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 ;)
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...
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.
"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...
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
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.
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
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.
@@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. 😁
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
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
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
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!!
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Other great music videos: - Freak on a Leash - Korn; - Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins; - One - Metallica; - Fell in Love with a Girl - The White Stripes; - Into the Void - Nine Inch Nails;
So glad someone mentioned a Metallica song, and Korn's Freak On A Leash I didn't even think of but you are so right. This list is a load of safe songs that people just simply know and takes little chance on an edgier option.
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, ...)
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
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.
#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
It all comes down to preferable opinion, say Someone saw the music video for Thriller but doesn’t agree it should be #1. It all comes down to their opinion.
@@cynthiajordan8751 lmao... just because made the list, or didn't, doesn't make it so... it's a fantastic song, and the video was good for it's day, but one of the criteria really should have been, does the video stand the test of time... it doesn't. Sorry. Queen had about 10 videos that were better that the video for Bohemian Rhapsody. Remember, it's VIDEO, not SONG.
It was 1984. I was with my best girlfriend, Esther. She was a photographer and art history graduate. I didn't like Michael Jackson. I didn't like pop music in general, and he was the King of Pop. But she said I had to see Thriller. It was playing at the Beaux Arts gallery, which at the time was in Clearwater. A dance performance preceded the film. I was impressed. I didn't become an overnight fan, but it was a good production.:)
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.
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.
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.
My List: 1. Love Is a Stranger/Eurythmics 2. Mr. Brightside/The Killers 3. Open Your Heart/Madonna 4. Love Will Never Do Without You/Janet Jackson 5. Losing My Religion/R.E.M. 6. Simply Irresistible/Robert Palmer 7. Toxic/Britney Spears 8. Single Ladies/Beyonce 9. Maybe/Emma Bunton 10. And She Was/Talking Heads
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
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!
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.
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.
I think people have forgotten what a cultural moment the release of the Thriller video was. All across the country, millions gathered around TVs to witness it. I was in college, and we weren't allowed TVs in our dorm rooms so a huge group of us were in the main lobby watching. Remember: these were the days before gigantic flat screen TVs too. I think our dorm had a cheap 19" model, but it didn't matter. We were awestruck. Say what you will about MJ, this is one #1 that's well deserved. I'm not sure there will be another video to debut in such a mammoth way ever again (mainly because videos are not the phenomena that they were in MTV's hey-day). Maybe a VR/interactive video release could break that revolutionary barrier (you listening, Daft Punk?).
im trying :( its harder than you think to kill myself! hold on *Grabs shotgun puts shotgun to his head and then pulls trigger* shut pellets went right through but missed everything! the pellets somehow went back into the shotgun!
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.
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.✌🏻🐱
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.
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
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.
Why no Red hot chili Peppers songs? They have so many gr8 music videos -cant stop -dani california -scar tissue -sould to squeeze -otherside -and more!
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
I knew the number 1 before clicking on the video 🙌😉 but how could you miss out on Scream by MJ and JJ and The Earth Song and They Don't Care About Us and Remember The Time and Black and white and Bad.. I think I'm gonna cry now 😢
I knew Michael Jackson would be number one but I didn't know what song. he has a lot of great music videos but for me its always between Thriller and Smooth Criminal.
Never Gonna Give You Up. I know people call that Rick-Rolled to direct you to this video, but I personally like it. It's got a great rhythm, visuals, and dancing.
Who else can move his both arms, hands in that way? Robotic. And I read that the video's director was hired the night before the shooting started. Rick Astley has a great voice, and I expect he was just one hair from being an operatic singer. And, in that video... Watch closely to his feet/legs. Several times, it looks like he's about to break out and dance well. But, he was meant to be "as smooth as any other white guy, no better."
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
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.
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.
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.
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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
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.
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.
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.
Yes! I remember it so well. Major television networks that don’t even play music videos streamed the premieres of MJ’s music videos. The videos were watched SIMULTANEOUSLY by over 500 million people worldwide. Even MJ’s tv commercials had a special premiere! No other artist was like that. MJ was everywhere. From music, fashion, TV commercials, sports, etc. He just revolutionized pop culture.
