Glad to see the 80’s representation on this list. The 80’s truly laid the groundwork for music videos.

@cjhermsen1700

2 жыл бұрын

MTV started it and Duran Duran showed them how it was done. So much male beauty in one place. Big sigh. 😆

@goldbrickstudios6903

Жыл бұрын

Actually Queen invented the entire idea for a music video, so it was the 70's that paved it all out.

@cjhermsen1700

Жыл бұрын

@@goldbrickstudios6903 You're very correct. But I think that was just a bit before it's time. Ppl weren't ready to watch their music. I've watched my music since 1980. 😁

@ramdaskamble9834

Жыл бұрын

@@goldbrickstudios6903 well wasnt 'Strawberry fields forever' by the Beatles one of the first music videos?

@tuijakarttunen9164

Жыл бұрын

Abba was a pioneer in the field of music videos.

Thriller had to be Number 1! Anyone alive when it came out will remember, and understand how important it was. Nobody can underestimate the impact this video had...

@christinepigg43

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree.

@renzy5270

2 жыл бұрын

It was a full on televised event ,massive video

@vickiewallace415

2 жыл бұрын

Watching that video I believe it was on…idk…maybe dateline!

@angieo2798

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@nicholashylton6857

2 жыл бұрын

@@renzy5270 Yeah! My neighbour came by to watch it on its release day.

I remember being a little kid in the early days of MTV and watching it all day for a chance at seeing “Take on Me” come back on. Can’t believe it’s on demand so easy now

@mojoschmee9320

2 жыл бұрын

They played Take on Me on a continuous loop... I'd watch for a week waiting to see Thriller, and I'd see Aha's video 30 to 50 times...

@BAXTER7

Жыл бұрын

I know right

Cyndi Lauper "Girls just wanna have fun" seems pretty iconic to me. She won the very first award at the very first VMA's show back in 1984.

@oliverjackson6992

3 жыл бұрын

The inaugural MTV video music Awards (1984) is posted in it's entirety here on KZread.

@stillsixstudios

2 жыл бұрын

She Bop!!!

Well, at least Take on Me got the respect it deserves. Absolutely impressive, even in today's standards.

@discharge29

5 жыл бұрын

yes well said

@trekkiexb5

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, along with Peter Gabriel, But MJ will be the best...

@FranciscoRodriguez-lp6zg

5 жыл бұрын

You f-in right bro!

@charlesflannery4610

5 жыл бұрын

Everytime I hear that song today it flashes me back to 1986, 8th grade and seeing the hand pulling the woman into the comic book. Sad yiu rarely see music videos these days..the 80's were all about them. Basically kids of today who think minecraft is so advanced -- we had that type of graphic in Money For Nothing in the mid 80s

@kristinb8172

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. Probably my all-time favorite. I couldn't imagine what would be #1 after Take on Me but forgot about Thriller. I have to say they got it right with this one. I remember the night Thriller premiered, they were counting it down on news stations and everything. It was a huge phenomenon, absolutely huge.

I'm gonna guess they had the Beyonce clip at the beginning just so they didn't have to hear Kanye bitch about it.

@jenniemikasa576

8 жыл бұрын

+buckg20 made my dayXD

@larrydoss9284

8 жыл бұрын

+buckg20 If that had been in the list, I would have been pissed.

@DrJekyll38

8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan Symons Then I'll take third!

@juniorsutereo

8 жыл бұрын

+buckg20 so funny

I can’t imagine a list of best music videos without Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun, it’s truly unique and has a actual message. It’s my favorite of all time.

@robertthomas5906

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't it sound like it belongs in the 1960s? It's amazing. Especially when Haley sings it.

@lauriemarie6902

2 жыл бұрын

Oh sir I can Agree 100% with that statement. Philadelphia USA

@Chris_Clark1MaidenFan

2 жыл бұрын

Good Video, I can’t believe Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast isn’t there.

@brockhamm1175

2 жыл бұрын

That one was weird

@Chris_Clark1MaidenFan

2 жыл бұрын

Also Maiden’s new song Writing on the Wall is a damn good video.

Thriller will always be my fav and the best/ most iconic video ever. It solidified Michael Jackson’s career and really gave him the biggest boost to becoming a mega star so you tell if it’s the best or not ;)

@musiclover6114

3 жыл бұрын

What am I talking about, it is the best no matter what-- Moonwalker outttttt

@marywhite7397

2 жыл бұрын

I think you should have put Herbie Hancock rock it

Some I would agree with but I think Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer should have got in somewhere

@mmitchell31021

7 жыл бұрын

Second that.

@johndearden7931

7 жыл бұрын

I came just to see if Addicted was on the list

@KublawiA

7 жыл бұрын

i came to see if sledgehammer was here

@franciscom6223

7 жыл бұрын

YES I new that thriller was going to be No.1

@MrPavePaws

7 жыл бұрын

Knew or new? The Sun is not as BRIGHT as I thought (ooo, thems good zingers!)

