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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.
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
309
January 24, 1980
Walter 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
310
February 7, 1980
Fleetwood Mac (Mick Fleetwood , Stevie Nicks )
311
February 21, 1980
Tom Petty
312
March 6, 1980
Richard Gere
313
March 20, 1980
Bob Hope
314
April 3, 1980
Linda Ronstadt
315
April 17, 1980
The Clash (Mick Jones , Joe Strummer )
316
May 1, 1980
Bob Seger
317
May 15, 1980
Heart (Ann Wilson , Nancy Wilson )
318
May 29, 1980
The Pretenders (Martin Chambers , Pete Farndon , James Honeyman-Scott , Chrissie Hynde )
319
June 12, 1980
Ted Kennedy
320
June 26, 1980
Pete Townshend
321
July 10, 1980
John Travolta
322
July 24, 1980
The Empire Strikes Back cast (Carrie Fisher , Harrison Ford , Mark Hamill , Billy Dee Williams )
323
August 7, 1980
Jackson Browne
324
August 21, 1980
The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger , Keith Richards )
325
September 4, 1980
Billy Joel
326
September 18, 1980
Rodney Dangerfield
Dangerfield appears with unidentified baby
327
October 2, 1980
Robert Redford
328
October 16, 1980
Pat Benatar , Neil Giraldo
329
October 30, 1980
The Cars (Elliot Easton , Greg Hawkes , Ric Ocasek , Benjamin Orr , David Robinson )
330
November 13, 1980
Mary Tyler Moore
331
November 27, 1980
It's My Turn cast (Jill Clayburgh , Michael Douglas )
332
December 11, 1980
Dolly Parton
333/334
December 25, 1980 – January 8, 1981
None
1980 year-end issue
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
335
January 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]
336
February 5, 1981
Bruce Springsteen
337
February 19, 1981
The Police (Stewart Copeland , Sting , Andy Summers )
338
March 5, 1981
Goldie Hawn
339
March 19, 1981
Warren Zevon
Cover includes unidentified hands grabbing Zevon's arms and legs
340
April 2, 1981
Roman Polanski
Cover includes illustration of Tess Durbeyfield
341
April 16, 1981
Jack Nicholson
342
April 30, 1981
Ringo Starr
343
May 14, 1981
John Lennon
"Inside the Gun Lobby" cover story
344
May 28, 1981
Susan Sarandon
345
June 11, 1981
James Taylor
346
June 25, 1981
Harrison Ford
347
July 9, 1981
Margot Kidder
A picture of Christopher Reeve appears in the lower right corner
348
July 23, 1981
Tom Petty
349
August 6, 1981
Rickie Lee Jones
350
August 20, 1981
Bill Murray
John Irving appears in the banner in the lower right corner
351
September 3, 1981
Stevie Nicks
Nicks appears with her brother Chris' cockatoo, Maxwellington[2]
352
September 17, 1981
Jim Morrison
353
October 1, 1981
Yoko Ono
354
October 15, 1981
Meryl Streep
355
October 29, 1981
Elvis Presley
Presley appears with unidentified fan
356
November 12, 1981
Keith Richards
357
November 26, 1981
William Hurt
358
December 10, 1981
Carly Simon
Simon appears with her children, Ben Taylor and Sally Taylor
359/360
December 24, 1981 – January 7, 1982
The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger , Keith Richards , Ian Stewart , Ron Wood , Bill Wyman )
Cover includes unidentified concertgoers
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
361
January 21, 1982
John Belushi
362
February 4, 1982
Timothy Hutton
363
February 18, 1982
Steve Martin
364
March 4, 1982
Peter Wolf
365
March 18, 1982
