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.
2000
Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes832January 20, 2000Backstreet Boys (Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson)833February 3, 2000David Crosby, Jan Crosby, Bailey Jean Cypher, Beckett Cypher, Julie Cypher, Melissa Etheridge834February 17, 2000Mariah Carey835March 2, 2000Leonardo DiCaprio836March 16, 2000Carlos Santana837March 30, 2000'N Sync (Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Justin Timberlake)838April 13, 2000DMX839April 27, 2000Red Hot Chili Peppers (Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith)840May 11, 2000Sarah Michelle Gellar841May 25, 2000Britney Spears842June 8, 2000Tom GreenGreen appears with unidentified baby843June 22, 2000Kid Rock844/845July 6–20, 2000Christina Aguilera846August 3, 2000Blink-182 (Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus)847August 17, 2000Dr. Dre, Eminem, Macy Gray, James Hetfield, Kid Rock, Anthony Kiedis, Dave Matthews, Ozzy Osbourne, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Thomson, Eddie VedderLive music cover story848August 31, 2000Keanu Reeves849September 14, 2000Gisele BündchenThe Hot List 2000850September 28, 2000Madonna851October 12, 2000Kate Hudson852October 26, 2000Jakob Dylan853November 9, 2000Al Gore854November 23, 2000Drew Barrymore855December 7, 2000The 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 story856/857December 14–21, 2000Backstreet Boys (Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ 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 coverNotes860January 18, 2001U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.)861February 1, 2001Johnny Knoxville862February 15, 2001Jennifer Lopez863March 1, 2001The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)864March 15, 2001Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley)865March 29, 2001The 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, 2001Julia StilesThe Cool Issue867April 26, 2001Aerosmith (Joe Perry, Steven Tyler)868May 10, 2001Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee869May 24, 2001Destiny's Child (Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams)870June 7, 2001The Rock871June 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 TylerSummer concerts cover story; Joe Perry can be seen behind Steven Tyler in his photo; JC Chasez is cut out of the 'N Sync photo872July 5, 2001Angelina Jolie873July 19, 2001Staind (Johnny April, Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok, Jon Wysocki)874August 2, 2001Radiohead (Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway, Thom Yorke)875August 16, 2001Lance BassJC ChasezJoey FatoneChris KirkpatrickJustin Timberlake'N Sync (Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Justin Timberlake)876August 30, 2001American Pie 2 cast (Shannon Elizabeth, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari)The Hot List 2001877September 13, 2001Britney Spears878September 27, 2001Jennifer Aniston879October 11, 2001Slipknot (Shawn Crahan, Chris Fehn, Paul Gray, Craig Jones, Joey Jordison, Jim Root, Corey Taylor, Mick Thomson, Sid Wilson)880October 25, 2001NoneSeptember 11 attacks cover story881November 8, 2001Alicia Keys882November 22, 2001Bob Dylan883/884December 6–13, 2001Britney Spears885/886December 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 coverNotes887January 17, 2002George Harrison888January 31, 2002No Doubt (Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani, Adrian Young)889February 14, 2002Jennifer Garner890February 28, 2002Creed (Scott Phillips, Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti)891March 14, 2002Linkin Park (Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda)892March 28, 2002Smallville cast (Kristin Kreuk, Tom Welling)893April 11, 2002ShakiraThe Cool Issue894April 25, 2002The Sweetest Thing cast (Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Cameron Diaz)895May 9, 2002The Osbournes cast (Jack Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne)896May 23, 2002Kirsten Dunst897June 6, 2002Kurt Cobain898June 20, 2002Natalie Portman899/900July 4–11, 2002Eminem901July 25, 2002Ozzy Osbourne902August 8, 2002Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley)903August 22, 2002Bruce Springsteen904September 5, 2002Asia Argento905September 19, 2002The Vines (Ryan Griffiths, Patrick Matthews, Craig Nicholls, Hamish Rosser)906October 3, 2002Jennifer Love HewittThe Hot List 2002907October 17, 2002Keith Richards908October 31, 