Don't miss these other great videos, Top 10 Animated Music Videos Top 10 Greatest Live Musical Performances Top 10 Controversial Music Videos Top 10 Rock and Roll Documentaries

@cameronshank6081

10 жыл бұрын

Hi watch mojo I love your video

@starsstory3141

10 жыл бұрын

i dont know how is 10 9 8 7 music VIDEOS they good and popular song but were is the video come on tell me music Video with no video watchmojo you fail today

@babygirlemma

10 жыл бұрын

Should make an all time song lost

@BEBETO2991

10 жыл бұрын

mojo!!! DO A TOP TEN FOR RAMMSTEIN MUSIC VIDEOS!!

@indamicks

10 жыл бұрын

TOP 10 TOOL SONGS

I stayed up late to watch the premier of Thriller on Friday Night Videos! Fell in love with it immediately. With the spoken parts by the iconic Vincent Price. Awesome!

@dredbricks

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. There were some of us in certain parts of the country where MTV was not carried by local cable companies. So we got our Thriller premiere a few months later on NBC Friday Night Videos after Tonight Show.

@hwd7

2 жыл бұрын

My 11 year old eyes couldn't stay awake, we wore out the VCR tape the next day watching it over and over.

Actually, David Bowie's song "China Girl" won the MTV Awards among the best video clips. Thriller MJ was also among the nominees. It's not fair that no Bowie music videos have been to the top.

@ethanang3527

2 жыл бұрын

MJ broke barriers. I am not sure whether MJ owns David Bowie songs as well as part of the Sony/ATV catalogues.

Thriller is THE most iconic video of all time

@eph_loves_80s74

8 жыл бұрын

True

@WOranos

8 жыл бұрын

+Matteo Onida I don't even care for the video very much and still must admit it deserves the #1 spot.

@ellaantonetteiglesias9649

8 жыл бұрын

yeah!!! i love him so much

@noyawachs6137

8 жыл бұрын

+Matteo Onida so true

@popeeyo6143

8 жыл бұрын

+Matteo Onida totally!

I also came because I wanted to make sure at least one of MJ's songs were on here.

@lidiaminich3281

7 жыл бұрын

same.xd

@sadiaislam932

7 жыл бұрын

same

@deathstryke24

7 жыл бұрын

mj should have had like 5 vids on this list

@diegomendoza3866

7 жыл бұрын

jajaja same

@daniellemusella1594

7 жыл бұрын

"Thriller" is one of the few songs with imagery, vivid enough to warrant a full-length big-screen movie. Just like Kenny Rogers & "The Gambler".

MJ made some really great videos. I especially love Beat It and Smooth Criminal but also will always remember Earth Song, Heal The World and Black Or White

@AnnRita45

2 жыл бұрын

He really is an amazing artist! And though he is no longer with us physically, he is still with us spiritually through his much loved music 🎶

I feel that there's one missing from this list: Genesis "Land of Confusion"

@jennifer9047

3 жыл бұрын

That video scared the everliving shit outta me when I was a kid. 😵 I never looked at Ron and Nancy the same again...

@kasperrossen6698

2 жыл бұрын

Yoooo, ive been tryna find this song for so long thank u!!!!

@arasartsandjewelry7647

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I thought it would be on here too. And Madonna 's Like A Prayer.

@robertthomas5906

2 жыл бұрын

I'd replace the beastie boys video with this easily. So much better.

@yeeeaaah6248

2 жыл бұрын

I thought this also. I think its top 3 for sure.

Weapon of Choice with Christopher Walken not on here!? WHAT!?

@hendrickdavies6621

3 жыл бұрын

That is such a good video

@samueljackomos9866

3 жыл бұрын

I know

@hibby21

3 жыл бұрын

ya not even an honorable mention smh*

@matthewadam4902

3 жыл бұрын

At least it’s in the beginning of the video

@Bearodon

3 жыл бұрын

Erik Prytz - Call on me (just joking)

Bittersweet symphony should be here

@kurtsudheim825

6 жыл бұрын

Good, but not that good enough, the guys's just walking on the pavement, nothing original or brilliant there

@gliphter

4 жыл бұрын

Walk this way didn't accomplish as much as they gave it credit for since Black and White cross over music was fairly common by then soooooo bittersweet seems like a better contender to me since all it really did was revitalize a almost dead group's career

@300lbcanary2

3 жыл бұрын

Then Closing Time should be considered as well. Dual Screen....

That Take on Me video still so iconic.

😃 "Take On Me" by AhHa has always been on the TOP on my vid list, followed by "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer... I loved the Aerosmith/Beastie Boys "Walk This Way" mashup. Inspired, and a whole lotta fun. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. I was unfamiliar with Daft Punk's "Around the World," but I enjoyed it a lot.

@markdaniels7174

2 жыл бұрын

I agree: Take On Me was always (and is) the best ever.

@alfredolarsi5600

2 жыл бұрын

Beastie Boys?

@CatalinaThePirate

2 жыл бұрын

@@alfredolarsi5600 HA! Of all the things I've lost, I've missed my mind the most. Run-DMC. Too much headbanging when I was a child. XD Either that, or it might have been something I smoked.