I remember being at a friend's Birthday Pool party and they rolled a TV out so we all could watch it. Yes it was the 80's. TVs were on carts with wheels because you couldn't afford more than one.
As I had mentioned in the Aha video, Thriller was always #1 even back in the 80's when MTV actually played music videos full time. Well of course it was in the 80's if it's STILL #1.
"Bohemian Rhapsdy" the first video - I would say ABBA S.O.S. was a month earlier. But that's a hard question Queen and ABBA were on the same pace and both the starters of a new media. With the first three I go with, but for example Lady Gaga and "Paparazzi", Genesis and of course DJ Shadow feat. Run The Jewels - "Nobody Speak" are absolutely missing.
It’s the first music video made for commercial purposes (there’s a background story to it) and it popularised the purpose of music videos, which is promoting records. Without the BoRhap music video, we might not have the modern professional music videos, including the ones on this list.
@@stellaphantom366 ABBA made their videos earlier, because they don't like to travel and it was easier to send the videos. So it was clear commercial purposes (and there is also a backstory of it, read it). I could name a few other videos, but this was the first with more than just singing and playing instruments. In August 1975 ABBA made four videos of the new album and send them to countries outside Europe. In Australia the video of "Mamma Mia" created so much reactions, that they released the Single afterwards on 19h of September 1975, what was intentiionally not planned. So with that it was the first real commercial success of a video. (see Wikipedia) But like I said two great groups came up with the same idea at the same time and changed the market.
@@LiebensteinMovies you’re right, ABBA was defo one of the first few artists to make promotional music videos. But I just searched up on the internet and what you meant by “a month earlier” is the release date of the song, not necessarily the music video. BoRhap was released on October 31st, but the music video was released on November 10th. I can’t find the specified date of the SOS music video release other than it was released in 1975, so that’s probably why it isn’t on this list. Regardless of the dates, BoRhap definitely deserved to be on this list as its music video did have more impact. I feel like back then it wasn’t that surprising that ABBA made promotional videos to minimise travelling; they’re a Swedish group and Sweden didn’t have many mainstream platforms to promote music globally compared to Britain and the US. Back in the 70s even before MTV, Britain and America had many mainstream global platforms to promote artists, especially Top of The Pops. That was why British and American artists didn’t have to worry about traveling or making music videos to promote their songs globally. The Beatles got super popular because of the Ed Sullivan show and Queen’s “Killer Queen” got popular because Queen performed it in Top Of The Pops. Queen made the BoRhap music video because the song is very hard to sing live and so they wanted to avoid having to sing it in Top Of The Pops. The real game-changer was when they found out that making the promotional music video proved much more commercially effective than having to perform it on a platform, even with the presence of all those popular platforms. It’s also probably because BoRhap was a much bigger success than SOS and rock was more popular than pop in the 70s, but I’m not sure. But yes, they’re both legendary groups and I love both :)
Michael Jackson is the king of music videos at least 5 of his videos should've been in the top 5 5: BAD (long version) 4: Thriller 3: Ghosts (Long version) 2: Black or White 1: Smooth Criminal
kostas sardelis But then again MJ was on a far above and another level then all of these other "singers" he didn't even make music videos he made short movies
@_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.
Michael Could Of Had All Ten Spots 10. Dirty Diana 9. Beat It 8. Black Or White 7. They Don't Care About Us 6. Bad 5. Smooth Criminal 4. Scream 3. Remember The Time 2. Billie Jean 1. Thriller
Remember, vids, not songs, not all of those were brilliant, as good as the music was. Also I think it was limited to 1/artist, that's why queen she said they chose...
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
YEAH, my baby, Michael Jackson tops this list too! He was the KING of music videos! Nobody else could put together short musical films like MJ! I LOVE YOU, Mike!!
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 ;)
What am I talking about, it is the best no matter what-- Moonwalker outttttt
I think you should have put Herbie Hancock rock it
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...
I totally agree.
It was a full on televised event ,massive video
Watching that video I believe it was on…idk…maybe dateline!
Agreed.
@@renzy5270 Yeah! My neighbour came by to watch it on its release day.
