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MTV's best videos ever? An assortment of top 5's

Today marks 30 years since “Video Killed the Radio Star” aired on MTV, and in honor of the occasion, Time magazine put out a list of the 30 All-Time Best Music Videos. A major flaw, as I see it: the videos are listed in chronological order; not in an order that would crown one video the “All-Time Best.”So, the Entertainment team here at TODAY.com took a bite-sized stab at whittling down at

Today marks 30 years since “Video Killed the Radio Star” aired on MTV, and in honor of the occasion, Time magazine put out a list of the 30 All-Time Best Music Videos. A major flaw, as I see it: the videos are listed in chronological order; not in an order that would crown one video the “All-Time Best.”

So, the Entertainment team here at TODAY.com took a bite-sized stab at whittling down at least the five best from the list that Time put out there. See below our picks, and feel free to give your opinions in the comments. And if you're looking for even more videos, check out our retrospective of some other ones that made a mark on the network.

Anna Chan

1. Nine Inch Nails, “Closer” (1994)

2. Nirvana, “Heart-Shaped Box” (1993)

3. Run-DMC, “Walk This Way” (1986)

4. Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance” (2009)

5. Madonna, “Express Yourself” (1989)

Randee Cohen

1. A-Ha, “Take on Me” (1985)

2. Peter Gabriel  “Sledgehammer” (1986)

3. The Beastie Boys “Sabotage (1994)

4. Fatboy Slim, “Weapon of Choice” (2001)

5. Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime” (1980)

Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

1. Michael Jackson, “Thriller,” (1984)

2. A-Ha, “Take on Me” (1985)

3. Peter Gabriel,  “Sledgehammer” (1986)

4. The Beastie Boys, “Sabotage (1994)

5. OK Go, “Here it Goes Again” (2006)

Courtney Hazlett

1. The Beastie Boys, “Sabotage” (1994)

2. Kanye West, “Runaway” (2010)

3. Johnny Cash, “Hurt” (2003)

4. Michael Jackson, “Thriller” (1984)

5. Madonna, “Express Yourself” (1989)

Denise Hazlick

1.Peter Gabriel, “Sledgehammer” (1986)

2. Michael Jackson, “Thriller” (1984)

3. Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime” (1980)

4. OK Go, “Here it Goes Again” (2006)

5. The Beastie Boys “Sabotage (1994)

Ree Hines

1. Michael Jackson, "Thriller" (1984)

2. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985)

3. The Beastie Boys, "Sabotage" (1994)

4. Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance" (2009)

5. OK Go, "Here it Goes Again" (2006)

Kurt Schlosser

1. The Beastie Boys, "Sabotage" (1994)

2. Fatboy Slim, "Weapon Of Choice" (2001)

3. Nirvana, "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993)

4. Kanye West, "Runaway" (2010)

5. Björk, "All is Full of Love" (1999)

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