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Last night in the UK, Channel 4 unleashed a countdown of the Top 50 Greatest Music Videos as selected by Pop Industry Big Wigs, and then voted for by the public. The show was introduced by Girls Aloud’s Kimberly Walsh and culmulatively counted down the chart ending with a “No Shock Horror” result, in which Michael Jackson topped the poll.

Here is the complete list, do you think that some acts should have been placed higher? Do you think some music videos, which should have been included were left out? Tell me your thoughts!

01 – Michael Jackson – Thriller
02 – Britney Spears – Toxic
03 – Robbie Williams – Rock DJ
04 – Jamiroquai – Virtual Insanity
05 – Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
06 – Fatboy Slim – Weapon Of Choice
07 – Lady Gaga – Poker Face
08 – A-Ha – Take On Me
09 – Madonna – Vogue
10 – Madonna – Like A Prayer
11 – Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson – Scream
12 – Britney Spears – Hit Me Baby (One More Time)
13 – Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
14 – The Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up
15 – Eminen (featuring Dido) – Stan
16 – Christina Aguilera – Dirrty
17 – Spice Girls – Wannabe
18 – Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head
19 – Blur – Coffee & TV
20 – Queen – I Want To Break Free
21 – Fatboy Slim – Praise You
22 – Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
23 – Beyonce – Crazy In Love
24 – Coldplay – The Scientist
25 – Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
26 – The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
27 – The Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood
28 – Guns ‘n’ Roses – November Rain
29 – Beastie Boys – Sabotage
30 – Johnny Cash – Hurt
31 – Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
32 – Radiohead – Street Spirit
33 – Outkast – Hey Ya
34 – Weezer – Buddy Holly
35 – The Prodigy – Firestarter
36 – Duran Duran – Girls On Film
37 – Run DMC & Aerosmith – Walk This Way
38 – Bjork – It’s Oh So Quiet
39 – Bob Dylan – Subterrannean Homesick Blues
40 – Massive Attack – Unfinished Symphony
41 – David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes
42 – Robert Palmer – Addicted To Love
43 – New Order – True Faith
44 – ABBA – Knowing Me, Knowing You
45 – Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
46 – Dire Straits – Money For Nothing
47 – Pulp – Common People
48 – Missy Elliott – Get Your Freak On
49 – Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes
50 – Godley & Creme – Cry

Personally I think this list is pretty well balanced but I do think that some of the music videos that are in the lower regions, like Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” should be placed higher than Britney Spear’s “Toxic”, but that’s my opinion. I would love to hear what you all think to this list.

If you want more information about the chart or want to read interviews on up and coming acts, then head on over to the 4 Music website.

And finally here is the Top 25

1 – Radiohead Kid A
2 – Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
3 – Radiohead – In Rainbows
4 – Outkast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
5 – Britney Spears – Blackout
6 – The Strokes – Is This It
7 – Richard Hawley – Coles Corner
8 – The White Stripes – Elephant
9 – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand
10 – Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
11 – Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
12 – The Streets – Original Pirate Material
13 – Kanye West – The College Dropout
14 – Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
15 – Bonnie Prince Billy – The Letting Go
16 – Goldfrapp – Felt Mountain
17 – Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
18 – M.I.A. – Kala
19 – Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
20 – The Good, The Bad & The Queen – The Good, The Bad & The Queen
21 – LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem
22 – Bruce Springsteen – Magic
23 – Lily Allen – Alright Still
24 – Burial – Untrue
25 – Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Here are numbers 26 – 50

26 – Joanna Newsom – Ys
27 – Dizzee Rascal – Maths & English
28 – Cat Power The Greatest
29 – Madonna – Confessions On A Dance Floor
30 – Mos Def – The Ecstatic
31 – The White Stripes – White Blood Cells
32 – Justin TImberlake – Justified
33 – Lambchop – Nixon
34 – P.J. Harvey – Songs From The City, Songs From The Sea
35 – Arcade Fire – Funeral
36 – The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
37 – Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not
38 – Bob Dylan – Love & Theft
39 – Field Music – Field Music
40 – Roots Manuva – Run Come Save Me
41 – The Go! Team – Thunder, Lightning, Strike
42 – Brian Wilson – Smile
43 – Broadcast – Tender Buttons
44 – Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
45 – Jamie T – Panic Prevention
46 – David Bowie – Reality
47 – Gorillaz – Demon Days
48 – Beck – The Information
49 – The Libertines – Up The Bracket
50 – Beth Gibbons & Rustin’ Man – Out Of Season

