Well, you know, it was the ‘70s.

John Holmes would disagree

I totally agree but I’m not looking forward to Republicans losing their shit over this. Like dude we get it Ted Cruz you’re a horrible piece of shit with horrible opinions that no one loves not even your own family.

No Weird Al, Radiohead, Bjork, Gorillaz, Foo Fighters (Everlong), Johnny Cash (Hurt), Kylie Minogue, Robyn.
A few of these seem to be here because it was the first glimpse of an artist that would be huge and not necessarily because it’s an amazing music video (Baby One More Time)

No: Pearl Jam- Jeremy, Soundgarden-Black Hole Sun, Men at Work- Down Under, Faith No More- Falling to Pieces, Metallica- Unforgiven, Marilyn Manson- Sweet Dreams, Johnny Cash- Hurt, OK Go- Upside Down Insite Out, Crash Test Dummies- Mmmm, M.C. Hammer- Can’t Touch This, White Stripes- Seven Nation Army, RHCP- Under the…

Take On me would be #1 but solid list. I think Vogue gets too much love and would have like a prayer above it. Those of us old enough remember how big a deal video’s were in the 80's. Not just MTV but Friday night tracks as well.

I don’t get why I’m Still Standing gets so much love.

Any list like this is doomed to have things missed. That said, Thriller should be #1 easily. The thing is basically a movie and was probably the biggest “event” of all of these when it came out. It is sort of the “Star Wars” of music videos. I would say “A-ha” should be #2. The music is pure fluff, but that is…

List could also use some Weird Al.  

I did not know it at the time but being a preteen to teenager in the 1980s with MTV would be such a cultural gift. Running home to catch new videos to talk about with friends the next day. Latch key kids fooling around after school and having mtv in the background. Watching Live Aid ...Live. All of it was a Gen X…

Not one Devo song? They practically invented music video. Devolution is real. Disqualified.

I suppose two Michael Jackson videos are plenty, but I would have expected Smooth Criminal to make the list, too.  I think “the lean” and Jackson’s white suit have become pretty iconic.

This is a foolish list to even attempt for any other reason than SEO engagement, so yeah, well done.

This is missing two (IMO) classics, “Don’t Call Me Al” and “Love Shack”. It seems like those videos were everywhere when I was a kid. 

Needs more Bjork. She has, like, at least 5 videos that are fantastic, if not some of the best of all time (All Is Full of Love, It’s Oh So Quiet, Human Behaviour, Hyperballad, Army of Me, Triumph of a Heart, etc.). 

Thank you for announcing yourself sir, but this is an Arby’s.

Not *my* religion! Only all the other ones.

In the United States we do not tolerate rape from TV actors. You have to be a sports star, an A list actor, a billionaire, or a politician. Then we are cool with rape.  

A reasonable, well-articulated argument.