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1. The Killers: Mr. Brightside (2004 Music Video)

4 min | Music

The second video also known as the US version was filmed in Los Angeles, California during November 2004. It stars Flowers, Izabella Miko, and Eric Roberts in a love triangle, occurring within the context of a burlesque show.

Director: Sophie Muller | Stars: The Killers, Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Izabella Miko

Votes: 206

2. Muse: Knights of Cydonia (2006 Music Video)

6 min | Action, Music, Sci-Fi

In the accompanying video to Muse's 2006 magnum opus, a rogue hero with no name fights to liberate a town from the clutches of its ruling sheriff.

Director: Joseph Kahn | Stars: Muse, Russ Bain, Cassandra Bell, Matt Bellamy

Votes: 177

3. Bon Jovi: It's My Life (2000 Music Video)

4 min | Music

Music video for Bon Jovi's 2000 single "It's My Life" which features a guy named Tommy seeing Bon Jovi performing live on his computer. His girlfriend Gina calls and together, they start an odyssey and try to reach the concert in time.

Director: Wayne Isham | Stars: Shiri Appleby, Bon Jovi, Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan

Votes: 609

4. The Cranberries: Zombie (1994 Music Video)

5 min | Music, War

The Cranberries perform in the music video "Zombie" from the album "No Need to Argue" recorded for Island Records. The video begins with black and white footage of British soldiers ... See full summary »

Director: Samuel Bayer | Stars: The Cranberries, Mike Hogan, Noel Hogan, Fergal Lawler

Votes: 963

5. Beastie Boys: Sabotage (1994 Music Video)

3 min | Action, Comedy, Music

Set to the song, Sabotage, the Beastie Boys appear in a condensed parody of a 1970s cop show.

Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch, Adam Horovitz, Mike D

Votes: 3,378

6. The Proclaimers: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (1993 Music Video)

4 min | Music

The Proclaimers perform in the music video "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" from the the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Benny & Joon (1993) recorded for RCA Records. Charlie ... See full summary »

Directors: Doug Kluthe, Jeff Panzer | Stars: The Proclaimers, Charlie Reid, Craig Reid

Votes: 50

7. Billy Idol: Cradle of Love (1990 Music Video)

5 min | Short, Music

Billy Idol performs in the music video "Cradle of Love" from the album "Charmed Life" recorded for Chrysalis Records. A businessman works on his computer and is visited by a teenager from ... See full summary »

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Billy Idol, Betsy Lynn George, Nicole Hansen, Joshua Townshend-Zellner

Votes: 384

8. Aerosmith: Jaded (2001 Music Video)

4 min | Music

A girl loses the ability to feel due to losing touch with reality.

Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Aerosmith, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton

Votes: 136

9. Olivia Rodrigo: brutal (2021 Music Video)

3 min | Short, Music

The music video for the opening track to Rodrigo's debut album "SOUR".

Director: Petra Collins | Stars: Olivia Rodrigo, Lukas Gage, Ron Hartleben, Nico Hiraga

Votes: 121

10. The B-52's: (Meet) The Flintstones (1994 Music Video)

3 min | Music

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Stars: The B-52's, Halle Berry, John Goodman, Kyle MacLachlan

Votes: 20

11. Lost Horizons

Drama | Pre-production

Based on the award-winning, Jesus of Suburbia, LOST HORIZONS explores Doug Hopkins' roller coaster life as co-founder of rock band Gin Blossoms and writer of hit "Hey Jealousy" amid his battle with depression and struggle with alcoholism.

12. Green Day: Jesus of Suburbia (2005 Music Video)

11 min | Drama, Music

The story of a young adult with an aggressive nature. It follows the climax of relationships with his girlfriend and his mother.

Director: Samuel Bayer | Stars: Kelli Garner, Christy Pierce, Lou Taylor Pucci, Deborah Kara Unger

Votes: 463

13. Pink Floyd: Learning to Fly (1987 Music Video)

5 min | Music

The music video for the song "Learning to Fly" by the English rock band Pink Floyd from the 1987 album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason".

Director: Storm Thorgerson | Stars: David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright

Votes: 230

14. R.E.M.: Losing My Religion (1991 Music Video)

5 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

Music video for "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M..

Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Wade Dominguez, Mike Mills

Votes: 1,396

15. Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood (2001 Music Video)

TV-PG | 5 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror

Official music video for Gorillaz' song "Clint Eastwood" ft. Del the Funky Homosapien.

Directors: Pete Candeland, Jamie Hewlett | Stars: Damon Albarn, Gorillaz, Del the Funky Homosapien

Votes: 672

16. Depeche Mode: Enjoy the Silence (1990 Music Video)

5 min | Music

"Enjoy the Silence" is a song by Depeche Mode, taken from their seventh studio album, Violator. The single is Gold certificated in the US and Germany. The song won Best British Single at the 1991 BRIT Awards.

Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Depeche Mode, Andrew Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore

Votes: 440

17. Rage (1987– )

720 min | Music

Rage is the most popular all-night music show in Australia. It screens nationally on ABC TV. Rage was first screened in April 1987. On Fridays rage plays new releases followed by the ... See full summary »

Stars: Queens of the Stone Age, Chris Cornell, Powderfinger, Silverchair

Votes: 224

18. U2: Stay (Faraway, So Close!) (1993 Music Video)

5 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music

A promotional video for U2's 1993 single "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"

Directors: Mark Neale, Wim Wenders | Stars: Meret Becker, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton

Votes: 114

19. Muse: Dig Down (2017 Music Video)

4 min | Action, Music

A woman fights her way out of a high-security building.

Director: Lance Drake | Stars: Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard, Muse, Lauren Wasser

Votes: 52

20. R.E.M.: Man on the Moon (1992 Music Video)

5 min | Music

A promotional video for R.E.M.'s 1992 single "Man on the Moon."

Director: Peter Care | Stars: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Charles Dierkop, Mike Mills

Votes: 105

21. U2: Numb (1993 Music Video)

Unrated | 4 min | Music

A promotional video for U2's 1993 single "Numb."

Directors: Kevin Godley, Matt Mahurin, Joshua L Pearson, Gardner Post | Stars: Bono, Adam Clayton, U2, Naomi Campbell

Votes: 162

22. Swamp City (2021)

105 min | Documentary, Music

A study of the underground music scene in the former Eastern Bloc city of Timisoara, Romania, in the first decade following the fall of the Communist regime.

Directors: Bogdan Puslenghea, Ovidiu Zimcea | Stars: Florin Ban, Emil Biebel, Ciprian Costache, Cristian Craciun

Votes: 38

23. R.E.M.: It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) (1987 Music Video)

PG-13 | Music

The music video for R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)", showing a skateboarder rummaging through the junk in a half-collapsed abandoned farmhouse.

Director: James Herbert | Stars: R.E.M., Noah Ray

Votes: 82

24. The Offspring: The Kids Aren't Alright (1999 Music Video)

Not Rated | 3 min | Music

Music video for The Offspring's song, The Kids Aren't Alright.

Director: Yariv Garber | Stars: Hugh Hefner, Dexter Holland, Greg K, Tom Lenk

Votes: 74

25. Talking Heads: Burning Down the House (1983 Music Video)

4 min | Music

A promotional video of Talking Heads performing their hit Burning Down The House, with surreal imagery inserted.

Director: David Byrne | Stars: David Byrne, James Dietz, Jean Marie Evans, Chris Frantz

Votes: 436

26. Crazy Town: Butterfly (2000 Music Video)

4 min | Music

A music video for Crazy Town's song 'Butterfly'.

Directors: Nicholas Brooks, Laura Kelly | Stars: Roland Banks, Melissa Binzer, Seth 'Shifty Shellshock' Binzer, James Bradley Jr.

Votes: 217

27. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Soul to Squeeze (1993 Music Video)

5 min | Music

Red Hot Chili Peppers performs in the music video "Soul to Squeeze" from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Coneheads (1993) recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The music... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Kerslake | Stars: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chris Farley, Flea, John Frusciante

Votes: 62

28. Rocket: Live at the El Rey Theatre (2018 Video)

50 min | Music

The Alternative, Pop Rock Band "Rocket" performs live at the world famous El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA along side "Zoso", the popular Led Zeppelin cover band from the United Kingdom. The band "Tarja" from Iceland also performs.

Stars: Janelle Barreto, Paul DePatie, Stephen Kilcullen, Jordan Lawson

29. Muse: Supermassive Black Hole (2006 Music Video)

4 min | Fantasy, Music

The single's accompanying music video shows the band playing in a small furniture shop, clad in masks. This is intercut with images of dancers in Zentai suits which are then unzipped at the end to reveal beings made of space.

Director: Floria Sigismondi | Stars: Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard, Muse, Chris Wolstenholme

Votes: 87

30. Talking Heads: The Lady Don't Mind (1986 Music Video)

4 min | Music

Talking Heads are directed by Jim Jarmusch in this music video featuring images of the group performing their hit song "The Lady Don't Mind", either dancing, making quirky movements or ... See full summary »

Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Talking Heads

Votes: 116

31. R.E.M.: The One I Love (1987 Music Video)

3 min | Music

R.E.M. performs in the music video "The One I Love" from the album Document. Michael Stipe sings and the band while a series of video images play including sparks, children running from a ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Longo | Stars: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Caroline, Mike Mills

Votes: 66

32. 1998 MTV Video Music Awards (1998 TV Special)

TV-14 | 186 min | Music

The Fifteenth Annual MTV Video Music Award show with performances like Monica Arnold, Cher and Madonna. Hosted by Ben Stiller.

Directors: Beth McCarthy-Miller, Nancy Cohen | Stars: Ben Stiller, Tori Amos, Monica, Beck

Votes: 247

33. The Church: Under the Milky Way (1988 Music Video)

5 min | Music

The music video for the Church's "Under the Milky Way."

