MTV Top 100 Videos of 1988
MTV's Year-End Top 100 Countdown of music videos from 1988.
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- DirectorNigel DickStarsGuns N' RosesSteven AdlerMandy BrixOfficial music video for "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsDef LeppardRick AllenStephen ClarkOfficial Def Leppard's video "Pour Some Sugar on Me", taken from album "Hysteria" (1987).
- DirectorRichard LowensteinStarsGarry BeersAndrew FarrissJon FarrissThe music video for the INXS number one single "New Need You Tonight" segued with "Mediate", both from "Kick", their most successful album.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsAerosmithTom HamiltonJoey KramerAerosmith performs in the music video "Rag Doll" from the album "Permanent Vacation" recorded for Geffen Records. Aerosmith plays the song at a concert at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, TN, while clips of women play throughout. At the end, leaves a woman's house after kissing her. As he drives away, the many women on the block wave goodbye.
- DirectorDon WilsonStarsMichael JacksonSiedah GarrettThe WinansMusic video for Michael Jackson's 1988 song "Man In The Mirror", featuring a montage of images depicting suffering and injustice throughout history.
- StarsJohn ChristoforouThe Escape ClubJohn HollidayThe Escape Club performs in the music video "Wild, Wild West" from the album "Wild Wild West" recorded for Atlantic Records. Trevor Steel sings and the band sings while mirrors are used to create surreal images of legs and arms moving with the music of the band.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsBon JoviJon Bon JoviDavid BryanThe music video for the song "Bad Medicine" by the American rock band Bon Jovi from the 1988 album "New Jersey".
- DirectorGary WeisStarsGeorge HarrisonGeorge Harrison performs in the second version of the music video "Got My Mind Set on You" from the album "Cloud Nine" recorded for Dark Horse Records. Harrison sings and plays his guitar in a study as the objects in the room begin to move in accordance with the song.
- DirectorTerence DonovanStarsJulia BolinoKathy DaviesCheryl Day
- DirectorGeorge MichaelAndrew MorahanStarsTania ColeridgeKathy FoyGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael performs in the music video "Father Figure" from the album "Faith" recorded for Columbia Records. George Michael plays a cab driver who is in a relationship with a high-fashion model. The relationship starts well, but is filled with tumult and conflict.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsSteve WinwoodSteve Winwood performs in the music video "Roll with It" from the album "Roll with It" recorded for "Virgin Records". Steve Winwood sings the song and plays keyboards with his band while in a blues bar while customers at the bar erotically dance with one another.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsWhitney HoustonVideo promo for Whitney Houston: So Emotional.
- DirectorTroy DaviesRichard LowensteinLynn-Maree MilburnStarsBonoAdam ClaytonThe EdgeA promotional video for U2's 1988 single "Desire."
- DirectorMeiert AvisStarsBruce SpringsteenPatti ScialfaMichael WilsonBruce Springsteen performs in the music video "Tunnel of Love" from the album "Tunnel of Love" recorded for Columbia Records. Springsteen plays guitar and sings in the Casino building in Asbury Park while black and white video clips play of dancing women and carnival performers.
- DirectorJames YukichStarsCheap TrickBun E. CarlosPeggy McIntaggartThe music video for "The Flame" performed by the group Cheap Trick.
- DirectorDoug FreelJean PellerinStarsDef LeppardRick AllenStephen ClarkVideo clip for "Love Bites" by Def Leppard from the album Hysteria. It is Def Leppard's only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 to date.
- DirectorRichard LowensteinStarsGarry BeersAndrew FarrissJon FarrissINXS performs in the music video "New Sensation" off their album "Kick" recorded for Atlantic Records. Michael Hutchence sings and the band plays the song at night on a city rooftop. The video also features inter-cut footage of band members surrounding by dancing neon lights.
- DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsVan HalenMichael AnthonySammy HagarVan Halen performs in the music video "When It's Love" from the album "OU812" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The music video starts with the bar with the band playing as the waitress and bartender clean up. The band plays under blue lighting as Sammy Hagar sings in a red suit.
- DirectorJoe PytkaStarsLisa DeanMichael JacksonLewis McKellanMusic video for Michael Jackson's 1988 single "Dirty Diana", in which he performs the song on stage, singing about the titular Dirty Diana. The woman who appears is model Lisa Dean, chosen over hundreds of girls who auditioned.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsPoisonMonique BiffignaniBobby DallPoison performs in the music video "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" from the album "Open Up and Say - Ahh!" recorded for Enigma and Capitol Records. The music video opens with Bret Michaels leaving a bed and a woman. He plays guitar with the band as concert footage plays throughout.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsGuns N' RosesSteven AdlerDuff McKaganA music video for Guns N' Roses's song 'Welcome to the Jungle'.
- DirectorScott KalvertStarsCharles E. AlstonDJ Jazzy JeffDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh PrinceOfficial music video for "Parents Just Don't Understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.
- DirectorBernard RoseStarsAli CampbellUB40Music video for UB40's smash hit single "Red Red Wine". In 2014 the sales in the UK had reached one million.
- DirectorTerence BulleyStarsBilly OceanBilly Ocean performs in the music video "Get Out of My Dreams, Get Into My Car" from the album "Tear Down These Walls" recorded for Jive Records. The music video opens with Billy Ocean driving in a convertible. He sees a woman at a car wash and tells her to get into his car. The woman dances as he goes through the car wash.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsElton JohnVideo promo for Elton John's "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" from the album Reg Strikes Back.