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Music and sports are inexorably intertwined. From marching bands at football games, to boxer’s walk-out music, to arena pump-up songs, the two realms of entertainment have long shared the stage together — including on album covers.

Sports album covers

Now, come flip through some of the sports-themed album covers from the past seven decades in our virtual music store bin.

ALVINO REY: PING PONG (1960)

Alvino Rey 'Ping Pong' album cover

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THE WHO: ODDS AND SODS (1974)

The Who 'Odds and Sods' album cover

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THE RITCHIE FAMILY: AMERICAN GENERATION (1978)

The Ritchie Family

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QUIET RIOT II (1979)

Quiet Riot II album cover

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SOCCER: DISCO GAME (1980)

Soccer

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TERRY CASHMAN: TALKIN’ BASEBALL (1981)

Terry Cashman

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KAREN CHERYL: OH! CHERI CHERI (1982)

Karen Cheryl

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HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS: SPORTS (1983)

Huey Lewis and the News

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BABE: HOT SHOT (1985)

Babe

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HOOBUSTANK: BASKETBALL SHORTS (1998)

Hoobustank 'Basketball Shorts' album cover art

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BOWLING FOR SOUP: ALL FIGURED OUT (2000)

Bowling for Soup

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TINASHE: PLAYER (2015)

Tinashe

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KID INK: SWISH (2017)

Kid Ink

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