
From low-budget bedroom shoots to full cinematic productions, music videos have become an art form in their own right. These five landmark videos changed how we see β not just hear β a song.
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Thriller β Michael Jackson
Directed by John Landis in 1983, Thriller turned a pop video into a genuine cultural event. Its zombie choreography and horror-film ambition set a standard that most videos still can't touch.

Sledgehammer β Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel's 1986 visual feast used Aardman-style animation, claymation, and pixilation in ways no one had seen before. It remains the most-played video in BBC history for very good reason.

Bitter Sweet Symphony β The Verve
Richard Ashcroft striding through a Hoxton street without breaking for anyone is one of British music's most enduring images. The simplicity is the genius β and that string loop doesn't hurt either.

Formation β BeyoncΓ©
Released the day before her 2016 Super Bowl performance, Formation blended Black Southern culture, Hurricane Katrina imagery, and raw power into something that demanded to be discussed. It was art wearing a pop song's clothes.

Road to Hell β Chris Rea
Chris Rea driving through a grey motorway landscape in 1989 shouldn't work as compelling viewing β and yet it absolutely does. It captures a very particular British mood of frustration and quiet dread that has aged remarkably well.
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