2002Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, Avril Lavigne, Alanis Morissette, Shakira, Britney Spears"Women in Rock" cover story909November 14, 2002Christina Aguilera910November 28, 2002Bart SimpsonCover is a parody of the Nevermind album coverHomer SimpsonCover is a parody of the Born in the U.S.A. album coverThe Simpsons cast (Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson)Cover is a parody of the Abbey Road album cover911December 12, 2002Eminem912/913December 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 coverNotes914January 23, 2003Justin Timberlake915February 6, 2003Shania Twain916February 20, 2003The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)917March 6, 2003Phish (Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell)918March 20, 2003Avril Lavigne919April 3, 200350 Cent920April 17, 2003Lisa Marie PresleyThe Cool Issue921May 1, 2003Good Charlotte (Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Billy Martin, Paul Thomas)922May 15, 2003None"American Icons" cover story923May 29, 2003Ashton Kutcher924June 12, 2003Chester 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 story925June 26, 2003Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake926July 10, 2003Clay Aiken927July 24, 2003Eminem928August 7, 2003Angelina Jolie929August 21, 2003Ruben Studdard930September 4, 2003Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen931September 18, 2003Jimi Hendrix932October 2, 2003Britney SpearsThe Hot List 2003933October 16, 2003Johnny Cash934October 30, 2003Missy Elliott, Eve, Alicia Keys"Women Who Rock" cover story935November 13, 2003The Strokes (Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture, Albert Hammond Jr., Fabrizio Moretti, Nick Valensi)936November 27, 2003Jessica Simpson937December 11, 2003None"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" cover story938/939December 25, 2003 – January 8, 2004Justin Timberlake
2004
Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes940January 22, 2004Dave Matthews941February 5, 2004Howard Dean942February 19, 2004The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)943March 4, 2004Beyoncé Knowles944March 18, 2004Outkast (André 3000, Big Boi)945April 1, 2004Ben Affleck946April 15, 2004The 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 story947April 29, 2004Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman948May 13, 2004Usher949May 27, 2004Prince950June 10, 2004D12 (Bizarre, Eminem, Kon Artis, Kuniva, Swifty McVay, Proof)951June 24, 2004Bob 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 concertgoers952/953July 8–22, 2004Ray Charles954August 5, 2004B.D.Cover includes unidentified Doonesbury characters955August 19, 2004Lindsay LohanThe Hot List 2004956September 2, 2004Tom Cruise957September 16, 2004Michael Moore958September 30, 2004The 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 photo959October 14, 2004Jackson 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 VedderVote for Change Tour cover story960October 28, 2004Jon Stewart961November 11, 2004John Kerry962November 25, 2004Eminem963December 9, 2004None"The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" cover story964/965December 30, 2004 – January 13, 2005U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.)
2005
Issue numberCover datePeople on coverNotes966January 27, 2005Gwen Stefani967February 10, 2005Johnny Depp968February 24, 2005Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt)969March 10, 2005Bob Marley970March 24, 2005Hunter S. Thompson971April 7, 2005Ethan 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 story972April 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 story973May 5, 2005Weezer (Brian Bell, Rivers Cuomo, Scott Shriner, Patrick Wilson)974May 19, 2005Orlando Bloom975June 2, 2005Darth Vader976June 16, 2005Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley)977/978June 30 – July 14, 2005Jessica Alba979July 28, 2005Wedding Crashers cast (Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson)980August 11, 2005Jimi Hendrix981August 25, 2005Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin)982September 8, 2005The White Stripes (Jack White, Meg White)983September 22, 2005The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ron Wood)984October 6, 2005Evangeline LillyThe Hot List 2005985October 20, 2005Paul McCartney986November 3, 2005Bono987November 17, 2005Billie Joe Armstrong988December 1, 2005Madonna989December 15, 2005Jay-Z990/991December 29, 2005 – January 12, 2006King Kong
2006