List of most expensive music videos

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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]

Indicates the title was the most expensive of all time at the time of production

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

References

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