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.
Disagree
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.
The inaugural MTV video music Awards (1984) is posted in it's entirety here on RUclips.
She Bop!!!
"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...
"Smooth Criminal!" Good call!
*_For BAD, you described Beat It._*
This is so true. Almost all of MJ's music video should be here xd
Beat It was The one that used "real gang members" not BAD.
MJ was, is and will be number one because *he never stops till he gets enough!!!*
Well, at least Take on Me got the respect it deserves. Absolutely impressive, even in today's standards.
yes well said
Agreed, along with Peter Gabriel, But MJ will be the best...
You f-in right bro!
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
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.
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
YEEEEESSSS WELL SAID!
( this is not Andre) I'm glad that's yours.
Almost perfect. I'd put bad at #3
@@aaronvector4750 yeah, Bad was good and iconic as well!
@@aaronvector4750 yes!!!
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.
Doesn't it sound like it belongs in the 1960s? It's amazing. Especially when Haley sings it.
Oh sir I can Agree 100% with that statement. Philadelphia USA
Good Video, I can’t believe Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast isn’t there.
That one was weird
Also Maiden’s new song Writing on the Wall is a damn good video.
Glad to see the 80’s representation on this list. The 80’s truly laid the groundwork for music videos.
MTV started it and Duran Duran showed them how it was done. So much male beauty in one place. Big sigh. 😆
Actually Queen invented the entire idea for a music video, so it was the 70's that paved it all out.
@@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. 😁
@@goldbrickstudios6903 well wasnt 'Strawberry fields forever' by the Beatles one of the first music videos?
Abba was a pioneer in the field of music videos.
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
Kevin Villavicencio yeah, and you're not biased at all either
Kevin Villavicencio Your grammar hurts me.
Not only emotionally.
Physically
I Am The Walrus is such an underrated Beatles song. It definitely shows off the skills that the Beatles had.
hear shaped box, thanks to remember!
Professor Mercury you do realize that your grammar is incorrect as well , right?
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
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...
I know right
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
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 🎶
Some I would agree with but I think Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer should have got in somewhere
Second that.
I came just to see if Addicted was on the list
i came to see if sledgehammer was here
YES I new that thriller was going to be No.1
Knew or new?
The Sun is not as BRIGHT as I thought (ooo, thems good zingers!)
Michael Forever The King Of Pop !!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💗💗💗💗
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!!
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.
Thriller is THE most iconic video of all time
True
+Matteo Onida I don't even care for the video very much and still must admit it deserves the #1 spot.
yeah!!! i love him so much
+Matteo Onida so true
+Matteo Onida totally!
Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here No More" would be in my top 10.
LOVED that video (and it scared me, but I loved that it scared me!!).
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.
Agree
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.
MJ broke barriers. I am not sure whether MJ owns David Bowie songs as well as part of the Sony/ATV catalogues.
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.
Weapon of Choice with Christopher Walken not on here!? WHAT!?
That is such a good video
I know
ya not even an honorable mention smh*
At least it’s in the beginning of the video
Erik Prytz - Call on me (just joking)
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?
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.
You've been heard... they're headed for the Hall of Fame :-)
@@moragcarter4121 And like a good Duranie I voted everyday! M & M can eat their dust!
Other great music videos:
- Freak on a Leash - Korn;
- Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins;
- One - Metallica;
- Fell in Love with a Girl - The White Stripes;
- Into the Void - Nine Inch Nails;
The White Stripes is on their animated video list
Humility - Gorillaz
So glad someone mentioned a Metallica song, and Korn's Freak On A Leash I didn't even think of but you are so right. This list is a load of safe songs that people just simply know and takes little chance on an edgier option.
U.N.K.L.E. - Rabbit in your Headlights
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, ...)
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
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.
Glad you included Virtual Insanity in HM.
Oh and Smooth Criminal has the best choreography ive ever seen.
#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
If anyone didn’t think Thriller would be #1, you obviously have never seen it. Still the best video of all time!!
Bohemian Rhapsody is the best video of all time
Cynthia Jordan no. it is one of the best. thriller easily tops it
Then you have no taste in music or visual arts.
