MTV's Year End Countdowns: 10 & 20 years ago...

[galvanize]

I apologize for the inconsistency of the 1988 chart, but that's all I have. Obviously, this topic is to further showcase the pedicular disintegration of the MTV Networks as a channel over the past 7 years.

MTV's Top 100 of 1988 (12/31/88 Kevin Seal Hosts)

84. Belinda Carlise - Circle in the Sand
83. Pet Shop Boys/Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done to Deserve This?
82. Icehouse - Electric Blue



64. Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
63. George Michael - Monkey
62. John Cougar
61. Heart - There's the Girl
60. Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
59. Huey Lewis and the News - Perfect World
58. Paul Carrack - Don't Shed a Tear
57. Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
56. Poison - Fallen Angel
55. Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
54. Whitesnake - Give Me All Your Love
53. Chicago - Look Away
52. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
51. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
50. Sting -Be Still My Beating Heart
49. Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
48. Foreigner - Say You Will


29. George Michael - One More Try
28. Joan Jett - I Hate Myself for Loving You

5. Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror
4. Aerosmith - Rag Doll
3. INXS - Need You Tonight/Mediate
2. Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me
1. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O'Mine

MTV's Top 100 Videos Of 1998:

1. The Boy Is Mine -- Brandy & Monica
2. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing -- AeroSmith
3. Are You That Somebody -- Aaliyah
4. I'll Never Break Your Heart -- BackStreet Boys
5. Iris -- Goo Goo Dolls
6. Gettin' Jiggy With It -- Will Smith
7. Tearin' Up My Heart -- N Sync
8. Intergalactic -- Beastie Boys
9. My Heart Will Go On -- Celine Dion
10. All My Life -- K-Ci
11. Ghetto Supasta -- Pras
12. Time of Your Life -- GreenDay
13. Doo Wop (That Thing) -- Lauran Hill
14. Can I Get A ... -- Jay Z
15. Got the Life -- Korn midi
16. Just the Two Of Us -- Will Smith
17. Ray of Light -- Madonna
18. One Week -- Bare Naked Ladies
19. The Dope Show -- Marilyn Manson
20. Everybody -- Backstreet Boys
21. Torn -- Natalie Imbruglia
22. Father of Mine -- Everclear
23. Hard Knock Life -- Jay Z
24. The First Night -- Monica
25. Too Close -- Next
26. Real World -- MatchBox 20
27. My Way -- Usher
28. Still Not A Player -- Big Punisher
29. Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) -- Offspring
30. Together Again -- Janet Jackson
31. I Want You Back -- N Sync
32. Closing Time -- SemiSonic
33. My All -- Mariah Carey
34. Miami -- Will Smith
35. Thank U -- Alanis Morissette
36. Gone 'Til November -- Wyclef Jean
37. The Way -- FastBall
38. Make 'Em Say Ugh -- Master P
39. Truly Madly Deeply -- Savage Garden
40. FlagPole Sitta -- Harvey Danger
41. Victory -- Puff Daddy
42. You're Still the One -- Shania Twain
43. Go Deep -- Janet Jackson
44. Jumper -- Third Eye Blind
45. As Long As You Love Me -- Backstreet Boys
46. Movin' On -- Mya
47. Celebrity Skin -- Hole
48. Anytime -- Brian McKnight
49. How's It Goin' Down -- DMX
50. Inside Out -- Eve 6
51. Hands -- Jewel
52. Judgement Day -- Method Man
53. Have You Ever? -- Brandy
54. Weird -- Hanson
55. Deja Vu -- Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz
56. Save Tonight -- Eagle Eye Cherry
57. Faith -- Limp Bizkit
58. Money Ain't A Thing -- Jay Z & JD
59. Do the Evolution -- Pearl Jam
60. How Deep Is Your Love -- Dru Hill
61. Come With Me (Kashmir) -- Puffy & Page
62. Never Ever -- All Saints
63. Stay -- Dave Mathews Band
64. Take Me There -- Mya & BlackStreet
65. Jump, Jive, and Wail -- Brian Setzer Orch.
66. Nice and Slow -- Usher
67. Zoot Suit Riot -- Cherry Poppin' Daddies
68. Power of Goodbye -- Madonna
69. Unforgiven II -- Metallica
70. Lullaby -- Shawn Mullins
71. All I Have To Give -- Backstreet Boys
72. Fly Away -- Lenny Kravitz
73. Sex and Candy -- Marcy's Playground
74. Du Hast -- Rammstein
75. Top of the World -- Brandy
76. My Favorite Mistake -- Sheryl Crow
77. It's All About Me -- Mya
78. Heroes (Godzilla) -- WallFlowers
79. Sweetheart -- Mariah Carey & JD
80. Push It -- Garbage
81. Back 2 Good -- MatchBox 20
82. Because Of You -- 98 Degrees
83. Be Careful -- Sparkle
84. Ruff Ryders Anthem -- DMX
85. When You Believe -- Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey
86. Don't Drink the Water -- Dave Mathews Band
87. When the Lights Go Out -- Five
88. Frozen -- Madonna
89. What It's Like -- Everlast
90. Brick (6am) -- Ben Folds 5
91. How Do I Deal -- Jennifer Love Hewitt
92. Touch It -- Monicafa
93. Dragula -- Rob Zombie
94. Redundant -- Green Day
95. A Little More Time On You -- N Sync
96. Turn the Page -- Metallica
97. I Will Buy You A New Life -- Everclear
98. Too Much -- Spice Girls
99. I Get Lonely -- Janet Jackson
100. Kenny's Dead -- Master P

[Glove Slap]

Some good ones there.

