MTV Top 100 Videos of 1996
MTV's Year-End Top 100 Countdown of music videos from 1996.
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- DirectorStephane SednaouiStarsAlanis MorissetteMusic video for Ironic by Alanis Morissette. Alanis drives through a snowy landscape lip-syncing with various other versions of herself sharing the car.
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsThe Smashing PumpkinsJimmy ChamberlinBilly CorganMusic video for the Smashing Pumpkins song "Tonight, Tonight".
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsTupac ShakurDr. DreRoger TroutmanThe music video for "California Love", taking place in a desert in the year 2095.
- DirectorKevin KerslakeStarsBushRobin GoodridgeDave ParsonsBush performs in the music video "Glycerine" from the album "Sixteen Stone" recorded for Trauma, Interscope, and Atlantic Records. Gavin Rossdale sings the song and plays the guitar while the band plays around him. Video clips of a woman in a long wrap dress posing topless in a room light through windows.
- DirectorMichael MartinStarsBone Thugs-N-HarmonyBizzy BoneKrayzie BoneBone Thugs-n-Harmony perform in the music video "Tha Crossroads" from the album "E. 1999 Eternal" recorded for Ruthless Records. The music video opens with Tre' singing 'Mary Don't You Weep' at a funeral in a Church. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony sing in a church and on a mountaintop. Clips of a Reaper in black clothing collecting souls plays throughout. He later reveals himself to be an angel.
- DirectorAswad AyindeStarsFugeesTrugoy the DoveGano GrillsThe second of two promo videos for "Killing Me Softly".
- DirectorDavid DobkinStarsCoolioJamie FoxxAnthony JohnsonCoolio performs in the music video "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" from the album "Gangsta's Paradise" recorded for Tommy Boy Records. The music video begins with Coolio on the phone and a black and white announcer. Coolio drives to a house party in an open top convertible which later runs out of gas. He then tries a variety of ways to get to the party.
- DirectorSophie MullerStarsNo DoubtTom DumontTony KanalA music video for No Doubt's song 'Don't Speak'.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsLL Cool JLL Cool J performs in the music video "Doin' It" from the album "Mr. Smith" recorded for Def Jam Records. LL Cool J sings in a duet with LeShaun. He raps with his mobile phone in a variety of circumstances including as he walks through a crowd, as sits in an all white room, and sits in a car.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsOasisPaul ArthursLiam GallagherOfficial music video of "Wonderwall" by Oasis.
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsThe Smashing PumpkinsBilly CorganJimmy ChamberlinA day in the life of disaffected suburban teenagers driving around in a Dodge Charger.
- DirectorJosh TaftStars311Nick HexumTim Mahoney311 performs in the music video "Down" from the album "311" recorded for Capricorn Records. The music video begins with a shot of a large shirtless man with tattoos sitting. The band performs in front of a gray background as the camera distorts and warps their image at the edges of the screen. The band sits down in front of the large man and meditate.
- 19965m4.5 (56)Music VideoDirectorMariah CareyStarsMariah CareyDa BratXscapeAn alternate video was shot for the song's remix. It too was directed by Carey, and was shot in black and white. The shot of Carey in a beret that would become the cover for this single is a scene from the video. The video features cameo appearances by Da Brat and Xscape. It begins with Carey and the duo spending time recording the song in Carey's in-home studio. In the video, Carey is wearing a large white, straw hat and features long golden hair. As the trio finishes the song, scenes of Carey by her pool are shown, with cameos made by her dog, Jack. Brat and Xscape are seen poolside with Carey, playing cards and drinking beer, as the trio further bond and laugh. Towards the end of the video, scenes of the trio in the studio are shows, and intermingled with snippets of Carey walking inside her mansion, shared with then husband Tommy Mottola. The video ends with Carey and Brat bonding by the studio and pool.
- DirectorJesse PeretzStarsFoo FightersWilliam GoldsmithDave GrohlFoo Fighters performs in the music video "Big Me" from the album "Foo Fighters" recorded for Roswell Records and Capitol Records. The video features the band parodying Mentos commercials with advertisements for 'Footos". The parodies include moving someone out of a parking place and passing through someone's stretch limo.
