This was the first best-of list posted on the DMDB Facebook page back on February 5, 2010. It has been updated to include an aggregate of more than 70 lists in addition to various video awards and YouTube plays. See sources at bottom of page.
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1. Michael Jackson “Thriller” (1983)
2. Peter Gabriel “Sledgehammer” (1986)
3. Aha “Take on Me” (1985)
4. Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
5. Beastie Boys “Sabotage” (1994)
6. Fatboy Slim “Weapon of Choice” (2001)
7. Dire Straits “Money for Nothing” (1985)
8. Madonna “Like a Prayer” (1989)
9. Guns N’ Roses “November Rain” (1992)
10. Johnny Cash “Hurt” (2003)
11. Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1983)
12. Jamiroquai “Virtual Insanity” (1997)
13. Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990)
14. Pearl Jam “Jeremy” (1993)
15. Run-D.M.C. with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler & Joe Perry “Walk This Way” (1986)
16. Smashing Pumpkins “Tonight, Tonight” (1996)
17. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee “Despacito” (2017)
18. Talking Heads “Once in a Lifetime” (1981)
19. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (1991)
20. Foo Fighters “Learn to Fly” (1999)
21. Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) ” (2008)
22. Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975)
23. Madonna “Vogue” (1990)
24. Weezer “Buddy Holly” (1995)
25. Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf” (1982)
26. Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (1983)
27. The Police “Every Breath You Take” (1983)
28. Pinkfong! Kids’ Songs “Baby Shark Dance” (2016)
29. Nine Inch Nails “Closer” (1994)
30. OK Go “Here It Goes Again” (2006)
31. Britney Spears “Baby One More Time” (1999)
32. OutKast “Hey Ya!” (2004)
33. Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” (1983)
34. Robert Palmer “Addicted to Love” (1986)
35. Lady Gaga “Bad Romance” (2009)
36. Michael Jackson “Beat It” (1983)
37. Fatboy Slim “Praise You” (1999)
38. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers “Don’t Come Around Here No More” (1985)
39. The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star” (1979)
40. Metallica “One” (1989)
41. The White Stripes “Fell in Love with a Girl” (2002)
42. Psy “Gangnam Style” (2012)
43. The Cars “You Might Think” (1984)
44. Blur “Coffee + TV” (1999)
45. Herbie Hancock “Rock-It” (1983)
46. Chris Isaak “Wicked Game” (1991)
47. Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” (2017)
48. Korn “Freak on a Leash” (1999)
49. Marc Ronson & Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014)
50. Michael Jackson with Janet Jackson “Scream” (1995)
51. New Order “True Faith” (1987)
52. Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth “See You Again” (2015)
53. Aerosmith “Janie’s Got a Gun” (1990)
54. Nirvana “Heart-Shaped Box” (1993)
55. George Michael “Freedom ’90” (1990)
56. The Replacements “Bastards of Young” (1985)
57. Madonna “Express Yourself” (1989)
58. Justin Bieber “Sorry” (2015)
59. TLC “Waterfalls” (1995)
60. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Californication” (2000)
61. Don Henley “The Boys of Summer” (1984)
62. Eminem “Without Me” (2002)
63. Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun” (1994)
64. David Bowie “Ashes to Ashes” (1980)
65. Radiohead “Just” (1995)
66. Taylor Swft “Blank Space” (2014)
67. Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1988)
68. Guns N’ Roses “Welcome to the Jungle” (1987)
69. Van Halen “Right Now” (1992)
70. Van Halen “Hot for Teacher” (1984)
71. Madonna “Ray of Light” (1998)
72. Duran Duran “Girls on Film” (1981)
73. R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts” (1993)
74. Camila Cabello with Young Thug “Havana” (2017)
75. The Prodigy “Smack My Bitch Up” (1997)
76. Maroon 5 “Sugar” (2014)
77. Justin Timberlake “Cry Me a River” (2003)
78. Tupac Shakur (2pac) with Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman “California Love” (1996)
79. Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010)
80. Adele “Hello” (2015)
81. Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” (2014)
82. Bob Dylan “Subterranean Homesick Blues” (1967)
83. Maroon 5 with Cardi B “Girls Like You” (2017)
84. Madonna “Justify My Love” (1990)
85. Alanis Morissette “Ironic” (1996)
86. Genesis “Land of Confusion” (1986)
87. Katy Perry & Juicy J “Dark Horse” (2013)
88. Van Halen “Jump” (1983)
89. Aerosmith “Cryin’” (1994)
90. Madonna “Material Girl” (1985)
91. INXS “Need You Tonight/Mediate” (1988)
92. Pharrell Williams “Happy” (2013)
93. Rihanna with Calvin Harris “We Found Love” (2011)
94. Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood” (2014)
95. Christina Aguilera with Redman “Dirrty” (2002)
96. Katy Perry “Roar” (2013)
97. Metallica “Enter Sandman” (1991)
98. The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (1997)
99. Kendrick Lamar “Humble” (2017)
100. Michael Jackson “Black or White” (1991)
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First posted 2/5/2010; last updated 10/21/2023. |
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