"Smooth Criminal" was so bad ass! The moonwalk and the anti gravity lean! Really that, "Thriller"- which has been remade by prisoners performing in jail, and "Bad"- which features actual rivaling gangsters recruited by MJ to perform in his music video. Actual Rivaling Gangsters! MJ at number one either way...

@badbiker666

4 жыл бұрын

"Smooth Criminal!" Good call!

@Thomas___

4 жыл бұрын

*_For BAD, you described Beat It._*

@forgottenespresso

4 жыл бұрын

This is so true. Almost all of MJ's music video should be here xd

@cristianoseven2423

3 жыл бұрын

Beat It was The one that used "real gang members" not BAD.

@ethanang3527

2 жыл бұрын

MJ was, is and will be number one because *he never stops till he gets enough!!!*

My list: 10. Vogue - Madonna 9. Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana 8. A Farewell to Kings - Rush 7. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley 6. Around the World - Daft Punk 5. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 4. Buddy Holly - Weezer 3. Take on me - a-ha 2. Thriller - Michael Jackson 1. I Am the Walrus - The Beatles

@03underground

9 жыл бұрын

Kevin Villavicencio yeah, and you're not biased at all either

@fungungus

9 жыл бұрын

Kevin Villavicencio Your grammar hurts me. Not only emotionally. Physically

@Lucas-bc1fp

9 жыл бұрын

I Am The Walrus is such an underrated Beatles song. It definitely shows off the skills that the Beatles had.

@rubenmartin7759

9 жыл бұрын

hear shaped box, thanks to remember!

@craftysniper98

9 жыл бұрын

Professor Mercury you do realize that your grammar is incorrect as well , right?

Good list. I would add Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes and If I Can’t Have You by the Rubinoos as worthy considerations. But there are certainly plenty of others too.

"Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd and "One" by Metallica should of made that list too

@Paren

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget "comfortably numb" by Pink Floyd

@IMINTHEMOMENTRU

2 жыл бұрын

MGMT -time to pretend- didn't even get a honorable mention but it's mojo it always mess up 🤪

@robertfreeman977

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and yes!

@johnnycalvino7490

2 жыл бұрын

*should HAVE made

NO DAVID BOWIE?

@she-lockholmes964

7 жыл бұрын

I WAS WONDERING THE SAME .-.

@beavisthebutthead8622

7 жыл бұрын

Dancing in the street

@maddalenapistore8833

7 жыл бұрын

I think that Ashes to Ashes should be in this list.

@savagepotter5685

7 жыл бұрын

HUH!?!?*!?!?!!

@SuzeyTrump

7 жыл бұрын

me too.. he was a forerunner..

Who else came here just to make sure MJ was number one

@thebluegangsta8936

6 жыл бұрын

Andy Dany almost everyone one except for the craz rock and roll fans that got an irrelevant prob😂

@bukaukee

6 жыл бұрын

Andy Dany low-key me i didn't even know half of the people on here

@KK-ni7se

6 жыл бұрын

Andy Dany jeeeezes literally

@zelphx

6 жыл бұрын

Didn't even think of him until it was shown.

@limitededition3086

6 жыл бұрын

Andy Dany I was actually just watching smooth criminal and was like wait I bet this is number one on Watch Mojo. But still I think Thriller was a great choice

I'm sitting here wondering how such a list can be compiled without the band that made MTV and music videos a feast for the ears and eyes cementing this new genre's place in music history! OF course I'm speaking about the iconic DURAN DURAN! So underrated and shown no respect whatsoever. I mean why aren't they in the R & R Hall of Fame?

@tonysoprano7193

2 жыл бұрын

Amen! They don't get the respect they deserve at all!!! I saw them in concert in Camden NJ about 6 years ago and they STILL got it! The only thing that was disappointing was Nick wasn't there.

@moragcarter4121

2 жыл бұрын

You've been heard... they're headed for the Hall of Fame :-)

@cjhermsen1700

2 жыл бұрын

@@moragcarter4121 And like a good Duranie I voted everyday! M & M can eat their dust!

Bad Romance's video is literally legendary. Surprised there was no mention of Like a Prayer's music video.

Knew it was gonna be Thriller.

@lindaxoxo440

6 жыл бұрын

Me tooooooo❤️❤️❤️

@felicityholmes9072

6 жыл бұрын

yep

@scottslotterbeck3796

3 жыл бұрын

Duh

Best music videos in my opinion... Im not sure if I did forgot a good video.. 10. Michael Jackson - Jam 9. Michael Jackson - Scream 8. Michael Jackson - Earth song 7. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 6. Michael Jackson - Beat it 5. Michael Jackson - Bad 4. Michael Jackson - Black or white 3. Michael Jackson - Leave me alone 2. Michael Jackson - Smooth criminal 1. Michael Jackson - Thriller

@jonathanakagbosu2355

8 жыл бұрын

Yes! XD

@potentially__9445

8 жыл бұрын

I LOVE your list, i really like that you included Earth Song.

