This topic was never mentioned on this board.
Though, I like to bring this list up. Compiled by VH1 in 2001.
And the fact the list was ranked poorly, and there's a couple videos that I think shouldn't be on the list.
...Especially that half an INXS video was listed.  :-/


VH1 Top 80 of the '80's video countdown:
80. USA For Africa "We Are The World"
79. Romantics "What I Like About You"
78. ZZ Top "Legs"
77. The Cars "You Might Think"
76. Thompson Twins "Hold Me Now"
75. Poison "Every Rose Has It's Thorn"
74. Toni Basil "Mickey"
73. Metallica "One"
72. Whitney Houston "I Want To Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
71. Blondie "Rapture"
70. Culture Club "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"
69. Daryl Hall & John Oates "Maneater"
68. The Go Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed"
67. Quiet Riot "Cum On Feel The Noize"
66. Tone Loc "Wild Thing"
65. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts "I Love Rock N' Roll"
64. Men Without Hats "The Safety Dance"
63. Stray Cats "Rock This Town"
62. Billy Joel "Pressure"
61. Pat Benatar "Love Is A Battlefield"
60. David Bowie "Let's Dance"
59. Devo "Whip It"
58. Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
57. Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead Or Alive"
56. Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax"
55. Donna Summer "She Works Hard For The Money"
54. Huey Lewis & The News "I Want A New Drug"
53. John Cougar "Jack & Diane"
52. Billy Idol "White Wedding"
51. Nena "99 Luft Balloons"
50. U2 "Where The Streets Have No Name"
49. Motley Crue "Girls, Girls, Girls"
48. Michael Jackson "Beat It"
47. INXS "Need You Tonight"
46. The Cure "Just Like Heaven"
45. George Michael "Faith"
44. Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
43. Madonna "Like A Virgin"
42. Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen"
41. 'Til Tuesday "Voices Carry"
40. Van Halen "Hot For Teacher"
39. Don Henly "The Boys Of Summer"
38. Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian
37. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band "Born In The USA"
36. Art Of Noise "Close (To The Edit)"
35. Paula Abdul "Straight Up"
34. Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"
33. Men At Work "Down Under"
32. Simple Minds "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
31. The Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star"
30. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince "Parents Just Don't Understand"
29. Godley and Creme "Cry"
28. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "Don't Come Around Here No More"
27. Wang Chung "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
26. Tina Turner "What's Love Got To Do With It"
25. Twisted Sister "We're Not Gonna Take It"
24. Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime"
23. Tears For Fears "Shout"
22. The Clash "Rock The Casbah"
21. Herbie Hancock "Rock It"
20. Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation"
19. Whitesnake "Here I Go Again"
18. Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me With Science"
17. The J. Geils Band "Centerfold"
16. Run DMC featuring Aerosmith "Walk This Way"
15. A Flock Of Seagulls "I Ran"
14. Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love"
13. Prince & The Revolution "When Doves Cry"
12. Dire Straits "Money For Nothing"
11. Beastie Boys "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)"
10. Duran Duran "Hungry Like The Wolf"
9. Guns N' Rose "Welcome To The Jungle"
8. Michael Jackson "Thriller"
7. The Police "Every Breath You Take"
6. Def Leppard "Photograph"
5. A-Ha "Take On Me"
4. Van Halen "Jump"
3. Madonna "Like A Prayer"
2. Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"
1. Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"

You know, I understand where you come from. But after watching some of the MTV nordic 'CLassics', any playlist look good to me! Can you imagine they put J-lo as a classic??? yeah right, probably a cl_ass_ic because it's played ad nauseum om mtv. ::)
I'm looking forward for your comments about the vh1 list.
take care!

