With the launch of MTV on Aug. 1, 1981, video took on a new role in the music world -- and as the first song played on the cable network (The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star") declared, video did, indeed, kill the radio star.
These days, music videos are standard practice for artists both big and small, and needless to say, the scale of and technology behind these clips has escalated over the years. And far from being the latest new thing, by the '90s the music video was a firmly entrenched part of the music world. From grunge to gangsta rap to bubblegum pop, some of the most unforgettable videos ever made came from the format's second decade. Who could forget a teenage Britney Spears dancing in her schoolgirl miniskirt in the "Baby One More Time" clip or Nirvana's Kurt Cobain rocking out amongst the anarchy cheerleaders in a creepy pep rally?
Now, as we celebrate 30 years of music video television, we invite you to revisit -- and vote on -- each decade's best. Billboard.com editors filled out our poll with a handful of our favorites from the 1990s, but use the write-in option below to vote from other clips released from Jan. 1, 1990 to Dec. 31, 1999. The poll will remain open all week, and be sure to come back next week to vote in our '00s music video poll. We'll reveal readers' top picks for each decade after three weeks of polls.
Source: Billboard.com
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