Clean your ears & tune your eyes for antville's showcase of the top 101 music videos of this decade.
The 424 studiously nominated videos were collectively voted in the highest 'ville poll turnout ever, to establish a definitive
ranking of best/landmark/most memorable/top of the crop - never mind what others may claim.
The top-tier 24 are featured below by the best available youtube embed, plus links to original 'ville post and mov/mp4, where available; a further 29 are similarly featured in the comments, as are the subsequent, youtube-linked, 48. All meta-analysis, comparative and commentary is welcome, as always.
1. The White Stripes - Fell in Love with a Girl, Dir. Michel Gondry, 2002 - 66% of voters
('ville post, .mov)
2. Jay-Z - 99 Problems, Dir. Mark Romanek, 2004 - 64% of voters ('ville post, .mp4)
3. Bat For Lashes - What's A Girl To Do, Dir. Dougal Wilson, 2007 - 60% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
4. Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice, Dir. Spike Jonze, 2001 - 60% of voters (.mov)
(youtube HD here.)
5. The White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button, Dir. Michel Gondry, 2003 - 60% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
6. Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar, Dir. Michel Gondry, 2001 - 58% of voters ('ville post, .mp4)
(youtube HD here.)
7. Justice - Stress, Dir. Romain Gavras, 2008 - 58% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
8. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army, Dir. Alex & Martin, 2003 - 58% of voters (.mp4)
9. Justice - D.A.N.C.E., Dir. Jonas & Francois, 2007 - 52% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
10. Björk - Wanderlust, Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura, 2008 - 48% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
11. Feist - 1, 2, 3, 4, Dir. Patrick Daughters, 2007 - 48% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
12. Kanye West - Flashing Lights, Dir. Kanye West/Spike Jonze, 2008 - 46% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
13. Basement Jaxx - Where's your head at, Dir. Traktor, 2003 - 44% of voters ('ville post, .mp4)
14. MGMT - Time to Pretend, Dir. Ray Tintori, 2008 - 44% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
15. Depeche Mode - Wrong, Dir. Patrick Daughters, 2009 - 42% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
16. Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World, Dir. Michel Gondry, 2002 - 42% of voters ('ville post, .mp4)
17. Muse - Knights of Cydonia, Dir. Joseph Kahn, 2006 - 42% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
18. Dizzee Rascal - Sirens, Dir. W.I.Z., 2007 - 38% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
19. Gnarls Barkley - Who's gonna save my soul?, Dir. Chris Milk, 2008 - 38% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
20. Grizzly Bear - Knife, Dir. Encyclopedia Pictura, 2007 - 38% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
21. Hot Chip - Over and Over, Dir. Nima Nourizadeh, 2006 - 38% of voters ('ville post, .mp4)
22. Aphex Twin - Rubber Johnny, Dir. Chris Cunningham, 2005 - 36% of voters ('ville post, .mp4)
23. Johnny Cash - Hurt, Dir. Mark Romanek, 2002 - 36% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
24. Beyoncé - Single Ladies, Dir. Jake Nava, 2008 - 34% of voters ('ville post, .mov)
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