Videos that shouldn't be on the list:

76. Thompson Twins "Hold Me Now"
Good song, mediocre video.
67. Quiet Riot "Cum On Feel The Noize"
OK song, but the video's not that great.
66. Tone Loc "Wild Thing"
Again: Good song, mediocre video.
62. Billy Joel "Pressure"
Not one of my fave Billy Joel songs/videos.
Prefer "Uptown Girl" or "We Didn't Start The Fire" instead.
61. Pat Benatar "Love Is A Battlefield"
Good song, overly cheesy video.
55. Donna Summer "She Works Hard For The Money
Why? The song & video both reek sweaty socks!
And by 1983, Donna Summer's a has been.
39. Don Henly "The Boys Of Summer"
Good song,but I just find the video boring. Zzzzzzzzz
I prefer "All She Wants To Is Dance".
27. Wang Chung "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
Good song, but the video makes me dizzy!
Prefer the video for "Dance Hall Days" instead.

The rest were poorly ranked.
Examples: "You Might Think" (The Cars), "One" (Metallica), and "Legs" (ZZ Top) are ranked at the bottom of the list.

And "Thriller" is placed at #8!!!  
A bit strange since MTV & VH1 placed "Thriller" as #1 on their "100 Greatest" video lists.  
MTV's 100 greatest videos of all time  list (1999) is on the 2000's board.

Not to mentioned that they never mentioned "Mediate", which is part of the classic INXS video on the special.

"Top '80 of the '80's"? Why not "Top 100 of the '80's"?
The same for "Top '90's of the '90's". (Which I vaguely remember)
Videos that should be included:
Talking Heads "Burning Down The House", Madness "Our House"
David Lee Roth "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
Living Color "Cult Of Personality", Madonna "Material Girl"
Genesis "Land Of Confusion", U2 "With Or Without You"
Tom Petty "Free Fallin", Billy Idol "Dancing With Myself"
Prince "Little Red Corvette", Michael Jackson "Bad"
Duran Duran "Rio", Motley Crue "Home Sweet Home"
Janet Jackson "What Have You Done For Me Lately"
Aerosmith "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)"
George Michael "I Want Your Sex", Bananrama "Venus"
Neil Young "This Note's For You", Billy Joel "Uptown Girl"
INXS "Devil Inside", Madonna "Open Your Heart"
Michael Jackson "Smooth Criminal", Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"
Duran Duran "Girls On Film", David Lee Roth "California Girls"
The B-52's "Love Shack", REM "The One I Love"
The Cars "Magic", Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock "It Takes Two"
Duran Duran "The Reflex", The Cure "The Caterpillar"
Huey Lewis & The News "If This Is It", Heart "Alone"
David Bowie "China Girl", Banarama "Cruel Summer"...
(To name a few.  ::))

Though I liked the fact that "Here I Go Again" (Whitesnake) & "She Blinded Me With Science" (Thomas Dolby) are ranked in the top 20.  :D

I have actually seen this on MuchMoreMusic, and I thought it was severely lacking in British artists who clearly dominated the decade!! But of course this is from the American VH1 so I guess they must only acknowledge the American music scene in the 80's no matter how good or bad it was. But still...gone were some very important bands who defined the 80's and were NOT American. Where was Depeche Mode, for instance? And couldn't they have picked a better Duran Duran video than "Hungry Like The Wolf?" My pick would have been "Planet Earth," or if they must choose one of the more exotic ones, then "Save A Prayer." Anyway, I was disappointed. So many great British artists were snubbed, and the ones that were there could have been represented with better videos, especially those who had more than one hit in America.

....And why not include Oingo Boingo?? They were American, and they were pretty cool, weren't they? :)

Absolutely Vile

As for as Tone Loc in at #66 for Wild Thing, the people who ranked these videos, they probably took in consideration that it took him only $400 to make the video and the song became a huge it. Made millions and is probably why he is on the list.

Then again, I remember that a Donna Summer video was part of the list.  :P

Well, it's from the same channel that listed Orprah Winfrey as the #1 pop culture icon.

I can't wait for their "Top 50 Film Soundracks"...  ::)