It all comes down to preferable opinion, say Someone saw the music video for Thriller but doesn’t agree it should be #1. It all comes down to their opinion.
@@cynthiajordan8751 lmao... just because made the list, or didn't, doesn't make it so...
it's a fantastic song, and the video was good for it's day, but one of the criteria really should have been, does the video stand the test of time... it doesn't. Sorry. Queen had about 10 videos that were better that the video for Bohemian Rhapsody. Remember, it's VIDEO, not SONG.
It was 1984. I was with my best girlfriend, Esther. She was a photographer and art history graduate.
I didn't like Michael Jackson. I didn't like pop music in general, and he was the King of Pop. But she said I had to see Thriller.
It was playing at the Beaux Arts gallery, which at the time was in Clearwater. A dance performance preceded the film.
I was impressed. I didn't become an overnight fan, but it was a good production.:)
Jason Bean 😂😂
Jason Bean damn Nigha you old
You lost her, why *?*
MJ was a genius, every artists from rock to rap has big respect to him
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.
Nah thriller is better
Smooth Criminal is better but Thrillers the First of its Kind Plus the Halloween Vibe makes it more Timeless/Relevant
Thriller paved the way for Smooth
Smooth Criminal is a Master piece. Not more important, but more ... smooth... than Thriller
Don't worry, it's understandable
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.
Duran Duran - Hungry like a wolf should be here. Frankly Johnny Cash's version of Hurt is #1.
Though I agree Jonny Cash's cover of hurt is great number one music video of all time seems a little much.
RIO before HLTW.
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.
Hungry like the wolf was like a Bond and Indiana Jones film for a video. Clearly deserved to be on the list.
My List:
1. Love Is a Stranger/Eurythmics
2. Mr. Brightside/The Killers
3. Open Your Heart/Madonna
4. Love Will Never Do Without You/Janet Jackson
5. Losing My Religion/R.E.M.
6. Simply Irresistible/Robert Palmer
7. Toxic/Britney Spears
8. Single Ladies/Beyonce
9. Maybe/Emma Bunton
10. And She Was/Talking Heads
Personally, two iconic videos missing here... MJ's Black or white, and my personal favourite... The White Stripes... Seven Nation Army
Fell in love with a Girl would make more sense imo
Yes ! MJ's Black or White MV that morphine sequence at the end 👌
YES!! Seven Nation Army is an amazing song ❤️🤍❤️ that guitar riff tho 😍
The biggest on missing would be “Bye Bye Bye” by NSYNC
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
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!
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.
My 11 year old eyes couldn't stay awake, we wore out the VCR tape the next day watching it over and over.
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.
Take On Me will ALWAYS be ultra brilliant!
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
1. Sabotage-Beastie Boys
2. Buddy Holly-Weezer
3. Weapon Of Choice-Fatboy Slim
4. Virtual insanity-Jamiroquai
5. Sledgehammer-Peter Gabriel
6. Just-Radiohead
7. Can't Stop-RHCP
8. Everlong-Foo Fighters
9. One More Time-Daft Punk
10. Stylo-Gorillaz
Can't stop was a really good video
It's just so funny and random. Perfectly describes the band. Could've picked so many videos by them
I think people have forgotten what a cultural moment the release of the Thriller video was. All across the country, millions gathered around TVs to witness it. I was in college, and we weren't allowed TVs in our dorm rooms so a huge group of us were in the main lobby watching. Remember: these were the days before gigantic flat screen TVs too. I think our dorm had a cheap 19" model, but it didn't matter. We were awestruck. Say what you will about MJ, this is one #1 that's well deserved. I'm not sure there will be another video to debut in such a mammoth way ever again (mainly because videos are not the phenomena that they were in MTV's hey-day). Maybe a VR/interactive video release could break that revolutionary barrier (you listening, Daft Punk?).
Bad Romance's video is literally legendary. Surprised there was no mention of Like a Prayer's music video.
all MJ videos should be number one! ;) King of Pop forever!!!!
