MTV Top 100 Videos of 1989
MTV's Year-End Top 100 Countdown of music videos from 1989.
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- DirectorMary LambertStarsMadonnaTony WardLeonMusic video for Madonna's song Like a Prayer.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsPaula AbdulArsenio HallPaula Abdul performs in the music video "Straight Up" from the album "Forever Your Girl" recorded for Virgin Records. The black and white music video begins with Paula Abdul tap dancing before she begins to sing and dance while several other dancers perform against white backgrounds.
- DirectorPhilippe DecoufléStarsAndy CoxFine Young CannibalsRoland GiftThis version includes extensive choreography and performers in unusual costumes, including two identical dancers with completely different coloured-outfits, as well as a person with a television on their head.
- DirectorDrew CarolanStarsLiving ColourWill CalhounCorey GloverThe music video for Living Colour's "Cult of Personality."
- DirectorDavid LelandStarsTom PettyMike CampbellGeorge HarrisonVideo promo for Tom Petty: I Won't Back Down.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsGuns N' RosesSteven AdlerDuff McKaganGuns N' Roses performs in the music video "Paradise City" from the album "Appetite for Destruction" recorded for Geffen Records. The video features live concert footage shot at Giants Stadium in New Jersey while Guns N' Roses were on tour with Aerosmith and at the 1988 Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park.
- DirectorKatherine DieckmannStarsBill BerryPeter BuckMike MillsMusic video for R.E.M.: Stand.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsDef LeppardRick AllenStephen ClarkDef Leppard performs in the music video "Rocket" from the album "Hysteria" recorded for Mercury Records. The music video begins with Def Leppard playing in an industrial area surrounded by television screens while film and photographs of rocket launches and musical groups play throughout.
- DirectorAlek KeshishianStarsBobby BrownBobby Brown performs in the music video "Every Little Step" from the album "Don't Be Cruel" recorded for MCA Records. Bobby Brown sing the song while dancing with two other back-up dancers while standing on an all white sound stage with large white letters spelling out the title of the song behind him.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsGreat WhiteBobbie Jean BrownAudie DesbrowGreat White performs in the music video "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" from the album "...Twice Shy" recorded for Capitol Records. The music video starts with the band playing in a large enclosed parking area. Jack Russell rides up on a motorcycle before he begins to sing and the band begins to play.
- DirectorJim BlashfieldStarsCaroline Johnston OrzabalRoland OrzabalCurt SmithThe music video for the song "Sowing the Seeds of Love" by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears from the 1989 album "The Seeds of Love".
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsBon JoviJon Bon JoviDavid BryanThe music video for the song "Lay Your Hands on Me" by the American rock band Bon Jovi from the 1988 album "New Jersey".
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMadonnaCameron AlborzianTodd GordonMusic video by Madonna performing 'Express Yourself'.
- DirectorRichard LowensteinStarsU2BonoAdam ClaytonU2 performs in the music video "Angel of Harlem" from the album "Rattle and Hum" recorded for Island Records. The music video features U2 playing the song at a Sun Studio recording session in Memphis Tennessee. The perform in the studio while Bono sings in the black and white video.
- DirectorChris BlumStarsBilly JoelMartine BeswickRandy IrwinThe music video for "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel, starring Marlee Matlin.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsGuns N' RosesSteven AdlerMike ClinkA music video for Guns N' Roses song 'Patience'.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsPaula AbdulDee CasparyNikki CoxIn the official music video for her song "Forever Your Girl", Paula Abdul is the choreographer of a kids' show. Among the children she instructs are 8-year old Elijah Wood, 10-year old Nikki Cox and 8-year old Trevor Wright.
- DirectorJim HershlederStarsWhite LionVito BrattaGregory D'AngeloWhite Lion performs in the music video "When the Children Cry" from the album "Pride" recorded for Atlantic Records. The music video opens with a shot of Mike Tramp face and Vito Bratta sitting in a park playing guitar. The band performs the song as video clips of park equipment play throughout.
- DirectorDominic SenaStarsRay 'Boom Boom' ManciniRichard Marx
- DirectorJim GableJames SignorelliStarsThe Rolling StonesMick JaggerKeith RichardsRolling Stones performs in the music video "Mixed Emotions" from the album "Steel Wheels" recorded for Rolling Stones Records. The music video begins with the Rolling Stones playing in a studio. Mick Jagger sings into a microphone as clips of the band messing around play throughout.
- DirectorTim BroadStarsPaul CarrackMaggie JonesAdrian LeeMike Rutherford and his son visit the grave stone of Rutherford's father before him.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsSkid RowRob AffusoSebastian BachSkid Row performs in the music video "18 and Life" from the album "Skid Row" recorded for Atlantic Records. The video begins with shots of a men in prison cells doing time. Sebastian Bach sings as the band plays. Clips of a young man leaving an abused home with his friend. The man later accidentally kills his friend when drunk and goes to prison.
- DirectorAdam BernsteinStarsThe B-52'sKate PiersonTom RubnitzThe B-52's perform in the music video "Love Shack" from the album "Cosmic Thing" recorded for Reprise Records. The band drive through the woods on a dirt road in an open top convertible as they sing. They arrive at the love shack where they sing the song for a highly energetic audience.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsAerosmithDee BooherBrandi BrandtAerosmith performs in the music video "Love in an Elevator" from the album "Pump" recorded for Geffen Records. Steve Tyler sings while Aerosmith plays the song on a concert stage while humorous clips play of people and the band at a department store.
- DirectorJohn MayburyStarsNeneh CherryNeneh Cherry performs in the music video "Buffalo Stance" from the album "Raw Like Sushi" recorded for Virgin Records. Neneh Cherry sings the song will standing in front of color computer generated backgrounds. She is joined by a DJ and two backup singers.