Rolling Stones' 100 Greatest Music Videos
Rolling Stones magazine's ranked list of the best music videos of all time (2021)
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- DirectorMelina MatsoukasStarsBeyoncéJames Ken BlackmonChina TaylorA promotional video for Beyonce's 2016 single "Formation."
- DirectorMark RomanekStarsJune Carter CashJohnny CashA promotional video for Johnny Cash's 2003 single "Hurt."
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMadonnaLuis CamachoOliver Crumes Jr.Madonna pays homage to Hollywood's Golden Age via Harlem's "House Ball" Vogueing.
- DirectorHiro MuraiStarsDonald GloverCalvin C. WinbushKenneth BeckOfficial music video for "This Is America" by Childish Gambino.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsGillian GilbertPeter HookStephen MorrisMore than just a video clip, this is an experience to be seen and felt. This epic music video directed by the great Jonathan Demme consists of massive close-ups of New Order band members each performing with their musical instrument or sometimes changing them from time to time while providing the spectacular song "The Perfect Kiss" , single from their second album.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsBeastie BoysAdam YauchAdam HorovitzSet to the song, Sabotage, the Beastie Boys appear in a condensed parody of a 1970s cop show.
- DirectorPaul HunterDominique TrenierStarsD'AngeloOfficial music video for D'Angelo's song "Untitled, How Does It Feel" featuring a shirtless D'Angelo.
- DirectorStephen R. JohnsonStarsPeter GabrielAnna-Marie GabrielMelanie GabrielPeter Gabriel's video for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, a collaboration with Aardman Animations which set new standards for the industry and became one of the most awarded videos in history.
- DirectorAndrew MorahanStarsMichael AscoleseNicole BrandonJorga CayeA music video for Guns N' Roses's song "November Rain".
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsMichael JacksonSimon FieldsRaquel PeñaA music video for Michael Jackson's song 'Billie Jean'.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsRafael EdholmGeorge MichaelScott BenoitFor George Michael's song Freedom '90, he does not appear in the music video. Instead, five female models and five male models lip sync the lyrics to the song.
- DirectorJake NavaStarsBeyoncéAshley EverettEbony WilliamsA promotional dance video for Beyoncé's 2008 hit single "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)."
- DirectorSamuel BayerStarsNirvanaBurton C. BellAndy BialkA music video for Nirvana's song 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsa-haBunty BaileyAlfie CurtisOfficial music video for "Take on Me" by A-Ha.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsThe White StripesThe music video is a Lego animation directed by Michel Gondry. Gondry's son was featured at the beginning of the video, building Lego blocks. It was shot frame by frame with each frame having the Lego bricks rebuilt, sometimes in a complex manner to seem as if it were an actual shot, and then formed together to give the illusion of motion. The video mostly consists of red, white, and black color. The White Stripes couldn't strike a deal with Lego, so they had to buy a large amount of Lego boxes for the video.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsMissy ElliottTimbalandAnn PeeblesMissy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott performs in the music video "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" from the album "Supa Dupa Fly" recorded for Elektra Records. Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott dances and sings on stage with a group of dancers. The video also features her singing into a fish-eye lens camera and dancing in a variety of unusual outfits including an inflated garbage bag.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsDuran DuranSimon Le BonSheila MingDuran Duran's clip for their massive classic "Hungry Like the Wolf" presents the band traveling to Sri Lanka in some curious and strange adventures, with Simon Le Bon meeting an exotic girl and having a wild time with her while the other four band mates go through many different places trying to find him.
- DirectorRebecca BlakeStarsMonique MannenWendy MelvoinPrinceMusic video for "Kiss" by Prince.
- DirectorMagnus CarlssonStarsRadioheadAnimated video by Magnus Carlsson to support Radiohead's song "Paranoid Android." Robin and his friend Benjamin wander around a European city, running into all types of bizarre individuals and strange situations.
- DirectorSam PillingStarsIan BaileyHanna BezmenovaIhor CiszkewyczIn this music video, a meeting of political leaders descends into chaos.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsChristopher WalkenA businessman, overhearing the song on the maid's radio, takes to dancing in the hotel lobby.
- DirectorRyan StaakeYoung ThugStarsRoman Dean GeorgeYoung ThugOfficial music video for "Wyclef Jean" by Young Thug.
- DirectorMark RomanekStarsVincent GalloJay-ZRick RubinA promotional video for Jay-Z's 2004 single "99 Problems."
- DirectorPatrick DaughtersStarsYeah Yeah YeahsKaren OYeah Yeah Yeahs performs in the music video "Maps" from the album "Fever to Tell" recorded for Interscope Records. The music video begins in a high school gymnasium. The band performs is auditioning in front of a group of people. As they play the song, light filters illuminate them in different colors.
- DirectorAnton CorbijnStarsBonoAdam ClaytonThe EdgeThe first version was filmed in Berlin and features the band members performing at Hansa Studios interspersed with footage of Trabants (an East German automobile they became fond of as a symbol for a changing Europe) and shots of them dressed in drag.