MTV's Top 100 Videos Of 1990

[galvanize]

And a disclaimer: I apologize for the upcoming format you'll see but what a great list nonetheless!

100 Phil Collins
"Hang In Long Enough"
...But Seriously
Atlantic Records [CC]


99 Public Enemy
"911 (Is A Joke)"
Fear Of A Black Planet
Columbia/Def Jam Records


98 Living Colour
"Type (Everything Is Possible)"
Time's Up
Epic Records [CC]


97 Bruce Hornsby & The Range
"Across The River"
A Night On The Town
RCA Records [CC]


97 Sinead O'Connor
"The Emporor's New Clothes"
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Ensign/Chrysalis Records


96 Taylor Dayne
"Ever Beat Of My Heart"
Can't Fight Fate
Arista Records


95 Iggy Pop (Featuring Kate Pierson)
"Candy"
Brick By Brick
Virgin Records


94 Cheap Trick
"Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love"
Busted
Epic Records


93 Johnny Gill
"Rub You The Right Way"
Johnny Gill
Motown Records
(Club MTV Performance)


92 Joan Jett
"Dirty Deeds"
The Hit List
Blackheart/Epic Records


91 Midnight Oil
"Blue Sky Mine"
Blue Sky Mining
Columbia Records


90 ZZ Top
"Double Back"
From the Motion Picture Back To The Future III
Warner Bros. Records/Universal Pictures


89 The Time
"Jerk Out"
Pandemonium
Reprise/Paisley Park Records


88 Robert Plant
"Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes On You)"
Manic Nirvana
Es Paranza/Atlantic Records


86 Eric Clapton
"Pretending"
Journeyman
Reprise Records


85 Queensryche
"Empire"
Empire
EMI


84 Nelson
"After The Rain"
After The Rain
DGC Records


83 Lou Gramm
"Just Between You And Me"
Long Hard Look
Atlantic Records


82 Tesla
"Love Song"
The Great Radio Controversy
Geffen Records


81 DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega
"Tom's Diner"
JAM HARDER: A&M Underground Dance Compilation
A&M Records


80 Rolling Stones
"Rock And A Hard Place"
Steel Wheels
Rolling Stones/Columbia Records [CC]


79 Daryl Hall John Oates
"So Close"
Change Of Season
Arista Records


78 Michael Penn
"No Myth"
March
RCA Records


77 D-Mob
"C'Mon Get My Love"
A Little Bit Of This A Little Bit Of That
FBR/PolyGram Records


76 Alias
"More Than Words Can Say"
Alias
EMI


75 Janet Jackson
"Rhythm Nation"
Janet Jackon's Rhythm Nation 1814
A&M Records/A&M Home Video [CC]


74 Billy Idol
"L.A. Woman"
Charmed Life
Chrysalis Records


73 Winger
"Can't Get Enuff"
In The Heart Of The Young
Atlantic Records
In The Heart Of The Young
A*Vision Entertainment [CC]


