Best Art Vinyl is an annual award that first began in 2005. It celebrates artists and designers of vinyl record cover art.[1] The nomination process begins in November and the winners are announced in January,[2] and are exhibited at venues across the United Kingdom and Europe, including the O2,[3] Rough Trade[4] and Selfridges.[5] The favourites are voted for by the public from a selection of nominations by judges within the world of art and music and are displayed using Art Vinyl's unique Play & Display Flip Frame.[6][7][8][9][10]
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| Rank | Artist | Name | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hard-Fi | Stars of CCTV | Albion |
| 2 | Franz Ferdinand | You Could Have It So Much Better | Mathew Cooper |
| 3 | Gorillaz | Demon Days | Jamie Hewlett |
| 4 | Robbie Williams | Intensive Care | Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely and Hamish Brown |
| 5 | Madonna | Confessions on a Dancefloor | Steven Klein and Giovanni Bianco |
| 6 | Coldplay | X&Y | Tappin Gofton |
| 7 | Mylo | Destroy Rock & Roll | Phantom |
| 8 | Goldfrapp | Supernature | Mat Maitland and Gerard Saint |
| 9 | Kaiser Chiefs | Employment | Cally |
| 10 | Kanye West | Late Registration | Morning Breath, Inc. |
Some of the information in this table was obtained from Byrne, Ciar (2005-12-29). "The Independent, Music 2005". London. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/creative-covers-hardfis-stark-image-wins-place-in-album-art-top-10-520930.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
| Rank | Artist | Name | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thom Yorke | The Eraser[11] | Stanley Donwood |
| 2 | The Pipettes | We Are The Pipettes | Pete Hellicar |
| 3 | Hot Chip | Over and Over | Darren Wall (Wallzo) |
| 4 | Keane | Under the Iron Sea | Sanna Annukka |
| 5 | Franz Ferdinand | The Fallen 12" single | Franz Ferdinand and Mathew Cooper |
| 6 | The Fratellis | Costello Music | Sam Hadley and Mark James |
| 7 | Morrissey | Ringleader of the Tormentors | Morrissey, Antony Lui and Fabio Lavino |
| 8 | Isolee | The Western Edits Pt. 2 | Stefan Marx |
| 9 | DJ Shadow | The Outsider | Paul Insect |
| 10 | Oasis | Stop the Clocks | Peter Blake |
Some of the information in this table was obtained from "Best Art Vinyl 2006". 2010-01-05. http://www.u2eastlink.com/foro/read.php?5,1000314613. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
| Rank | Artist | Name | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cribs | Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever | Rob Crane |
| 2 | Editors | An End Has a Start | Idris Khan at Tom Hingston Studio |
| 3 | The Nextmen | Let it Roll 12" Single | Joe Pilbeam |
| 4 | Eva Be | No Memory of Time | Kathrin Jackmann, Boris Meinhold |
| 5 | Thurston Revival | Somewhere There's an Angel 12" Single | Julie Bennett |
| 6 | Various Artists | We Are Silver EP | John Gilsenan at iwant |
| 7 | Unkle | Burn My Shadow 12" | Robert Del Naja |
| 8 | The Rakes | Ten New Messages | Rob Crane |
| 9 | Interpol | Our Love to Admire | Seth Smoot |
| 10 | Husky Rescue | Caravan 12" | Kustaa Saksi |
Some of the information in this table was obtained from "Vinyl Countdown: 2007". The Independent (London). 2008-01-14. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/vinyl-countdown-2007-was-a-vintage-year-for-album-cover-art-769937.html. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
| Rank | Artist | Name | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleet Foxes | Fleet Foxes[12] | Pieter Brueghel the Elder |
| 2 | Roots Manuva | Slime & Reason | Oscar Bauer & Ewan Robertson |
| 3 | Coldplay | Viva la Vida | Eugène Delacroix |
| 4 | Goldfrapp | Seventh Tree | Alison Goldfrapp, Mat Maitland and Serge Leblon |
| 5 | Elbow | The Seldom Seen Kid | Oliver East |
| 6 | Metallica | Death Magnetic | Turner Duckworth |
| 7 | Bloc Party | Intimacy | Rob Crane and Perry Curtis |
| 8 | Low Motion | Keep It Slow | Chris Bolton, Pascal Mira Tschäni and Michael Husmann Tschäni |
| 9 | Santogold | Santogold | Isabelle Lumpkin |
| 10 | Zombie Zombie | Dog Walker | Sylvestre Hovart |
Some of the information in this table was obtained from "Best Art Vinyl 2008 Winners". 2010-01-05. http://www.artvinyl.com/en/nominate/winners_08.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
| Rank | Artist | Name | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muse | The Resistance[13] | La Boca |
| 2 | Manic Street Preachers | Journal For Plague Lovers | Jenny Saville |
| 3 | Fever Ray | Fever Ray | Martin Ander |
| 4 | Massive Attack | Splitting the Atom | Tom Hingston and Robert del Naja |
| 5 | Green Day | 21st Century Breakdown | Chris Bilheimer |
| 6 | Pet Shop Boys | Yes | Farrow Design |
| 7 | White Lies | To Lose My Life | Mat Maitland and Gerard Saint |
| 8 | Editors | In this Light and on this Evening | Liliane Lijn and Tom Simon Mills |
| 9 | La Roux | La Roux | Alexander Brown and Traffic |
| 10 | Depeche Mode | Sounds of the Universe | Anton Corbijn |
Some of the information in this table was obtained from "Best Art Vinyl 2009 Winners". 2010-01-05. http://www.artvinyl.com/en/nominate/nominations.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
| Rank | Artist | Name | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaxons | Surfing the Void | Richard Robinson and Gareth Pritchard |
| 2 | Caribou | Swim | Mathew Cooper and Jason Evans |
| 3 | Pablo Cahn and Cesar Merveille | Split EP | Amelie Nicolet |
| 4 | Junip | Fields | Fredrik Söderberg and Robert Samsonowitz |
| 5 | Arcade Fire | The Suburbs | Caroline Robert, Vincent Morriset and Gabriel Jones |
| 6 | Goldfrapp | Head First | Alison Goldfrapp, Mat Maitland and Serge Leblon |
| 7 | MGMT | Congratulations | Anthony Ausgang |
| 8 | Edwyn Collins | Losing Sleep | Edwyn Collins |
| 9 | Scissor Sisters | Night Work | Robert Mapplethorpe |
| 10 | Flying Lotus | Pattern + Grid World EP | Theo Ellsworth |
Some of the information in this table was obtained from Byrne, Ciar (2010-01-04). "Best Art Vinyl Winners - 2010". London. http://www.artvinyl.com/en/nominate/nominations.html. Retrieved 2010-01-05.