MTV Top 100 Videos of 1986
MTV's Year-End Top 100 Countdown of music videos from 1986.
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- DirectorStephen R. JohnsonStarsPeter GabrielAnna-Marie GabrielMelanie GabrielPeter Gabriel's video for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, a collaboration with Aardman Animations which set new standards for the industry and became one of the most awarded videos in history.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsBon JoviJon Bon JoviRichie SamboraThe music video for the song "You Give Love a Bad Name" by the American rock band Bon Jovi from the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet".
- DirectorTerence DonovanStarsRobert PalmerJulie PankhurstPatty KellyMusic video to Robert Palmer's smash classic hit "Addicted to Love", one of the most iconic clips of the 1980's and also one of the most spoofed as well. It consists of Palmer performing the song with an all-female rock band, all wearing black dresses and with similar makeup and bright red-lipstick that seems to cause the effect we're seeing variations of the same girl.
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsMadonnaDanny AielloErika BelleMusic video for the Madonna single from the album 'True Blue'.
- DirectorPaula GreifPeter KaganStarsSteve WinwoodChaka KhanNile RodgersSteve Winwood performs in the music video for "Higher Love" from his album "Back in the High Life" recorded for Island Records. Winwood sings the song on a darkened sound stage with his band while dancers are showing in fast edited quick cuts. Chaka Khan appears to sing the chorus with Winwood.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsKenny LogginsTom CruiseKelly McGillisKenny Loggins performs in the music video "Danger Zone" from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Top Gun (1986) recorded for Columbia Records. Kenny Loggins sings as he wears sunglasses and sets on a bed and looks out a bedroom window. Video clips from the film play throughout.
- DirectorJeff SteinStarsMark AndesDenny CarmassiJoe Del MonteHeart performs in the music video "These Dreams" from the album "Heart" recorded for Capitol Records. Nancy Wilson sings as she over looks a pool of water and plays guitar while surrounded while hands reach out from the ground to touch her. Ann Wilson sings with her from shadow.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsFrank BeardBilly GibbonsDusty HillZZ Top performs in the music video "Rough Boy" of their album "Afterburner" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The ZZ Top Eliminator car is now hybridized with a space shuttle and visits an space car wash that features images of the band as they sing and a strange sign that walks with women's legs.
- DirectorJames YukichStarsGenesisTony BanksPhil Collins"Invisible Touch" plays as clips of Banks, Collins and Rutherford joking around are interspersed.
- DirectorNick MorrisStarsEddie MoneyRonnie SpectorEddie Money performs in the music video "Take Me Home Tonight" from the album "Can't Hold Back" recorded for Columbia Records. The black and white video opens with Eddie Money singing on stage at an empty arena. Video clips of Ronnie Spector are featured before she joins him in song.
- DirectorMary LambertStarsRod StewartRod Stewart performs in the music video "Love Touch" from the album "Every Beat of My Heart" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. Rod Stewart is on trial in a court room and sings to the jury in an effort to win his case. Video clips from the film Legal Eagles (1986) play throughout.
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsMadonnaMary Stuart MastersonChris PennMusic video for the Madonna single from the album 'True Blue' and the film soundtrack of 'At Close Range'.
- StarsThe Fabulous ThunderbirdsFran ChristinaPreston HubbardThe Fabulous Thunderbirds performs in the music video "Tuff Enuff" from the album "Tuff Enuff" recorded for CBS Records and Epic Records. Kim Wilson wears a black beret, red suit, and sings while the band plays behind him. Video clips of women working in construction play throughout. The band plays on scaffolding as the women dance nearby.
- StarsLoverboyPaul DeanMatt FrenetteLoverboy performs in the music video "This Could Be the Night" from the album "Lovin' Every Minute of It" recorded for Columbia Records. The video opens with a woman who are alone. Mike Reno leaves a diner and meets up with the band for a rehearsal.
- DirectorMarcelo AncianoStarsAndy TaylorAndy Taylor performs in the music video "Take It Easy" from the original motion picture soundtrack to the film American Anthem (1986) recorded for Atlantic Records. Andy Taylor sings the song on a club stage in front of a large bright window for an enthusiastic audience. Clips from the film play throughout.
- DirectorJohn JopsonStarsThe OutfieldAlan JackmanTony LewisThe Outfield performs in the music video "Your Love" from the album "Play Deep" recorded for Columbia Records. The band performs the song on a stage in front of several stands painted with with abstract images. Tony Lewis sings as he flirts with an artists who is painting the band as the video is filmed.
- DirectorLynn-Maree MilburnStarsGarry BeersAndrew FarrissJon FarrissINXS performs in the music video "What You Need" from their album "Listen Like Thieves" recorded for Atlantic Records. The video features footage of the band playing the song on a sound-stage that is animated through a process of stop-motion rotoscoping.
- DirectorTerence DonovanStarsLeigh JaegerRobert PalmerRobert Palmer performs in the music video "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" from the album "Riptide" recorded for Island Records. Robert Palmer sings while a slicked hair all female band play instruments. The video also features women in white dancing and filming the video.
- DirectorJerry KramerDouglas Brian MartinStarsJulian LennonMichael J. FoxJami GertzJulian Lennon performs in the music video "Stick Around" from the album "The Secret Value of Daydreaming" recorded for Charisma Records and Atlantic Records. The music video begins with Julian Lennon's girlfriend leaving him. He, then, sits in a room as two further relationships play through in high speed.
- DirectorJon SmallStarsAerosmithJam Master JayRoger LaneThe iconic promotional video for Run DMC's 1985 rap-rock collaboration remake of Aerosmith's early 1975 hit single "Walk This Way" featuring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry from Aerosmith.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsBilly JoelChristie BrinkleyAlexa Ray JoelBilly Joel performs in the music video "A Matter of Trust" from the album "The Bridge" recorded for Columbia Records. Billy Joel and his band perform in the basement of a building on St. Mark's Place in New York City's East Village. Various onlookers and pedestrians enjoy the concert from outside.
- DirectorNick MorrisStarsMr. MisterSteve FarrisSteve GeorgeMr. Mister performs in the music video "Kyrie " from the album "Welcome to the Real World" recorded for RCA Records. The music video opens with the band walking off the tour buss. The song begins at a concert venue under bright flashing and flickering lights. The band performs as clips of them backstage and on tour play throughout.
- DirectorAndrew MorahanEric WatsonStarsChris LowePet Shop BoysNeil TennantMusic video for "West End Girls" by the Pet Shop Boys.
- DirectorJohn JopsonStarsThe HootersThe Hooters perform in the music video "Day by Day" from the album "Nervous Night" recorded for Columbia and CBS Records. The video begins the the band awakening and then travelling across town to a music studio to record the song. Shots of the band performing on stage and enjoying themselves backstage play throughout.
- DirectorPete AngelusDavid Lee RothStarsDavid Lee RothPete AngelusGregg BissonetteDavid Lee Roth performs in the music video "Yankee Rose" from the album "Eat 'Em and Smile" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The music video opens with a convenience store clerk observing various customers including an unhappy newlywed couple, a woman buying breathe mints, a man with two blondes, and Roth in a tribal concert. The video features Roth and Steve Vai performing on a concert stage.