BIllboard 100 greatest Music Video Artists of All Time
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t's been nearly four decades since our best and brightest stars first made the jump from our stereos to our televisions, changing the course of popular music in the process. In the course of that time, music videos have come to define what we love and remember about our favorite artists as much as anything short of the music itself -- creating icons, reinventing careers, sparking imaginations and inspiring untold millions of Halloween costumes worldwide.
On the verge of this Sunday's (Aug. 30) MTV Video Music Awards -- the one time a year where we're still guaranteed to celebrate one of media's most influential-but-under-recognized artforms -- Billboard wanted to take a look back at the artists who have given the most to the music video, whether through heavy rotation on MTV, millions of views on YouTube, or other mediums that predate both. Here is our list of the 100 artists who have made the music video eternal, with a YouTube playlist of videos from all the artists available at the end.
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Madonna: Material Girl
1985, in 0 top lists -
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Madonna: Like a Prayer
1989, in 0 top lists Check -
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Madonna: Vogue
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Madonna: Open Your Heart
1986, in 0 top lists -
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Michael Jackson: Thriller
1983, in 1 top list Check -
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Michael Jackson: Leave Me Alone
1989, in 0 top lists -
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Beyoncé: Single Ladies, Put a Ring on It
2008, in 0 top lists -
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Beyoncé Feat. Jay Z: Upgrade U
2007, in 0 top lists -
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Janet Jackson: Rhythm Nation
1989, in 0 top lists -
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Janet Jackson: Go Deep
1998, in 0 top lists -
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Missy Elliott: The Rain Supa Dupa Fly
1997, in 0 top lists -
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Missy Elliott: She's a Bitch
1999, in 0 top lists -
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Lady Gaga: Bad Romance
2009, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lady Gaga: Judas
2011, in 0 top lists Check -
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Duran Duran: Rio
1982, in 0 top lists Check -
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Duran Duran: Planet Earth
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Britney Spears: ...Baby One More Time
1998, in 0 top lists Check -
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Britney Spears: Overprotected, Darkchild Remix
2002, in 0 top lists -
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Jay-Z Feat. UGK: Big Pimpin'
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Jay-Z Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West: Run This Town
2009, in 0 top lists -
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Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
1991, in 0 top lists Check -
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Nirvana: In Bloom
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris: We Found Love
2011, in 0 top lists Check -
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Rihanna: Work
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Kendrick Lamar: Alright
2015, in 0 top lists -
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Kendrick Lamar: God Is Gangsta
2015, in 0 top lists -
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David Bowie: Let's Dance
1983, in 0 top lists -
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David Bowie: Blackstar
2015, in 0 top lists -
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David Bowie: Lazarus
2016, in 0 top lists -
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Busta Rhymes: Put Your Hands Where My Eyes...
1997, in 0 top lists -
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Break Ya Neck with Busta Rhymes
2002, in 0 top lists -
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'Weird Al' Yankovic: Eat It
1984, in 0 top lists -
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'Weird Al' Yankovic: Weasel Stomping Day
2006, in 0 top lists -
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Radiohead: Just
1995, in 0 top lists -
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Radiohead: Lotus Flower
2011, in 0 top lists -
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TLC: Waterfalls
1995, in 0 top lists -
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TLC: Unpretty
1999, in 0 top lists -
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Prince and the Revolution: When Doves Cry
1984, in 0 top lists -
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Prince: Batdance
1989, in 0 top lists -
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Prince: Cream
1991, in 0 top lists -
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Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994, in 1 top list Check -
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Beastie Boys: Body Movin'
1998, in 1 top list -
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Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
1986, in 0 top lists Check -
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Peter Gabriel: Kiss That Frog
1993, in 0 top lists -
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Guns N' Roses: November Rain
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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Guns N' Roses: Estranged - Part IV of the...
1994, in 0 top lists Check -
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Eminem: Without Me
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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Eminem: My Name Is
1999, in 0 top lists -
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Eminem: The Real Slim Shady
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Eminem: Mosh
2004, in 0 top lists
Last updated on Jun 19, 2021; source