Simon and Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel , Paul Simon )
366
April 1, 1982
Warren Beatty
367
April 15, 1982
Mariel Hemingway
368
April 29, 1982
John Belushi
369
May 13, 1982
Sissy Spacek
370
May 27, 1982
Nastassja Kinski
371
June 10, 1982
David Letterman
372
June 24, 1982
Pete Townshend
373
July 8, 1982
Sylvester Stallone
374
July 22, 1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
375
August 5, 1982
The Go-Go's (Charlotte Caffey , Belinda Carlisle , Gina Schock , Kathy Valentine , Jane Wiedlin )
376
August 19, 1982
Jeff Bridges
377
September 2, 1982
Elvis Costello
378
September 16, 1982
Robin Williams
379
September 30, 1982
Richard Gere
380
October 14, 1982
John Lennon , Yoko Ono
381
October 28, 1982
Billy Joel
382
November 11, 1982
The Who (Roger Daltrey , John Entwistle , Kenney Jones , Pete Townshend )
383
November 25, 1982
Matt Dillon
384
December 9, 1982
Bette Midler
385/386
December 23, 1982 – January 6, 1983
People from covers of issues 361-385/386
1982 year-end issue
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
387
January 20, 1983
Paul Newman
388
February 3, 1983
Dustin Hoffman
389
February 17, 1983
Michael Jackson
390
March 3, 1983
The Stray Cats (Slim Jim Phantom , Lee Rocker , Brian Setzer )
391
March 17, 1983
Jessica Lange
392
March 31, 1983
Dudley Moore
393
April 14, 1983
Joan Baez
394
April 28, 1983
Prince , Vanity
395
May 12, 1983
David Bowie
396
May 26, 1983
Sean Penn
397
June 9, 1983
Christie Brinkley , Michael Ives
Cover story on health clubs
398
June 23, 1983
Men at Work (Greg Ham , Colin Hay )
399
July 7, 1983
Eddie Murphy
400/401
July 21 – August 4, 1983
Return of the Jedi cast (Carrie Fisher, Darth Vader )
Cover includes unidentified Ewok and Gamorrean
402
August 18, 1983
John Travolta
403
September 1, 1983
Sting
404
September 15, 1983
Jackson Browne
405
September 29, 1983
Annie Lennox
406
October 13, 1983
Chevy Chase
407
October 27, 1983
Sean Connery
408
November 10, 1983
Boy George
409
November 24, 1983
Mick Jagger
410
December 8, 1983
Michael Jackson , Paul McCartney
411/412
December 22, 1983 – January 5, 1984
People from covers of issues 385/386-411/412
1983 year-end issue
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
413
January 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
414
February 2, 1984
Duran Duran (Simon Le Bon , Nick Rhodes , Andy Taylor , John Taylor , Roger Taylor )
415
February 16, 1984
The Beatles (George Harrison , John Lennon , Paul McCartney , Ringo Starr )
416
March 1, 1984
The Police (Stewart Copeland , Sting , Andy Summers )
417
March 15, 1984
Michael Jackson
418
March 29, 1984
Jack Nicholson
419
April 12, 1984
Eddie Murphy
420
April 26, 1984
Daryl Hannah
The Pretenders (Martin Chambers , Malcolm Foster , Chrissie Hynde , Robbie McIntosh )
421
May 10, 1984
Marvin Gaye
422
May 24, 1984
Cyndi Lauper
423
June 7, 1984
Culture Club (Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay , Jon Moss )
424
June 21, 1984
Bob Dylan
425
July 5, 1984
The Go-Go's (Charlotte Caffey , Belinda Carlisle , Gina Schock , Kathy Valentine , Jane Wiedlin )
426/427
July 19 – August 2, 1984
Little Richard , Steven Spielberg , Tom Wolfe
Various cover stories
428
August 16, 1984
Bill Murray
429
August 30, 1984
Prince
430
September 13, 1984
Huey Lewis
431
September 27, 1984
John Belushi
432
October 11, 1984
Tina Turner
433
October 25, 1984
