MTV 500 greatest videos of all-time (1997)
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/09/2011 - 03:12
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- 1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
- 2. Michael Jackson - Thriller
- 3. Guns N' Roses - November Rain
- 4. Madonna - Vogue
- 5. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
- 6. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
- 7. Boyz II Men - I'll Make Love To You
- 8. Van Halen - Jump
- 9. Alanis Morissette - Ironic
- 10. Madonna - Like A Virgin
- 11. Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun
- 12. Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
- 13. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
- 14. Pearl Jam - Jeremy
- 15. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
- 16. U2 - With Or Without You
- 17. Metallica - Enter Sandman
- 18. Puff Daddy w/Faith Evans - I'll Be Missing You
- 19. Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
- 20. Dr. Dre - Nuthin' But A "G" Thang
- 21. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
- 22. ZZ Top - Legs
- 23. nine inch nails - closer
- 24. Madonna - Like A Prayer
- 25. Run DMC w/ Aerosmith - Walk This Way
- 26. Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
- 27. Police - Every Breath You Take
- 28. Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
- 29. Mariah Carey f/ Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day
- 30. INXS - Need You Tonight/Mediate
- 31. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
- 32. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In the Dark
- 33. TLC - Waterfalls
- 34. Van Halen - Right Now
- 35. a-ha - Take On Me
- 36. Guns N' Roses - Welcome To the Jungle
- 37. Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
- 38. Aerosmith - Cryin'
- 39. Michael Jackson - Beat It
- 40. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
- 41. Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive
- 42. Boyz II Men - End Of the Road
- 43. Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
- 44. Blind Melon - No Rain
- 45. Janet Jackson - Again
- 46. Beastie Boys - You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party
- 47. Madonna - Express Yourself
- 48. The Notorious B.I.G./Puff Daddy - Mo Money, Mo Problems
- 49. John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
- 50. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
- 51. MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
- 52. U2 - One
- 53. Aerosmith - Crazy
- 54. Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
- 55. Salt-N-Pepa - Whatta Man
- 56. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Free Fallin'
- 57. Prince - 1999
- 58. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
- 59. 2Pac & Dr. Dre - California Love
- 60. The Cars - You Might Think
- 61. Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
- 62. Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do Without You
- 63. Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home
- 64. Coolio - Fantastic Voyage
- 65. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
- 66. Madonna - Material Girl
- 67. Pearl Jam - Even Flow
- 68. Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
- 69. Hootie & the Blowfish - Only Wanna Be With You
- 70. David Lee Roth - California Girls
- 71. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin And Juice
- 72. Metallica - One
- 73. George Michael - Faith
- 74. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
- 75. Duran Duran - Rio
- 76. Bryan Adams - Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
- 77. Nirvana - Come As You Are
- 78. Prince - Little Red Corvette
- 79. Tom Petty - Don't Come Around Here No More
- 80. Mariah Carey - Someday
- 81. Live - Lightning Crashes
- 82. Will Smith - Men In Black
- 83. ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
- 84. U2 - New Year's Day
- 85. Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
- 86. Herbie Hancock - Rock-It
- 87. Jewel - You Were Meant For Me
- 88. Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
- 89. Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
- 90. Janet Jackson - That's the Way Love Goes
- 91. Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
- 92. Go Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
- 93. Bush - Glycerine
- 94. Don Henley - Boys Of Summer
- 95. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
- 96. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
- 97. Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way
- 98. No Doubt - Don't Speak
- 99. nine inch nails - Head Like A Hole
- 100. Bruce Springsteen - Born In the U.S.A.
