Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag, Audrina Patridge, Whitney Port)
1053May 29, 2008 The Eagles (Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, Joe Walsh)
1054June 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
1055June 26, 2008Chris Martin
1056/1057July 10–24, 2008Barack Obama
1058August 7, 2008 Jonas Brothers (Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas)
1059August 21, 2008 Robert Downey Jr.
1060September 4, 2008George W. Bush
1061September 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 WilliamsCover story on the new golden age of comedy
1062October 2, 2008 Metallica (Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo, Lars Ulrich)
1063October 16, 2008 John McCain
1064October 30, 2008Barack ObamaBarack Obama was featured three times in seven months, a record equaled only by John Lennon [1]
1065November 13, 2008 AC/DC (Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young)
1066November 27, 2008Bob Dylan"The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time" cover story; the Presley cover includes unidentified background musicians
Aretha Franklin
John Lennon
Elvis Presley
1067December 11, 2008Britney SpearsThe Hot List 2008
1068/1069December 25, 2008 – January 8, 2009 Brad Pitt

2009

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

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