There are plenty of dull and thoughtless album covers that don't even deserve to take up bits of bandwidth. And there are lots of fine and tasteful ones that complement their accompanying music, too. But there are only a few truly awful album covers-- images that disgust or stupefy or just wallow in their own stupidity so much that a simple question must be asked: What were they thinking?! So gaze at 20 of this year's most egregious offenders-- some NSFW, some silly, some that just begged for a punchline-- in this year's edition of The Worst Album Covers.

Steve Mackay: Sometimes Like This I Talk

"These bong instructions are the worst."

Jennifer Hudson: I Remember Me

"BRAAAAAAINS!"

Brian Wilson: In the Key of Disney

After taking more than 40 years to release Smile, Brian Wilson decided to bang this cover out during an "iCarly" commercial break.

Pete Rock/Smif-n-Wessun: Monumental

Glad to see the sculptor from Lionel Richie's "Hello" video is still getting work.

Gross Magic: Teen Jamz

Zack Morris' old Trapper Keeper is suing for residuals.

T-Pain: Revolver

T-Pain's Steampunk Apocalypse Collection, now at Target.

31 Knots: Trump Harm

"Good thing I waxed my chest for this-- would have been really embarrassing otherwise."

No Emotion: Shit Is Bad... But Diarrhea Is Worse

Gives new meaning to "shit sandwich."

Bilal: Robots Remixes EP

Does not compute.

William Shatner: Seeking Major Tom

Right then, Shatner started to regret that Super Big Gulp.