- 101. En Vogue - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
- 102. Def Leppard - Photograph
- 103. Neil Young - This Note's For You
- 104. Fugees - Killing Me Softly
- 105. Madonna - Open Your Heart
- 106. Metallica - The Unforgiven
- 107. Dave Matthews Band - Crash Into Me
- 108. Genesis - Land Of Confusion
- 109. Salt-N-Pepa - Shoop
- 110. U2 - Pride (In the Name Of Love)
- 111. Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
- 112. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
- 113. Green Day - Basketcase
- 114. The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
- 115. Guns N' Roses - Patience
- 116. George Michael - Freedom
- 117. The Clash - Rock the Casbah
- 118. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - The Crossroads
- 119. Counting Crows - Mr. Jones
- 120. Def Leppard - Hysteria
- 121. Janet Jackson - If
- 122. R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts
- 123. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
- 124. Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like A Lady
- 125. Mariah Carey - Fantasy
- 126. Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
- 127. Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray
- 128. Nirvana - In Bloom
- 129. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
- 130. Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
- 131. The Offspring - Self Esteem
- 132. U2 - Mysterious Ways
- 133. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
- 134. Michael Jackson - Bad
- 135. Smashing Pumpkins - Today
- 136. Young MC - Bust A Move
- 137. Tom Petty - You Got Lucky
- 138. Living Colour - Cult Of Personality
- 139. Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket
- 140. Aerosmith - Amazing
- 141. Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
- 142. Boyz II Men - It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday
- 143. Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
- 144. Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
- 145. Prince - When Doves Cry
- 146. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
- 147. Pearl Jam - Alive
- 148. Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
- 149. Weezer - Buddy Holly
- 150. Dr. Dre - Keep Their Heads Ringin'
- 151. Madonna - Borderline
- 152. Prodigy - Breathe
- 153. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
- 154. TLC - Creep
- 155. Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule the World
- 156. Mariah Carey - Emotions
- 157. INXS - New Sensation
- 158. Stray Cats - Rock This Town
- 159. Snoop Doggy Dogg - What's My Name
- 160. Billy Idol - Cradle Of Love
- 161. Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
- 162. Oasis - Wonderwall
- 163. Paula Abdul - Straight Up
- 164. Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
- 165. Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly
- 166. Huey Lewis & the News - I Want A New Drug
- 167. Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
- 168. George Michael - Father Figure
- 169. Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- 170. Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
- 171. Green Day - When I Come Around
- 172. Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
- 173. Toni Basil - Mickey
- 174. Steve Winwood - Higher Love
- 175. Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealin'
- 176. David Lee Roth - Just A Gigolo
- 177. Janet Jackson - Miss You Much
- 178. Frankie Goet To Hollywood - Relax
- 179. Blackstreet - No Diggity
- 180. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
- 181. USA For Africa - We Are the World
- 182. ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'
- 183. Tone Loc - Wild Thing
- 184. Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name
- 185. Spice Girls - Wannabe
- 186. Nirvana - All Apologies
- 187. The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
- 188. John Cougar Mellencamp - Pink Houses
- 189. Boyz II Men - Motownphilly
- 190. Faith No More - Epic
- 191. Men At Work - Down Under
- 192. Hootie & the Blowfish - Hold My Hand
- 193. INXS - Devil Inside
- 194. Beck - Loser
- 195. Heart - Alone
- 196. Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
- 197. House Of Pain - Jump Around
- 198. Billy Idol - White Wedding
- 199. Foo Fighters - Big Me
- 200. Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone
- 201. Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
- 202. Tom Petty - Mary Jane's Last Dance
- 203. LL Cool J - Doin' It
- 204. Bruce Sprinsteen - Glory Days
- 205. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
- 206. Mariah Carey - Dreamlover
- 207. Joan Jett - I Love Rock & Roll
- 208. Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
- 209. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand
- 210. The Romantics - What I Like About You
- 211. Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry
- 212. 311 - Down
- 213. R.E.M. - One I Love
- 214. Human League - Don't You Want Me
- 215. The Wallflowers - One Headlight
- 216. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
- 217. David Bowie - China Girl
- 218. Black Crowes - Hard To Handle
- 219. Alanis Morissette - You Learn
- 220. B-52's - Love Shack
- 221. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
- 222. Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
- 223. No Doubt - Spiderwebs
- 224. George Thorogood - Bad To the Bone
- 225. Toni Braxton - Un-break My Heart
- 226. Peter Gabriel - Big Time
- 227. Madonna - Into the Groove
- 228. EMF - Unbelievable
- 229. Stone Temple Pilots - Creep
- 230. Motley Crue - Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
- 231. George Michael - I Want Your Sex
- 232. Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.
