Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos"

[Chris]

Any thoughts on this list? Keep in mind "Rolling Stone" is not some cheap/ cheesy website, it's highly respected by many.

The 100 Top Music Videos:

1 "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel (1986)
2 "Smells Like t</>een Spirit" - Nirvana (1991)
3 "Losing My Religion" - R.E.M. (1991)
4 "This Note's For You" - Neil Young (1989)
5 "Nothing Compares 2 U" - Sinéad O'Connor (1990)
6 "Right Now" - Van Halen (1992)
7 "Subterranean Homesick Blues" - Bob Dylan (1967)
8 "Leave Me Alone" - Michael Jackson (1989)
9 "Take On Me" - a-ha (1985)
10 "Express Youself" - Madonna (1989)
11 "Walk This Way" - Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (1986)
12 "Beat It" - Michael Jackson (1983)
13 "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" - Janet Jackson (1991)
14 "Don't Come Around Here No More" - Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (1985)
15 "Once In A Lifetime" - Talking Heads (1980)
16 "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (1983)
17 "Been Caught Stealing" - Jane's Addiction (1990)
18 "Kiss" - Prince (1986)
19 "Bastards Of Young" - The Replacements (1985)
20 "Like A Prayer" - Madonna (1989)
21 "Gett Off" - Prince (1991)
22 "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper (1983)
23 "The Boys Of Summer" - Don Henley (1984)
24 "Borderline" - Madonna (1983)
25 "Give it Away" - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991)
26 "Hot For Teacher" - Van Halen (1984)
27 "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson (1983)
28 "Vogue" - Madonna (1990)
29 "Close (To The Edit)" - Art Of Noise (1984)
30 "You Might Think" - The Cars (1984)
31 "Kool Thing" - Sonic Youth (1990)
32 "Burning Down The House" - Talking Heads (1983)
33 "Mind Playing Tricks On Me" - The Geto Boys (1991)
34 "Slave To The Rhythm" - Grace Jones (1985) :love:
35 "Love Shack" - The B-52's (1989)
36 "Jeremy" - Pearl Jam (1993)
37 "Atlantic City" - Bruce Springst</>een (1982)
38 "Ashes To Ashes" - David Bowie (1980)
39 "In Bloom" - Nirvana (1992)
40 "Baby Got Back" - Sir Mix-A-Lott (1992)
41 "Man On The Moon" - R.E.M. (1993)
42 "Series Of Dreams" - Bob Dylan (1991)
43 "Justify My Love" - Madonna (1990)
44 "Night Of The Living Baseheads" - Public Enemy (1988)
45 "Whip It" - Devo (1980)
46 "Goin' Back To Cali" - LL Cool J (1988)
47 "Undercover Of The Night" - Rolling Stones (1983)
48 "China Girl" - David Bowie (1983)
49 "By The Time I Get To Arizona" - Public Enemy (1992)
50 "When I Think Of You" - Janet Jackson (1986)
51 "Back To My Roots" - RuPaul (1993)
52 "Black Or White" - Michael Jackson (1991)
53 "Shock The Monkey" - Peter Gabriel (1982)
54 "And She Was" - Talking Heads (1985)
55 "Wild Thing" - Tone Loc (1988)
56 "Faith" - George Michael (1987)
57 "Fish Heads" - Barnes & Barnes (1980)
58 "Manchild" - Neneh Cherry (1989)
59 "Justified & Ancient" - The KLF (1992)
60 "Epic" - Faith No More (1990)
61 "Every Breath You Take" - The Police (1983)
62 "It's My Life" - Talk Talk (1984)
63 "Rockit" - Herbie Hancock (1983)
64 "Brilliant Disguise" - Bruce Springst</>een (1987)
65 "Blue Jean" - David Bowie (1984)
66 "Oh Father" - Madonna (1989)
67 "Money For Nothing" - Dire Straits (1985)
68 "Smells Like Nirvana" - Weird Al Yankovic (1992)
69 "Tennessee" - Arrested Development (1992)
70 "I Want Your (Hands On Me)" - Sinéad O'Connor (1988)
71 "Rosalita" - Bruce Springst</>een (1978)
72 "Shadrach" - Beastie Boys (1989)
73 "Wicked Game" - Chris Isaak (1991)
74 "Psycho Therapy" - Ramones (1983)
75 "One" - Metallica (1989)
76 "Mysterious Ways" - U2 (1991)
77 "White Wedding" - Billy Idol (1982)
78 "Dirty Boots" - Sonic Youth (1991)
79 "Voices Carry" - 'til tuesday (1984)
80 "Straight Up" - Paula Abdul (1989)
81 "Free Your Mind" - En Vogue (1992)
82 "Rapture" - Blondie (1981)
83 "It Was A Good Day" - Ice Cube (1993)
84 "Alive" - Pearl Jam (1992)
85 "Little Red Corvette" - Prince (1982)
86 "Sweet Dreams" - Eurythmics (1983)
87 "The Thunder Rolls" - Garth Brooks (1991)
88 "She Blinded Me With Science" - Thomas Dolby (1983)
89 "Thunderstuck" - AC/DC (1990)
90 "The Perfect Kiss" - New Order (1985)
91 "Freedom 90" - George Michael (1990)
92 "Back On The Chain Gang" - The Pretenders (1982)
93 "Orange Crush" - R.E.M. (1988)
94 "Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)" - Eurythmics (1987)
95 "Janie's Got A Gun" - Aerosmith (1989)
96 "Human Behaviour" - Björk (1993)
97 "Groove Is In The Heart" - Deee-Lite (1990)
98 "Silent All These Years" - Tori Amos (1992)
99 "One" - U2 (1992)
100 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - Devo (1977)

