It would be somwhat valid — lazy, but valid — to just say that the 17 new Beyonce videos were the best of December, even if for no other reason than the magnitude of it all. It would also be valid to say that the Beyonce release in toto actually diminishes each individual clip, robbing each of its potential impact.
Most lyric videos are merely cheap and self-serving placeholders until the real clip arrives. This lyric video is certainly cheap — "roughly $0" according to Moby — but it serves a greater purpose than most: Every animal featured in it is up for adoption via Best Friends Animal Society Los Angeles.
So, even if you don't use this to learn the lyrics, at least you can learn about a few of the thousand animals that could use a home.
This year we grappled with over 2,100 music videos in over 3,000 posts. That's a lot of videos.
Of those, I especially highlighted over 300 videos via our Best Of The Month lists.
Whittling all this down to a Top 30 list was a hard task, but here it is. This is the 1% of music videos.
They're presented in two groupings: A top 15 and then a "bonus list" of 15 more great videos... All presented in one big playlist. I recommend you hit each individual video though, especially for the interactive videos, so you get the full context.
We'll be pulling out more data and lists from my Best Of 2013 archives through the New Year. Plus, the Best Videos of December, and other updates to the site. So, be sure to come on back when you get bored with your new Furby or whatever you get for Christmas.