MTV Top 100 Videos of 1998
MTV's Year-End Top 100 Countdown of music videos from 1998.
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- DirectorJoseph KahnStarsBrandy NorwoodMonicaMekhi PhiferBrandy and Monica perform in the music video "The Boy is Mine" from Brandy's album "Never Say Never" recorded for Atlantic records and Monica's album "The Boy Is Mine" recorded for Arista Records. The music video opens with Brandy watching television. She sings with Monica as they argue over a man they are both dating.
- DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsAerosmithBen AffleckSteve BuscemiAerosmith's music video for I Don't Want To Miss A Thing.
- DirectorMark GerardStarsAaliyahAaliyah performs in the music video "Are You That Somebody?" from the original motion picture soundtrack from the film Doctor Dolittle (1998) recorded for Blackground Records and Atlantic Records. The video opens with motorcycles cruising down the street. Aaliyah sings as she dances with backup dancers. Clips from the film play throughout in the background.
- DirectorBille WoodruffStarsBackstreet BoysNick CarterHowie DoroughThe second video, directed by Bille Woodruff for the US market. The video features each band member singing in their own uniquely styled apartment which are stacked atop one another in a tall building. Late in the video, each of the members is shown to have a girl in their apartment. The group is also shown singing together in a cylindrical tunnel which has a rotating round porthole at the near end, though which the camera observes.
- DirectorNancy BardawilStarsGoo Goo DollsMike MalininJohnny RzeznikGoo Goo Dolls performs in the music video "Iris" from the album "Dizzy Up the Girl" and from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film City of Angels (1998) recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The band performs the song as they stand in the middle of the road near a long tunnel. Clips of Johnny Rzeznik looking through telescopes play throughout.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsWill SmithWill Smith performs in the music video "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" from the album "Big Willie Style" recorded for Columbia Records. Will Smith sings and dances in a black suit and red shirt as he is surrounded by mirrors and disco balls. He also dances in blue athletic gear in an all blue room dancers and dressed up as an Egyptian pharaoh.
- DirectorStefan RuzowitzkyStars*NSYNCLance BassJC ChasezThe music video was shot and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky from January 12-15, 1997 at Old Warehouse 34 in Miami, Florida. It features NSYNC dancing, goofing off, and participating in a photo shoot. Originally, a girl was supposed to be in the bed with Justin Timberlake in his solo shots, but this idea was nixed, as Timberlake was only 15 at the time. He can be seen barefoot in the bed by himself. The dance routine shown in the video is essentially the same as the one used for concert or TV performances. It was released internationally in February 1997.
- DirectorAdam YauchStarsBeastie BoysJoey GarfieldAdam HorovitzMusic video for the Beastie Boys's 1998 single "Intergalactic". The music video begins with a large robotic craft headed to earth. The Beastie Boys perform while wearing white construction hats and white outfits and the robot dances.
- DirectorBille WoodruffStarsCéline DionMusic video for Celine Dion's 1997 single "My Heart Will Go On". In it, Celine Dion stands on the deck of a ship and sings while clips from the James Cameron film "Titanic" play throughout.
- DirectorLara M. SchwartzStarsK-Ci HaileyJo Jo HaileySasha EdenMusic video for "All My Life" by K-Ci and JoJo.
- 19984m6.5 (83)Music VideoDirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsPras MichelOl' Dirty BastardMyaPras performs in the music video "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" from the album "Ol' Dirty Bastard" and the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Bulworth (1998) recorded for Interscope Records. The video opens with Warren Betty as Bulworth at a press conference. He opens his mouth revealing himself to be Pras who begins to sing.
- DirectorMark KohrStarsBillie Joe ArmstrongTré CoolMike DirntBillie Joe Armstrong performs Green Day's song "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" on acoustic guitar in a bedroom, while outside people - including his band mates - perform routine tasks while staring into space distractedly.
- DirectorAndy DelaneyBig T.V.Monty WhitebloomStarsLauryn HillKathryn MooreJason ThomasPromotional music video of Lauryn Hill's single from the album 'The Miseducation of...'. She plays the song in a block party set in 1967 and 1998.
- DirectorSteve CarrStarsJay-ZAmilJermaine DupriJay-Z performs with. Ja Rule and Amil in the music video "Can I Get A..." and Amil from the original motion picture soundtrack from the film Rush Hour (1998) recorded for Def Jam and PolyGram Records. Jay-Z and Ja Rule sings in a darkened exclusive club while Amil sings and dances.
- DirectorMcGStarsJonathan DavisJames 'Munky' ShafferReginald 'Fieldy' ArvizuMusic video for Korn's "Got the Life" from their third studio album Follow the Leader.
- DirectorBob GiraldiStarsWill SmithJada Pinkett SmithJaden SmithWill Smith performs in the music video "Just the Two of Us" from the album "Big Willie Style" recorded for Columbia Records. Will Smith wears all white and raps to a young man in this ode to parenthood and the father son relationship. The music video also features shots of fathers and sons.
- DirectorJonas ÅkerlundStarsMadonnaLeif 'Loket' OlssonA day in the life of the earth to show that we are rushing forward to the end of the 20th century at full speed. The music video for the second single from the album of the same name.
- DirectorMcGStarsCarmit BacharBarenaked LadiesJim CreegganThe music video for Barenaked Ladies' "One Week."
- DirectorPaul HunterStarsGoddess BunnyGinger FishMadonna Wayne GacyThe Dope Show's single release was accompanied by a surrealistic music video directed by Paul Hunter, which began filming on August 8, 1998 and which premiered on August 20, 1998. In scenes reminiscent of The Man Who Fell to Earth, Manson appears red-haired, with his entire body, including prosthetic rubber breasts, covered in white latex paint as an androgynous extraterrestrial wandering around the Hollywood Hills. He is captured, studied in a laboratory, and eventually transported by limousine to a stage where he and the other members of the band the fictional band Omega and the Mechanical Animals perform the song in concert before hysterical fans who end up rioting and crossing the security barriers.
- DirectorJoseph KahnStarsBackstreet BoysNick CarterHowie DoroughBackstreet Boys' official music video for 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back)'.
- DirectorAlison MacleanStarsNatalie ImbrugliaJeremy SheffieldNatalie Imbruglia performs in the music video "Torn" from the album "Left of the Middle" recorded for RCA Records. The video features a locked-off shot of an apartment room as Natalie Imbruglia sings with her boyfriend. A director and set crew constantly interrupt the action to re-position the two.
- DirectorSteve CarrJay-ZStarsJay-ZKathryn MooreJay-Z performs in the music video "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" from the album "Vol. 2 - Hard Knock Life" recorded for Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam Records. The music video begins with a homeless man who encounters a young man wearing a jersey. Jay-Z raps after buying a drink at a urban market. Clips of urban life play throughout.
- DirectorPaul HunterStarsEverclearArt AlexakisDiane DaltonIn the official music video for Everclear's "Father of Mine", a young boy who idolizes his father watches him leave after a fight with his mother, leaving him a scared and insecure child.
- DirectorJoseph KahnStarsMonica
- DirectorBille WoodruffStarsNextLaNease AdamsR.L.Next performs in the music video "Too Close" from the album "Rated Next" recorded for Arista Records. The music video begins with two cars racing along the roadway. The band sings as they dance in front of a brown background with a geometric design. They also sing with dancers on a dance floor.