The Music Channel's 100 Greatest Music Videos (2012)

1. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen (1975, directed by Bruce Gowers); This is truly the video that brought music video to the mainstream and launched hard rock quartet Queen to the video circuit.
2. "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (1983, directed by John Landis); This music video helped to popularise MTV and was a fitting end to the King of Pop's best-selling Thriller album.
3. "Like a Prayer" - Madonna (1989, directed by Mary Lambert); This music video caused controversy and the Pepsi advert containing the song was later withdrawn.
4. "Under the Bridge" - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1992, directed by Gus Van Sant); This music video launched the Red Hot Chili Peppers to adult contemporary stations followed by the international success of the breakthrough album Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
5. "Imagine" - John Lennon (1971, directed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono); This was one of the prototypical music videos of the 1970s.
6. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana (1991, directed by Samuel Bayer); This video brought hardcore punk-influenced alternative rock subgenre grunge to the mainstream with the help of MTV.
7. "Subterrean Homesick Blues" - Bob Dylan (1965, directed by D. A. Pennebaker); This video was known for its cardswitching scene and was a prototype for the famous one shot video.
8. "Song 2" - Blur (1997, directed by Sophie Muller); This video launched Blur's transistion from a power pop-influenced britpop band to an indie rock band with the grunge song "Song 2", which ironically lasted 2 minutes and 2 seconds.
9. "My Immortal" - Evanescence (2003, directed by David Mouldy); This black-and-white music video was a complete departure from the gothic pop band's previous two videos to a dramatic video.
10. "Ignorance" - Paramore (2009, directed by Honey); This video helped pop punk rockers Paramore to the mainstream.
11. "Welcome to the Black Parade" - My Chemical Romance (2006, directed by Samuel Bayer); This video launched the emotional hardcore genre to the mainstream.
12. "Special K" - Placebo (2001, directed by Howard Greenhalgh); This video was inspired by the film Fantastic Voyage.
13. "Back for Good" - Take That (1995, directed by Vaughan Arnell); This video welcomed Take That to the American audience. Despite being a US one-hit wonder, the pop band has continued to sell records.
14. "My Favourite Game" - The Cardigans (1998, directed by Jonas Akerlund); This video caused controversy which led director Jonas Akerlund to do four endings and an alternative cut of the video. The four endings shows lead singer Nina Persson doing a crucifix on top of her car, causing a collision. The first ending shows her dead on the floor, the second ending shows her getting knocked out unconscious by a pebble in her car while trying to move, the third ending shows her leaving the scene and the fourth ending shows her decapitated.
15. "It's My Life" - Bon Jovi (2000, directed by Wayne Isham); This video introduced the ex-pop metal band to younger audiences.
16. "Without Me" - Eninem (2002, directed by Joseph Kahn); This video is known for parodying Elvis Presley, E!, The Real World and various more plus Eninem plays Robin in the music video alongside with his mentor and friend Dr. Dre trying to tell a ten-year-old boy that his CD The Eninem Show has explicit lyrics.
17. "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi (1986, directed by Wayne Isham); This video put Bon Jovi to the map of music.
18. "Right Now" - Van Halen (1992, directed by Mark Fenske); Despite Sammy Hagar's opposition of the video, this video won the Holy Grail of music video, the MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year.
19. "Unfinished Sympathy" - Massive Attack (1990, directed by Baillie Walsh)
20. "Black Hole Sun" - Soundgarden (1994, directed by Howard Greenhalgh)
21. "Real Love" - The Beatles (1995, directed by Joe Pytka)
22. "1979" - The Smashing Pumpkins (1996, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris)
23. "Everybody Hurts" - R.E.M. (1993, directed by Jake Scott)
24. "Hey Baby" - No Doubt (2001, directed by Sophie Muller)
25. "Best of You" - Foo Fighters (2005, directed by Mark Pellington)
26. "Androgyny" - Garbage (2001, directed by Don Campbell)
27. "Breaking the Habit" - Linkin Park (2004, directed by Joe Hahn)
28. "The Sweet Escape" - Gwen Stefani (2006, directed by Sophie Muller)
29. "The Bad Touch" - Bloodhound Gang (1999, directed by Richard Reines and Stefanie Reines)
30. "Enter Sandman" - Metallica (1991, directed by Wayne Isham)
31. "Everlong" - Foo Fighters (1997, directed by Michel Gondry)
32. "Freak on a Leash" - Korn (1999, directed by Todd McFarlane)
33. "My Band" - D12 (2004, directed by Philip G. Atwell)
34. "Teardrop" - Massive Attack (1998, directed by Walter Stern)