72 Digital Underground
"The Humpty Dance"
Sex Packets
Tommy Boy Records


71 Richard Marx
"Too Late To Say Goodbye"
Repeat Offender
EMI


70 Concrete Blonde
"Joey"
Bloodletting
I.R.S. Records


69 Bad English
"Price Of Love"
Bad English
Epic Records


68 Whitney Houston
"I'm Your Baby Tonight"
I'm Your Baby Tonight
Arista Records


67 The Black Crowes
"Hard To Handle Now"
Shake Your Money Maker
Def American/Geffen Records


66 Maxi Priest
"Close To You"
Bona Fide
Charisma Records


65 Phil Collins
"Do You Remember"
...But Seriously
Atlantic Records


64 Technotronic
"Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)"
Pump Up The Jam
SBK Records


63 Don Henley
"The Heart Of The Matter"
The End Of The Innocence
Geffen Records


62 Paula Abdul
"Knocked Out"
Shut Up An Dance (The Dance Mixes)
Virgin Records


61 M.C. Hammer
"Have You Seen Her"
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
Capitol Records


60 Wilson Phillips
"Impulsive"
Wilson Phillips
SBK Records


59 Deee-lite
"Groove Is In The Heart"
World Clique
Elektra Records [CC]


58 Warrant
"Cherry Pie"
Cherry Pie
Columbia Records


57 New Kids On The Block
"Step By Step"
Step By Step
Columbia Records/CMV Home Video


56 Janet Jackson
"Come Back To Me"
Janet Jackon's Rhythm Nation 1814
A&M Records [CC]


55 Motley Crue
"Kickstart My Heart"
Dr. Feelgood
Elektra Records


54 UB40
"The Way You Do The Things You Do"
Labour Of Love II
Virgin Records


53 Madonna
"Oh Father"
Like a Prayer
Sire/Warner Bros. Records


52 Billy Joel
"I Go To Extremes"
Storm Front
Columbia Records


51 Heart
"Stranded"
Brigade
Capitol Records


50 Technotronic featuring Felly
"Pump Up The Jam"
SBK Records


49 Damn Yankees
"High Enough"
Damn Yankees
Warner Bros. Records


48 Depeche Mode
"Policy Of Truth"
Violator
Sire Records


47 Kiss
"Forever"
Hot In The Shade
Mercury/PolyGram Records


46 Roxette
"Dangerous"
Look Sharp
From EMI Video Look Sharp Live!
EMI [CC]


45 Tom Petty
"Free Fallin'"
Full Moon Fever
MCA Records


44 Alannah Myles
"Black Velvet"
Alannah Myles
Atlantic Records


43 Janet Jackson
"Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
Janet Jackon's Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson - The Rhythm Nation Compilation
A&M Records/A&M Home Video [CC]


42 Winger
"Miles Away"
In The Heart Of The Young
Atlantic Records
In The Heart Of the Young
A*Vision Entertainment [CC]


41 George Michael
"Freedom"
Listen Without Prejudice Volume 1
Columbia Records


40 Warrant
"Sometimes She Cries"
Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
Columbia Records


39 Snap
"The Power"
The Power
Arista Records


38 Wilson Phillips
"Release Me"
Wilson Phillips
SBK Records


37 INXS
"Suicide Blonde"
X
Atlantic Records [CC]


36 Phil Collins
"I Wish It Would Rain Down"
...But Seriously
Atlantic Records


35 Jon Bon Jovi
"Miracle"
Blaze Of Glory/Young Guns II Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Mercury/PolyGram Records/20th Century Fox


34 Bell Biv DeVoe
"Do Me"
Poison
MCA Records


33 Rod Stewart
"Downtown Train"
Storyteller
The Complete Anthology: 1964-1990
Warner Bros. Records


32 Janet Jackson
"Alright"
Janet Jackon's Rhythm Nation 1814
A&M Records


31 Motley Crue
"Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
Dr. Feelgood
Elektra Records [CC]


30 Depeche Mode
"Enjoy The Silence"
Violator
Sire/Reprise Records


29 Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown
"She Ain't Worth It"
Glenn Medeiros
Amherst/MCA Records


28 Aerosmith
"The Other Side"
Pump
Geffen Records


27 Jane Child
"Don't Want To Fall In Love"
Jane Child
Warner Bros. Records


26 Heart
"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You"
Brigade
Capitol Records


25 Poison
"Unskinny Bop"
Flesh & Blood
Enigma Records
Capitol [CC]


24 Phil Collins
"Something Happened On The Way To Heaven"
...But Seriously
Atlantic Records [CC]


23 M.C. Hammer
"Pray (Jam The Hammer Mix)"
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
Capitol Records [CC]


22 Roxette
"It Must Have Been Love"
Pretty Woman Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
EMI/Touchstone Pictures


21 Motley Crue
"Without You"
Dr. Feelgood
Elektra Records


20 Bell Biv DeVoe
"Poison"
Poison
MCA Records


19 Aerosmith
"What It Take (the recording of)"
Pump
Geffen Records


18 Janet Jackson
"Black Cat"
Janet Jackon's Rhythm Nation 1814
A&M Records [CC]


17 Slaughter
"Fly To The Angels"
Stick It To Ya
Chrysalis Records


16 B-52's
"Roam"
Cosmic Thing
Reprise Records


15 Faith No More
"Epic"
The Real Thing
Slash/Reprise Records


14 Nelson
"Love And Affection"
After The Rain
DGC Records


13 Skid Row
"I Remember You"
Skid Row
Atlantic Records/The Underground Inc.


12 Wilson Phillips
"Hold On"
Wilson Phillips
SBK Records


11 Poison
"Something To Believe In"
Flesh & Blood
Enigma/Capitol Records


10 Motley Crue
"Don't Go Away Mad... (Just Go Away)"
Dr. Feelgood
Elektra Records [CC]


9 Janet Jackson
"Escapade"
Janet Jackon's Rhythm Nation 1814
A&M Records [CC]


8 Jon Bon Jovi
"Blaze Of Glory"
Blaze Of Glory/Young Guns II Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Mercury/PolyGram Records/20th Century Fox


7 Vanilla Ice
"Ice Ice Baby"
To The Extreme
SBK Records


6 Sinead O'Connor
"Nothing Compares 2 U"
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Ensign/Chrysalis Records


5 Paula Abdul featuring MC Skat Cat
"Opposites Attract"
Forever Your Girl
Virgin Records [CC]


4 Aerosmith
"Janie's Got A Gun"
Pump
Geffen Records


3 Madonna
"Vogue"
I'm Breathless/Music From And Inspired By The Film Dick Tracy
Sire Records


2 Billy Idol
"Cradle Of Love"
Charmed Life
Chrysalis Records
Ford Fairlane Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Elektra Records/20th Century Fox


1 M.C. Hammer
"U Can't Touch This"
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
Capitol Records

[areyoureadytojump]

Vogue!!

