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Readers chose the artwork above other acts including The Stone Roses, The Beatles and The Smiths.
The poll, which is made up exclusively of rock and indie artists, also features albums from David Bowie and Paul Weller.
The cover art for Joy Division's debut album was created by Peter Saville in 1979 based on an image guitarist Bernard Sumner saw in an astronomy encyclopedia. The art, white lines across a black background, represents 100 pulses caused by the collapse of a star.
The top ten iconic album covers are:
1. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
2. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
3. The Beatles - Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
4. The Smiths - Meat is Murder
5. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
6. The Beatles - Abbey Road
7. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
8. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
9. Paul Weller - Stanley Road
10. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the B******s
