Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" voted best video of 2000s
Three weeks ago, in anticipation of MTV's 30th birthday today (Aug. 1), we asked our readers to celebrate three decades of music television by voting on the best videos of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, each week in a separate poll. Now, we are proud to present the top ten of the 2000s, as voted by you, the Billboard.com readers.
10. "Get Ur Freak On"
Missy Elliott (2001)
9. "Californication"
Red Hot Chili Peppers (2000)
8. "Firework"
Katy Perry (2010)
7. "The Real Slim Shady"
Eminem (2000)
6. "Disturbia"
Rihanna (2008)
5. "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Beyonce (2008)
The power of the Jake Nava-directed "Single Ladies" video lies in its simplicity: Three identical dancers, clad in leotards and heels, effortlessly present some of the best choreography of the decade. The 2008 black and white clip has inspired parodies from Justin Timberlake and Joe Jonas, and elicited an infamously intense reaction from Kanye West at the 2009 VMAs, where "Single Ladies" won Video of the Year.
4. "You Rock My World"
Michael Jackson (2001)
Drinking, smoking, gambling, fighting and women: the King of Pop covers all the vices in his 2001, Paul Hunter-directed short film for "You Rock My World." But we all know Jackson is a dancer, not a fighter. In a clip that was his last big video moment before his untimely death, Chris Tucker assists as MJ's sidekick while Marlon Brando plays the boss of the bad guys.
3. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Panic! At The Disco (2006)
A wedding, a circus, and a ****-ton of glitter and facepaint: It was a bold first look for Panic! At the Disco. Carnie infidelity led the Shane Drake-directed clip to win Video of the Year at the 2006 VMAs. Five years and personnel (and punctuation) changes later, Panic! At the Disco still have a flair for the super dramatic in their videos.
2. "Toxic"
Britney Spears (2004)
In 2004's Joseph Kahn-directed "Toxic" video, Britney Spears proved that she comes in every flavor: futuristic stewardess, fiery "Alias"-esque agent, and brunette super-heroine. But the one role that stays constant through the dance-heavy clip: Sultry maneater.
1. "Bad Romance"
Lady Gaga (2009)
Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" video, as elaborate a plotline as it had, was just the appetizer to her cinematic climax of 2009's "Bad Romance," which won Video of the Year at the 2010 VMAs. As an android queen with an evil streak in the Francis Lawrence-directed clip, Gaga struts around a Balkan bathhouse in Alexander McQueen couture, asserting her "free bitch"-ness in the end.
I think almost everyone would agree that Bad romance is indeed the best video of the decade. but I think single ladies should be higher, the vid is genius