[galvanize]

areyoureadytojump said:

Vogue!!

And back when MTV did a "Top 100 Videos Of All Time" back in 1990, "VOGUE" was placed at #1!

I don't have the whole top 100, but here's the top 15 that were shown:

MTV's Top 100 Videos Of All Time (Shown back In Sept. 1990, 17 years ago!):

15) Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer)
14) Beat It (Michael Jackson)
13) Born in the USA (Bruce Springstein)
12) I Want Your Sex (George Michael)
11) I Need You Tonight/Mediate (INXS)
10) Opposites Attract (Paula Abdul)
9) Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns and Roses)
8) Legs (ZZ Top)
7) Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi)
6) U Can't Touch This (MC Hammer)
5) Pour Some Sugar on Me (Def Leppard)
4) Money For Nothing (Dire Straits)
3) Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel)
2) Thriller (Michael Jackson)
1) Vogue (Madonna)

Eventually in the final 1999 version, "Vogue" placed at #2. Still amazing!

[banet2001]

It is surprising to see that many good songs on the list. There was quite a bit of variety from hip hop/R&B, pure pop, classic rock artists, alternative, hot AC and electonica/dance. It is far more variety than MTV would come up with for a 2007 list.

There is a bit too much hair metal for my taste, but that was what was popular at the moment.

[cartman2002]

Do you have #87 on the list?

[galvanize]

cartman2002 said:

Do you have #87 on the list?

En Vogue's classic "Hold On".

[cartman2002]

thanks, because you didn't post that tune on the list you have up there.

[unicorns]

galvanize said:

100 Phil Collins
"Hang In Long Enough"
96 Taylor Dayne
"Ever Beat Of My Heart"
93 Johnny Gill
"Rub You The Right Way"
79 Daryl Hall John Oates
"So Close"
86 En Vogue
"Hold On"
77 D-Mob
"C'Mon Get My Love"
76 Alias
"More Than Words Can Say"
75 Janet Jackson
"Rhythm Nation"
70 Concrete Blonde
"Joey"
68 Whitney Houston
"I'm Your Baby Tonight"
67 The Black Crowes
"Hard To Handle Now"
66 Maxi Priest
"Close To You"
65 Phil Collins
"Do You Remember"
64 Technotronic
"Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)"
63 Don Henley
"The Heart Of The Matter"
62 Paula Abdul
"Knocked Out"
60 Wilson Phillips
"Impulsive"
56 Janet Jackson
"Come Back To Me"
55 Motley Crue
"Kickstart My Heart"
53 Madonna
"Oh Father"
52 Billy Joel
"I Go To Extremes"
50 Technotronic featuring Felly
"Pump Up The Jam"
49 Damn Yankees
"High Enough"
46 Roxette
"Dangerous"
45 Tom Petty
"Free Fallin'"
44 Alannah Myles
"Black Velvet"
43 Janet Jackson
"Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
39 Snap
"The Power"
38 Wilson Phillips
"Release Me"
37 INXS
"Suicide Blonde"
36 Phil Collins
"I Wish It Would Rain Down"
35 Jon Bon Jovi
"Miracle"
34 Bell Biv DeVoe
"Do Me"
33 Rod Stewart
"Downtown Train"
30 Depeche Mode
"Enjoy The Silence"
29 Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown
"She Ain't Worth It"
28 Aerosmith
"The Other Side"
27 Jane Child
"Don't Want To Fall In Love"
25 Poison
"Unskinny Bop"
24 Phil Collins
"Something Happened On The Way To Heaven"
22 Roxette
"It Must Have Been Love"
21 Motley Crue
"Without You"
20 Bell Biv DeVoe
"Poison"
19 Aerosmith
"What It Take (the recording of)"
18 Janet Jackson
"Black Cat"
15 Faith No More
"Epic"
14 Nelson
"Love And Affection"
12 Wilson Phillips
"Hold On"
10 Motley Crue
"Don't Go Away Mad... (Just Go Away)"
9 Janet Jackson
"Escapade"
5 Paula Abdul featuring MC Skat Cat
"Opposites Attract"
4 Aerosmith
"Janie's Got A Gun"
3 Madonna
"Vogue"
2 Billy Idol
"Cradle Of Love"
1 M.C. Hammer
"U Can't Touch This"

92 Joan Jett
"Dirty Deeds"
83 Lou Gramm
"Just Between You And Me"
58 Warrant
"Cherry Pie"
51 Heart
"Stranded"
26 Heart
"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You"
13 Skid Row
"I Remember You"
8 Jon Bon Jovi
"Blaze Of Glory"
7 Vanilla Ice
"Ice Ice Baby"

[jimmy74747]

Let me just say the quality of pop music has dcreased quite a bit over the last 17 years. Some amazing songs on this list

[johnnywest]

I noticed that most of the songs in the 90s never made Casey's Top 40 nor AT40.