10 Best Rock Album Music Covers Of The 2000s

10. Raditude - Weezer

Raditude, a title that came from the mind of The Office star Rainn Wilson, was released in October 2009, meaning it just sneaks onto this list.

Weezer's seventh studio release (and one of the few not named after a colour) opened at number seven in US charts and sold 66,000 copies in its first week. That might have been down to the band's popularity, or it could have been because that many people wanted to own a funny picture of a dog.

Raditude's front cover displays a happy little pooch leaping through the air inside a living room. The Labrador mix, whose name was Sidney, was featured in a reader-submitted photo segment of National Geographic magazine. That's where lead singer Rivers Cuomo saw him and decided he was the perfect cover star for his band's new album.

The photo falls nicely in line with Weezer's mission statement of being a little bit weird. The juxtaposition of a flying dog in someone's front room is just as bizarre and quirky as the band themselves, making Sidney the perfect unofficial mascot.

Also, look at his little face! He's adorable!