- 233. Bush - Comedown
- 234. Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
- 235. INXS - What You Need
- 236. Mariah Carey - I'll Be There
- 237. Dr. Dre - Dre Day
- 238. Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
- 239. Tom Petty - Into the Great Wide Open
- 240. Skid Row - I Remember You
- 241. Sugar Ray - Fly
- 242. Go-Go's - We Got the Beat
- 243. LL Cool J - Loungin'
- 244. David Bowie - Let's Dance
- 245. Bryan Adams - Cut's Like A Knife
- 246. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
- 247. Fleetwood Mac - Hold Me
- 248. Green Day - Longview
- 249. Grateful Dead - Touch Of Grey
- 250. Janet Jackson - Escapade
- 251. Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire
- 252. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Love Rollercoaster
- 253. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
- 254. 2Pac - Dear Mama
- 255. Aerosmith - Angel
- 256. Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
- 257. Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It
- 258. Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
- 259. Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
- 260. Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire
- 261. Tears For Fears - Shout
- 262. Beck - Where It's At
- 263. Madonna - Lucky Star
- 264. Billy Idol - Mony Mony
- 265. Toni Braxton - You're Making Me High
- 266. Nirvana - Lithium
- 267. Joe Jackson - Steppin Out
- 268. U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name
- 269. Heart - These Dreams
- 270. Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
- 271. Def Leppard - Love Bites
- 272. Offspring - Come Out And Play
- 273. Phil Collins - Sussudio
- 274. R. Kelly - Down Low
- 275. Police - Roxanne
- 276. Michael/Janet Jackson - Scream
- 277. John Cougar Mellencamp - Hurts So Good
- 278. J. Geils Band - Centerfold
- 279. LL Cool J - Hey Lover
- 280. Prince - Kiss
- 281. Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know
- 282. Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now
- 283. Guns n Roses - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
- 284. Sublime - What I Got
- 285. Hall & Oates - Man Eater
- 286. Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do
- 287. The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
- 288. Tom Petty/Stevie Nicks - Stop Draggin My Heart Around
- 289. nine inch nails - Down In It
- 290. Squeeze - Tempted
- 291. Pat Benatar - Shadows In the Dark
- 292. Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
- 293. No Doubt - Just A Girl
- 294. Dire Straits - Walk Of Life
- 295. Madonna - Oh Father
- 296. Bush - Everything Zen
- 297. Bangles - Manic Monday
- 298. Aerosmith - Rag Doll
- 299. Huey Lewis & the News - Heart Of Rock & Roll
- 300. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
- 301. Motley Crue - Same Ol' Situation
- 302. Coolio - 1, 2, 3, 4
- 303. U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One
- 304. Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You
- 305. Boyz II Men - Water Runs Dry
- 306. Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract
- 307. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Xmas
- 308. Alice In Chains - Man In the Box
- 309. Janet Jackson - Control
- 310. The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another
- 311. Sting - If You Love Somebody
- 312. 2Pac - I Ain't Mad At Cha
- 313. Dave Matthews Band - What Would You Say
- 314. Whitesnake - Is It Love
- 315. Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa
- 316. Queensryche - Silent Lucidity
- 317. Tubes - Talk To Ya Later
- 318. Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
- 319. Def Leppard - Armageddon It
- 320. Police - Synchronicity
- 321. Wham - Careless Whisper
- 322. Guns N Roses - You Could Be Mine
- 323. Mariah Carey - Vision Of Love
- 324. Cranberries - Zombie
- 325. Bryan Adams - Run To You
- 326. Poison - Nothin But A Good Time
- 327. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
- 328. Blondie - Heart Of Glass
- 329. Van Halen - Panama
- 330. Madonna - Take A Bow
- 331. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
- 332. Black Crowes - She Talks To Angels
- 333. Rolling Stones - Waiting On A Friend
- 334. Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride
- 335. Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
- 336. Banarama - Cruel Summer
- 337. Aerosmith - What It Takes
- 338. Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney - Say, Say, Say
- 339. Seal - Kiss From A Rose
- 340. New Order - True Faith
- 341. Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down
- 342. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
- 343. Janet Jackson - You Want This
- 344. Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
- 345. Los Lobos - La Bamba
- 346. INXS - The One Thing
- 347. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
- 348. Alice In Chains - Would
- 349. Whitney Houston - So Emotional
- 350. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
- 351. White Zombie - More Human Than Human
- 352. Billy Joel - Tell Her About It
- 353. Beastie Boys - Sure Shot
- 354. Kriss Kross - Jump
- 355. Blues Traveler - Runaround
- 356. Missing Persons - Destination Unknown
- 357. Madonna - Cherish
- 358. Naughty By Nature - Feel Me Flow
- 359. Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
- 360. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
- 361. Live - I Alone
- 362. Steve Winwood - Roll With It
- 363. Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator
- 364. Scandal - The Warrior
- 365. Ozzy Osbourne - Mama, I'm Coming Home
- 366. TLC - Red Light Special
- 367. Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now
- 368. Oasis - Champagne Supernova
- 369. The Cars - Magic
- 370. Eurythmics - Who's That Girl
- 371. Temple Of the Dog - Hunger Strike
- 372. Duran Duran - Girls On Film
- 373. Mariah Carey - Can't let Go
- 374. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggy Dog World
- 375. Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie
- 376. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
- 377. U2 - Desire
