Swan Lake: 'Enemy Mine' – Words literally fail us to describe how bad this sleeve is. Its only saving grace is the mighty fine music the record contains.

U2: 'No Line On The Horizon' – An art piece called 'Boden Sea' by Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto, this may look okay in an art gallery, but a dinosaur rock band? Give us a break! Worse still, U2 weren't even original – Taylor Deupree used it previously on his 2006 album 'Specification'.

Neil Young: 'Fork In The Road' - Shockingly bad, the poorly shot and blurred image of the music legend is memorable for all the wrong reasons.

Mike Bones: 'A Fool For Everyone' – Quite why he commissioned a semi-naked photo of himself for his debut album cover is beyond us. The New Yorker either has a monstrous ego, or a warped sense of humour. The main flaw though is the fact that the artwork overshadows the oft great music.

Jonas Brothers: 'Lines, Vines and Trying Times' - It's not often that an album cover is so bad it makes us feel physically sick, but this does it with aplomb.

Steel Panther: 'Feel The Steel' – They're trying to be ironic in a mock rock kind of way, but that in no way excuses this abomination of an album cover.

Mongrel: 'Better Than Heavy' – The ill-conceived Reverend & The Makers/ Arctic Monkeys/ Babyshambles side project seemingly decided to go for a 21st Century take on Love's 'Forever Changes' artwork for their debut. Unfortunately for them, the end result is nothing short of turgid.

Ben's Brother: 'Battling Giants' – Astonishingly tacky, quite how Ben's Brother expect listeners to take their music seriously after seeing the collaged giant foot stamping all over Regent Street is hard to comprehend.

Razorlight: 'Slipway Fires' – Another Razorlight album and another hideously drab record sleeve. Instead of the black and white cover to their eponymous 2006 album, this time we get mood lighting and a particularly austere looking Johnny Borrell. Nasty.

Reel Big Fish: 'Fame, Fortune and Fornication' – The ska-punk types drafted in Suburban Legends guitarist Brian Klemm dressed in hair-metal attire alongsie a buxom blonde for their January 2009 release. Just like Steel Panther and the majority of their own previous releases, they're clearly going for the comedy value. We're not amused though.

Black Dice: 'Repo' – The experimental New York outfit know how to craft a killer (if slightly barking mad) tune. Yet, their record cover – basically blobs of paint over a band photograph – leaves a lot to be desired. Still, at least it does match their madcap music.

Passion Pit: 'Manners' – It's not as hideous as other albums here, but 'Manners' warrants its place on the list for a sheer lack of imagination. For such a vivacious, colourful band the artwork just doesn't match.

Icy Demons: 'Miami Ice' – Children's drawing can often look good on record sleeves – just check The Cure's iconic, eponymous 2004 album.