What were the best rock music videos for each year of the 1980s? It was a decade that set the standard for what the music video can be and we saw the growth explode over the course of the 1980s.

Here are five '80s music videos that were the ultimate party, chosen by the members of veteran hard rockers H.E.A.T. For almost two decades, the band has been churning out fist-pumping, anthemic rock ...

MTV flipped a switch on August 1, 1981, and gave music a face. Labels started treating videos like serious investments, and artists began competing for airtime. As viewers kept the channel on, ...

We can’t talk about ’80s MTV without mentioning Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller.” It’s perhaps an obvious choice, but it wouldn’t feel right to leave it out. “Thriller” epitomized the music video ...

Let's preface the beginning of this list by stating that there are plenty of videos here that were released in the 1980s, back when there we no limits to the cheesiness and schlock that was on display ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MTV has announced a return to its original music video format, first debuted in 1981, ahead of the 2025 VMAs. For one week, the ...