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Jul 30, 2021 · 100 Greatest Music Videos — from Adele's 'Hello' to ZZ Top's 'Gimme All Your Lovin',' Rolling Stone's picks for the best music videos ever.
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- David Browne,Mankaprr Conteh,Brenna Ehrlich,David Fear,Maria Fontoura,Jon Freeman,Elisabeth Garber-Paul,Andy Greene,Kory Grow,Brian Hiatt,Christian Hoard,Jeff Ihaza,Jason Newman,Angie Martoccio,Jerry Portwood,Claire Shaffer,Rob Sheffield,Hank Shteamer,Brittany Spanos,Simon Vozick-Levinson
Nov 15, 2021 · Our updated list of the 100 greatest music videos of all time spans four decades and showcases the power and proficiency of the medium.
- Thriller‘ by Michael Jackson. From the moment it was released in December 1983, ‘Thriller’ was destined to become one of the most legendary music videos of all time.
- Like a Prayer’ by Madonna. Burning crosses, stigmata, saintly seduction—it’s not hard to see why this 1989 music video caused a bit of a stir. Directed by Mary Lambert, who directed both Pet Sematary films, it was condemned by the Vatican, banned from Italian television and prompted Pepsi to abandon its $5 million ad campaign featuring the song.
- Karma Police’ by Radiohead. Radiohead re-teamed with director Jonathan Glazer—who also helmed their clip for ‘Street Spirit (Fade Out)’—for this masterpiece of moody abstraction from 1997's ‘OK Computer’.
- Runaway’ by Kanye West. This short-film music video, which adds a grandiose visual narrative to Ye’s nearly universally-acclaimed masterpiece, ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’, is maybe the most ambitious demonstration of the artist’s cosmic vision.
- Becky Scarrott
- Take On Me by A-Ha (1985) Partly filmed in Kim's Café (now called Savoy Café) on Wandsworth Road in Lambeth, approximately 3,000 pencil-traced and free-sketched frames were needed for the video, which took over 16 weeks to complete.
- Thriller by Michael Jackson (1982) It's over 13 minutes and 40 seconds long, but Michael in both his werewolf and zombie guises and throwing all kinds of shapes simply can't be reduced down and packaged into a standard-length music video.
- November Rain by Guns N' Roses (1992) The fifth-most expensive music video ever made when it hit TVs in 1992, even now November Rain sits at number 21 in terms of costliest music videos – useful intel, if you're thinking of doing our most expensive music videos quiz.
- Fell in Love with a Girl by The White Stripes (2002) Indisputably the Stripes' breakthrough song, this stop motion animation is a must for Lego-lovers.
May 31, 2024 · Discover the iconic music videos that have shaped pop culture and revolutionized the art form. Check out the greatest music videos of all time, now.
- Jacqueline Schneider
May 30, 2023 · From psychedelic visuals to stellar celebrity cameos, the best music videos have it all.
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Jul 24, 2018 · Proving the music video still reigns paramount in the pop world, Billboard's critics have picked the 100 best music videos of the 21st Century.
