Films Fatale: Best 100 Music Videos of All Time

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Why did I want to keep trying to complete this list? Well, I feel like I have one vantage point that would make this experiment different than any other similar ones. Music video lists are usually compiled on music and/or multimedia websites. Films Fatale is strictly cinema (and television) based content. I felt like it may be unique to rank the best music videos ever from a cinephile standpoint. Would I fall for the usual videos that get mentioned on all of these lists, or would I be persuaded by the cinematic, innovative works that wowed me as a film buff? You may find that both outcomes came true, in this tug-of-war of the two hemispheres of my brain: the part that loves cinema, and the half that adores music.

To try and make this a bit easier for me, I have a couple of conditions. I want these selections to be conjured up works, directed and orchestrated to be music videos. This means a hard pass on videos that are just recordings or documentations of live performances (or performances of any sort, if the video focused entirely on them); some older videos get a bit of a pass, considering the time period, as long as enough artistic, cinematic, and aesthetic creativity got put into them. Furthermore, any music video that is predominantly based on film clips aren’t included

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  1. 1 -

    Beyoncé: Lemonade

    2016, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    The Chemical Brothers: Let Forever Be

    1999, in 0 top lists
    Check
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    Prince and the Revolution: When Doves Cry

    1984, in 0 top lists
    Check
  4. 4 -

    Björk: All Is Full of Love

    1999, in 0 top lists
    Check
  5. 5 -

    Michael Jackson: Thriller

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  6. 6 -

    Johnny Cash: Hurt

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
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    David Bowie: Life on Mars?

    1973, in 0 top lists
    Check
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    The Chemical Brothers: Elektrobank

    1997, in 0 top lists
    Check
  9. 9 -

    A-Ha: Take on Me

    1985, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 10 -

    UNKLE Feat. Thom Yorke: Rabbit in Your Headlights

    1998, in 0 top lists
    Check
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    Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
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    Cibo Matto: Sugar Water

    1996, in 0 top lists
    Check
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    Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer

    1986, in 0 top lists Check
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    The White Stripes: Fell in Love with a Girl

    2002, in 0 top lists
    Check
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    The Pharcyde: Drop

    1995, in 0 top lists
    Check
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    The Beatles: A Day in the Life

    1967, in 0 top lists
    Check
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    Madonna: Like a Prayer

    1989, in 0 top lists Check
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    Kendrick Lamar: Alright

    2015, in 0 top lists
    Check
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    Jazzin' for Blue Jean

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
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    Radiohead: Karma Police

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
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    FKA Twigs: Two Weeks

    2014, in 0 top lists
    Check
  22. 22 new

    Kanye West Feat. Dwele: Power

    2010, in 0 top lists
    Check
  23. 23 -1

    Michael Jackson: Bad

    1987, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 24 -1

    Runaway

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 25 -1

    Sinéad O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2 U

    1990, in 0 top lists
    Check
  26. 26 -1

    Fiona Apple: Across the Universe

    1998, in 0 top lists
    Check
  27. 27 -1

    Beyoncé: Single Ladies, Put a Ring on It

    2008, in 0 top lists
    Check
  28. 28 -1

    Björk: Hyperballad

    1996, in 0 top lists
    Check
  29. 29 -1

    Eminem: Stan

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 30 -1

    Jamiroquai: Virtual Insanity

    1996, in 0 top lists
    Check
  31. 31 -1

    Radiohead: No Surprises

    1997, in 0 top lists
    Check
  32. 32 -1

    D'Angelo: Untitled, How Does It Feel

    1999, in 0 top lists
    Check
  33. 33 -1

    Nine Inch Nails: The Perfect Drug

    1997, in 0 top lists
    Check
  34. 34 -1

    Michael Jackson: Smooth Criminal

    1988, in 0 top lists
    Check
  35. 35 -1

    Michael Jackson: Smooth Criminal (II)

    1988, in 0 top lists
    Check
  36. 36 -1

    Daft Punk: Around the World

    1997, in 0 top lists
    Check
  37. 37 -1

    The Avalanches: Frontier Psychiatrist

    2000, in 0 top lists
    Check
  38. 38 -1

    Nine Inch Nails: Closer

    1994, in 0 top lists
    Check
  39. 39 -1

    Björk: Bachelorette

    1997, in 0 top lists
    Check
  40. 40 new

    JJ DOOM: Guv'nor

    2012, in 0 top lists
    Check
  41. 41 -2

    Radiohead: Pyramid Song

    2001, in 0 top lists
    Check
  42. 42 -2

    Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 43 -2

    Janet Jackson: Rhythm Nation

    1989, in 0 top lists
    Check
  44. 44 -2

    Tool: Schism

    2001, in 0 top lists
    Check
  45. 45 -2

    The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 46 -2

    Missy Elliott: Get Ur Freak On

    2001, in 0 top lists
    Check
  47. 47 -2

    Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

    1991, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 48 -2

    Childish Gambino: This Is America

    2018, in 0 top lists
    Check
  49. 49 -2

    Beastie Boys: Sabotage

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  50. 50 -2

    Michael Jackson: Billie Jean

    1983, in 0 top lists
    Check
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Last updated on Oct 13, 2023 by Armoreska; source