List of notable cover versions

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This is an incomplete list of songs, which can or may never satisfy any objective standard for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.

Due to the size of this page, the main listing has been split into two sections:

1 Cover artists
2 Cover albums
3 Tribute albums
4 External links

[edit] Cover artists

Artists whose work consists entirely of cover songs (see artist's entries for albums):

[edit] Cover albums

Artists who have released albums consisting entirely of cover songs include:

A-Teens – ABBA Generation (2000)
The Afghan Whigs – Uptown Avondale (EP, 1992)
Tori Amos – Strange Little Girls (2001)
Robbie Williams – Swing When You're Winning (2001)
Trance Atlantic Air Waves – The Energy of Sound (1998)
Attaque 77 – Otras Canciones (1998)
Apocalyptica – Plays Metallica by Four Cellos (1996)
Bronson Arroyo – Covering The Bases (2005)
Between the Buried and Me – The Anatomy Of (2006)
Awaken – Party In Lyceum's Toilets (volume 2) (2001)
Camper van Beethoven – Tusk, recorded: (1987); released: (2001)
Big Country – Undercover (2001)
Bid Daddy – The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the complete album (1992)
Pat Boone – In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
David Bowie – Pin–Ups (1973)
Boyz II Men – Throwback, Vol. 1 (2004)
Cat Power – The Covers Record (2000)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Kicking Against the Pricks (1986)
The Church – A Box of Birds (1999)
Coalesce – There is Nothing New Under the Sun (1998)
Dream Theater – Master of Puppets (2000); The Number of the Beast (2002); Dark Side of the Moon (2004)
Dark Funeral – Teach Children to Worship Satan (EP) (2000)
Def Leppard– "Yeah" (2006) (Covers of many 1970s rock hits)
Neil Diamond – "Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building" (1993)
Neil Diamond – "The Movie Album (As Time Goes By)" (1998)
Duran Duran – Thank You (1995)
Entombed – Sons of Satan Praise the Lord (2002)
Eric Clapton – Me and Mr. Johnson (2004)
Erik Hinds – Reign in Blood (2005)
Elvis Costello – Almost Blue (1981), Kojak Variety (1995)
Erasure – Other People's Songs (2003)
Evergreen Terrace – Writer's Block (2004)
Exhumed – Garbage Daze Re–Regurgitated (2005)
Bryan Ferry – These Foolish Things (1973)
Firewater – Songs We Should Have Written (2004)
Golden Earring – Love Sweat (1995)
Martin Gore – Counterfeit2 (2003)
Gregorian – Masters Of Chant I (2000)
Emm Gryner – Girl Versions (2001), Songs of Love and Death (2005)
Girl Authority – Girl Authority (2006)
Goldfinger – 99 Red Balloons (99 Luftballoons)
Guns N' Roses – The Spaghetti Incident? (1993)
Hayseed Dixie – A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC (2001); A Hillbilly Tribute to Mountain Love (2002)
Helloween – Metal Jukebox (1999)
The Hollies – Sing Dylan
Human Drama – Pinups (1993), the album title is a tribute to David Bowie's cover album.
Iced Earth – Tribute to the Gods (2002)
Iron Horse – Fade to Bluegrass (2005) and Fade to Bluegrass: Volume 2 (2006) bluegrass covers of Metallica
Joe Jackson – Jumpin' Jive (1981)
Rickie Lee Jones – Pop Pop (1991), It's Like This (2000)
