It kinda makes me sad that the importance of cover art on an album is a disappearing art.

Digital downloading has all but eliminated it, but at least we saw some cool designs in the past.

I’m not shocked that Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon was recently ranked the Greatest Album Cover Of All Time. According to a survey on MusicRadar.com, the 10 track album which is said to represent things that make men go crazy, came out as the number one pick.

The prism reflecting light is very iconic.  It’s simple. It’s symbolic.   It looks like something a stoned person would say “Woah! Dude!” to.  Those are the key ingredients to cool album art.

Here’s the rest of Music Radar’s Top 10 Album Covers:

#1 – Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon

#2 – Nirvana- Nevermind

#3 – The Beatles – Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

#4 – The Clash – London Calling

#5 – Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine

#6 – Iron Maiden – Number Of The Beast

#7 – The Beatles – The Beatles (White Album)

#8 – Joy Division – Unknown Pressure

#9 – King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson

#10 – Pink Floyd – Animals

Here’s the rest of the list.