By Steven Gottlieb on December 23, 2016 @ 6:37am PST |
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Whittling down a year's worth of music videos to a Top 10 is one of my least favorite things, but such are the responsibilities with Video Static.
Here's my Top Ten. And, since I'm allowed to break the rules, I also included 30 more videos worth a watch for one reason or another. (And, I'll remind you that the monthly Best Of list is guaranteed* good viewing.)
2016 Best Videos Of The Year - Top 10
- OK Go "The One Moment" (Damian Kulash, dir.)
- The Avalanches "The Was" (Chris Hopkins, Al Smithee, dir.)
- Jamie XX "Gosh" (Romain Gavras, dir.)
- Coldplay "Up & Up" (Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia, dir.)
- Michael Kiwanuka "Black Man In A White World" (Hiro Murai, dir.)
- Leon Bridges "River" (Miles Jay, dir.)
- Stylo G x Jacob Plant "Bike Engine" (Keith Schofield, dir.)
- Beyonce "Formation" (Melina Matsoukas, dir.)
- The Weeknd "False Alarm [NSFW]" (Ilya Naishuller, dir.)
- DJ Shadow f/ Run The Jewels "Nobody Speak" (Sam Pilling, dir.)
2016 Best Videos Continued (in alphaberical order)
- 3OH!3 "Mad at You" (Isaac Ravishankara, dir.)
- Aesop Rock "Rings" (Rob Shaw, dir.)
- Baauer "Day Ones" (Hiro Murai, dir.)
- Bastille "Blame" (Elliott Sellers, dir.)
- Clams Casino "All Nite" (Ryan Staake, dir.)
- David Bowie "Lazarus" (Johan Renck, dir.)
- Fergie "M.I.L.F. $" (Colin Tilley, dir.)
- Kanye West "Fade" (Kanye West, Eli Linnetz, dir.)
- Kanye West "Famous" (NSFW)
- Kari Faux "Fantasy" (Carlos Lopez Estrada, dir.)
- Lyrical School "Run And Run"
- Massive Attack x Young Fathers "Voodoo In My Blood" (Ringan Ledwidge, dir.)
- Miike Snow "Genghis Kahn" (Ninian Doff, dir.)
- Nick Jonas f/ Tove Lo "Close" (Tim Erem, dir.)
- OK Go "Upside Down & Inside Out"
- OneRepublic "Wherever I Go" (Joseph Kahn, dir.)
- Pusha T "H.G.T.V." (Yung Jake, dir.)
- Radiohead "Burn The Witch" (Chris Hopewell, dir.)
- Rihanna "Needed Me" (Harmony Korine, dir.)
- Somewhere Else "Move Together" (Helmi, dir.) [NSFW]
- THE 1975 "A Change of Heart" (Tim Mattia, dir.)
- The Chemical Brothers "Wide Open" (Dom&Nic, dir.)
- The Kills "Doing it to Death" (Wendy Morgan, dir.)
- The Lumineers "Ophelia" (Isaac Ravishankara, dir.)
- The Lumineers "Sleep On The Floor" (Isaac Ravishankara, dir.)
- The Shoes "1960's Horror" (Emile Sornin, dir.)
- Two Door Cinema Club "Bad Decisions" (Thunderlips, dir.)
- Vince Staples "Lift Me Up" (David Helman, dir.)
- Watsky "Pink Lemonade" (Carlos Lopez Estrada, dir.)
- will.i.am f/ Nicole Scherzinger "Mona Lisa Smile" (Michael Jurkovac, dir.)
And if you want a Playlist of the Best Music Videos of 2016 listed in order of popularity, we got you covered as well!
*not guaranteed