👏👏👏👏
im glad Micheal jackson died! i hope it was painfull!
sorry tried that didn't work :P
The Gamer Punk Well then try harder 😊
im trying :( its harder than you think to kill myself! hold on *Grabs shotgun puts shotgun to his head and then pulls trigger*
shut pellets went right through but missed everything! the pellets somehow went back into the shotgun!
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
Same with Hungry Like The Wolf.
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.
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.✌🏻🐱
At every place on this list there could be a music video of Michael Jackson, he has so many iconic music videos. Just incredible
You rock my world
Billie Jean
Speed demon
Ghosts
Scream
Beat it
Remember the time
Bad
Black or white
Thriller
aintnosunshine tbh his videos aren’t very memorable other than thriller
@@elstonngunn4193 then you don't know them
@@elstonngunn4193 cap
@jaqan love I cannot believe someone would say that...michael jackson is the real deal iconic.
All of Michael's music and videos are simply iconic.
Icons are religious symbols
@@zapkvr youre thinking of idols
@@zapkvr michael jackson isnt a kpop idol
We did a Michael Jackson tribute show in college marching band. We all wore white socks and did the Thriller dance. It was bangin!
Jonas Butler cool!!
Ohio
My high school drama class did something similar. We did a flash mob to thriller with mj costumes
Knew it was gonna be Thriller.
Me tooooooo❤️❤️❤️
yep
Duh
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.
Shhhh. You'll let people know Watch mojo phoned this in.
I feel that there's one missing from this list: Genesis "Land of Confusion"
That video scared the everliving shit outta me when I was a kid. 😵
I never looked at Ron and Nancy the same again...
Yoooo, ive been tryna find this song for so long thank u!!!!
Agreed. I thought it would be on here too. And Madonna 's Like A Prayer.
I'd replace the beastie boys video with this easily. So much better.
I thought this also. I think its top 3 for sure.
I agree with number 1 but I would give Queen higher place
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
Yes! XD
I LOVE your list, i really like that you included Earth Song.
+CrazyVK yassssssssss :3
Billie Jean should be definitely in the top3!!!
+utsav pandey It's a great song, but an unremarkable video.
Finally, you got anther one right. …Who could argue against number one?
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.
Take on Me and Thriller, I actually agree with this.
Great list! Although my personal favorite is Take On Me.
Also my all time favorite! No matter how many times I saw it, I always caught something different. Just so unique.
Take on me is my favorite song/ Music Video
And did you know it was the first music video to have Humans with animation?
@@FinlandFanHJK that's so cool! 80's videos were the best!
@@darcygeorge8411 Definitely
Why no Red hot chili Peppers songs? They have so many gr8 music videos
-cant stop
-dani california
-scar tissue
-sould to squeeze
-otherside
-and more!
Arjun S. If any Red Hot Chili Peppers video would be on this list it would have to be Californication
"Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd and "One" by Metallica should of made that list too
Don't forget "comfortably numb" by Pink Floyd
MGMT -time to pretend- didn't even get a honorable mention but it's mojo it always mess up 🤪
Yes and yes!
*should HAVE made
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
I knew the number 1 before clicking on the video 🙌😉 but how could you miss out on Scream by MJ and JJ and The Earth Song and They Don't Care About Us and Remember The Time and Black and white and Bad.. I think I'm gonna cry now 😢
They just cant include all the great videos of Michael, it's just like Madonna, she has plenty of iconic videos
yep tru ^^
🙌😉... lol
With a Dell laptop... I hope that is okay... I have an Android but it's charging right now.
TOUCHDOWN! 🙌
: )=)
Another one who's addicted to Michael Jackson's music? ;)
I knew Michael Jackson would be number one but I didn't know what song. he has a lot of great music videos but for me its always between Thriller and Smooth Criminal.
even before Michael Jackson went solo, The Jacksons video for "Can You Feel it" deserves a place on this list
Correct. It is still amazing.
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?
Same with ''Blame It On The Boogie''
Definitely.
Yes!
Absolutely no doubt about it, Michael Jackson "Thriller" is the greatest music video of all time. You got this list right.
He’s up there w the greats in black history like Bill Cosby and R Kelly
If she put thriller second man I would’ve been mad
Sure!? Haha!