[kikimm]

That list is lacking NINs "Closer." This makes me angry.

Screw this list!

[Little Miss Awesome]

I love the fact Janie's Got A Gun is in there :D
Glad your Gracie Jones made it too Chris :love:

[Chris]

Thank you. :D

Actually, I think this list is a good overview with many mixed genres. No bias here!

[Yamaneko]

I don't care very much for music videos, but Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" video IS the greatest music video. He pretty much established the music video as a respectable artform and not a bunch of women showing their asses dancing to second-rate music.

You gotta love the dancing chickens, though. :cool:

[Captain Maxx Power]

And you may ask yourself, what's at number 13. And you may ask yourself, how great this band is. And you may find yourself, wondering "why did I post here?"

[DMKA]

"Thrillier" is #16? "The Earth Song" by MJ, "Do the Evolution" by Pearl Jam and "Freak on a Leash" by KoRn are no where to be found?

This list fails. Hard. And I thought Sledgehammer was a terrible video...I don't even see how it'd make a list, much less be number one.

[Flamethrower]

Black or White is on there, #52.

I haven't seen enough of the videos to judge, but the ones that I have seen on there are pretty good. I agree a lot of great ones are missing.

[Yamaneko]

Because before that video, music videos were a camera recording an artist/band playing a song. Silly as the video is, it's still very artistic.

[Skarr]

There's no Guns n Roses, this LIST SUCKS!!! :mad2:

[DMKA]

Because before that video, music videos were a camera recording an artist/band playing a song. Silly as the video is, it's still very artistic.
Ok, that's true...that doesn't change the fact that I hate it though.

[TheAbominatrix]

Because before that video, music videos were a camera recording an artist/band playing a song. Silly as the video is, it's still very artistic.

Somewhat. There were some amazing music videos done long before Mtv, from the likes of The Beatles and the other great bands of the day that rarely included the band playing and were highly artistic.

As for the list, no one will ever agree with it completly, but save for the HST memorial issue, I ignore Rolling Stone on the whole. They are way too eager to praise everything that comes along in the interest of business.

[Captain Maxx Power]

"Do the Evolution" by Pearl Jam and "Freak on a Leash" by KoRn are no where to be found?

DMKA wins the Please Maxx Power game. :love:

[Trumpet Thief]

chaos: LOL at Weird Al being on there. That man is a genius. :)

Rubedo: I'm happy about Nirvana being #2. I don't see Metallica on there, though. :(

[tailz]

one (metallica) is way to low on the list if you ask me

[Rini]

There's no Guns n Roses, this LIST SUCKS!!! :mad2:
Yeah, I think that at least "November Rain" should be there. It's a nice video.

But my first reaction was, "wtf is nirvana doing in the second place?", because Smells like teen spirit isn't that good a video, and I think it got to the list because it's a classic grunge song. Nothing wrong about being a good song, but they shouldn't lift it up to the video list just 'cause of that. :/
I'm also wondering why so many Madonna videos, they're not all THAT good...

Otherwise I'm not that good at saying which vids should be there and which not. I'm kinda sad that Metallica's One didn't make it any higher, but I understand it, because there's a lot of performing in the video, and that normally isn't something that's very unique ;P

Well, at least their top 100 songs list is a bit better than this ;)

[Endless]

When MTV made its "top 100 videos of the 20th century", MJ's Thriller came in first, and while I'm not a MJ fan, I have to admit that it kicks ass. It's a small movie!
At any rate, there's one SY clip, so I'm satisfied.

[radyk05]

That list is lacking NINs "Closer." This makes me angry.

Screw this list!wins

[Pure Strife]

Actually, I think this list is a good overview with many mixed genres. No bias here!

Yes, because Rolling Stone is the epitomy of musical integrity.... or not.