Name That Album Cover!

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Think you know your album covers? Then test your knowledge with this quiz. Thanks to our Insta followers for choosing which album covers to feature.

1. Ariana Grande

Ariana has previously revealed her inspiration for this album cover design was because she was feeling rather 'upsidedown' at the time. What’s the name of the album?
a) Aurora
b) Sweetener
c) Positions
d) Speak Now

2. Lewis Capaldi

Lewis praised the photographer for creating a ‘weird, dystopian cloud’ vibe for this album cover art, but do you know the album title?
a) Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent
b) Gold Rush Kid
c) Leaving My Love Behind
d) Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent 

3. The Beatles

The photograph for this album cover design was shot on a road in London, but what is the album called?
a) London Road
b) Portobello Road
c) Abbey Road
d) Broadway

4. Stormzy

Stormzy described this album as ‘an intimate love letter to music’, which is represented in the album cover art. And the name of the album is…. ?
a) This Is What I Mean
b) Heavy Is the Head
c) Give It To the Water
d) Letters

5. Harry Styles

This was the first solo album by Harry to feature his face on the artwork, but what title did he give the album?
a) Watermelon Sugar
b) Harry's House
c) Made in the A.M.
d) Fine Line

6. Little Simz

The album cover was photographed at a club called Zoom in Germany, but did Little Simz say “Yes Please” to naming the album after the photographer?
a) Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
b) No Thank You
c) Yes Please
d) No Merci

7. Lady Gaga

Two different pieces of album cover artwork were released for this album,  but the album only has one name — do you know what it is?
a) The Fame Monster 
b) Little Monsters
c) The Fame
d) Monster

8. Arctic Monkeys

The cover art for this album has an abstract design, but if you look closely you might just recognise the album name.
a) Z
b) Arctic Monkeys
c) AM
d) The Car

9. Taylor Swift

As creative director for this album’s artwork, Taylor used photos she’d taken with a polaroid camera. About the cover photo, she said, "I didn't want people to know the emotional DNA of this album. I didn't want them to see a smiling picture on the cover and think this was a happy album, or see a sad-looking facial expression and think, oh, this is another breakup record." What did she choose to call the album? 
a) Midnights
b) Shake It Off
c) Renaissance
d) 1989

10. Mumford & Sons

You might know that the photo for this album artwork was taken in the folk rockers' home city of London, but do you know the name of this debut album?
a) The Cave
b) Sigh No More 
c) Helplessness Blues
d) Baker Street

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Quiz answers

Here are the answers — how many did you get right? Let us know on Instagram @NCS

1. The answer is b) Sweetener 
2. The answer is d) Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent 
3. The answer is c) Abbey Road
4. The answer is a) This Is What I Mean
5. The answer is d) Fine Line 
6. The answer is b) No Thank You
7. The answer is a) The Fame Monster 
8. The answer is c) AM
9. The answer is d) 1989
10. The answer is b) Sigh No More