Wednesday, 7 September 2011

100 greatest music videos 19-1

19. Madonna 'Material girl' 1985

18. Beyonce 'Crazy in love' 2003

17. Blur 'Coffee and TV' 1999

About a milk carton which tries to find the person shown as missing on it.

16. Outkast 'Hey ya' 2003

15. R.E.M 'Everybody Hurts' 1993

14. Christina Aguilera'Dirrty' 2002

13. Pink Floyd 'Another Brick in the wall' 1979

Based on one of the member's experiences at school

12. Michael and Janet Jackson 'Scream' 1995

Most expensive music video ever made at $7 million

11. Coldplay 'The scientist' 2003

10. Nivarna 'Smells like Tenn spirt' 1991

9. Madonna 'Vouge' 1990

8. The Verve 'Bittersweet Symphony' 1997

7. Michael Jackson 'Billie Jean' 1983

6. Robbie Williams 'Rock DJ' 2000

5. Madonna 'Like a Prayer' 1989

Very controversial video as many thought it was blasphemous

4. Queen 'Bohemian Rhapsody' 1975

Was shot in 3 and a half houses in a warehouse.

3. A-Ha 'Take on me' 1985

When the song was first released, without a video, it did very badly on the charts and just disappeared. When re-released with the video, it got to number one and sold millions of copies.

2. Peter Gabriel 'Sledgehammer' 1986
Used stop motion animation

1. Michael Jackson 'Thriller' 1983


The video was banned on prime time Tv as it was considered 'Too scary'. It cost $700,000 to make it.

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