- DirectorVincent CalvetStarsLos del RíoMia FryeAntonio Romeromusic video for "Macarena" by Los Del Rio Featuring the Bayside Boys.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsBlackstreetDr. DreChauncey HannibalBlackstreet performs in the music video "No Diggity" from the album "Another Level" recorded for Interscope Records. Blackstreet rap as they sing at night outside at a beach party. The music video also feature girls dancing near cars, marionettes singing and playing instruments, and features appearances by Dr. Dre and Queen Pen.
- DirectorMichele LauritaAlanis MorissetteStarsAlanis MorissetteChris ChaneyTaylor HawkinsMusic video for You Learn by Alanis Morissette. Alanis leaves her apartment and wanders through various urban scenes, including a car accident, fire, basketball game and break-dancing.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsR. KellyGarcelle BeauvaisMichael Clarke DuncanR. Kelly performs in the music video "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" from the album "R. Kelly" recorded for Jive Records. A mob boss ask R. Kelly to watch over his wife while he is away on a business trip. The woman and R. Kelly hook up much to the displeasure of the mob boss. They are beaten and left for dead.
- DirectorMarcus NispelStarsNo DoubtTom DumontTony KanalOfficial music video of 'Spiderwebs' by No Doubt.
- DirectorPeter ChristophersonStarsRage Against the MachineTim CommerfordZack De La RochaRage Against the Machine performs in the music video "Bulls on Parade" from the album "Evil Empire" recorded for Epic Records. The music video opens with Rage Against the Machine performing the song on the concert stage for an enthusiastic crowd. Video clips feature people carrying red flags and archive footage of rebellion.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsLL Cool JTotalFunkmaster FlexLL Cool J performs with Total in the music video "Loungin (Remix)" from the album "Mr. Smith" recorded for Def Jam and PolyGram Records. The music video begins with shots of a crowd dancing and Total wearing green and dancing. LL Cool J sings as he is driven in a car and sits in the passenger seat.
- DirectorSamuel BayerStarsMetallicaKirk HammettJames HetfieldMusic video for Metallica's 1996 song "Until It Sleeps" featuring a modern day Jesus being crucified as well as the band being trapped by a snake-like she-demon as well as other Christian-inspired imagery.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsNasLauryn HillAZNas performs with Lauryn Hill in the music video "If I Ruled the World" from the album "It Was Written" recorded for Columbia Records. The music video opens with Nas and Lauryn Hill standing on a platform as they are being driven on roads through a busy city. Nas sings while clips of people throughout the city play throughout.
- DirectorMarcus NispelStarsFugeesLauryn HillWyclef JeanFugees perform in the music video "Ready or Not" from the album "The Score" recorded for Ruffhouse Records. The music video begins with helicopters flying over the ocean as a man on a jet ski avoids explosions. The band performs as the stand in front of electrical equipment as the man continues to flee from men chasing him.
- DirectorGavin BowdenStarsRed Hot Chili PeppersFleaAnthony KiedisRed Hot Chili Peppers perform in the music video "Aeroplane" from the album "One Hot Minute" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The music video opens with women in golden costumes dancing. Red Hot Chili Peppers perform on a stage in front of a pool while women dance behind then and swing on swings above them.
- DirectorBille WoodruffStarsToni BraxtonErika AlexanderTisha CampbellToni Braxton performs in the music video "You're Makin' Me High" from the album "Secrets" recorded for LaFace Records. Wearing all white, Toni Braxton stands on a pedestal and sings in a room decorated bright blue. Video clips of Braxton and her friends evaluating mean in a penthouse play throughout.
- DirectorGavin BowdenStarsButthole SurfersKing CoffeyJohn ColtonButthole Surfers perform in the music video "Pepper" from the album "Electriclarryland" recorded for Capitol Records. The music video features 1960's style news clip-footage of a group of being being arrested for kidnapping. Clips of the band performing on the stage of a 1960's variety show play throughout.
- DirectorPaul HunterStarsLavonn BattleAthena CageTabitha Duncan
- DirectorSteve HanftStarsBeckBeck performs in the music video "Where It's At" from the album "Odelay" recorded for DGC Records and Bong Load Records. The music video begins with shots of the sunrise and a man in aviator glasses drinking from a steel cup. Beck sings as he works on a road crew cleaning up garbage. Video clips also feature Beck on a flat bed truck singing at a sale and at a country hoedown.
- DirectorHype WilliamsBille WoodruffStarsTony RichThe Tony Rich Project performs in the music video "Nobody Knows" from the album "Words" recorded for LaFace and Arista Records. The music video begins with clips of a faucet dripping and a man washing his hands in the sink. Tony Rich sings as he looks in a mirror as clips of a woman play throughout.