@kawaiiNinjaMJ

8 жыл бұрын

+CrazyVK yassssssssss :3

@wwechamp888

8 жыл бұрын

Billie Jean should be definitely in the top3!!!

@WOranos

8 жыл бұрын

+utsav pandey It's a great song, but an unremarkable video.

All of Michael's music and videos are simply iconic.

@zapkvr

2 жыл бұрын

Icons are religious symbols

@roejogan528

Жыл бұрын

@@zapkvr youre thinking of idols

@aidan2849

10 ай бұрын

@@zapkvr michael jackson isnt a kpop idol

My list 1. Thriller 2. Smooth Criminal 3. Black or White 4. Remember The Time 5. Beat It 6. Bad 7. Jam 8. You Rock My World 9. Billie Jean 10. The Way You Make Me Feel

@salamsankofa9921

2 жыл бұрын

YEEEEESSSS WELL SAID!

@andregraves3825

2 жыл бұрын

( this is not Andre) I'm glad that's yours.

@aaronvector4750

2 жыл бұрын

Almost perfect. I'd put bad at #3

@fightersfan5363

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronvector4750 yeah, Bad was good and iconic as well!

@nunyabiznes6243

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronvector4750 yes!!!

Thriller is more than a music video; it's a short film. As a pure music video, Take On Me will always be the video that moved the needle forward for me. Among the also-rans should have been Total Eclipse of the Heart.

@breslinhoward6992

2 жыл бұрын

Disagree

Thank God MJ got number one, I would have died otherwise

@taschatje

8 жыл бұрын

+Sarah M so did i ! no one can beat what he achieved!

@malcolme5524

8 жыл бұрын

+Sarah M Well Johnny Cash - Hurt is a better video. But ofcourse it's much more emotional and not as "Movie like" as Thriller.

@malcolme5524

8 жыл бұрын

***** Johnny Cash is above michael jackson level in impact and influence. He's the most important country musician of all time. Michael is NOT the most important pop artist. And other list DO have hurt as number one and watchmojo isnt professional or anything like tha

@malcolme5524

8 жыл бұрын

***** 65 millions and thats one album. Beatles are far superior to michael JACKSON in term of sales. They sold 200 million more than jackson. So how much has beatles sold all over the world huh? thriller was.big but you cant survive with one card. Beatles got way more great albums hence why they sold more and are the.greatest artist of all time. Not MJ the beatles. Elvis sold more than MJ to with over 100 millions more. 1:Beatles (600m) 2:Elvis (500m) 3:MJ (400M)

@malcolme5524

8 жыл бұрын

***** You got roasted stupid MJ fan boy

even before Michael Jackson went solo, The Jacksons video for "Can You Feel it" deserves a place on this list

@zapkvr

2 жыл бұрын

Correct. It is still amazing.

@dartanjaa

2 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't. It's not a significant vid in any measure. For comparison why True Faith from New Order is missing from the list?

@duncan3998

2 жыл бұрын

Same with ''Blame It On The Boogie''

@manblackpm

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely.

@celieboo

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Came here to make sure "Thriller" was #1. Well done. Excellent list overall. Would've liked to see 1980's "Coming Up" by Paul McCartney on there as a mention, as well as "Tell Her About It" by Billy Joel. Both were incredibly influential: McCartney for playing a dozen roles and adding comedic elements (rather than just a video of the song being played), and Joel for having a little story line, including dialogue scenes before and after the music. Other favorites from my youth -the first days of MTV - include "You Got Lucky" by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, "Say, Say, Say" by MJ & McCartney, "Burning Down the House" by The Talking Heads, "Every Breath You Take" by the Police, "Our House" by Madness, and "Whip It" by Devo.

What!? Bugles "Video Killed the Radio Star" doesn't even get an honorable mention? Its certainly better than some of these and most definitely more iconic.

@officerjabo4054

4 жыл бұрын

Only 1990s song I LOVE I only know it because of just dance

@kazabushy

2 жыл бұрын

I know. I immediately thought of the Buggles!

@corrinehoward1999

2 жыл бұрын

Really...that was the first on MTV, right. What about Whip It by Devo?

@corrinehoward1999

2 жыл бұрын

We didnt have cable and I went to my Aunt's house down the road. I was freaking amazed!!!!!!!!

Genesis - land of confusion

@nievesofficial

8 жыл бұрын

YEEEESSSS WHERE WAS IT

Ah man, heart shaped box should’ve been somewhere there, even if it was just in the honourable mentions

@tinabell6583

3 жыл бұрын

I saw the great punk rock poetess Patti Smith doing acoustic version of heart-shaped box at Seattle center years ago 👺💕💕💖🌸🌼

awesome list!! I'm so glad you threw in the honorable mentions bc each of those belonged in the top 10 as well. it's sooo hard to draw that line. well done!!

Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here No More" would be in my top 10.

@LYBism

2 жыл бұрын

LOVED that video (and it scared me, but I loved that it scared me!!).

