This page lists the most expensive music videos ever made, with costs of $500,000 or more. Janet Jackson leads with six videos on the list, while Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, and Ayumi Hamasaki have five each. Hamasaki, T-ara and B.A.P are also the only Asian artists to appear on this list. Madonna has made four appearances in the top 5 making her the artist with the most expensive videos of all time put together. TLC, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Mylène Farmer, Guns N' Roses, and MC Hammer appear on the list twice. Joseph Kahn has directed four videos on this list while Hype Williams and Wataru Takeishi have directed three videos on the list. Nigel Dick, Mark Romanek and John Landis appear twice on this list, the latter with videos both directed for Michael Jackson.
Mark Romanek, the director of the, as known, most expensive music video, Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream", has refuted the claim saying that there were two other music videos from the same era which cost "millions more" than the video for "Scream".[1]
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Most expensive music videos
Artist(s) |
Song title |
Director |
Original air date |
Production |
Inflation-adjusted PC (2024) |
Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson |
"Scream" |
Mark Romanek[2] |
1995-00-001995 |
$7,000,000[3] |
$10,870,714 |
Madonna |
"Die Another Day" |
Traktor[citation needed] |
2002-10-22October 22, 2002 |
$6,100,000[4] |
$8,025,365 |
Madonna |
"Express Yourself" |
David Fincher[5] |
1989-05-17May 17, 1989 |
$2,000,000[6] - 5,000,000[7] |
$3,817,987 - $9,544,966 |
Michael Jackson
(featuring L.T.B.) |
"Black or White" |
John Landis[citation needed] |
1991-11-14November 14, 1991 |
$4,000,000[8][9] |
$6,949,426 |
Guns N' Roses |
"Estranged" |
Andy Morahan[citation needed] |
1993-12-00December 1993 |
$4,000,000[10] |
$6,552,407 |
Puff Daddy
(featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes) |
"Victory" |
Marcus Nispel[citation needed] |
1998-03-31March 31, 1998 |
$2,700,000[3] |
$3,919,906 |
MC Hammer |
"2 Legit 2 Quit" |
Rupert Wainwright[11] |
1991-11-00November 1991 |
$2,500,000[8] |
$4,215,675 |
Mariah Carey
(featuring Jay-Z) |
"Heartbreaker" |
Brett Ratner[citation needed] |
1999-08-16August 16, 1999 |
$2,500,000[3] |
$3,551,239 |
Janet Jackson
|
"Doesn't Really Matter" |
Joseph Kahn[12] |
1998-03-31June 28, 2000 |
$2,500,000[3] |
$3,435,266 |
Busta Rhymes & Janet Jackson |
"What's It Gonna Be?!" |
Hype Williams & Busta Rhymes[citation needed] |
1999-03-12March 12, 1999 |
$2,400,000[3] |
$4,047,048 |
Celine Dion |
"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" |
Nigel Dick[citation needed] |
1996-07-29July 29, 1996 |
$2,300,000[13] |
$3,470,252 |
Michael Jackson |
"Bad" |
Martin Scorsese[14] |
1987-06-00August 31, 1987 |
$2,200,000[3] |
$4,582,367 |
Backstreet Boys |
"Larger Than Life" |
Joseph Kahn[citation needed] |
1999-09-14September 14, 1999 |
$2,100,000[3] |
$2,983,040 |
Michael Jackson |
"Remember the Time" |
John Singleton[citation needed] |
1992-02-03February 3, 1992 |
$2,000,000[15] |
$3,372,540 |
Madonna |
"Bedtime Story" |
Mark Romanek[16] |
1995-04-01April 1995 |
$2,000,000[17] |
$3,105,918 |
Missy Elliott |
"She's a Bitch" |
Hype Williams[citation needed] |
1999-05-01May 1, 1999 |
$2,000,000[3] |
$2,840,991 |
George Michael |
"Freeek!" |
Joseph Kahn[18] |
2004-00-002002 |
$2,000,000[3] |
$2,505,638 |
Ayumi Hamasaki |
"My Name's Women" |
Wataru Takeishi[citation needed] |
2005-03-16March 16, 2005 |
$2,000,000[13] |
$2,423,241 |
Ayumi Hamasaki |
"Fairyland" |
Wataru Takeishi[citation needed] |
2005-07-16July 16, 2005 |
$2,000,000[3] |
$2,423,241 |
Ayumi Hamasaki |
"Green" |
Kazuyoshi Shimomura[citation needed] |