- DirectorJohn EderStarsStone Temple PilotsDean DeLeoRobert DeLeoStone Temple Pilots performs in the music video "Big Bang Baby" from the album "Tiny Music - Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop" recorded for Atlantic Records. The music video features the band playing against an all white background and floor. Scott Weiland sings while wearing a black shirt and green pants.
- DirectorMark KohrStarsNo DoubtTom DumontTony KanalA music video for No Doubt's song 'Just a Girl'.
- DirectorTupac ShakurJ. Kevin SwainStarsTupac ShakurDanny BoyBokeem Woodbine2pac performs with Danny Boy in the music video "I Ain't Mad at Cha" from the album "All Eyez on Me" recorded for Death Row and Interscope Records. The video opens with 2pac who is shot while protecting his friend from a man with a gun. He dies and appears in heaven in all white and later return to Earth to help his friend.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsBrandy NorwoodDonald FaisonBrandy performs in the music video "Sittin' Up in My Room" from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Waiting to Exhale (1995) recorded for Atlantic Records. The music video opens with a friend telling Brandy to come down to the party downstairs. Brandy sings in her bedroom before going downstairs for the party. Clips from the film play throughout.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsOasisPaul ArthursLiam GallagherMusic video for "Champagne Supernova" by Oasis, released in 1996.
- DirectorCameron CaseyStarsQuad City DJ'sJeLana LaFleurAdam MartinQuad City DJ's performs in the music video "C'mon N' Ride It" from the album "Get On Up and Dance" recorded for Quadrasound Records and Big Beat Records. The music video opens with a futuristic spaceship soaring through space and then a city. Quad City DJ's sing as they are surrounded by dancers in a large white room.
- DirectorShawn MortensenStarsBushRobin GoodridgeDave ParsonsBush performs in the music video "Machinehead" from the album "Sixteen Stone" recorded for Trauma Records and Interscope Records. Gavin Rossdale sings on stage with the band at a concert. Video clips feature quick cut action shots of motorcycles driving on highways and city streets.
- DirectorKia B. PuriefoyStarsDr. DreDr. Dre performs in the music video "Been There, Done That" from the album "The Aftermath" recorded for Interscope Records. An assistant comes to Dr. Dre's office warning him about the imminent arrival of his wife. Dr. Dre raps in his office while video clips show him being driven in his limo and meeting a glamorous woman. Ultimately, all the wealth is revealed to be a dream.
- DirectorJesse PeretzStarsMatthew CawsIra ElliotDaniel Lorca
- DirectorKevin KerslakeStarsBillie Joe ArmstrongTré CoolMike Dirnt
- DirectorElizabeth BaileyWayne MaserStarsMary J. BligeMary J. Blige performs in the music video "Not Gon' Cry" from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Waiting to Exhale (1995) recorded for Arista and Sony Records. The music video begins with Mary J. Blige singing in front of a rocky landscape while wearing a headscarf and sunglasses. Clips from the film play throughout.
- DirectorKeir McFarlaneStarsSheryl CrowVideo promo for Sheryl Crow: If It Makes You Happy.
- DirectorJake ScottStarsSoundgardenMatt CameronChris CornellSoundgarden performs in the music video "Burden in My Hand" from the album "Down on the Upside" recorded for A&M Records. The music video begins with shots of desert wind over sand dunes. Chris Cornell sings and plays guitar as he sits in a wooden structure made in the desert. The band walks through the desert as the song plays.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsBusta RhymesBusta Rhymes performs in the music video "Woo Hah!. Got You All in Check" from the album "The Coming" recorded for Elektra Records. Busta Rhyme raps excitedly as he sits behind the wheel of his car. He later raps as he stands in front orange lights, stands in a picture frame, and dances against an all white background.
- DirectorChris ApplebaumStarsDishwallaScot AlexanderRodney Browning CravensDishwalla performs in the music video "Counting Blue Cars (Tell Me Your Thoughts on God)" from the album "Pet Your Friends" recorded for A&M Records. The music video opens with a robed man leaving his green home to get a newspaper. The band performs in front of an orange wall while the camera rotates around them.
- DirectorAnton CorbijnStarsGeorge ClementsKirk HammettJames HetfieldA promotional video for Metallica's 1996 single "Hero of the Day."