Take On Me will ALWAYS be ultra brilliant!

@andrewdavidson7619

2 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favourite songs - can't believe I had never seen the filmclip until now - will be heading to find the full version pronto

Music videos are a lost art. All the best videos were made pre-2000's.

@andregraves3825

2 жыл бұрын

You are 100% correct. Today's videos can't even compare.

@zapkvr

2 жыл бұрын

In the eighties. When MTV was a thing

@TheD2JBug

2 жыл бұрын

Completely disagree Rammstein's ' Deutschland ' is a fucking masterpiece. As are several of Ladytron's latest vids .

@mcborge1

2 жыл бұрын

When the music died so did the music video.

@obenbenisti1507

2 жыл бұрын

Eminem had a lot of great ones in the early 2000s

Man, are you telling me MJs "Scream" didn't even make it into the honourable mentions

@duncan3998

2 жыл бұрын

Wasted

@adrianpallis4568

2 жыл бұрын

I have never been an MJ fan but I admit Scream belongs on the list.

@turnupthesun81

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t that the most expensive music videos ever made?

@grufftroll7679

Жыл бұрын

@@turnupthesun81 yes. because it had computer morphing, which was really expensive. I think it just beat out EXPRESS YOURSELF by madonna

I haven't heard a lot of the other songs on the list, but I know what #1 was going to be!

@Firegirl483

8 жыл бұрын

same

@MajinBadat

7 жыл бұрын

Any video other then Thriller would be mind boggling.

@Doris-ob2qw

7 жыл бұрын

YOU DON'T KNOW BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY.

@sc4rybees

7 жыл бұрын

YOU DON'T KNOW TAKE ON ME?!

@DurgaswaroopPerla

7 жыл бұрын

Nope.

I only pressed this cause I saw Daft Punk

@michaeladunivan3369

8 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@gajeelredfox2760

8 жыл бұрын

lol same

@Dzonemp

7 жыл бұрын

Me Too!

@kitty21elly

7 жыл бұрын

yep, same 😂😂

@LianRozen

7 жыл бұрын

Psychotic Smile Same.

My HS theater teacher showed us the thriller video everyday for 2 weeks when it first came out. It had a huge impact on all generations at that time.

Come on, Herbie Hancock’s Rockit deserves at least an honorable mention!

@hex2bin

2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@DelightLovesMovies

2 жыл бұрын

True.

"Bohemian Rhapsody was the first music video...it basically created the medium...10." Logic.

@liberalbias4462

7 жыл бұрын

Sulaymaan Dar no it wasn't there were music videos way before that look up the history.

@kenkur27

7 жыл бұрын

Like Strawberry Fields by the Beatles, from way back in the 1960s

@kenkur27

7 жыл бұрын

I forgot...DEVO had a couple of good ones in the late 1970s (Jocko Homo, Secret Agent Man)

@hexum7

7 жыл бұрын

Being the first and breaking ground doesn't make it good

@hexum7

7 жыл бұрын

+hexum7 actually, the original first MTV type videos were in the movie HELP starring the Beatles

How can Land of Confusion by Genesis be missing from this list?

so many Michael's MV are iconic, like Black or White, Bad, Smooth Criminal, Beat it and many more. Michael's MV can make a list alone cause they're iconic.

@harshaggarwal1918

3 жыл бұрын

true... michael is not only the king of pop but also the king of MV

@zapkvr

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely. Black or white, better than Thriller.

Different videos are great for different reasons. Some of my favorites from the early days of MTV are Van Halen's Hot for Teacher and ZZ Top's Rough Boy. I also agree with others' comments on Land of Confusion.

People are gonna hate him, for plastic surgery, and this fake pedophile allegations which were already proved wrong in court. And just hate him for stuff like that. But you cannot change the fact that Michael Joseph Fucking Jackson is the Greatest Entertainer of all time. His music covered multiple themes and genre, He spread good messages through his songs, His Live performances were grand hit. He reached to the people of all kinds through his music, He didn't even have to be a politician to do that. Michael Jackson will always be remembered as One among the greatest Musician to ever walk on this Planet even after 100 years. Kids will Study about Michael Jackson's contribution to music in their schools, Just like Mozart and Beethovan. Kids gonna study his philantrophy and impact he spread. I strongly believe that He will always be remembered.

@ceeeceee8753

8 жыл бұрын

I wish I could thumbs up this comment a million times!

@zegh8578

8 жыл бұрын

+SubhanZombie it's always insecurity. People are *terrified* of the world and of virtually everything. One of the things they're terrified of, is to jeopardize their "good reputation". This is the main reason people could never accept "the freak" MJ, out of fear of association, "What if people think I like him?" "what if people think I support pedophilia?" "what if people think - " instead of saying what you said - it was disproven in court twice, and it's not even like it's up to fans to explain this, it's *public record*. People and their incessant fear is one of my main problems with humanity. Remove that fear, and we will improve a thousand times...

