Robert Palmer

MTV El 1 de agosto de 1981, MTV debutó en la pantalla chica y, desde ahí, cambió el negocio del cuarto arte para siempre, no solo por dar comienzo con la era de música las 24 horas del día en la televisión, sino porque popularizó los videos musicales e hizo conocidos a miles de artistas de todo el mundo. En los 39 años que lleva la señal al aire, cientos de miles de clips han pasado por allí, pero en 1999 el canal que hoy forma parte del conglomerado ViacomCBS seleccionó los más destacados y publicó su listado de los mejores 100 videos musicales. Para sorpresa de no muchos, el primer puesto lo ocupó Michael Jackson con su eterno y post-apocalíptico corto de “Thriller”, seguido de “Vogue”, de Madonna, y “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, de Nirvana, dos clásicos de los 90 que se quedaron con la plata y el bronce, respectivamente. El resto del top ten quedó así: “Sledgehammer”, de Peter Gabriel (4); “Walk This Way”, de Run-D.M.C. (5); “Sweet Child O’ Mine”, de Guns N' Roses (6); “Sabotage”, de Beastie Boys (7); “Addicted to Love”, de Robert Palmer (8); “California Love” de 2Pac & Dr. Dre (9), y “Express Yourself”, de Madonna (10). Podés ver el listado completo de los mejores 100 videos musicales de la historia según MTV a continuación. 100. "Basket Case" – Green Day 99. "Parents Just Don’t Understand" – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince 98. "Everybody Hurts" - R.E.M. 97. "Don’t You Want Me" - Human League 96. "Bastards of Young" – The Replacements 95. "Faith" – George Michael 94. "Gone Till November" – Wyclef Jean 93. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" – U2 92. "Going Back to Cali" – L.L. Cool. J. 91. "1999" - Prince 90. "Are You Gonna Go My Way" – Lenny Kravitz 89. "Don’t Let’s Start" – They Might Be Giants 88. "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" – Janet Jackson 87. "Firestarter" – The Prodigy 86. "Cradle of Love" – Billy Idol 85. "Don’t Come Around Here No More" – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 84. "I’ll Be There For You" – Method Man & Mary J. Blige 83. "Cry" – Godley & Creme 82. "Pour Some Sugar On Me" – Def Leppard 81. "We’re Not Gonna Take It" – Twisted Sister 80. "Close To Me" – The Cure 79. "Criminal" – Fiona Apple 78. "Goody Two Shoes" – Adam Ant 77. "Fake Plastic Trees" - Radiohead 76. "Whip It" - Devo 75. "Fight The Power" – Public Enemy 74. "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" – C+C Music Factory 73. "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" – Band Aid 72. "Setting Sun" – The Chemical Brothers 71. "U Can’t Touch This" – MC Hammer 70. "True Faith" – New Order 69. "1979" – The Smashing Pumpkins 68. "Girls On Film" – Duran Duran 67. "The Boys of Summer" – Don Henley 66. "(You Gotta) Fight for your Right (To Party!)" – Beastie Boys 65. "Stupid Girl" - Garbage 64. "Loser" - Beck 63. "Wild Thing" – Tone-Loc 62. "Where The Streets Have No Name" – U2 61. "Right Now" – Van Halen 60. "Voices Carry" – Til’ Tuesday 59. "My Lovin' (You’re Never Gonna Get It)" – En Vogue 58. "Ashes To Ashes" – David Bowie 57. "It’s Oh So Quiet" – Björk 56. "Enter Sandman" - Metallica 55. "Just A Gigolo/ I Ain’t Got Nobody" – David Lee Roth 54. "The Beautiful People" – Marilyn Manson 53. "Our House" - Madness 52. "Everything is Everything" – Lauryn Hill 51. "Twilight Zone" – Golden Earring 50. "Lucky Star" - Madonna 49. "Straight Up" – Paula Abdul 48. "Janie’s Got A Gun" - Aerosmith 47. "Once in a Lifetime" – Talking Heads 46. "Praise You" – Fatboy Slim 45. "November Rain" – Guns N’ Roses 44. "Rhythm Nation" – Janet Jackson 43. "Gimme All Your Lovin'" – ZZ Top 42. "Ironic" – Alanis Morrisette 41. "Wanted Dead or Alive" – Bon Jovi 40. "Waterfalls" - TLC 39. "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" – Cyndi Lauper 38. "One" – Metallica 37. "Bittersweet Symphony" – The Verve 36. "Give it Away" – Red Hot Chili Peppers 35. "Billie Jean" – Michael Jackson 34. "Nothing Compares 2 U" - Sinead O’Connor 33. "Jump" – Van Halen 32. "Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang" – Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg 31. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" - Eurythmics 30. "Freak on a Leash" - Korn 29. "Money for Nothing'" – Dire Straits 28. "Rockit" – Herbie Hancock 27. "Mama Said Knock You Out" – L.L. Cool J. 26. "Welcome to the Jungle" – Guns N’ Roses 25. "You Might Think" – The Cars 24. "Virtual Insanity" - Jamiroquai 23. "No Money, Mo Problems" – The Notorious B.I.G. 22. "No Rain" – Blind Melon 21. "I Need You Tonight/ Mediate" - INXS 20. "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" – Busta Rhymes 19. "Jeremy" – Pearl Jam 18. "Freedom" – George Michael 17. "Closer" – Nine Inch Nails 16. "Every Breath You Take" – The Police 15. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" – Missy Elliott 14. "Take on Me" – a-ha 13. "Losing My Religion" – R.E.M. 12. "Beat It" – Michael Jackson 11. "Hungry Like The Wolf" – Duran Duran 10. "Express Yourself" - Madonna https://www.youtube.com/watch?vGsVcUzP_O_8 09. "California Love" – 2Pac & Dr. Dre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v5wBTdfAkqGU 08. "Addicted to Love" – Robert Palmer https://www.youtube.com/watch?vXcATvu5f9vE 07. "Sabotage" – Beastie Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?vz5rRZdiu1UE 06. "Sweet Child O’ Mine" – Guns N' Roses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v1w7OgIMMRc4 05. "Walk This Way" – Run-D.M.C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v4B_UYYPb-Gk 04. "Sledgehammer" – Peter Gabriel https://www.youtube.com/watch?vOJWJE0x7T4Q 03. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana https://www.youtube.com/watch?vhTWKbfoikeg 02. "Vogue" - Madonna https://www.youtube.com/watch?vGuJQSAiODqI 01. "Thriller" – Michael Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?vsOnqjkJTMaA

Robert Palmer

Los 100 mejores videoclips de la historia según MTV