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THE 100 GREATEST POP VIDEOS

1-25    26-50    51-75    76-100    101-125

26. Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (1998)
Day-glo colours and dansette record player.

27. The Cure - Close to Me (1985)
Five men in a wardrobe fall off Beachy Head.

28. Daft Punk - Da Funk (1997)
Story of a dog-headed boy with a radio and a bad foot finding his way in the big city.

29. Daft Punk - Around the World (1997)
Skeletons, swimmers, astronauts and small-headed men in tracksuits, all of whom represent a different instrument in the track.

30. Deee-lite - Groove is in the Heart (1990)
Psychedelic outfits and backdrops shot through a fish-eye lens.

31. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (1985)
Early computer graphics illustrate Mark Knopfler's story of electrical store workers berating the video stars on MTV.

32. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Paul Smith suits get ruined on a yacht.

33. Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues (1965)
Bob and his idiot-boards in what many consider the first-ever pop video.

34. Electric Six - Gay Bar (2003)
Honest Abe Lincoln in his stovepipe hat and leather hot pants is keen to take you to a gay bar.

35. Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On (2001)
Missy swings on the chandelier and stretches her neck... plus some flying spit!

36. Eminem - Stan (2000)
Literal interpretation of Slim Shady's account of a starstruck obsessive, featuring Dido as the deranged fan's doomed and pregnant wife.

37. Eminem - Without Me (2002)
Eminem raids the dressing-up box as Robin the Boy Wonder, a yoga-practising Moby, Elvis on the toilet and Osama Bin Laden

38. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)
There's a cow in the boardroom and office furniture in a field.

39. Fatboy Slim - Praise You (1999)
The fictitious Torrance Community Dance Group perform for a bemused cinema queue.

40. Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice (2001)
Christopher Walken reverts to his hoofer roots with a dancing romp through a hotel lobby.

41. 50 Cent - In Da Club (2003)
Eminem and Dr Dre monitor the progress of their protégé at their hip-hop boot camp, the Shady/Aftermath Artist Development Center.

42. Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly (1999)
Illicit substances in the in-flight refreshments mean only Dave Grohl can save the day by landing a passenger plane.

43. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (1983)
Orgiastic romp featuring members of London's early 80s gay underground scene and the Emperor Nero relieving himself.

44. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (1984)
Cold War wrestling match with Holly Johnson as our ringside correspondent.

45. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (1986)
The ultimate in Claymation.

46. Godley and Crème - Cry (1985)
A succession of ordinary faces sing the song in close-up with the occasional interjection from Godley, Creme, record producer Trevor Horn and Mr T of the A Team.

47. Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood (2001)
Dancing cartoon primates.

48. Guns N Roses - November Rain (1992)
Grandiose epic featuring Slash's middle of nowhere guitar solo.

49. Herbie Hancock - Rockit (1983)
Robotic legs dance in the sitting-room.

50. Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop That Thing (1998)
Split screen video featuring a 'then' and 'now' urban American street scene.

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