List of people on the United States cover of Rolling Stone (2010s)

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This is a list of people (real or fictional) appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in the 2010s. This list is for the regular biweekly, and later monthly, 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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2010

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
1096January 21, 2010None Global warming cover story
1097February 4, 2010 John Mayer
1098February 18, 2010 Lil Wayne
1099March 4, 2010 Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton
1100March 18, 2010 Shaun White
1101April 1, 2010 Jimi Hendrix
1102April 15, 2010 Glee cast (Dianna Agron, Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Matthew Morrison)
1103April 29, 2010 The Black Eyed Peas (apl.de.ap, Fergie, Taboo, will.i.am)
1104May 13, 2010 Robert Downey Jr.
1105May 27, 2010 Mick Jagger
Keith Richards
1106June 10, 2010 Russell Brand
1107June 24, 2010 Jay-Z
1108/1109July 8–22, 2010 Lady Gaga
1110August 5, 2010 Leonardo DiCaprio
1111August 19, 2010 Katy Perry
1112September 2, 2010 True Blood cast (Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgård)
1113September 16, 2010 Mad Men cast (Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Elisabeth Moss)
1114September 30, 2010 Roger Waters
1115October 14, 2010 Barack Obama The Hot List 2010
1116October 28, 2010 Keith Richards
1117November 11, 2010 Conan O'Brien
1118November 25, 2010 Eminem
1119December 9, 2010NoneCover story on artists' playlists
1120/1121December 23, 2010 – January 6, 2011 John Lennon

2011

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
1122January 20, 2011 Jimmy Fallon
1123February 3, 2011 Lil Wayne
1124February 17, 2011 Elton John
1125March 3, 2011 Justin Bieber
1126March 17, 2011 Snooki
1127March 31, 2011 Howard Stern
1128April 14, 2011 Rihanna
1129April 28, 2011 Adele
1130May 12, 2011 Steven Tyler
1131May 26, 2011 Bob Dylan
1132June 9, 2011 Lady Gaga
1133June 23, 2011 Zach Galifianakis
1134/1135July 7–21, 2011 Katy Perry (front cover), Dave Grohl (back cover)
1136August 4, 2011 Larry David
1137August 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
1138September 1, 2011 Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea, Anthony Kiedis, Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith)
1139September 15, 2011 George Harrison
1140September 29, 2011 Jon Stewart
1141October 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
1142October 27, 2011 Steve Jobs
1143November 10, 2011 Eddie Murphy The Hot List 2011
1144November 24, 2011 George Clooney
1145December 8, 2011Eric Clapton"100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" cover story
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Eddie Van Halen
1146/1147December 22, 2011 – January 5, 2012People from covers of issues 1123, 1127, 1129–1136, 1139, 1140, 11432011 year-end issue

2012

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
1148January 19, 2012 The Black Keys (Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney)
1149February 2, 2012 David Bowie
1150February 16, 2012 The Voice cast (Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton)
1151March 1, 2012 Paul McCartney
1152March 15, 2012 Whitney Houston
1153March 29, 2012 Bruce Springsteen
1154April 12, 2012 Jennifer Lawrence
1155April 26, 2012 Radiohead (Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke)
1156May 10, 2012 Barack Obama
1157May 24, 2012 Peter Dinklage
1158June 7, 2012 Adam Yauch
1159June 21, 2012 Charlie Sheen
1160/1161July 5–19, 2012 deadmau5
1162August 2, 2012 Justin Bieber
1163August 16, 2012 Breaking Bad cast (Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul)
1164August 30, 2012 Rick Ross
1165September 13, 2012 Mitt Romney
1166September 27, 2012 Bob Dylan
1167October 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]
1168October 25, 2012 Taylor Swift The Hot List 2012
1169November 8, 2012 Barack Obama
1170November 22, 2012 Daniel Craig (front cover), Pitbull (back cover)
1171December 6, 2012 Jimmy Page
1172/1173December 20, 2012 – January 3, 2013Eminem"The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time" cover story
Jay-Z
The Notorious B.I.G.
Tupac Shakur

2013

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
1174January 17, 2013 Jimmy Kimmel
1175January 31, 2013 30 Rock cast (Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan)
1176February 14, 2013Rihanna
1177February 28, 2013 Lena Dunham
1178March 14, 2013 Billie Joe Armstrong
1179March 28, 2013 Mumford & Sons (Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, Marcus Mumford)
1180April 11, 2013Jon Hamm
1181April 25, 2013 Louis C.K.
1182May 9, 2013 Bruno Mars
1183May 23, 2013 The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ron Wood)
1184June 6, 2013 Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo)
1185June 20, 2013 This Is the End cast (James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Seth Rogen)
1186/1187July 4–18, 2013 Johnny Depp
1188August 1, 2013 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
1189August 15, 2013Bruce SpringsteenCover includes unidentified concertgoers
1190August 29, 2013 Macklemore
1191September 12, 2013Bob Dylan
1192September 26, 2013 Michael J. Fox
1193October 10, 2013 Miley Cyrus The Hot List 2013
1194October 24, 2013 Andrew Lincoln
1195November 7, 2013Paul McCartney
1196November 21, 2013 Lou Reed (front cover), Naya Rivera (back cover)
1197December 5, 2013Eminem
1198/1199December 19, 2013 – January 2, 2014 Will Ferrell