Tom Jones – Reload (1999)
Bradley Joseph – For The Love Of It (2005)
Bradley Joseph – Piano Love Songs (2006)
Mark Kozelek What's Next to the Moon (album) (2001)
Kenny G – Songs in the Key of G (1999)
Laibach – Let It Be (1988)
Jake E. Lee – Retraced (2005)
Los Miserables – La Voz del Pueblo (2006)
Los Mox! – Con Cover (2006)
John Lennon – Rock 'n' Roll (originally released in 1975, reissued with bonus tracks in 2005)
Annie Lennox – Medusa (1995)
Less Than Jake – Greased (1996)
Ozzy Osbourne – Under Cover (2005)
John Oswald – Plexure Plunderphonics (1993), 69 Plunderphonics 96 (2001)
Yngwie Malmsteen – Inspiration (1996), Ekstase – The Return of Alleinunterhalter vol. 4 (2002), Back in Beige – The Return of Alleinunterhalter vol. II (2000), The Return of Alleinunterhalter (1999), Organized Crime (2005)
Mary Lee's Corvette – Dylan's Blood on the Tracks all songs in the same order (2002)
Maureen McGovern – Academy Award Performance: And the Envelope, Please (1975), Baby I'm Yours (1992), Out of This World (1996, rereleased in 2003 with two bonus tracks), The Music Never Ends (1997, rereleased in 2003 with three bonus tracks)
Molotov – Con Todo Respeto (2004)
Metallica – Garage Inc. (1998)
Lisa Miller Car Tape (2003)
Moog Cookbook The Moog Cookbook (1995), Ye Olde Space Band: Plays Classic Rock Hits (1997)
Mandy Moore – Coverage (2003)
Najee – Najee Plays Songs from the Key of Life: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder (1995)
Napalm Death – Leaders not Followers & Leaders not Followers: Part 2 (2004)
New Found Glory – From the Screen To Your Stereo (2000)
Niña Pastori – Joyas Prestadas (2006)
Nouvelle Vague – Nouvelle Vague (2004)
A Perfect Circle – eMOTIVe (2004)
Grant Lee Phillips – Nineteeneighties (2006)
Primus – Miscellaneous Debris (1992)
Primus – Rhinoplasty (1998)
Pro-Pain – Run for Cover (2003)
Rage Against the Machine – Renegades (2000)
Rasputina – The Lost and Found (2001), The Lost and Found, 2nd Edition (2003)
Redd Kross – Teen Babes From Monsanto (1984)
The Residents – Third Reich and Roll (1977)
Kate Rogers – Seconds (2005)
Ramones – Acid Eaters (1993)
Rush – Feedback (2004)
Sepultura – Revolusongs (2003)
Señor Coconut – El Baile Alemán (1999)
Sinergia – Canciones de Cuando Éramos Colegiales (2005)
Slayer – Undisputed Attitude (1996)
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Through the Looking Glass (1987)
Six Feet Under – Graveyard Classics (2001)
Six Feet Under – Graveyard Classics 2 (2004)
Ringo Starr – Sentimental Journey (1970), Beaucoups of Blues (1970)
Sonata Arctica– Die with Your Boots On (2003)
Styx – Big Bang Theory (2005)
Sun Kil Moon – Tiny Cities (2005)
The Supremes – A Bit of Liverpool (1964), We Remember Sam Cooke (1965), The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (1967)
Diana Ross & the Supremes – Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl" (1968)
Toto – Through The Looking Glass (2002)
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs – Under the Covers, Volume 1 (2006)
Luther Vandross – Songs (1994)
Luther Wright and the Wrongs – Rebuild the Wall (2001)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under The Covers (1998)
The Walkmen – "Pussy Cats" (2006)