- DirectorKen FoxStarsDave Matthews BandDhruva AlimanCarter BeaufordDave Matthews Band performs in the music video "Too Much" from the album "Crash" recorded for RCA Records. The music video features the band playing in a room with orange walls illuminated by lights. Dave Matthews sings as men in suits and fish eyed glasses dance to the music.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsR. KellyR. Kelly performs in the music video "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" from the album "R. Kelly" recorded for Jive Records. The music video opens with R. Kelly driving through the snow. He sings as he stands outside in a coat and wears goggles. He sings as he sits on the couch inside the cabin.
- DirectorSamuel BayerStarsGarbageDuke EriksonShirley MansonGarbage performs in the music video "Stupid Girl" from the album "Garbage" recorded for Almo Sounds. Shirley Manson sings into a microphone while the band plays around her on a colored sound-stage decorated with words and lettering. The video features distressed footage with tinting and scraping.
- DirectorBernardo SantiniStarsStone Temple PilotsDean DeLeoRobert DeLeoStone Temple Pilots performs in the music video "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" from the album "Tiny Music - Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop" recorded for Atlantic Records. The music video opens with the mouth of a large inflated gorilla. The band records the song and hangs out at a variety of location including posing for pictures in front of the gorilla and bouncing in an inflated bounce house.
- DirectorDan WintersStarsHootie & the BlowfishMark BryanDean FelberHootie and the Blowfish performs in the music video "Old Man and Me (When I Get to Heaven)" from the album "Fairweather Johnson" recorded for Atlantic Records. The music video begins with a boy running with a paper hat and sword. The band performs as they stand in front of a brick wall from a ruin building.
- StarsPrimitive Radio GodsChris O'ConnorPrimitive Radio Gods performs in the music video "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" from the album "Rocket" recorded for Columbia Records. The music video begins with shots of plans landing. Chris O'Connor sings as he stands near a British phone booth.
- DirectorOlivier DahanStarsThe CranberriesRamzy BediaMike HoganThe music video for "Salvation" was directed in March 1996 by Olivier Dahan in France, for the company Bandits Productions. It features French comedy duo Éric and Ramzy. It is one of the most acclaimed videos by the band's fans. It has a bizarre mood, and notorious references to drug use and abuse. It shows a clown with needles instead of hair, a confused girl whose parents are being held by the clown, all in a torn house at the top of a hill. The bizarre images are supposed to represent the effects drugs have on people. The clown jumping on the teddy bear is a symbol of the loss of innocence, and the trapped parents show how drugs are a problem that affect not only the consumer, but also his or her close relatives/friends.
- DirectorMichael MartinStarsBone Thugs-N-HarmonyBizzy BoneKrayzie BoneBone Thugs-n-Harmony performs in the music video "Days of Our Livez" from the original motion picture soundtrack from the film Set It Off (1996) recorded for East West Records. The music video begins in a church while Bone Thugs-n-Harmony raps in a room decorated with graffiti. Clips from the film play throughout.
- DirectorMichele LauritaAlanis MorissetteStarsAlanis MorissetteMusic video of "Head Over Feet" performed by Alanis Morissette, mostly consisting of a tight close-up of the singer's face.
- DirectorClark EddyStarsSublimeFloyd GaughBradley NowellSublime performs in the music video "What I Got" from the album "Sublime" recorded for MCA Records. The music video begins with footage of a dalmatian escaping from a house and meeting a woman on roller skates on the beach. The video also features archive footage of deceased lead singer Bradley Nowell and a concert in Washington D.C.
- DirectorKevin BrayStarsMonicaMonica performs in the music video "Before You Walk Out of My Life" from the album "Miss Thang" recorded for Rowdy and Arista Records. The music video begins with Monica sitting on the sidewalk and later on a roof. A man walks away from her and she looks in his direction sadly.
- DirectorJamie MorganStarsGavin RossdaleNigel PulsfordDave ParsonsVideo promo for 'Swallowed' is a by British rock band Bush. It was the lead single from the band's 1996 album Razorblade Suitcase.
- DirectorRon HightowerStarsTupac ShakurK-Ci HaileyJo Jo Hailey2pac performs with K-Ci and JoJo in the music video "How Do U Want It" from the album "All Eyez on Me" recorded for Death Row and Interscope Records. The music video begins at a wealthy party with 2Pac dressed in a white vest and singing. He raps in a limo and among woman on mechanical bulls.
