My top 50 music videos of the 2010s

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My top 50 music videos of the 2010s Mar 29, 2017 19:08:05 GMT

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Some honorable mentions that couldn't quite crack the top 50

"Bitch Better Have My Money" - Rihanna
"Blue Jeans" - Lana Del Rey
"Broccoli" - Big Baby D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty
"Cruel" - St. Vincent
"Fancy" - Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
"John Wayne" - Lady Gaga
"Judas" - Lady Gaga
"A Message" - Kelela
"Only" Nicki Minaj ft. Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown
"Routine" - Steven Wilson
"Sixteen Saltines" - Jack White
"Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" - Arcade Fire
"Style" - Taylor Swift
"Take Me to Church" - Hozier
"Yonkers" - Tyler the Creator

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My top 50 music videos of the 2010s Mar 30, 2017 15:24:58 GMT

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50. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars

49. Virus - Björk

48. Go - Grimes ft. Blood Diamonds

47. Born Free - M.I.A.

46. Applause - Lady Gaga

45. M.I.L.F. $ - Fergie

44. Sorry - Beyoncé

43. If I Could Change Your Mind - HAIM

42. Freak - Lana Del Rey

41. Pedestrian at Best - Courtney Barnett

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My top 50 music videos of the 2010s Mar 30, 2017 15:43:58 GMT

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40. Hideaway - Kiesza

39. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - Adele

38. Bad Blood - Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar

37. Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz

36. Dark Horse - Katy Perry ft. Juicy J

35. Somebody that I Used to Know - Gotye ft. Kimbra

34. Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton

33. Norf Norf - Vince Staples

32. Blackstar - David Bowie

31. Partition - Beyoncé

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My top 50 music videos of the 2010s Mar 30, 2017 15:51:39 GMT

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30. Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings - Father John Misty

29. Mine - Beyoncé ft. Drake

28. Panda - Desiigner

27. Born This Way - Lady Gaga

26. Ride - Lana Del Rey

25. Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men

24. Lazarus - David Bowie

23. Kiss It Better - Rihanna

22. I Could Be the One - Avicii & Nicky Romero

21. Till It Happens to You - Lady Gaga

quick break before I come back with the top 20.

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My top 50 music videos of the 2010s Mar 30, 2017 16:28:46 GMT

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20. "Never Catch Me" - Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar

19. "We Exist" - Arcade Fire

18. "Sacrilege" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

17. "False Alarm" - The Weekend

16. "Pneumonia" - Danny Brown

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My top 50 music videos of the 2010s Mar 30, 2017 16:39:12 GMT

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15. "The Less I Know the Better" - Tame Impala

14. "Rolling in the Deep" - Adele

13. "Hey, Jane" - Spiritualized

12. "No Church in the Wild" - Kanye West & Jay-Z

11. "Countdown" - Beyoncé (don't care that she stole the choreography)

ok, top 10 next

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My top 50 music videos of the 2010s Mar 30, 2017 17:16:40 GMT

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10. "Glass & Patron" - FKA twigs

9. "Hate or Glory" - Gesaffelstein

8. "Pursuit" - Gesaffelstein

7. "JoHn Muir" ScHoolboy Q

6. "Telephone" - Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé

5. Where Are Ü Now - Jack Ü & Justin Bieber

4. "We Found Love" - Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris

3. "Alright" - Kendrick Lamar

2. "Formation" - Beyoncé

and my favorite music video of the 2010's is...

SPOILER: Click to show

"Alejandro" by Lady Gaga
An epic, hypersexual, gaudy ode to leather-clad homoeroticism. It's one of the most "out there" videos Gaga has ever produced, combining irreverent religious imagery with S&M-themed militant sexuality, and it's worth every second of the nearly nine-minute running time.

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My top 50 music videos of the 2010s Mar 30, 2017 17:28:27 GMT

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Final tally:
Lady Gaga: 5 videos - 2 honorable mentions
Beyoncé: 5 videos - 1 feature
Rihanna: 2 videos - 1 honorable mention
Lana Del Rey: 2 videos - 1 honorable mention
Gesaffelstein: 2 videos
Adele: 2 videos
David Bowie: 2 videos
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: 2 videos
Kendrick Lamar: 1 video - 2 features
Arcade Fire: 1 video - 1 honorable mention
Taylor Swift: 1 video - 1 honorable mention

I'll do my favorite singles in a month or two.

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My top 50 music videos of the 2010s Mar 30, 2017 17:51:01 GMT

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Will definitely have to check out a lot of these, I love music videos when they're not just people sitting around dancing or singing (unless of course the dance choreography is worthwhile, i.e. Michael Jackson's videos). They're like awesome little short films when done right. Still need to check out Beyonce's and Frank Ocean's album videos, but thanks for the list.

I'm surprised by the lack of Kanye West - at least for his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album. I think that's one of the greatest music videos ever.

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My top 50 music videos of the 2010s Mar 30, 2017 19:06:46 GMT

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Mar 30, 2017 17:51:01 GMT idioticbunny said:

They're like awesome little short films when done right.

Exactly. I love music videos that are unique and striking, that's why I love Gaga so much. There's only a couple videos in there that are straight-up performance videos. They really have to have strong editing, visually arresting cinematography, and good choreography for me to get engaged. HAIM's video for "If I Could Change Your Mind" only made the list because I love its effortlessly cool retro 80s feel.

Mar 30, 2017 17:51:01 GMT idioticbunny said:

I'm surprised by the lack of Kanye West - at least for his My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album. I think that's one of the greatest music videos ever.

Which ones are your favorites? I saw a few of his videos a couple years ago but none of the ones from MBDTF stood out to me, but maybe I need to see them again. "No Church in the Wild" is the only one from him that I really loved, for the political undertones and gorgeous cinematography.

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Shim New Member Posts: 134 Likes: 32	My top 50 music videos of the 2010s Apr 5, 2017 13:24:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Shim on Apr 5, 2017 13:24:42 GMT Mar 30, 2017 15:24:58 GMT Tommen_Saperstein said: 41. Pedestrian at Best - Courtney Barnett Thoughts on Danny Brown's Ain't It Funny?
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Tommen_Saperstein Legend Posts: 17,217 Likes: 11,457 Member is Online	My top 50 music videos of the 2010s Apr 5, 2017 19:45:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Apr 5, 2017 19:45:19 GMT @Shim I loved it!