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In Pictures: The best album art of 2009

The Resistance by Muse, artwork by La Boca

The artwork for rock band Muse’s album The Resistance has been voted the best album sleeve of 2009.

Journal For Plague Lovers by Manic Street Preachers. Original painting by Jenny Saville

The album was chosen in an online vote from a shortlist selected by industry insiders. The Manic Street Preachers came second.

Fever Ray by Fever Ray. Artwork by Martin Ander

Fever Ray’s self-titled album came third in a competition whose previous winners including the Fleet Foxes and Thom Yorke.

Splitting The Atom by Massive Attack. Design by Tom Hingston, Artwork Robert Del Naja, Aka 3D

Much of the album artwork comes from top design studios, but the Massive Attack cover in fourth place was designed by band member 3D

Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective, design by Rob Carmichael At Seen, image courtesy of Akiyoshi Kitaoka

And this cover, from the band Animal Collective, features an image created by Japanese psychology professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka.

21st Century Breakdown by Green Day. Design and Photography Chris Bilheimer

Much of the artwork in the top ten adorns the albums of old hands in the music industy, such as this from US rock band Green Day...

Sounds of the Universe by Depeche Mode. Art direction and design by Anton Corbijn

... and this from UK band Depeche Mode.

La Roux by La Roux. Design by Alexander Brown & Traffic

The award hopes to "bring back to life" the golden age of artwork in the days of vinyl, says the award's founder Andrew Heeps.

To Lose My Life by White Lies. Art direction and design: Mat Maitland and Gerard Saint at Big Active, Photography by Simon Mills

"It is a way of celebrating some of the unsung heroes of the music industry," he says.

In This Light And On This Evening by Editors. Cover art by Liliane Lijn. Design and art direction by Tom Hingston Studio

The Best Art Vinyl 2009 shortlist will feature in exhibitions at the Art Vinyl Gallery at Selfridges in London, the Snap Galleries in Birmingham, and the Georges House Gallery in Folkestone.

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