The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos
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Thirty years ago, on Aug. 1, 1981, MTV began to beam a budding art form — the music video — into homes across the U.S. TIME takes a look back at the most memorable clips from three decades' worth of music television


The 1980s:
* Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime" (1980)
* Michael Jackson, "Thriller" (1984)
* Godley and Crème, "Cry" (1985)
* a-ha, "Take on Me" (1985)
* Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985)
* Run-DMC, "Walk This Way" (1986)
* Peter Gabriel, "Sledgehammer" (1986)
* Madonna, "Express Yourself" (1989)

The 1990s:
* Sinéad O'Connor, "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990)
* Nirvana, "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993)
* nine inch nails, "Closer" (1994)
* Beastie Boys, "Sabotage" (1994)
* Weezer, "Buddy Holly" (1994)
* Jamiroquai, "Virtual Insanity" (1997)
* Missy Elliott, "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (1997)
* Pulp, "This Is Hardcore" (1998)
* Blur, "Coffee & TV" (1999)
* Björk, "All Is Full of Love" (1999)
* The Chemical Brothers, "Let Forever Be" (1999)
* Fatboy Slim, "Praise You" (1999)

The 2000s:
* D'Angelo, "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)" (2000)
* Fatboy Slim, "Weapon of Choice" (2001)
* Johnny Cash, "Hurt" (2003)
* The White Stripes, "The Hardest Button to Button" (2004)
* OK Go, "Here It Goes Again" (2006)
* Gnarls Barkley, "Going On" (2008)
* Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2008)
* Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance" (2009)
* Kanye West, "Runaway" (2010)
* Arcade Fire, "We Used to Wait/The Wilderness Downtown" (2010)

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The 1980s

Talking Heads, 'Once in a Lifetime' (1980)
By Josh Sanburn Thursday, July 28, 2011