- 378. Big Country - In A Big Country
- 379. Skeelo - I Wish
- 380. Van Halen - Dreams
- 381. Madonna - Burning Up
- 382. A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran
- 383. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul To Squeeze
- 384. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
- 385. Genesis - Invisible Touch
- 386. Stone Temple Pilots - Vaseline
- 387. Eric Clapton - Layla
- 388. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
- 389. Def Leppard - Animal
- 390. 2Pac - I Get Around
- 391. Spin Doctors - Two Princes
- 392. Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger
- 393. Talking Heads - And She Was
- 394. Brandy - Sittin Up In My Room
- 395. Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn
- 396. .38 Special - Hold On Loosely
- 397. Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
- 398. ABC - Look Of Love
- 399. John Cougar Mellencamp - Rock In the USA
- 400. Bush - Machinehead
- 401. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
- 402. B-52's - Roam
- 403. Rage Against the Machine - Bulls On Parade
- 404. Sheryl Crow - Leaving Las Vegas
- 405. Billy Joel - Allentown
- 406. Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
- 407. Nena - 99 Luftballoons
- 408. En Vogue - Giving Him Something He Can Feel
- 409. Phil Collins - Can't Hurry Love
- 410. Prince - U Got the Look
- 411. Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself
- 412. Madonna - La Isla Bonita
- 413. Cypress Hill - Insane In the Brain
- 414. R.E.M. - It's the End Of the World
- 415. Squeeze - Black Coffee In Bed
- 416. David Bowie - Modern Love
- 417. Def Leppard - Rock Of Ages
- 418. Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
- 419. Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There
- 420. Janet Jackson - Black Cat
- 421. Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me
- 422. Van Halen - When It's Love
- 423. Kinks - Come Dancing
- 424. LL Cool J - Goin Back To Cali
- 425. Bon Jovi - I'll Be There for You
- 426. Madness - Our House
- 427. John Mellencamp - Small Town
- 428. En Vogue - Free Your Mind
- 429. John Waite - Change
- 430. Aerosmith - The Other Side
- 431. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
- 432. Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
- 433. Rolling Stones - Love Is Strong
- 434. Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night
- 435. Beastie Boys - Pass the Mic
- 436. Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
- 437. Whitney Houston - I'm Every Woman
- 438. The Who - Eminence Front
- 439. Love And Rockets - So Alive
- 440. Michael Jackson - Remember the Time
- 441. Stevie Nicks - Stand Back
- 442. Black Crowes - Jealous Again
- 443. Puff Daddy - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
- 444. Tom Petty - Jammin Me
- 445. Duran Duran - Reflex
- 446. Public Enemy - 911 Is A Joke
- 447. Sting - We'll Be Together
- 448. Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
- 449. Cardigans - Lovefool
- 450. Guns N Roses - Estranged
- 451. Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight
- 452. Madonna - Who's That Girl
- 453. Genesis - Abacab
- 454. Mariah Carey f/ Puff Daddy - Honey
- 455. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
- 456. Go-Go's - Vacation
- 457. Prince - Rasberry Beret
- 458. Arrested Development - Mr. Wendal
- 459. Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life
- 460. Wu Tang Clan - Triumpth
- 461. Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible
- 462. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
- 463. Janet Jackson - Pleasure Principle
- 464. Loverboy - Working For the Weekend
- 465. Motley Crue - Without You
- 466. Madonna - Human Nature
- 467. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
- 468. John Mellencamp - Crumblin Down
- 469. En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love)
- 470. Wham - Everything She Wants
- 471. Tom Petty - Runnin Down A Dream
- 472. Tina Turner - Better Be Good To Me
- 473. Def Leppard - Foolin
- 474. Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted
- 475. Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get
- 476. Thompson Twins - Lies
- 477. Michael Jackson - Black Or White
- 478. Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
- 479. Blondie - Rapture
- 480. Black Crowes - Remedy
- 481. Devo - Whip It
- 482. Don Henley - All She Wants To Do Is Dance
- 483. Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
- 484. Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy
- 485. UB40 - Red Red Wine
- 486. David Bowie/Mick Jagger - Dancing In the Streets
- 487. Aerosmith - Living On the Edge
- 488. Modern English - I Melt With You
- 489. C&C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat
- 490. Collective Soul - Shine
- 491. Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
- 492. J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame
- 493. Hootie And the Blowfish - Let Her Cry
- 494. Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
- 495. Fugees - Ready Or Not
- 496. Madonna - Live To Tell
- 497. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
- 498. Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty
- 499. Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
- 500. Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55
- 501. 311 - All Mixed Up
- 502. Arrested Development - Tennessee
- 503. Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking
- 504. Journey - Separate Ways
- 505. Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl
- 506. Pretenders - Back On the Chain Gang
- 507. R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
- 508. Beastie Boys - She's On It
- 509. Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight
- 510. Janet Jackson - Nasty
- 511. R.E.M. - Stand
- 512. 'Til Tuesday - Voices Carry
MTV ran a week long countdown of the 500 greatest videos of all time during the spring of 1997. 6 months later they ran the countdown again, this time with 12 videos from that year inserted into the countdown. The list is from the second set with the videos that didn't make the second cut listed below.