Beyoncé, “Single Ladies”īeyoncé solidified her throne as King and Queen Bey with this iconic black and white clip.
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Alanis Morissette, “Ironic”īefore Andre 3000 wore all the hats in “Hey Ya,” Alanis Morissette showed all of her sides in “Ironic.” She told Vogue that the driver in the hat is the “responsible one,” the yellow sweater Alanis is the “quirkster,” the Alanis in red who flails out of the window is a “ romantic” and “risk-taker,” and the green-clad Morissette is her whole, fun self.Īnother fun fact? Morissette calls back to the driver’s look in her 2020 video for “ Reasons I Drink.” 12. It is a fact: You can never have enough Andre 3000. TLC‘s “Waterfalls” was one of the first songs ever to reference the AIDS crisis, and at the time of its release, the $1 million music video budget was one of the biggest ever. The Nokias! The bees! The Kangol hats! Alyson Stoner! Since “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” and its legendary trash bag ensemble, Missy Elliotthas been ahead of her time musically and aesthetically, making serious visual statements (see her slavery vignette here) in party anthems. Pearl Jam classic “Jeremy” was iconic for its depiction of violence at the time, and the band released an uncensored version in 2020. George Michaelburns his iconic “Faith”-era leather jacket in iconic imagery from “Freedom ’90,” an epic eff-you to his label at the time…but chances are what most people remember are the supermodels: Cindy Crawfordin a bathtub, Linda Evangelista in a turtleneck, Naomi Campbellstrutting in lingerie and headphones, Christy Turlington in a giant sheet and Tatjana Patitz smoking a cigarette.
Other things also happen, but this is the most memorable image, which was relatively groundbreaking at the time of its release. The stop-motion graphics (including trains, faces made of fruit and dancing headless chickens) are the stuff dreams, and sometimes nightmares, are made of. Peter Gabriel, “Sledgehammer”Īnother animation breakthrough, “Sledgehammer” made Peter Gabriel an MTV staple. The classic animation-live action hybrid of this infectious tune, which costars a Princess Dianalook-alike (perhaps inadvertently!) is forever etched–and sketched–in our minds. The religiously and racially provocative “Like a Prayer” was so controversial at the time of its 1989 release that it was condemned by The Vatican and cost Madonna a Pepsi sponsorship.
While her self-titled record was incredibly influential, Lemonade shows Beyoncé in a way we rarely saw her: Vulnerable, raw and not her usual flawless public self. She made an entire visual album and completely changed the game with Lemonade, which chronicled her marital struggles with husband Jay-Zas well as other traumas in her life, including her father’s infidelity and her own miscarriages.
Beyoncé, Lemonadeīeyoncédidn’t stop at one music video. Whether it’s cinematic or simple, the makings of the best music videos of all time are pretty consistent: Creativity, be it in the form of storytelling or styling artistry in direction, choreography and/or aesthetics legacy and ongoing influence long after its left the charts: Did they make you dance, laugh, cry, think? Was it a memorable meme? Have other artists referenced (or, let’s be real, in some cases, ripped off) this piece of art? Here are our picks for the 75 best music videos of all time (minus some of the ones that may give you nightmares or that were once iconic but now are questionable). In fact, once YouTube became the go-to source for music videos, many feared the medium would die-but instead, the platform has launched even more independent and breaking artists to create visual masterpieces and meme-able content (we’re looking at you, Lil Nas X!).Ī great music video can send an otherwise “meh” song into the stratosphere or propel an unknown artist to new heights.
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This weekend’s 2021 MTV Video Music Awardswill further drive home the fact that even in an age of YouTube (when music videos are rarely on TV anymore), the medium is absolutely integral to help artists break through to the mainstream. The very first music video ever played on MTV was The Buggles‘ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” but that statement isn’t entirely accurate: Before MTV even existed, music videos have helped launch the careers of countless musical artists.
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