@michaeljacksonfan4ever161

8 жыл бұрын

people should not make fun of Michael Jackson

@michaeljacksonfan4ever161

8 жыл бұрын

+Eddie Sanders Shut The Hell Up

@Bkens023

8 жыл бұрын

+Eddie Sanders go fuck yourself

I thought Kanye was gonna pop up on this video and say "imma let you finish, Watchmojo..."

#10: Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen #9: Walk This Way by Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith #8: Buddy Holly by Weezer #7: Around the World by Daft Punk #6: Vogue by Madonna #5: Sabotage by Beastie Boys #4: Money for Nothing by Dire Straits #3: Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel #2: Take on Me by a-Ha #1: Thriller by Michael Jackson Honorable Mentions: - Hurt by Johnny Cash - Here It Goes Again by OK Go - Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai - Praise You by Fatboy Slim - Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor - November Rain by Guns N' Roses

Don Henley's awesome video for The Boys of Summer needs to be on this list. Take On Me should be #1 considering the ground breaking production and detail involved.

@adamt5164

Жыл бұрын

Don Henley's video is a bit different in that it doesn't have any groundbreaking technical tricks which seems to be the focus of most 'best of all time' music videos. It's an iconic video that totally fits the song. That said, I think the video for Don Henley's End of the Innocence is even better. The last shot reversing the hero riding into the sunset' with Henley unsucessfully trying to hitchhike and then walking off into dark clouds is as iconic as any technical video trick.

I came here just to make sure Mj was number one

@jamiebond177

8 жыл бұрын

Me too, lol

@anisiuc3537

8 жыл бұрын

Me too :)

@Firegirl483

8 жыл бұрын

me too

@juliapagano3961

8 жыл бұрын

Same:)

@Shooterman650

7 жыл бұрын

No No

November rain should have been on the list. I’m thankful it had an honorable mention, but come on! It’s one of the most iconic and greatest music videos ever made!!

@robertfreeman977

2 жыл бұрын

I adore the song, but the video felt over produced. It was trying way too hard. I have the same problem with most of Madonna and Aerosmith's videos.

Always wanted to see a Top Ten Vid of all time list. Although this list is surely up for debate, thanks for breaking the ground!

We Are The Champions is still one of the best and most memorable songs ever made!

@Benjamin-nn5qy

2 жыл бұрын

this is about the music video though not the song itself

What? November Rain as an honorable mention?

@hesamghoreishi5872

4 жыл бұрын

Also hurt

@Blade-vk4fe

4 жыл бұрын

Tbh the only part of November rain I like is Slashs guitar solo, it's super good

@arvert7225

3 жыл бұрын

I wanted them to not metion it so i could think they forgot it but nope

@michaeltaylor5939

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, especially since it beat Thriller for Best Cinematography in a Video in 1992.

@Blade-vk4fe

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltaylor5939 1992?

Michael Forever The King Of Pop !!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💗💗💗💗

Prince and the Revolutions "When the doves cry"

Yeah, number one is no surprise. Glad to see Take On Me get number two. It’s still really watchable and cool now, so many years later. Wish there had been room for Weird Al on here. I know his videos are usually parodies of an original, but, Eat It, say, launched his career and he’s still going strong. When I was a kid, we waited anxiously to see what his next song was going to be. A great performer.

No way!! No Ashes to Ashes? Imagine? Addicted to Love? Jump? Hey Ya? Wuthering Heights? Somebody that I Used to Know? Sinead should have been included in the list too.

@zapkvr

2 жыл бұрын

Agree

Still love “Take On Me”

@AlexWithington

4 жыл бұрын

Brenda AKA The Real Grammy I know you made this comment a year ago which is also around the time that God dam song got stuck in my head because of the store radio playing it twice an hour and it repeats in my head at least once a bloody day.

@Slotten68

4 жыл бұрын

Its the greatest music video not named "Thriller". Truly revolutionary. Iconic. Great stuff

Leaving "Losing My Religion" off this list is simply criminal. It's hypnotic.

One of the MTV that haunt me when I was young were: "Take On Me", "Viva Forever" and "Stan". At least "Take On Me" is on the list. Hahaha!

I'm probably one of the few people who prefer Smooth Criminal over Thriller. And don't get me wrong, Thriller is awesome, but I prefer Smooth Criminal due to the atmosphere, the song, the choreography, etc.

@dayggo1302

3 жыл бұрын

Nah thriller is better

@JayEazyWhat

2 жыл бұрын

Smooth Criminal is better but Thrillers the First of its Kind Plus the Halloween Vibe makes it more Timeless/Relevant

@SergioSantos-yv1pz

2 жыл бұрын

Thriller paved the way for Smooth

@eticahumana

2 жыл бұрын

Smooth Criminal is a Master piece. Not more important, but more ... smooth... than Thriller

@ogeyingaji6371

2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, it's understandable

At every place on this list there could be a music video of Michael Jackson, he has so many iconic music videos. Just incredible

@aliseluizekreitenberga428

4 жыл бұрын

You rock my world Billie Jean Speed demon Ghosts Scream Beat it Remember the time Bad Black or white Thriller

@elstonngunn4193

3 жыл бұрын

aintnosunshine tbh his videos aren’t very memorable other than thriller

@SK-wr5bj

3 жыл бұрын

@@elstonngunn4193 then you don't know them

@Twiz_E

3 жыл бұрын

@@elstonngunn4193 cap

@delilasloan8914

3 жыл бұрын

@jaqan love I cannot believe someone would say that...michael jackson is the real deal iconic.