Neat that Aerosmith are in the top 5 both times despite the 10 year gap.

[oscillations.]

Garbage's "Push It" is hands down the best video of 1998 ever.

[jazklash]

Dec 27, 2008 12:04:34 GMT -5 @galvanize said:

Obviously, this topic is to further showcase the pedicular disintegration of the MTV Networks as a channel over the past 7 years.

Yes. But don't blame the music for it. After all, how can you blame something that has been progressively fazed out over time?...

[LordEctar]

Dec 27, 2008 12:04:34 GMT -5 @galvanize said:

I apologize for the inconsistency of the 1988 chart, but that's all I have. Obviously, this topic is to further showcase the pedicular disintegration of the MTV Networks as a channel over the past 7 years.

If people were not watching The Hills, etc., they'd stop airing it. Be glad they at least have F'NMTV ;)

[johnm1120]

Oh back when MTV played more than 100 videos in a year.

Oh back when Celine got MTV play.

[johnnywest]

I prefer the 1998 list. But there are still some sings I'm not familiar with, such as #19, 38, 46, 49, 52, 55, 57-61, 69, 74, and a lot more toward the bottom.

[brady47]

I loved the music video for Torn. She looked so classy in just boy clothes, so different to what's portrayed in music videos now.

[H.]

I like the 1998 list better, but I love both.

[Deleted]

I would've killed to see the "original" concept for SCOM that Axl wanted

[MindCrime]

1988

1. Guns N Roses- Sweet Child O’ Mine
2. Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
3. INXS - Need You Tonight/Mediate
4. Aerosmith - Rag Doll
5. Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
6. Escape Club - Wild Wild West
7. Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
8. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
9. Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible
10. George Michael - Father Figure
11. Steve Winwood - Roll With It
12. Whitney Houston - So Emotional
13. U2 - Desire
14. Brice Springsteen - Tunnel Of Love
15. Cheap Trick - The Flame
16. Def Leppard - Love Bites
17. INXS- New Sensation
18. Van Halen - When It’s Love
19. Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
20. Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
21. Guns N Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
22. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don’t Understand
23. UB40 - Red Red Wine
24. Billy Ocean - Get Out Of My Dreams, Get Into My Car
25. Elton John - I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
26. Aerosmith - Angel
27. Rod Stewart - Lost In You
28. Joan Jett - I Hate Myself For Loving You
29. George Michael - One More Try
30. Def Leppard - Hysteria
31. Foreigner - Say You Will
32. Bangles - Hazy Shade Of Winter
33. Cinderella - Don’t Know What You Got Til It’s Gone
34. Cheap Trick - Don’t Be Cruel
35. INXS- Devil Inside
36. Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
37. Richard Marx - Hold On To The Nights
38. Poison - Nothing But A Good Time
39. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
40. Hall & Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires
41. David Lee Roth - Just Like Paradise
42. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
43. Information Society - Pure Energy (What’s On Your Mind)
44. Terence Trent D’Arby - Wishing Well
45. Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind Of Love
46. Eddie Money - Walk On Water
47. Robert Plant - Tall Cool One
48. George Michael - Faith
49. Duran Duran - I Don’t Want Your Love
50. Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart
51. Bobby McFerrin - Don’t Worry Be Happy
52. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
53. Chicago - Look Away
54. Whitesnake - Gimme All Your Love Tonight
55. Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
56. Poison - Fallen Angel
57. Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
58. Paul Carrack - Don’t Shed A Tear
59. Huey Lewis & The News - Perfect World
60. Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
61. Heart - There’s The Girl
62. John Cougar Mel encamp - Check It Out
63. George Michael - Monkey
64. Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
65. Europe - Superstitious
66. Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights
67. Prince - Alphabet Street
68. Rod Stewart - Forever Young
69. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
70. Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue
71. Terence Trent D’Arby- Sign Your Name
72. Kenny Loggins - Nobody’s Fool
73. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
74. Steve Winwood - Don’t You Know What The Night Can Do
75. Jody Watley - Some Kind Of Lover
76. Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
77. Foreigner - I Don’t Wanna Live Without You
78. Pat Benatar - All Fired Up
79. OMD - Dreaming
80. Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
81. Van Halen - Finish What Ya Started
82. Icehouse - Electric Blue
83. Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This
84. Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand
85. The Fat Boys with Chubby Checker - The Twist
86. Henry Lee Summer - I Wish I Had A Girl
87. Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion
88. Michael Bolton - Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay
89. Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care
90. Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac
91. Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes
92. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
93. Cher - I Found Someone
94. Michael Jackson - Another Part Of Me
95. Bangles - In Your Room
96. Glen Frey - True Love
97. Rick Astley - Together Forever
98. Vixen - Edge Of A Broken Heart
99. Crowded House - Better Be Home Soon
100. Keith Richards - Take It So Hard

[jenglisbe]

Dec 27, 2008 12:04:34 GMT -5 galvanize said:

MTV's Top 100 of 1988 (12/31/88 Kevin Seal Hosts)

84. Belinda Carlise - Circle in the Sand
64. Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak

God yes!

MTV's Top 100 Videos Of 1998:
79. Sweetheart -- Mariah Carey & JD

I forgot this got play on MTV. I think it even made TRL.