Here are Numbers 51 – 75

51 – Amadou & Mariam – Dimanche a Bamako
52 – Bruce Springsteen – We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
53 – Paolo Conte – Elegia
54 – Ryan Adams – 29
55 – The Futureheads – The Futureheads
56 – Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
57 – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
58 – Missy Elliott – Miss E … So Addictive
59 – Take That – Beautiful World
60 – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
61 – Jill Scott – Who Is Jill Scott?
62 – Girls Aloud – Tangled Up
63 – Air – 10,000Hz Legend
64 – Muse – Black Holes & Revelations
65 – Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters
66 – Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
67 – Jay Z – The Blueprint
68 – Bjork – Vespertine
69 – The Prodigy – Invaders Must Die
70 – The Lilac Time – Looking For A Day In The Night
71 – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head
72 – Fever Ray – Fever Ray
73 – Circulus – A Lick On The Tip Of An Envelope Yet To Be Sent
74 – The Raconteurs – Broken Boy Soldiers
75 – Al Green – Lay It Down

On Saturday 21st November The Times newspaper printed what is considered to be the Top 100 Albums of this decade (so far) so if you are sitting comfortably I shall start by putting numbers 76 – 100 ending with the Top 25 best albums.

76 – Speech Debelle – Speech Therapy
77 – The XX – The XX
78 – Paul McCartney – Chaos & Creation In The Backyard
79 – Tinariwen – The Radio Tisdas Sessions
80 – Justice – Cross
81 – The Horrors – Primary Colours
82 – Holy F*** – Holy F***
83 – Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires
84 – Flight Of The Conchords – Flight Of The Conchords
85 – James Yorkston & The Athletes – Just Beyond The River
86 – Boards Of Canada – Geogaddi
87 – Gruff Rhys – Candylion
88 – Saint Etienne – Finisterre
89 – Paul Weller – 22 Dreams
90 – Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
91 – The Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever To Tell
92 – Kings Of Leon – Youth & Young Manhood
93 – Butcher Boy – React Or Die
94 – F*** Buttons – Tarot Sport
95 – Johnny Cash – American III: Solitary Man
96 – M Ward – The Transfiguration Of Vincent
97 – Lykke Li – Youth Novels
98 – Red Hot Chili Peppers – By The Way
99 – Paul Simon – Surprise
100 – Neil Diamond – 12 Songs

This is The Top 20 Albums of 2008.

01 – Duffy – Rockferry
02 – Take That – The Circus
03 – Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night
04 – Leona Lewis – Spirit
05 – Cold Play – Viva La Vida Or Death & All His Friends
06 – Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad
07 – The Killers – Day & Age
08 – Girls Aloud – Out Of Control
09 – Pink – Funhouse
10 – Scouting For Girls – Scouting For Girls
11 – Nickelback – All The Right Reasons
12 – The Script – The Script
13 – Stereophonics – Best Of – Decade In The Sun
14 – Amy Winehouse – Back To Black (Deluxe Edition)
15 – Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul
16 – Adele – 19
17 – Il Divo – The Promise
18 – Snow Patrol – A Hundred Million Suns
19 -ABBA – Gold – Greatest Hits
20 – Celine Dion – My Love – The Essential Collection

Here is the Top 40 Best Selling Songs of 2008.

01 – Alexandra Burke – Hallelujah
02 – X-Factor Finalists – Hero
03 – Duffy – Mercy
04 – Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
05 – Nickelback – Rockstar
06 – Estelle & Kanye West – American Boy
07 – Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
08 – Basshunter – Now You’re Gone
09 – Madonna/Justin Timberlake/Timbaland – 4 Minutes
10 – Sam Sparro – Black n Gold
11 – Flo Rida & T-Pain – Low
12 – Dizzee Rascal/Calvin Harris/Chrome – Dance With Me
13 – Leona Lewis – Run
14 – Pink – So What
15 – Ne-Yo – Closer
16 – Beyonce – If I Were A Boy
17 – Girls Aloud – The Promise
18 – Rihanna – Disturbia
19 – Kid Rock – All Summer Long
20 – Rihanna – Take A Bow
21 – Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown – No Air
22 – Lupe Fiasco & Matthew Santos – Superstar
23 – The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name
24 – Katy Perry – Hot n Cold
25 – Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music
26 – Coldplay – Viva La Vida
27 – Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me
28 – Adele – Chasing Pavements
29 – The Script – The Man Who Can’t Be Moved
30 – H Two O & Platnum – What’s It Gonna Be
31 – Duffy – Warwick Avenue
32 – Will I Am & Cheryl Cole – Heartbreaker
33 – Usher & Young Jeezy – Love In This Club
34 – Britney Spears – Womanizer
35 – Wiley – Wearing My Rolex
36 – September – Cry For You
37 – The Killers – Human
38 – Leona Lewis – Better In Time/Footprints In The Sand
39 – TI & Rihanna – Live You Life
40 – Chris Brown – With You