35. "Close to Me" - The Cure (1990, directed by Tim Pope)
36. "Fly Away" - Lenny Kravitz (1999, directed by Paul Hunter)
37. "Pink" - Aerosmith (1997, directed by Doug Nichol)
38. "Mambo No. 5" - Lou Bega (1999, directed by Jorn Heitmann)
39. "Ava Adore" - The Smashing Pumpkins (1998, directed by Dom and Nic)
40. "Get Over You" - Sophie Ellis-Bextor (2002, directed by Sophie Muller)
41. "By Your Side" - Sade (2000, directed by Sophie Muller)
42. "Tender" - Blur (1999, directed by Grant Gee)
43. "Human Behaviour" - Björk (1993, directed by Michel Gondry)
44. "Only" - Nine Inch Nails (2005, directed by David Fincher)
45. "Fighter" - Christina Aguilera (2003, directed by Floria Sigismondi)
46. "Open Your Eyes" - Guano Apes (1997, directed by Richard Anjou)
47. "Borderline" - Madonna (1984, directed by Mary Lambert)
48. "Beverly Hills" - Weezer (2005, directed by Marcos Siega)
49. "Love Is a Stranger" - Eurythmics (1983, directed by Mike Brady)
50. "Today" - The Smashing Pumpkins (1993, directed by Stephane Sednaoui)
51. "Echoes" - Pink Floyd (1973, directed by George Greenough)
52. "Shut Up" - The Black Eyed Peas (2003, directed by The Malloys)
53. "My Favourite Game" - The Cardigans (1998, directed by Jonas Akerlund)
54. "Hella Good" - No Doubt (2002, directed by Mark Romanek)
55. "Life on Mars?" - David Bowie (1973, directed by Mick Rock)
56. "You Might Think" - The Cars (1984, directed by Jeff Stein, Alex Weil and Charlie Levi)
57. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" - The Smashing Pumpkins (1995, directed by Samuel Bayer)
58. "Road Trippin'" - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2000, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Davis)
59. "Hit That" - The Offspring (2003, directed by John Williams and David Lea)
60. "Stranger in Moscow" - Michael Jackson (1996, directed by Nick Brandt)
61. "Nothing Really Matters" - Madonna (1999, directed by Johan Renck)
62. "There There" - Radiohead (2003, directed by Chris Hopewell)
63. "The Scientist" - Coldplay (2002, directed by Spike Jonze)
64. "Outta Here" - Esmée Denters (2009, directed by Justin Timberlake)
65. "Charlie Big Potato" - Skunk Anansie (1999, directed by Giuseppe Capotondi)
66. "Windowlicker" - Aphex Twin (1999, directed by Chris Cunningham)
67. "Californication" - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2000, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Davis)
68. "Don't Give Up" - Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush (1986, directed by Godley and Creme)
69. "American Idiot" - Green Day (2004, directed by Samuel Bayer)
70. "The Zephyr Song" - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2002, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Davis)
71. "Maria" - Blondie (1999, directed by Blondie)
72. "Analyse" - The Cranberries (2001, directed by Keir McFarlane)
73. "Rollin'" - Limp Bizkit (2000, directed by Fred Durst)
74. "Love in an Elevator" - Aerosmith (1989, directed by Marty Callner)
75. "Hunter" - Björk (1998, directed by Paul White)
76. "Starlight" - Supermen Lovers (2001, directed by Guillaume Atlan)
77. "Sweet Like Chocolate" - Shanks and Bigfoot (1999, directed by Darren Lee)
78. "Closer to God" - Nine Inch Nails (1994, directed by Mark Romanek)
79. "El Scorcho" - Weezer (1996, directed by Mark Romanek)
80. "Sabotage" - Beastie Boys (1994, directed by Spike Jonze)
81. "Just Like a Pill" - Pink (2002, directed by Francis Lawrence)
82. "Danger! High Voltage" - Electric Six (2003, directed by Tom Kuntz and Mike Maguire)
83. "Goodbye" - Spice Girls (1998, directed by Howard Greenhalgh)
84. "Daysleeper" - R.E.M. (1998, directed by Snorri Brothers)
85. "Stay (I Missed You)" - Lisa Loeb (1994, directed by Ethan Hawke)
86. "Baby" - Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris (2010, directed by Ray Kay)
87. "Supermassive Black Hole" - Muse (2006, directed by Floria Sigismondi)
88. "Walking Shade" - Billy Corgan (2005, directed by P.R. Brown)
89. "Forget You" - Cee Lo Green (2010, directed by Matt Stawski)
90. "Perfect" - The Smashing Pumpkins (1998, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Davis)
91. "Twisted (Everyday Hurts)" - Skunk Anansie (1996, directed by Anton Beebe)
92. "Big Time Sensuality" - Björk (1993, directed by Stephane Sednaoui)
93. "Give It Away" - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991, directed by Stephane Sednaoui)
94. "From Yesterday" - 30 Seconds to Mars (2007, directed by Bartholomew Cubbins)
95. "Radio #1" - Air (2000, directed by Alex and Martin)
96. "Barbie Girl" - Aqua (1997, directed by Peder Pedersen and Peter Stenbaek)
97. "Kiss Me" - Sixpence None the Richer (1999, directed by Sixpence None the Richer)
98. "The World Is Not Enough" - Garbage (1999, directed by Philipp Stoelzl)
99. "All My Life" - Foo Fighters (2002, directed by Dave Grohl)
100. "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga (2009, directed by Francis Lawrence)