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: Like a Prayer
1989, in 0 top lists Check -
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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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Britney Spears: ...Baby One More Time
1998, in 0 top lists Check -
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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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Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994, in 1 top list Check -
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Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
1986, in 0 top lists Check -
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Guns N' Roses: November Rain
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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Eminem: Without Me
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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OutKast: Hey Ya!
2003, in 0 top lists Check -
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Taylor Swift: You Belong with Me
2009, in 0 top lists Check -
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Miley Cyrus: Wrecking Ball
2013, in 0 top lists Check -
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Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime
1981, in 0 top lists Check -
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Public Enemy: Fight the Power
1989, in 0 top lists Check -
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M.I.A.: Bad Girls
2012, in 0 top lists Check -
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M.I.A: Born Free
2010, in 0 top lists Check -
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Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice
2001, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bruce Springsteen: Dancing in the Dark
1984, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sia: Chandelier
2014, in 0 top lists Check -
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Katy Perry: California Gurls
2010, in 0 top lists Check -
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Spice Girls: Wannabe
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tyler, the Creator: Yonkers
2011, in 0 top lists Check -
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I.F.H.Y.
2013, in 0 top lists Check -
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OK Go: Here It Goes Again
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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Weezer: Buddy Holly
1994, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Jun 19, 2021; source