Great list

When I watch this I think... each one is just totally awesome.

If Queen is #10, I do not want to know what anything else was.

@DelhotJ4

6 жыл бұрын

So you think that Queens is better than Michael Jackson's Thriller

@kurtsudheim825

6 жыл бұрын

remember music video, not actual song, but the visuals

@wvvw4036

6 жыл бұрын

Josh Delhotal Yes.

@darry.4387

6 жыл бұрын

Josh Delhotal uh huh yeah you got that right we do think that music stealing Thief is worse than Queen

@chrig3073

6 жыл бұрын

Josh Delhotal yes it is

Uptown girl had a pretty cool one

@candyqueenify

8 жыл бұрын

+logan jarvis YES! I loved the dancing so much!

@lj8951

8 жыл бұрын

dancing was so on point! plus just a great song

@candyqueenify

8 жыл бұрын

logan jarvis Also OkGo's music videos should have been in this list they are so creative!

@lj8951

8 жыл бұрын

never seen any of there stuff, will defiantly check it out

@candyqueenify

8 жыл бұрын

logan jarvis dude when you watch their videos you will be bouncing in your chair!

Great list! I would have liked to see land of confusion on there somewhere as well.

How in the world do you have a list like this without a single Duran Duran video?!?! They were MTV staples and practically put the channel on the map!

@blatka

3 жыл бұрын

I was sure Rio would have been on this list.

@zapkvr

2 жыл бұрын

Girls on film. Brilliant

Great list! Although my personal favorite is Take On Me.

@darcygeorge8411

4 жыл бұрын

Also my all time favorite! No matter how many times I saw it, I always caught something different. Just so unique.

@FinlandFanHJK

4 жыл бұрын

Take on me is my favorite song/ Music Video

@FinlandFanHJK

4 жыл бұрын

And did you know it was the first music video to have Humans with animation?

@darcygeorge8411

4 жыл бұрын

@@FinlandFanHJK that's so cool! 80's videos were the best!

@FinlandFanHJK

4 жыл бұрын

@@darcygeorge8411 Definitely

Rio by Duran Duran was a massively important production to mtv, no mention at all even though by most it's considered seminal to the channel

@BeasKnees1000

3 жыл бұрын

Same with Hungry Like The Wolf.

@GG-sr4ww

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Not even an honourable mention for it, but Vogue and Buddy Holly are in the Top 10 and Jamiroquai gets an honourable mention? This Top 10 was way off.

@PhoenixLyon

2 жыл бұрын

Duran Duran was pivotal for MTV, period. Good looks, good music, changing styles of wardrobe, and Mulcay (?) as the creative force behind their videos...why wasn't there a Duran Duran video in here? I would have expected"Nightboat" or "Wild Boys", at least.✌🏻🐱

Yes, has to be MJ. But, I would add Prince, Diamonds and Pearl, and Genesis, Land of Confusion to this list.

Jackson, simply the greatest performer of all time. There shall never be another

@yaboiconfuseddailan2848

10 ай бұрын

The weeknd

@_CPP_

5 ай бұрын

@@yaboiconfuseddailan2848 Blud did not seriously compare The Weeknd to MJ

@yaboiconfuseddailan2848

5 ай бұрын

@_CPP_ That was 5 months ago. And it was also a joke, I love the weeknd but I was just making a joke to say that Michael Jackson was actually the best performer ever by comparing to an artist who Is not as good.

Glad you included Virtual Insanity in HM. Oh and Smooth Criminal has the best choreography ive ever seen.

Some thoughts: 1) Who DIDN'T see #1 coming a mile away? 2) I was happy to see "Virtual Insanity" get a nod, as it was a real visual treat - even if I didn't particularly like the song itself 3) It's a Goddamn tragedy that "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim and "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails didn't even make it to "honorable mention" status.

Good picks. I also loved Madonna’s Express Yourself

I sure missed Ultravox's Vienna and Talking Heads' Road to nowhere. Also Roger Glover's Butterfly Ball would have been nice.

A good chunk of this list has literally not changed since 1987. MTV top 100 videos, Sledgehammer, Money for nothing and Take on me at #2 and Thriller #1. 31 years ago lol.

@gliphter

4 жыл бұрын

Shhhh. You'll let people know Watch mojo phoned this in.

Kanye: I'mma let cha finish watchmojo.com, BUT BEYONCE HAD ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS OF ALL TIME

@romiestevez1518

8 жыл бұрын

Jajaja!!

@samuelpreston7547

8 жыл бұрын

I HATE to admit this but Kanye West was kind of right! Beyoncé's music video is a lot better the Taylor Swift's and the song Single Ladies also aged better!