2008-12-17December 17, 2008 |
$1,600,000[19] |
$2,423,241 |
TLC |
"Unpretty" |
Paul Hunter[citation needed] |
1999-08-29August 29, 1999 |
$1,600,000[3] |
$2,272,793 |
Guns N' Roses |
"November Rain" |
Andy Morahan[citation needed] |
1992-06-02June 2, 1992 |
$1,500,000[19] |
$2,529,405 |
Blackstreet & Janet Jackson
(featuring Eve & Ja Rule) |
"Girlfriend/Boyfriend" |
Joseph Kahn[citation needed] |
1999-03-23March 23, 1999 |
$1,500,000[3] |
$2,130,743 |
Madonna
(featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.) |
"Give Me All Your Luvin'" |
Megaforce[20] |
2012-02-03February 3, 2012 |
$1,500,000[21][22] |
$1,577,885 |
MC Hammer |
"Here Comes the Hammer" |
MC Hammer[citation needed] |
1991-01-01January 1, 1991 |
$1,300,000[23] |
$2,354,636 |
The Fugees |
"Ready or Not" |
Marcus Nispel[24] |
1996-08-29August 29, 1996 |
$1,300,000[25] |
$1,961,447 |
Kanye West |
"Stronger" |
Hype Williams[citation needed] |
2007-07-00July 2007 |
$1,200,000[3] |
$1,369,475 |
Duran Duran |
"The Wild Boys" |
Russell Mulcahy[citation needed] |
1984-00-001984 |
$1,000,000+[26] |
$2,277,707 |
Michael Jackson |
"Thriller" |
John Landis[citation needed] |
1983-12-02December 2, 1983 |
$1,000,000[27] |
$2,613,465 |
Janet Jackson (with Nelly) |
"Call on Me" |
Hype Williams[citation needed] |
2006-07-26July 26, 2006 |
$1,000,000[13] |
$2,347,639 |
The Sisters of Mercy |
"Dominion/Mother Russia" |
Andrew Eldritch[citation needed] |
1988-02-00February 1988 |
$1,000,000[28] |
$2,000,844 |
The Rolling Stones |
"Love Is Strong" |
David Fincher[citation needed] |
1994-00-001994 |
$1,000,000[29] |
$1,596,542 |
TLC |
"Waterfalls" |
F. Gary Gray[citation needed] |
19951995 |
$1,000,000 [30] |
$1,552,959 |
Sisqó
(featuring Foxy Brown) |
"Thong Song" (remix) |
Little X[citation needed] |
20002000 |
$1,000,000[31] |
$1,374,106 |
Britney Spears |
"Toxic" |
Joseph Kahn[citation needed] |
2004-01-13January 13, 2004 |
$1,000,000[32] |
$1,252,819 |
Kanye West
(featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
"Touch the Sky" |
Chris Milk[citation needed] |
2006-04-00April 2006 |
$1,000,000[33] |
$1,173,820 |
Ayumi Hamasaki |
"Jewel" |
Wataru Takeishi[citation needed] |
2006-11-00November 2006 |
$1,100,000[13] |
$1,291,202 |
Janet Jackson |
"I Get Lonely" |
Paul Hunter[citation needed] |
1998-03-01March 1998 |
$1,000,000[34] |
$1,451,817 |
Ayumi Hamasaki |
"Virgin Road" |
Masashi Muto[citation needed] |
2010-09-27September 27, 2010 |
$1,000,000[35] |
$1,085,152 |
T-ara |
"Cry Cry / Lovey Dovey" |
Cha Eun Taek |
2011-11-11November 11, 2011 |
$1,000,000[36] |
$1,051,923 |
B.A.P |
"One Shot" |
Kang Ji Won & Kim Ki-bum |
2013-02-12February 12, 2013 |
$915,000[37] |
$929,509 |
Britney Spears |
"Work Bitch" |
Ben Mor |
2013-10-1October 1, 2013 |
$850,000[38] |
$863,479 |
Pia Zadora |
"Heartbeat of Love" |
Dominic Sena[39] |
19891989 |
$800,000[39] |
$1,527,195 |
Britney Spears |
"Oops!...I Did It Again" |
Nigel Dick[citation needed] |
2000-04-10April 10, 2000 |
$750,000[40] |
$1,030,580 |
Mylène Farmer |
"California" |
Abel Ferrara[citation needed] |
1996-03-20March 20, 1996 |
$700,000[41] |
$1,056,164 |
David Bowie |
"Ashes to Ashes" |
David Bowie & David Mallet[42] |
1980-01-01May 1980 |
$582,000[43][44] |
$1,671,487 |
Britney Spears |
"Hold It Against Me" |
Jonas Åkerlund |
2011-02-17February 17, 2011 |
$500,000[45] |
$507,929 |
Mylène Farmer |
"Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" |
Laurent Boutonnat[citation needed] |
1988-09-12September 12, 1988 |
$500,000[41] |
$1,000,422 |
Roxette |
"The Centre of the Heart" |
Jonas Åkerlund[citation needed] |
2001-02-27February 2001 |
$500,000[41] |
$668,201 |
Britney Spears |
"Piece of Me" |
Wayne Isham |
2007-12-14December 14, 2007 |
$500,000[46] |
$570,615 |
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