The Greatest Album Art Of All Time
In this world of digital music, album art is in danger of becoming extinct.
It wasn't that long ago that buying a record was about buying the whole package - from the disc itself to the meticulously created artwork. It all added up to a complete work of art that made the music almost tactile, and it's something that is gradually and tragically disappearing from the world.
In this list we celebrate the list of the greatest 40 pieces of album art - from the ridiculous to the sublime - and pay tribute to the albums that are as visually iconic as they are musically.
We're guessing that you may have different opinions as to what should have made the cut. Let us know which album covers you would have included in the form below.
40. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
39. Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)
38. Whitesnake - Lovehunter (1979)
37. ACDC - If You Want Blood (1979)
36. Queen - News Of The World (1977)
35. Pink Floyd - Animals (1977)
34. Scorpions - Lovedrive (1979)
33. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
32. The Who - Who's Next (1971)
31. Iron Maiden - Killers (1981)
30. Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards (1972)
29. Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time (1986)
28. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
27. ACDC - Back In Black (1980)
26. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
25. Wishbone Ash - Argus (1972)
24. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I (1969)
23. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)
22. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
21. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
20. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1966)
19. Guns n Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
18. Yes - Close To The Edge (1972)
17. Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy (1973)
16. Iron Maiden - Powerslave (1984)
15. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III (1970)
14. Deep Purple - In Rock (1970)
13. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1973)
12. Magnum - On A Storyteller's Night (1985)
11. The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
10. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
9. Led Zeppelin - IV Four Symbols (1971)
8. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
7. Marillion - Script For A Jester's Tear (1983)
6. Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast (1982)
5. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
4. Yes - Fragile (1971)
3. Rainbow – Rainbow Rising (1976)
2) King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)
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