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MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER
Michael Jackson's Thriller- Seen to be one of the most iconic music videos of all time- Directed by John Landis, it was MTV'S first ever world premier music video. -
WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE
Prince's first ever American number one single-part of his Purple Rain album and the lead single- It was ranked number 52 on the Rolling Stones top 500 songs of all time-topped the charts for five weeks. -
TAKE ON ME - A-HA
The only a-ha song to ever reach the 100 billboard in America-placed number 2 in the British charts-the video won 6 awards and was nominated for 2 others at the MTV Music Video Awards in 1986. -
SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL
Hit number 1 on Canada charts- Was number 1 for four weeks in Billboard Hot 100 chart-number 4 on UK singles chart- the music video one a record of 9 awards at the MTV Music Videos Awards in 1987 and Best British video at the Brit Awards the same year. -
MADONNA - LIKE A PRAYER
The music video was directed by Mary Lambert-the video was shot just over four days and addresses issues such as racism. -
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NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
Music video had heavy rotation on television- Very good reviews- Won two MTV Music Video Awards for the video itself- considered Nirvana's top hit of all time. -
NOVEMBER RAIN - GUNS N ROSES
Peaked at number 3 on the US 100 Billboard Chart- longest song in history to enter the top 10 of that chart- 1 million copies sold world wide-1992 chosen as MTV's number one video of the year. -
TLC - WATERFALLS
The video tackled many different society issues such as drug abuse- it won 4 different MTV Awards in 1995- "video spoke for a whole epidemic." -
MISSY ELLIOT - THE RAIN
Missy Elliot's first ever music video - nominated for best rap video at the 1997 VMA's. -
BRITNEY SPEARS - BABY ONE MORE TIME
The video was ranked number four on a list of the ten most controversial music videos in pop by AOL in 2011-"In 2014, the music video for "...Baby One More Time" reached over 100 million views on VEVO becoming Spears' 5th music video to do so and making it the first '90s video by a female singer to receive a certification." -
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - CALIFORNICATION
Released as a single in May 2000- the song reached number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States- number 16 on the UK Singles Chart-hit number 1 on both the US Mainstream Rock Tracks for two weeks- considered one of their most popular songs. -
YOU ROCK MY WORLD - MICHAEL JACKSON
The music video was 13 and a half minutes long- received mixed reviews - however the track was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 44th Grammy Awards- 6 million copies were sold world wide. -
TOXIC - BRITNEY SPEARS
Her most expensive music video costing $1 million-took 3 days to film- premiered exclusively on MTV's "Making the Video" in 2004- the video was first released on the In The Zone DVD. -
SINGLE LADIES - BEYONCE
"Single Ladies" won three Grammy Awards in 2010 - topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and has been certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) - 2009's 7th best selling single - won several awards for video - including the Video of the Year at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. -
KATY PERRY - FIREWORK
Music video directed by Dave Meyers - MuchMusics top 50 videos reached top position - nominated for 3 and won 1 award at the MTV Music Video Awards - nominated for two other awards at the 54th Grammy Awards- music video received huge praise for its given messages.
