The Ten Cutest Babies On Album Covers Ever

Weird smells, non-verbal communication and other peoples' feces kind of freak me out, so I'm not the biggest fan of babies. Babies' one redeeming quality, so far as I can see, is their collective capacity for unbridled cuteness. If I don't have to hold them while such cuteness is happening, all the better! This makes album covers featuring babies especially ideal: You get the best part of the babies without actually having to be in the same room as them! And you get music! Bonus. There are a whole lot of album covers featuring babies (here is an incredibly comprehensive list), many of which are not actually all that cute, but here are ten that totally are.

(Note: Nirvana's Nevermind was disqualified for sheer over-exposure-- of the album cover, not the baby's you-know-what-- and also because, eh, only moderately adorable.)

James - Hey Ma
Don't worry, his motor skills are really unrefined.

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
And to think, you howled when you got your MMR vaccine. Baby Weezy's so badass, the only tears on his face are tattoos.

Morrissey - Years of Refusal
This little guy is so freaking adorable, he wouldn't even have to say "please please please" to get what he wants.

The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Thanks to the rapper's untimely death, this is now one notorious B.A.B.Y.

Paul Kanter & Grace Slick - Sunfighter
Well, if she'd been wearing a diaper, maybe you wouldn't be drowning in pee right now.

Radiohead - Pablo Honey
Ahh, the splendor of youth-- flowers, cupcakes! Then comes the crushing paranoia and preoccupation with the digitization of humanity. Enjoy it while it lasts, babe.   

Shakira - Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
"Hips don't lie-- I know, I know. And neither will my barf in your hair, when you won't GIMME THAT DAMN APPLE, WOMAN."

The Cure - Galore
Runny ice cream one day, runny eye-liner the next. They grow up so fast!

The Game - Doctor's Advocate
"And when I turn three, I'm gettin' a grill!"

Thirty Odd Foot Of Grunts - Bastard Life or Clarity
Welcome to the world, little one. Russell Crowe has a band, that band has an album, and you're on the cover!