- DirectorJake ScottStarsSpacehogBrigit BratJonny CraggSpacehog performs in the music video "In the Meantime" from the album "Resident Alien" recorded for Elektra Records. The music video opens with shots of a sand egg timer. The band performs on a stage in front of a white wall to a group of people who are sitting and watching them while standing mostly motionless.
- DirectorBille WoodruffStarsToni BraxtonTyson BeckfordToni Braxton performs in the music video "Un-Break My Heart" from the album "Secrets" recorded for LaFace Records. Toni Braxton sings while reminiscing about a boyfriend who was injured after a motorcycle crash. She thinks of the good times including swimming, playing Twister, and giving him a shave. At the end, she sings before an orchestra at a live concert.
- DirectorDante AriolaJay PapkeStars311Nick HexumTim Mahoney311 performs in the music video "All Mixed Up" from the album "311" recorded for Capricorn Records. The music video begins with a shot of the band members slowly awakening one by one in an apartment room. They walk through the city and ride in cabs while the music plays.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsCéline DionThe video opens with a man dying in an explosive motorcycle crash, after lightning strikes a tree down in his path. Dion's character is haunted by her lover's image, which she sees through a mirror, and images of them together through picture frames.
- DirectorRoman CoppolaStarsGreen DayBillie Joe ArmstrongTré CoolGreen Day performs in the music video "Walking Contradiction" from the album "Insomniac" recorded for Reprise Records. The band walks through suburban and city streets oblivious to the destruction they are causing and the dangers they are narrowly averting including an out of control truck, a falling piano, a power surge, and a collapsing building.
- DirectorMark GerardStarsCoolioCoolio performs in the music video "It's All the Way Live (Now)" from the original motion picture soundtrack from the film Eddie (1996) recorded for Hollywood Records. The music video opens with Coolio breaking the backboard on a slam dunk. He sings on a stage designed like a basketball court. He wears a UCLA jersey as clips from the film play throughout.
- DirectorFloria SigismondiStarsMarilyn MansonDaisy BerkowitzGinger FishA promotional video for Marilyn Manson's 1996 single "The Beautiful People."
- DirectorAndras MahrStarsLa BoucheLane McCrayMelanie ThorntonThe second American version, filmed in studio, features her singing into a microphone, wearing purple.
- DirectorFrank Ockenfels 3StarsAlice in ChainsJerry CantrellMike InezOfficial music video for Alice in Chains' 1995 single "Heaven Beside You".
- DirectorPeter ChristophersonStarsRage Against the MachineTim CommerfordZack De La RochaRage Against the Machine performs in the music video "People of the Sun" from the album "Evil Empire" recorded for Epic Records. Zack de la Rocha sings as he stands in front of a brick wall while the band plays behind him. The video also features statistics concerning the Zapatista Army in Mexico, indigenous workers being buried alive and trampled, and clips from the film a Sergei Eisenstein film.
- DirectorKen FoxStarsDave Matthews BandCarter BeaufordStefan LessardDave Matthews Band performs in the music video "So Much to Say" from the album "Crash" recorded for RCA Records. The music video features begins with Dave Matthews in white room that looks like an asylum. The band plays in a white hallway with lights illuminating from the ceiling.
- DirectorRandee St. NicholasStarsDonna LewisDonna Lewis performs in the music video "I Love You Always Forever" from the album "Now in a Minute" recorded for Atlantic Records. The music begins with Donna Lewis standing and singing against black background as she wears white. She later performs the song against concrete walls and near a piano.
- DirectorMatthew RolstonStarsTerry EllisEn VogueCindy HerronOfficial music video of 'Don't Let Go' by En Vogue.
- DirectorGerald CasaleStarsSoundgardenMatt CameronChris CornellA promotional video for Soundgarden's 1996 single "Blow Up the Outside World."
- DirectorSteve HanftStarsHootie & the BlowfishMark BryanDean FelberHootie and the Blowfish performs in the music video "Sad Caper" from the album "Fairweather Johnson" recorded for Atlantic Records.
- DirectorJoseph KahnStarsRicky BellMichael BivinsBobby Brown
- DirectorNigel DickStarsOasisPaul ArthursLiam GallagherMusic video for Oasis single "Don't Look Back in Anger". Liam and Noel Gallagher and band mates appear inside of a classic car that takes all of them to a great mansion where they perform the song. In between shots, several female models are present all dressed in white while Oasis is doing their gig. Patrick Macnee makes a special appearance as Oasis' car driver, remembering his old days in The Avengers (1961) posing as John Steed in his signature suit and umbrella (but not his bowler hat).