@@elstonngunn4193 lmaooo jokes on you he was found innocent AGAIINNNN😭🤣🤣🤣🤣 wipe your tears mate
It was nominated for an Oscar.
Never Gonna Give You Up. I know people call that Rick-Rolled to direct you to this video, but I personally like it. It's got a great rhythm, visuals, and dancing.
not gonna lie i like it to lol
Who else can move his both arms, hands in that way? Robotic. And I read that the video's director was hired the night before the shooting started. Rick Astley has a great voice, and I expect he was just one hair from being an operatic singer. And, in that video... Watch closely to his feet/legs. Several times, it looks like he's about to break out and dance well. But, he was meant to be "as smooth as any other white guy, no better."
Bittersweet symphony should be here
Good, but not that good enough, the guys's just walking on the pavement, nothing original or brilliant there
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
Then Closing Time should be considered as well. Dual Screen....
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.
I also came because I wanted to make sure at least one of MJ's songs were on here.
same.xd
same
mj should have had like 5 vids on this list
jajaja same
"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".
I know Thriller MV was Iconic but for me the Greatest MV of all Time was MJ's
_"Smooth Criminal"_ 👏👏👏
Agreed, the detail in the video was immaculate
My favourite video of MJ's it's just so detailed and coordinated
Thriller is the greatest, but Smooth Criminal is the best.
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.
Only 1990s song I LOVE I only know it because of just dance
I know. I immediately thought of the Buggles!
Really...that was the first on MTV, right. What about Whip It by Devo?
We didnt have cable and I went to my Aunt's house down the road. I was freaking amazed!!!!!!!!
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.
true... michael is not only the king of pop but also the king of MV
Definitely. Black or white, better than Thriller.
I'm glad to see that Johnny Cash's video for Hurt was at least in the honorable mentions.
I would have put "Heart-Shaped Box" by Nirvana on here because it's very artistically beautiful in a rather macabre way.
AND A BADASS SONG!!
Bohemian Rhapsody should've had a higher rank. It's freakin' awesome!
i know right!
its was a first professional artistix video
It's Freddy Mercury in I Want To Be Free. That mustache and the women's wing.
+Lexavax fuk yea
The song is more than awesome, the video is not top 10 material.
Yes, has to be MJ. But, I would add Prince, Diamonds and Pearl, and Genesis, Land of Confusion to this list.
ugh everytime i see mj dance i just want to practice how to dance
Necroglobule wrong.
The Wolf is awesome i meant he didn't steal his moves....it's ridiculous to think
At one time, I could do the part in Beat It just right, but now, I don't know if I could or not!!
Just grab your junk a lot, and scream "whoo" occasionally
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
Hi watch mojo I love your video
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
Should make an all time song lost
mojo!!! DO A TOP TEN FOR RAMMSTEIN MUSIC VIDEOS!!
TOP 10 TOOL SONGS
Pink Floyd:
Another Brick in the Wall!
Pt2
Yeah but it’s not exactly a music video- it was more made for The Wall movie.
@@braydenkatcher they made a actual music video for it tho, you should check it out its epic
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.
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.
NO DAVID BOWIE?
I WAS WONDERING THE SAME .-.
Dancing in the street
I think that Ashes to Ashes should be in this list.
HUH!?!?*!?!?!!
me too.. he was a forerunner..
Still love “Take On Me”
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.
Its the greatest music video not named "Thriller". Truly revolutionary. Iconic. Great stuff
MJ VIDEOS WEREN'T JUST VIDEOS, THEY WERE WORLDWIDE VIEWING EVENTS--RIP
Yes! I remember it so well. Major television networks that don’t even play music videos streamed the premieres of MJ’s music videos. The videos were watched SIMULTANEOUSLY by over 500 million people worldwide. Even MJ’s tv commercials had a special premiere! No other artist was like that. MJ was everywhere. From music, fashion, TV commercials, sports, etc. He just revolutionized pop culture.
lol yeah RIP you've earned it MJ
I remember being at a friend's Birthday Pool party and they rolled a TV out so we all could watch it.