2014

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
1200January 16, 2014 The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
1201January 30, 2014 Lorde
1202February 13, 2014 Pope Francis
1203February 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]
1204March 13, 2014Justin Bieber
1205March 27, 2014 Skrillex
1206April 10, 2014 KISS (Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley)
1207April 24, 2014 Julia Louis-Dreyfus
1208May 8, 2014 Kit Harington
1209May 22, 2014 Neil Patrick Harris
1210June 5, 2014 Jack White
1211June 19, 2014 Eric Church Country music issue
Miranda Lambert
1212/1213July 3–17, 2014 Melissa McCarthy
1214July 31, 2014 Lana Del Rey
1215August 14, 2014Katy Perry
1216August 28, 2014 Willie Nelson
1217September 11, 2014 Robin Williams
1218September 25, 2014Taylor Swift
1219October 9, 2014 John Oliver
1220October 23, 2014Barack Obama
1221November 6, 2014 U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.)
1222November 20, 2014Bob Dylan
1223December 4, 2014Dave GrohlThe Hot List 2014
1224/1225December 18, 2014 – January 1, 2015Seth Rogen

2015

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
1226January 15, 2015 Nicki Minaj
1227January 29, 2015 Stevie Nicks
1228February 12, 2015 Sam Smith
1229February 26, 2015 John Belushi
1230March 12, 2015 Madonna
1231March 26, 2015 Kendrick Lamar Lamar appears with stylist Dianne Garcia
1232April 9, 2015Ringo Starr
1233April 23, 2015 Kurt Cobain
1234May 7, 2015 The Hulk
1235May 21, 2015 David Letterman
1236June 4, 2015The Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir)
1237June 18, 2015 Orange Is the New Black cast (Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling)
1238July 2, 2015 Rush (Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart)
1239/1240July 16–30, 2015 Kim Kardashian
1241August 13, 2015 Kevin Hart
1242August 27, 2015 Dr. Dre, Ice Cube
1243September 10, 2015 Dez Bryant NFL issue
Andrew Luck
Russell Wilson
1244September 24, 2015 Donald Trump
1245October 8, 2015Barack Obama
1246October 22, 2015Keith Richards
1247November 5, 2015 The Weeknd
1248November 19, 2015Adele
1249December 3, 2015 Bernie Sanders The Hot List 2015
1250/1251December 17–31, 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens cast (BB-8, John Boyega, Chewbacca, Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley)

2016

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
1252January 14, 2016 5 Seconds of Summer (Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood, Ashton Irwin)
1253January 28, 2016 Leonardo DiCaprio
1254February 11, 2016 David Bowie
1255February 25, 2016 Chris Martin
1256March 10, 2016 Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump
1257March 24, 2016 Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders
1258April 7, 2016James Franco
1259April 21, 2016 Ramones (Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone)
1260May 5, 2016 Merle Haggard
1261May 19, 2016 Prince
1262June 2, 2016 Oscar Isaac Isaac appears with his dog, Moby [3]
1263June 16, 2016 Lin-Manuel Miranda
1264July 1, 2016 Muhammad Ali
1265/1266July 14–28, 2016 Future
1267August 11, 2016 Jared Leto
1268August 25, 2016Paul McCartney
1269September 8, 2016 James Corden
1270September 22, 2016 Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt)
1271October 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
1272October 20, 2016 Bruce Springsteen
1273November 3, 2016 Kevin Durant
1274November 17, 2016 Bruno Mars The Hot List 2016
1275December 1, 2016 The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
1276/1277December 15–29, 2016 Barack Obama

2017

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
1278/1279January 12–26, 2017 Emma Stone
1280February 9, 2017 Paris Jackson
1281/1282February 23 – March 9, 2017 John Oliver
1283March 23, 2017 Ed Sheeran
1284April 6, 2017 Donald Trump
1285April 20, 2017 Chuck Berry
1286May 4, 2017 Harry Styles
1287May 18, 2017 Chris Rock
1288June 1, 2017 Lorde
1289June 15, 2017 Thom Yorke
1290June 29, 2017 Rachel Maddow
1291/1292July 13–27, 2017 Emilia Clarke
1293August 10, 2017 Justin Trudeau
1294August 24, 2017 Kendrick Lamar
1295September 7, 2017 Gal Gadot
1296September 21, 2017 Dave Grohl
1297October 5, 2017 Donald Trump
1298October 19, 2017 Kesha
1299November 2, 2017 Tom Petty
1300November 16, 2017 Cardi B The Hot List 2017
1301November 30, 2017 Elon Musk
1302/1303December 14–28, 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi cast (Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley)

2018

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
1304/1305January 11–25, 2018 Bono
1306/1307February 8–22, 2018 Migos (Offset, Quavo, Takeoff)
1308March 8, 2018 Chadwick Boseman
1309/1310March 22 – April 5, 2018 Jack White
1311/1312April 19 – May 3, 2018 Dwayne Johnson
1313/1314May 17–30, 2018 Janelle Monáe
1315/1316June 14–28, 2018 Camila Cabello
1317July 2018 Cardi B, Offset
1318August 2018 Eric Church
1319September 2018 Stephen Colbert
1320October 2018 Aretha Franklin
1321November 2018 Zoë Kravitz The Hot List 2018
1322December 2018 Shawn Mendes

2019

Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes
1323January 2019 Travis Scott
1324February 2019 Jordan Peele
1325March 2019 Jahana Hayes, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Nancy Pelosi "Women Shaping the Future" cover story
1326April 2019 Game of Thrones cast (Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams)
1327May 2019 Willie Nelson
1328June 2019 Howard Stern
1329July 2019 Halsey The Hot List 2019
1330August 2019 Billie Eilish
1331September 2019 Harry Styles
1332October 2019 Taylor Swift
1333November 2019 Lana Del Rey, Elton John "Musicians on Musicians" cover story
1334December 2019 Adam Driver

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