01
Madonna – Like a Prayer (1989)
Religious imagery, burning crosses, and controversy — Madonna's most provocative and discussed video ever.
▲ Rising·Score +22
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Greatest Music Videos of All Time
When visuals match the music — which music video was so iconic it became inseparable from the song itself?
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02
A-ha – Take On Me (1985)
Pencil-sketch animation meets live action — the most technically innovative music video of the 1980s.
▲ Steady·Score +18
03
OK Go – Here It Goes Again (2006)
One take, eight treadmills, four band members — the viral YouTube video that changed music marketing.
▲ Steady·Score +16
04
Michael Jackson – Thriller (1983)
John Landis directed a 14-minute mini horror film that turned the music video into an art form forever.
▲ Steady·Score +15
05
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. (2017)
Dave Meyers' stark, brilliant visual — the Caravaggio tableau and Kendrick's presence made it instant art.
▲ Steady·Score +10
06
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
A high school pep rally descends into chaos — the video that launched grunge into mainstream consciousness.
▲ Steady·Score +9
07
Fatboy Slim – Praise You (1999)
Spike Jonze's guerrilla-filmed flash mob outside a cinema — one of the funniest and most original videos ever.
▲ Steady·Score +8
08
Radiohead – Karma Police (1997)
Jonathan Glazer's haunting reverse-chase through dark roads became art-house music video at its finest.
▲ Steady·Score +7
09
Childish Gambino – This Is America (2018)
Donald Glover's shocking commentary on gun violence and Black America won four VMAs and changed culture.
▲ Steady·Score +5
10
Beyoncé – Lemonade (2016)
A visual album about infidelity, Blackness, and Southern Gothic — Beyoncé redefined the music video format.
▲ Steady·Score +4
11
Daft Punk – Harder Better Faster Stronger (2001)
Interlac's iconic animation synced perfectly to the music — electronic music video perfection.
▲ Steady·Score +3
12
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance (2009)
Francis Lawrence's surrealist fashion horror show — Gaga's most visually striking and culturally defining video.
▲ Steady·Score +1
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