Yes it was the 80's. TVs were on carts with wheels because you couldn't afford more than one.
@@intorainbowzOG yeah I had a 5,000 lbs TV..no wheels or remote. Ah the good old 80's before COVID.
That Take on Me video still so iconic.
Bohemian Rhapsody should have been above 5.
And yay madonna’s vogue is on here that is my jam.
And take on me and thriller.
Ethan- yeah, I HATE Madonna, but that video is gorgeously shot
Bohemian Rhapsody shouldn't have been on there at all. It's essentially a performance clip, which they said they were excluding.
@@adgato75 Yeah, if they actually wanted to show one of the first videos, they could have done strawberry fields forever
I thought Kanye was gonna pop up on this video and say "imma let you finish, Watchmojo..."
I haven't heard a lot of the other songs on the list, but I know what #1 was going to be!
same
Any video other then Thriller would be mind boggling.
YOU DON'T KNOW BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY.
YOU DON'T KNOW TAKE ON ME?!
Nope.
We Are The Champions is still one of the best and most memorable songs ever made!
this is about the music video though not the song itself
This video might need an update. Maybe wait another year and redo it every 5 years. I don't see anything ever topping Thriller though.
Nope. Most clips in this top 10 wouldn't be topped…. Not in a years time and not in 10 years time....
This Is America is pretty iconic already, should be considered.
As I had mentioned in the Aha video, Thriller was always #1 even back in the 80's when MTV actually played music videos full time. Well of course it was in the 80's if it's STILL #1.
It doesn’t need an update because music videos these days suck.
there is tgof and gangnan style
Michael Jackson set the bar high for music videos, what a legend.
Hey we have similar usernames, I’m just lowercase.
Ethan glad to know that you realised that there’s more than one Ethan in the world 😒
@@mattoliver6179 there was one in Dead poets society
Yep. RIP Mikey. We miss you!🥺🥺
"Bohemian Rhapsody was the first music video...it basically created the medium...10."
Logic.
Sulaymaan Dar no it wasn't there were music videos way before that look up the history.
Like Strawberry Fields by the Beatles, from way back in the 1960s
I forgot...DEVO had a couple of good ones in the late 1970s (Jocko Homo, Secret Agent Man)
Being the first and breaking ground doesn't make it good
+hexum7 actually, the original first MTV type videos were in the movie HELP starring the Beatles
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!
"Bohemian Rhapsdy" the first video - I would say ABBA S.O.S. was a month earlier. But that's a hard question Queen and ABBA were on the same pace and both the starters of a new media.
With the first three I go with, but for example Lady Gaga and "Paparazzi", Genesis and of course DJ Shadow feat. Run The Jewels - "Nobody Speak" are absolutely missing.
Space oddity 1969
The famous image for the song also inspired Rain’s second fatality in Mortal Kombat 11
It’s the first music video made for commercial purposes (there’s a background story to it) and it popularised the purpose of music videos, which is promoting records. Without the BoRhap music video, we might not have the modern professional music videos, including the ones on this list.
@@stellaphantom366 ABBA made their videos earlier, because they don't like to travel and it was easier to send the videos. So it was clear commercial purposes (and there is also a backstory of it, read it). I could name a few other videos, but this was the first with more than just singing and playing instruments.
In August 1975 ABBA made four videos of the new album and send them to countries outside Europe. In Australia the video of "Mamma Mia" created so much reactions, that they released the Single afterwards on 19h of September 1975, what was intentiionally not planned. So with that it was the first real commercial success of a video. (see Wikipedia)
But like I said two great groups came up with the same idea at the same time and changed the market.