@deetjay1

7 жыл бұрын

The blond always gets the honey...

@Weaksauceization

7 жыл бұрын

Everyone there knew that. It's not relevant whether it was better or not. It was a dick move.

@grayskylightning

7 жыл бұрын

purløined. taylor had the last laugh

I know OK Go got an honorable mention, but I don't understand how they didn't get a single music video on this list. Their videos are all absolutely incredible and made down to a science.

Mojo gets it right everytime. Keep up the good work guys.

Heart-Shaped Box? Each frame was hand tinted by Anton Corbjin, and the video has some of the most haunting messages from any video that I've ever seen. Life and death, childhood, racism, tree of life, having an old mind with a young body (old man hanging on the cross). Heart-Shaped Box belongs in the top 3

Personally, two iconic videos missing here... MJ's Black or white, and my personal favourite... The White Stripes... Seven Nation Army

@PuckoPierre

4 жыл бұрын

Fell in love with a Girl would make more sense imo

@VVilla-zh5mw

4 жыл бұрын

Yes ! MJ's Black or White MV that morphine sequence at the end 👌

@kelly4250

4 жыл бұрын

YES!! Seven Nation Army is an amazing song ❤️🤍❤️ that guitar riff tho 😍

@inescapablepest8969

4 жыл бұрын

The biggest on missing would be “Bye Bye Bye” by NSYNC

@cmolodiets

4 жыл бұрын

Seven Nation army is an amazing song but a pretty basic MV. In the WS videography, i would chose "the hardest button to button" as the MV is spectacular and very recognisable and it appeared in the Simpsons (which kinda establish it as a pop culture reference). On the other hand there is already a Michel Gondry video on the list

Well I'm in my 60s. Love Take on me, Thriller and Bohemian Rhapsody. Not so much the rest

Loved them all.... thanks-

this is my top 10: 1. Thriller 2. Smooth Criminal 3. Ghost 4. They Don't Care About Us (both Brazil & Prison versions) 5. Scream 6. Earth Song 7. Black or White 8. Bad 9. Billie Jean 10. and other short films by MJ! (Beat It, Jam, Remember the Time, Childhood, Stranger in Moscow, You Rock My World, ...)

@eph_loves_80s74

8 жыл бұрын

Mine Michael Jackson Music Videos 1. Thriller 2. Smooth Criminal 3. Billie Jean 4. Jam 5. Beat It 7. Black Or White 8. The Way You Make Me Feel 9. Remember The Time 10. Bad ( all the rest of his short films

@ethanang8099

Жыл бұрын

Pre-MTV era short films too!! Those from Off The Wall Album still is a great one even in 2022 and 2023. Like "Don't Stop 'Til It Get Enough" short films proves MJ short films is made like God-Level mode in those days, even still beats most (like more than 98% of the music videos) in 2022.

Duran Duran - Hungry like a wolf should be here. Frankly Johnny Cash's version of Hurt is #1.

@gliphter

4 жыл бұрын

Though I agree Jonny Cash's cover of hurt is great number one music video of all time seems a little much.

@adamsangry

4 жыл бұрын

RIO before HLTW.

@andrewburgemeister6684

3 жыл бұрын

Duran Duran were hugely influential in the MTV’s establishment and the subsequent “British Second Wave Invasion” due to their arresting visuals shot by some future film directors.

I remember when all of these debuted, especially Thriller. My parents even watched the premiere on MTV.

Great video as always... Just one tiny error, though... In the "Money for Nothing" clip, the "bassist John Illsley" is actually the second guitar on the Brothers In Arms tour Jack Sonni... 😉

@leomarshall4059

2 жыл бұрын

I prefer Weird Al's parody of that.

ugh everytime i see mj dance i just want to practice how to dance

@TheRadFactor

6 жыл бұрын

Necroglobule wrong.

@PB-tq8gn

6 жыл бұрын

The Wolf is awesome i meant he didn't steal his moves....it's ridiculous to think

@starladodge3

6 жыл бұрын

At one time, I could do the part in Beat It just right, but now, I don't know if I could or not!!

@mszoomy

5 жыл бұрын

Just grab your junk a lot, and scream "whoo" occasionally

Queen should of been higher.

@Boe-Temeraire

7 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Kelly definitely!

@sharonbagley8689

7 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Kelly

@TheComedyButchers

7 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Kelly it should have been #1

@a.maskil9073

7 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Kelly Definitely. Though as much as I am a lifelong Queen fan and put them in front of anyone else on most topics - it didn't deserve #1. Perhaps #2. Thriller was incredible when it was released. You couldn't sing the song without doing some kind of MJ dance move or thinking of the video.

@faceless_wither6406

6 жыл бұрын

They should have included radio ga ga

Every year since Thriller became a huge hit, the NYC Halloween parade does the " Thriller zombie dance." Everyone loves it !

Korn's Freak On A Leash, and Falling Away From Me are also pretty memorable and unique, especially the former.