MTV Top 100 Videos of 1987
MTV's Year-End Top 100 Countdown of music videos from 1987.
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- DirectorsMeiert AvisMatt MahurinStarsBonoAdam ClaytonThe EdgeA promotional video for U2's 1987 hit single "With or Without You."
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsBon JoviJon Bon JoviDavid BryanThe music video for the song "Livin' on a Prayer" by the American rock band Bon Jovi from the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet".
- DirectorsJohn LloydJames YukichStarsGenesisChris BarriePhil CollinsThe music video to the Genesis top 5 hit, Land Of Confusion. Featuring Spitting Images Puppets.
- DirectorStephen R. JohnsonStarPeter GabrielPeter Gabriel tells us how his life is one big adventure with various stop motion and claymation effects.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsWhitesnakeTommy AldridgeVivian CampbellWhitesnake performs in the music video "Here I Go Again" from the album "Whitesnake" recorded for Geffen Records. The music video opens with a woman dancing on the hoods of two cars. Whitesnake performs the song on a concert stage. Clips of David Coverdale driving the woman in a car play throughout.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsMark AndesDenny CarmassiHeartAnn Wilson sings from balconies and basements, as sister Nancy Wilson accompanies her on piano and guitar, in Heart's gothic-themed music video for its song "Alone."
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsBon JoviJon Bon JoviRichie SamboraThe music video for the song "Wanted Dead or Alive" by the American rock band Bon Jovi from the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet".
- DirectorJean-Baptiste MondinoStarsMadonnaFelix HowardMusic video for the Madonna single from the album 'True Blue'.
- DirectorBarry DevlinStarsBonoAdam ClaytonThe EdgeA promotional video for U2's 1987 hit single "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." The band, walking by Las Vegas, plays and sings surrounding of people.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarBryan AdamsBryan Adams performs in the music video "Heat of the Night" from the album "Into the Fire" recorded for A&M Records. The black and white video features Bryan Adams singing while he plays guitar with his band. They stand in front of screen upon which clips of the band and scenes of people dealing with heat are projected.
- DirectorSherman HalseyStarsSteve BerlinDavid HidalgoLos LobosThe music video for the cover song "La Bamba" by the American rock band Los Lobos for the soundtrack to the 1987 film of the same name.
- DirectorBrian GrantStarWhitney HoustonMusic video for Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody".
- DirectorLawrence JordanStarsSusie DavisBilly IdolSteve StevensBritish rock artist Billy Idol released a cover version in 1981 (on the Don't Stop EP). Along with the track "Baby Talk", Idol's version of "Mony Mony" went to No. 7 on the Billboard dance chart. A live recording of the song became a hit for Idol in 1987 as well, while promoting his then-forthcoming compilation work Vital Idol. The live version was released as a single and went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- DirectorJames YukichStarsTony BanksPhil CollinsGenesisPhil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford perform their song Tonight, Tonight, Tonight on the recycled sets from the 1982 film Bladerunner.
- DirectorEvan EnglishStarsCrowded HouseNeil FinnCrowded House performs in the music video "Something So Strong" from the album "Crowded House" recorded for Capitol Records. The music video begins with Crowded House playing the song while in a barn on a farm. Several women sit around the barn watch the band perform with pleasure.
- DirectorJim SheaStarsEddie MurphyBrigitte NielsenJudge ReinholdBob Seger performs in the music video "Shakedown" from the original motion picture soundtrack for Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) recorded for MCA Records. Bob Seger sings the song with his band on a concert stage while scenes from the film featuring Eddie Murphy are show.
- DirectorsPaula GreifPeter KaganStarsFrosty BeedleCutting CrewColin FarleyThe North American version featured artistic fragmented shots using a model, with the band performing to camera.
- DirectorMichael GottliebStarsDonny BaldwinCraig ChaquicoPete SearsClips from the movie Mannequin (1987) are mixed with clips of the band members copying scenes from the movie and clips of the band playing the song.
- StarSteve WinwoodSteve Winwood performs in the music video "The Finer Things" from the album "Back in the High Life" recorded for Island Records. The music video begins with Steve Winwood at a concert playing the synthesizer. As he begins to sing, he walks out into the center to the stage and performs for an enthusiastic crowd.
- DirectorsPeter RosenthalJames FoleyStarsMadonnaGriffin DunneChris FinchMusic video for the Madonna single from the film and soundtrack of 'Who's That Girl'.
- StarsThe Georgia SatellitesDan BairdMauro MagellanThe Georgia Satellites perform in the music video "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" from the album "Georgia Satellites" recorded for Elektra Records. Dan Baird and the band play on the back of a moving flat bed truck while scenes of a shotgun wedding play throughout.
- DirectorsMichael PattersonCandace ReckingerStarsJason CerboneSuzanne VegaSuzanne Vega performs in the music video "Luka" from the album "Solitude Standing" recorded for A&M Records. Suzanne Vega sings the song while sitting on concrete steps, walking near a steel gate, and sitting under a street light. The video also features clips of a young boy running though the streets and living in a second floor apartment.
- DirectorGary WeisStarsPaul SimonChevy ChaseThe music video for the song "You Can Call Me Al" by an American musician Paul Simon from the 1986 album "Graceland".
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsWhitesnakeTommy AldridgeVivian CampbellWhitesnake performs in the music video "Still of the Night" from the album "Whitesnake" recorded for Geffen and EMI Records. The music video opens on a woman at a desk touching a clothe herself. Whitesnake performs on an illuminated concert stage. The woman walks to a parking garage wear she begins to dance. Coverdale kisses the woman before he is taken away by the police.
- DirectorDiane KeatonStarsBelinda CarlisleMorgan MasonIn the official music video for her song "Heaven is a Place on Earth", Belinda Carlisle performs while we get glimpses of children in black masks holding glowing Earth globes.