20. Panic! at the Disco, “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”
19. Britney Spears, “Piece of Me”
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Awarding Britney Spears with the Video Of The Year award for a total garbagesauce production like “Piece Of Me” is the equivalent of a those mushy moments at the Academy Awards when very old people who have never won an Oscar receive a Lifetime Achievement Award for their body of work. Britney had never won the big prize at the VMAs until “Piece Of Me,” which is really a shame considering we could rattle off about a dozen of her videos off the tops of our heads that are more memorable than this one.
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18. Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and P!nk, “Lady Marmalade”
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Who gets the lion’s share of the blame for this disaster? It’s a toss-up between director Baz Luhrmann (who commissioned the track for his otherwise awesome film Moulin Rouge!) and Missy Elliott, the song’s producer. This video featured tons of 2001 firepower, but it has not aged well, especially when you consider it beat out the far more deserving likes of Missy’s own “Get Ur Freak On”, Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon Of Choice” and U2′s “Beautiful Day.”
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17. Green Day, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”
16. Eminem, “The Real Slim Shady”
15. Eminem, “Without Me”
14. Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z), “Umbrella”
13. OutKast, “Hey Ya!”
12. The Smashing Pumpkins, “Tonight, Tonight”
11. Lauryn Hill, “Doo Wop (That Thing)”
10. Katy Perry, “Firework”
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While only time will tell how long Katy Perry’s reign as a pop queen will last, her collaboration with esteemed director Dave Meyers is one for the ages. Its overtly empowering message will ensure airplay for years and years to come, but as far as the video is confirmed, who is ever going to forget this image? NO ONE, that’s who!
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09. Madonna, “Ray of Light”
08. Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris), “We Found Love”
07. Aerosmith, “Cryin’”
06. Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
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Pop music fans are extremely fickle by nature, and as we’re sitting here in 2013, it appears as if the worm MAY have turned for Lady Gaga. Though we’re in no way, shape or form closing the book on Gaga, it’s hard to imagine her ever topping the video for “Bad Romance.” It’s filled with signature images, one that have appeared in both our dreams AND nightmares. 527 million view on YouTube and counting!
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05. Missy Elliott, “Work It”
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We would argue that Missy’s collaboration on “The Rain” with Hype Williams is her most memorable video, but “Work It” is the one that scored her a VMA for Video of the Year in 2003. This video, directed by Dave Meyers (see also: Katy Perry’s “Firework”), features a slew of arresting visuals, and also pays tribute to both Aaliyah and Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, both of whom had recently passed when this video was shot.
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04. Jamiroquai, “Virtual Insanity”
03. Pearl Jam, “Jeremy”
02. TLC, “Waterfalls”
01. Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
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Kanye was right! “Single Ladies” IS one of the best videos of all-time and, in our estimation, the most timeless of all the Video Of The Year winners of the last 20 years. The set-up could not be more simple: Filmed on a plain set with no props to speak of, this black-and-white video shows Bey (alongside two anonymous counterparts) wearing simple costumes—leotards, essentially—and dancing their ASSES off. The choreography was instantly iconic (and parodied by SNL), the song is hot like fire, and damn if we still don’t see women (and guys!) doing the Single Ladies dance at weddings today.
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But at the same time so true 
