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

"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. "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. "Like a Prayer" - Madonna (1989, directed by Mary Lambert); This music video caused controversy and the Pepsi advert containing the song was later withdrawn. "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 . "Imagine" - John Lennon (1971, directed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono); This was one of the prototypical music videos of the 1970s. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Ni...