[edit] Tribute albums

List of albums that consist of covers of works by a specific artist(s)

Almost You: The Songs of Elvis Costello – Covers of songs by Elvis Costello by various artists
Around The Universe In 80 Minutes – Covers of songs by Klaatu by various artists
Beyond The Wildwood – Covers of songs by Syd Barrett by various artists (Communion, 1987)
Brian Eno's Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy – Cover of Brian Eno's album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) as a whole, by Doug Hilsinger with Caroleen Beatty (DBK Works, 2004)
Bring You To Your Knees: A Tribute To Guns N' Roses – Contains various covers of Guns N' Roses songs by various punk and metalcore bands (Reignition/Law of Inertia Records, 2003)
Chant Down Babylon – Covers of songs by Bob Marley by various artists (2001)
Conception – Covers of songs by Stevie Wonder by various artists including Eric Clapton, Glenn Lewis, Joe, Mary J. Blige, and Dave Hollister (Motown, 2003) (The final track is an original song by India.Arie).
Cover Me – Covers of songs by Bruce Springsteen by various artists
Covered In Black – An industrial tribute to AC/DC (1997)
Dead Band's Party – Covers of songs by Oingo Boingo by various artists, including The Aquabats and Reel Big Fish
Dragon Attack: Tribute to Queen – Covers of various Queen songs not by existing groups, but by members of bands (including Whitesnake, Dreamtheater and Motörhead) working together in different combinations
Dream Tonight: A Tribute to Cheap Trick – covers of Cheap Trick songs by various groups including The Love Injections
Dub Side of the Moon – a reggae version of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon by Easy Star All-Stars
Dynamite With A Laserbeam: Queen Heard Through The Meat Grinder of Three One G – Queen songs covered by various artists including The Locust, Blood Brothers and Melt Banana (Three One G Records)
Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin – Covers of songs by Led Zeppelinby various artists
Everything is Ending Here – covers of songs by Pavement by various artists (Homesleep, 2003)
Fire & Skill: The Songs of The Jam (1999) – Covers of songs by The Jam by various artists including Garbage, Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher & Steve Craddock and The Beastie Boys
For the Masses – Covers of songs by Depeche Mode by various artists (1500 Records, 1998)
EMI – Irreverent covers of songs by artists on the EMI record label instigated by the band Chumbawamba.
GötterDÄmmerung – A tribute album to Die Ärzte, with cover songs by different artists like Die Fantastischen Vier, Wizo, Fettes Brot etc.
Graveyard Classics II – entire remake of the AC/DC album Back In Black by Six Feet Under
Half–Gifts – Covers of songs by Cocteau Twins by various artists (Dewdrops, 2002)
Heaven and Hell Volume One – Covers of songs by The Velvet Underground by various artists (Imaginary, 1990)
Heaven and Hell Volume Two – Covers of songs by The Velvet Underground by various artists (Imaginary, 1991)
Hide Tribute - Spirits - A tribute to Japanese rock performer Hide by various artists
I Wanna Be Kate – A 1998 tribute album to Kate Bush featuring Chicago–area musicians (Brown Star, 1998)
I'm Your Fan –Tribute album featuring covers of songs by Leonard Cohen.
Keepers of Jericho –A tribute to Helloween by vaious heavy/power metal bands such as Metalium
A Killer in You – Covers of songs by The Smashing Pumpkins by various artists
Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen – Covers of Songs by Queen by various artists (Hollywood Records, 2005)
Kiss My Ass – Classic Kiss Regrooved by various artists (WEA Records, 1994)
Look At All the Love We Found – A tribute album to Sublime, with cover songs by such bands as Pennywise, Jack Johnson, No Doubt, Ozomatli, Los Lobos, and Avail.
Lost In The Looking Glass – various artists covering Procol Harum and related artists
Manic Street Preachers – Lip Stick Traces CD 2 (Sony, 2002)
The Lotus Eaters – Covers of songs by Dead Can Dance by various artists (Black Lotus, 2004)
A Means to an End – Covers of songs by Joy Division by various artists (Hut Records, 1995)
Music for Airports – Cover of Brian Eno's album Ambient 1: Music for Airports as a whole, by Bang on a Can (Point, 1998)
Nativity In Black: Tribute to Black Sabbath – Covers of songs by Black Sabbath by various artists (Sony, 1994)
Our Band Could Be Your Life – Covers of songs by Minutemen (Little Brother Records, 1994)
Out of Phase – covered 4 of Pink Floyd's albums: Dark Side of the Moon (2000), Wish You Were Here (2001), The Wall (2001), and Animals (2001)
Passion Of Covers – Covers of songs by Bauhaus by various artists (1999)
Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix – Covers of songs by Jimi Hendrix by various artists
Pixies Fuckin' Die! (A Tribute) - Covers of songs by Pixies by various artists
She Will Have Her Way – Covers of songs by Tim Finn & Neil Finn by various female Australian & New Zealand musicians (EMI, 2001)
Sing a Song for You – Covers of songs by Tim Buckley by various artists (Manifesto, 2000)
Snowstorm – Covers of songs by Galaxie 500 by various artists (Elefant, 2001)
So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross – Covers of songs by Luther Vandross by various artists including Mary J. Blige, Beyoncé Knowles, and Usher (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, 2005)
Step Right Up – Covers of songs by Tom Waits by various artists (Manifesto, 1995)
Stone Free – A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix by various artists (Warner Bros., 1993)
Summoning of the Muse – Covers of songs by Dead Can Dance by various artists (Projekt records, 2005)
The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart – Covers of songs by Rodgers & Hart by The Supremes (Motown, 1967)
Surprise Your Pig – Covers of songs by R.E.M. by various artists (Staple Gun, 1992)
To Hal and Bacharach – Covers of songs written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach by various Australian artists (WEA, 1998)
Tribbed – Covers of songs by NOFX by various artists
A Tribute to the Music & Works of Brian Eno – Covers of songs by Brian Eno by various artists (Cleopatra, 1997)
Tribute to the Pixies - Covers of songs by Pixies by various Japanese artists
We Are Not Devo , by various artists (Centipede, 1997)
We Could Live in Hope – Cover of Low's album I Could Live in Hope as a whole, by various artists (Fractured, 2004)
We Remember Sam Cooke – Covers of songs by Sam Cooke by The Supremes (Motown, 1965)
We Will Fall – Covers of songs by Iggy Pop by various artists (1997)
We're a Happy Family – Covers of songs by Ramones by various artists (2003)
We're Not the Meatmen, but We Still Suck – Tribute to Meatmen, by various artists (Crazy Bastard, 2000)
Where Is My Mind – Covers of songs by Pixies by various artists (1999)
Whore – Covers of songs by Wire by various artists (WMO, 1996)
Working Class Hero – A Tribute to John Lennon – Covers of songs by John Lennon by various artists (Hollywood Records, 1995)
You've Heard It All Before – Covers of songs by Crass by various artists (Ruptured Ambitions Records, 1993)
You Should Have Listened To ASML – various artists covering Al Stewart.