David Bowie
434
November 8, 1984
Steve Martin
435
November 22, 1984
Madonna
436
December 6, 1984
Bruce Springsteen
437/438
December 20, 1984 – January 3, 1985
People from covers of issues 413-437/438
1984 year-end issue
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
439
January 17, 1985
Hall & Oates (Daryl Hall , John Oates )
440
January 31, 1985
Billy Idol
441
February 14, 1985
Mick Jagger
442
February 28, 1985
Bruce Springsteen
443
March 14, 1985
U2 (Bono , Adam Clayton , The Edge , Larry Mullen Jr. )
444
March 28, 1985
Miami Vice cast (Don Johnson , Philip Michael Thomas )
445
April 11, 1985
David Lee Roth
446
April 25, 1985
Richard Gere
447
May 9, 1985
Desperately Seeking Susan cast (Rosanna Arquette , Madonna )
448
May 23, 1985
Phil Collins
449
June 6, 1985
Julian Lennon
450
June 20, 1985
David Letterman
451
July 4, 1985
Clint Eastwood
452/453
July 18 – August 1, 1985
Perfect cast (Jamie Lee Curtis , John Travolta )
454
August 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
455
August 29, 1985
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome cast (Mel Gibson , Tina Turner )
456
September 12, 1985
Prince
457
September 26, 1985
Sting
458
October 10, 1985
Bruce Springsteen
459
October 24, 1985
Steven Spielberg
460
November 7, 1985
Don Johnson
461
November 21, 1985
Mark Knopfler
462
December 5, 1985
Bob Geldof
463/464
December 19, 1985 – January 2, 1986
People from covers of issues 437/438-463/464
1985 year-end issue
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
465
January 16, 1986
Michael Douglas
466
January 30, 1986
John Mellencamp
467
February 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
468
February 27, 1986
Bruce Springsteen
469
March 13, 1986
Jim McMahon
470
March 27, 1986
Bruce Willis
471
April 10, 1986
Stevie Wonder
472
April 24, 1986
Prince , Wendy & Lisa (Lisa Coleman , Wendy Melvoin )
473
May 8, 1986
Whoopi Goldberg
474
May 22, 1986
Michael J. Fox
The Hot List 1986
475
June 5, 1986
Madonna
476
June 19, 1986
Tom Cruise
477
July 3, 1986
Van Halen (Michael Anthony , Sammy Hagar , Alex Van Halen , Eddie Van Halen )
478/479
July 17–31, 1986
Bob Dylan , Tom Petty
480
August 14, 1986
Jack Nicholson
481
August 28, 1986
Boy George
482
September 11, 1986
Paul McCartney
483
September 25, 1986
Don Johnson
484
October 9, 1986
Cybill Shepherd
485
October 23, 1986
Tina Turner
486
November 6, 1986
Billy Joel
487
November 20, 1986
Huey Lewis
488
December 4, 1986
Run-D.M.C. (Darryl McDaniels , Jason Mizell , Joseph Simmons )
489/490
December 18, 1986 – January 1, 1987
People from covers of issues 463/464-489/490
1986 year-end issue
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
491
January 15, 1987
Talking Heads (David Byrne , Chris Frantz , Jerry Harrison , Tina Weymouth )
492
January 29, 1987
Peter Gabriel
493
February 12, 1987
Paul Reubens
494
February 26, 1987
Bruce Springsteen
495
March 12, 1987
Michael J. Fox
496
March 26, 1987
The Bangles (Susanna Hoffs , Debbi Peterson , Vicki Peterson , Michael Steele )
497
April 9, 1987
Woody Allen
498
April 23, 1987
David Bowie
499
May 7, 1987
U2 (Bono , Adam Clayton , The Edge , Larry Mullen Jr. )
500
May 21, 1987
Jon Bon Jovi
The Hot List 1987
501
June 4, 1987
Jimi Hendrix
502
June 18, 1987
Robert Cray
503
July 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
504/505
July 16–30, 1987
The Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia , Mickey Hart , Bill Kreutzmann , Phil Lesh , Brent Mydland , Bob Weir )
506
August 13, 1987
Mötley Crüe (Tommy Lee , Mick Mars , Vince Neil , Nikki Sixx )
507
August 27, 1987
None
"The 100 Best Albums of the Last Twenty Years" cover story
508
September 10, 1987
Madonna
509
September 24, 1987
Michael Jackson
510
October 8, 1987
Bono
511
October 22, 1987
George Harrison
512
November 5 – December 10, 1987
None
20th anniversary issue
513
November 19, 1987
Pink Floyd
Cover did not show the band members, only an illustration of various icons associated with the band and its music
514
December 3, 1987
R.E.M. (Bill Berry , Peter Buck , Mike Mills , Michael Stipe )
515/516
December 17–31, 1987
People from covers of issues 491-503, 504/505 (minus Hart, Lesh, and Mydland), 506-511, 513, 514
1987 year-end issue
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
517
January 14, 1988
Michael Douglas
518
January 28, 1988
George Michael
519
February 11, 1988
Sting
520
February 25, 1988
Robin Williams
521
March 10, 1988
U2 (Bono , Adam Clayton , The Edge , Larry Mullen Jr. )
522
March 24, 1988
Robert Plant
523
April 7, 1988
Martin Luther King Jr.
524
April 21, 1988
David Byrne
525
May 5, 1988
Bruce Springsteen
526
May 19, 1988
Lisa Bonet
The Hot List 1988
527
June 2, 1988
Neil Young
528
June 16, 1988
Terence Trent D'Arby
529
June 30, 1988
Tom Hanks
530/531
July 14–28, 1988
Van Halen (Michael Anthony , Sammy Hagar , Alex Van Halen , Eddie Van Halen )
532
August 11, 1988
Tom Cruise
533
August 25, 1988
Eric Clapton
534
September 8, 1988
None
"The 100 Best Singles of the Last Twenty-Five Years" cover story
535
September 22, 1988
Tracy Chapman
536
October 6, 1988
Keith Richards
537
October 20, 1988
John Lennon
538
November 3, 1988
Johnny Carson , David Letterman
Comedy issue
539
November 17, 1988
Guns N' Roses (Steven Adler , Duff McKagan , Axl Rose , Slash , Izzy Stradlin )
540
December 1, 1988
Steve Winwood
541/542
December 15–29, 1988
People from covers of issues 517-522, 524-540
1988 year-end issue
Issue number
Cover date
People on cover
Notes
543
January 12, 1989
Mel Gibson
544
January 26, 1989
Roy Orbison
545
February 9, 1989
Jon Bon Jovi
546
February 23, 1989
Sam Kinison
547
March 9, 1989
Bono
548
March 23, 1989
Madonna
549
April 6, 1989
James Brown
550
April 20, 1989
R.E.M. (Bill Berry , Peter Buck , Mike Mills , Michael Stipe )
551
May 4, 1989
Lou Reed
552
May 18, 1989
Uma Thurman
The Hot List 1989
553
June 1, 1989
Ghostbusters II cast (Dan Aykroyd , Ernie Hudson , Bill Murray , Harold Ramis , Sigourney Weaver )
554
June 15, 1989
Paul McCartney
555
June 29, 1989
Michael Keaton
556/557
July 13–27, 1989
The Who (Roger Daltrey , John Entwistle , Pete Townshend )
558
August 10, 1989
Axl Rose
559
August 24, 1989
Eddie Murphy
560
September 7, 1989
The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger , Keith Richards )
561
September 21, 1989
Madonna
562
October 5, 1989
Roland Gift
563
October 19, 1989
Andie MacDowell
564
November 2, 1989
Arsenio Hall , Jay Leno
1989 comedy issue
565
November 16, 1989
None
"The 100 Greatest Albums of the '80s" cover story
566
November 30, 1989
Jerry Garcia
567/568
December 14–28, 1989
People from covers of issues 543, 544, 546-566
1989 year-end issue
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