@@LiebensteinMovies you’re right, ABBA was defo one of the first few artists to make promotional music videos. But I just searched up on the internet and what you meant by “a month earlier” is the release date of the song, not necessarily the music video. BoRhap was released on October 31st, but the music video was released on November 10th. I can’t find the specified date of the SOS music video release other than it was released in 1975, so that’s probably why it isn’t on this list. Regardless of the dates, BoRhap definitely deserved to be on this list as its music video did have more impact. I feel like back then it wasn’t that surprising that ABBA made promotional videos to minimise travelling; they’re a Swedish group and Sweden didn’t have many mainstream platforms to promote music globally compared to Britain and the US. Back in the 70s even before MTV, Britain and America had many mainstream global platforms to promote artists, especially Top of The Pops. That was why British and American artists didn’t have to worry about traveling or making music videos to promote their songs globally. The Beatles got super popular because of the Ed Sullivan show and Queen’s “Killer Queen” got popular because Queen performed it in Top Of The Pops. Queen made the BoRhap music video because the song is very hard to sing live and so they wanted to avoid having to sing it in Top Of The Pops. The real game-changer was when they found out that making the promotional music video proved much more commercially effective than having to perform it on a platform, even with the presence of all those popular platforms. It’s also probably because BoRhap was a much bigger success than SOS and rock was more popular than pop in the 70s, but I’m not sure. But yes, they’re both legendary groups and I love both :)
Michael Jackson is the king of music videos at least 5 of his videos should've been in the top 5
5: BAD (long version)
4: Thriller
3: Ghosts (Long version)
2: Black or White
1: Smooth Criminal
i agree. not to say all top 10 should be his!!
kostas sardelis LOL indeed
kostas sardelis But then again MJ was on a far above and another level then all of these other "singers" he didn't even make music videos he made short movies
Smooth Criminal best music video ever.
only awesome thing in moonwalker.
I wouldn't say all were good!
Music videos used to be so good! I'm glad I grew up in the 80s and 90s. Movies, music, cartoons, tech, we had it all!
Jackson, simply the greatest performer of all time. There shall never be another
The weeknd
@@yaboiconfuseddailan2848 Blud did not seriously compare The Weeknd to MJ
@_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.
Loved the list but "You Might Think" by The Cars should've been on here somewhere.
I agree.
Michael Could Of Had All Ten Spots
10. Dirty Diana
9. Beat It
8. Black Or White
7. They Don't Care About Us
6. Bad
5. Smooth Criminal
4. Scream
3. Remember The Time
2. Billie Jean
1. Thriller
Remember, vids, not songs, not all of those were brilliant, as good as the music was. Also I think it was limited to 1/artist, that's why queen she said they chose...
Yeah... um bullshit... November Rain and Hurt should be on every list.
@Kurt, MJJ's videos are some of the best, both from originality and artistry. You could watch them with the mute on and still enjoy them.
Take out dirt Diana and put in you rock my world
Bullshit.It's not everything about MJ..
Jeremy by Pearl Jam?
I feel like that should get an honorable mention, it won like 4 or 5 VMAs
acs. Agree! The best. Also "Hate Me" by Blue October
That would be number one darkest video list.
no
Matthew New Have you seen it?
Music videos are a lost art. All the best videos were made pre-2000's.
You are 100% correct. Today's videos can't even compare.
In the eighties. When MTV was a thing
Completely disagree
Rammstein's ' Deutschland ' is a fucking masterpiece. As are several of Ladytron's latest vids .
When the music died so did the music video.
Eminem had a lot of great ones in the early 2000s
Who else came here just to make sure MJ was number one
Andy Dany almost everyone one except for the craz rock and roll fans that got an irrelevant prob😂
Andy Dany low-key me i didn't even know half of the people on here
Andy Dany jeeeezes literally
Didn't even think of him until it was shown.
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 love Queen but that was not the first music video.
but is the videoclip that push and popularized to put in fact the video and dont playing live
Subterranean homesick blues?
that was strawberry fields forever or something idk
She said "it's often hailed as the first music video" not that it was
yeah i always thought it was paperback writer by the beatles
Come on, Herbie Hancock’s Rockit deserves at least an honorable mention!
Agree
True.
YEAH, my baby, Michael Jackson tops this list too! He was the KING of music videos! Nobody else could put together short musical films like MJ! I LOVE YOU, Mike!!
I'm gonna guess they had the Beyonce clip at the beginning just so they didn't have to hear Kanye bitch about it.
+buckg20 made my dayXD
+buckg20 If that had been in the list, I would have been pissed.
+Ryan Symons Then I'll take third!
+buckg20 so funny