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PINK Floyd’s sleeve for its 1973 Dark Side Of The Moon album has been named the greatest cover of all time.

The image, of a ray of light split by a prism, beat the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind into second place in a poll of musicians and rock fans for music website MusicRadar.com

And The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper came in third.

Floyd’s top-ranked cover was one of many created for the band by design team Hipgnosis and featured no lettering.

Will Groves, editor of MusicRadar.com, said: “It’s proof that one simple, enduring image is the winning formula when it comes to album artwork.”

Top 10: 1. Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon, 2. Nirvana – Nevermind, 3. The Beatles – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 4. The Clash – London Calling, 5. Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine, 6. Iron Maiden – The Number Of The Beast, 7. The Beatles – The White Album, 8. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures, 9. King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson King, 10. Pink Floyd – Animals.

You can see the full 50 cover countdown here