Director: David Hogan | Stars: The Church, Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Marty Willson Piper

Votes: 31

34. Stadium Anthems (2018)

99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A female recording artist encounters the misogyny and outdated business practices of male record label executives.

Director: Scott Douglas Brown | Stars: Kayden Kross, Shauna Earp, Toddy Walters, Mark Canjar

Votes: 229

35. R.E.M.: Bittersweet Me (1996 Music Video)

5 min | Music

Video promo for R.E.M.: Bittersweet Me.

Director: Dominic DeJoseph | Stars: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Richard Edson, Mike Mills

Votes: 19

36. Depeche Mode: Policy of Truth (1990 Music Video)

G | 4 min | Music

"Policy of Truth" is a song by English electronic band Depeche Mode, released in May 1990 as the third single from their seventh studio album Violator (1990). Although the song was less ... See full summary »

Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Depeche Mode, Andrew Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore

Votes: 183

37. Talking Heads: And She Was (1985 Music Video)

G | 4 min | Animation, Music

Talking Heads perform in the music video "And She Was" off the album "Little Creatures" recorded for "Sire Records". David Byrne sings and the band appears in the video that features stop ... See full summary »

Director: Jim Blashfield | Stars: David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Talking Heads

Votes: 120

38. Tears for Fears: My Demons (2022 Music Video)

Music

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Directors: Dilly Gent, Justin Daashuur Hopkins, Heather Gildroy | Stars: Ed Monro, Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith, Tears for Fears

39. System of a Down: Sugar (1999 Music Video)

4 min | Music

The plot goes under a man that is being questioned for apparently killing people in Serbia and Kosovol and it talks about what is on his mind with other things a the end causing the world ... See full summary »

Director: Nathan 'Karma' Cox | Stars: John Dolmayan, Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, System of a Down

Votes: 77

40. Twenty One Pilots: Heathens (2016 Music Video)

G | 4 min | Crime, Music

Twenty One Pilots' music video for "Heathens" from the Suicide Squad (2016) soundtrack.

Director: Andrew Donoho | Stars: I. Elijah Baughman, Delorean Bijon Brandon, Jamil Dotson, Joshua Dun

Votes: 383

41. Midnight Oil: Beds Are Burning (1988 Music Video)

5 min | Music

Video promo for Midnight Oil: Beds Are Burning.

Director: Andrew de Groot | Stars: Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, Dwayne Hillman, Rob Hirst

Votes: 112

42. Smashing Pumpkins: Bullet with Butterfly Wings (1995 Music Video)

4 min | Music

A promotional video for the Smashing Pumpkins' 1995 single "Bullet with Butterfly Wings."

Director: Samuel Bayer | Stars: Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, D'arcy Wretzky

Votes: 401

43. Len: Feelin' Alright (1999 Music Video)

5 min | Music

Len performs in the music video "Feelin' Alright" from the album "You Can't Stop the Bum Rush" recorded for Work Records. The music video begins in a residence with Marc eating breakfast. ... See full summary »

Directors: Marc Costanzo, Bradley Walsh | Stars: Len, Marc Costanzo, Sharon Costanzo, C.C. DeVille

Votes: 8

44. Disturbed: Land of Confusion (2009 Music Video)

5 min | Animation, Crime, Drama

A music video for Disturbed's cover of 'Land of Confusion'.

Directors: Terry Fitzgerald, Todd McFarlane | Stars: Disturbed, Dan Donegan, David Draiman, John Moyer

Votes: 158

45. Muse: Plug in Baby (2001 Music Video)

4 min | Music

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Director: Howard Greenhalgh | Stars: Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard, Muse, Chris Wolstenholme

Votes: 10

46. Tom Waits: Downtown Train (1985 Music Video)

5 min | Music

"Downtown Train" is a song by Tom Waits released on his album Rain Dogs in 1985. The Jean-Baptiste Mondino directed video for the song features former World Middleweight Champion Jake ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Baptiste Mondino | Stars: Tom Waits, Neith Hunter, Jake LaMotta

Votes: 44

47. INXS: Elegantly Wasted (1997 Music Video)

4 min | Music

Promo video for INXS' "Elegantly Wasted", the first single from the album by the same name.

Director: Walter A. Stern | Stars: Garry Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss

Votes: 24

48. John Mellencamp: Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) (1996 Music Video)

5 min | Music

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Stars: John Mellencamp, Matthew McConaughey

Votes: 17

49. Depeche Mode: Personal Jesus (1989 Music Video)

4 min | Music

Depeche Mode performs in the music video "Personal Jesus" from the album "Violator" recorded for Mute Records. The video opens on a ranch as the band approaches on horseback and on a pickup... See full summary »

Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Depeche Mode, Andrew Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore

Votes: 354

50. Song to Say Goodbye (2006)

8 min | Short, Drama, Music

A 9 years old boy is peering over the steering wheel as he drives down a Los Angeles Freeway. The young boy looks after a middle aged man, presumably his father, sitting at the back of the ... See full summary »

Director: Philippe Andre | Stars: Michael Joseph Carr, Field Cate

Votes: 110