- DirectorJosh TaftStarsCounting CrowsDavid BrysonAdam DuritzCounting Crows performs in the music video "Angels of the Silences" from the album "Recovering the Satellites" recorded for Geffen Records. The music video features Counting Crows performing on a darkened theater stage. Adam Duritz and the band plays while the enthusiastic audience watches on.
- DirectorLawrence JordanStarsMariah Carey
- DirectorSamuel BayerStarsGarbageShirley MansonSteve MarkerGarbage performs in the music video "Only Happy When It Rains" from the album "Garbage" recorded for Almo Sounds. The music video begins with shots of children in animals costumes. Shirley Manson sings in a blue dress in an industrial warehouse while the band destroys musical instruments, film, and records with a variety of tools.
- DirectorEric HaywoodRubin Whitmore IIStarsGhost Town DJsGhost Town DJ's perform in the music video "My Boo" from the single recorded for So So Def and Columbia Records. The music video opens with a group of women washing a car. Later, the women dress up and go to a pool party where a DJ spins a record while the ladies sing the song.
- DirectorJosh TaftStarsStone Temple PilotsDean DeLeoRobert DeLeoStone Temple Pilots performs in the music video "Lady Picture Show" from the album "Tiny Music - Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop" recorded for Atlantic Records. The music video begins with a woman watching a film on a rolling projector. The band performs in black and white as they stand in front of a wallpapered background. Vintage clips of women dancing play throughout.
- DirectorGobi M. RahimiStarsTupac ShakurSnoop DoggAndre Alexsen2Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg perform in the music video "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" from the album "All Eyez on Me" recorded for Death Row and Interscope Records. The music video opens with 2Pac meeting Piggy (a parody of Biggie Smalls) about the November 1994 shooting. 2Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg rap as they sit at a table and enjoy a feast.
- DirectorPeter NydrleStarsEric ClaptonKenneth 'Babyface' EdmondsEric Clapton performs in the music video "Change the World" from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Phenomenon (1996) recorded for Reprise Records. Eric Clapton plays guitar and sings in Hoboken Terminal in New Jersey. Clips from the film play throughout.
- DirectorKevin LoftonStarsRed Hot Chili PeppersAnthony KiedisRed Hot Chili Peppers perform in the music video "Love Rollercoaster" from the original motion picture soundtrack from the film Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) recorded for Geffen Records. The animated music video features the Red Hot Chili Peppers riding a roller-coaster while clips from the film play.
- DirectorLiz FriedlanderStarsMaxwellMaxwell performs in the music video "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" from the album "Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite" recorded for Columbia Records. The music video begins with Maxwell dancing behind a series of white screens with only his shadow visible. He sings why wearing a silver outfit in front of a band.
- DirectorDominic DeJosephStarsBill BerryPeter BuckRichard EdsonVideo promo for R.E.M.: Bittersweet Me.
- DirectorJulie DashStarsTracy ChapmanTracy Chapman performs in the music video "Give Me One Reason" from the album "New Beginning" recorded for Elektra Records. Tracy Chapman sings and plays guitar in front of a blue curtain on a small club stage. Video clips also feature her singing in front of a painted wall and people dancing in the club.
- DirectorGuy GuilletStarsFugeesLauryn HillWyclef JeanFugees performs in the music video "Fu-Gee-La" from the album "The Score" recorded for Ruffhouse Records. The music video begins with opening credits as the Fugees perform as video clips show a man on a motorbike stealing a briefcase from a man at a diner. The band performs as they stand in front of cement columns.
- DirectorDean KarrStarsMarilyn MansonDaisy BerkowitzGinger FishMarilyn Manson performs in the music video "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" from the album "Smells Like Children" recorded for Interscope Records. Marilyn Manson sings the songs while dressed in a variety of horrific costumes including wedding dress, all black paint, and a ballerina tutu.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsNasKenya MooreFrank VincentNas performs in the music video "Street Dreams" from the album "It Was Written" recorded for Columbia Records. The music video begins with a car pulling up at a roadside diner. Nas wearing a purple suit meets a mobster when he return to his car it explodes. Clips of Vegas and Nas running a casino play throughout.
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsMadonnaAntonio BanderasJonathan PryceMusic video promoting the first single from the soundtrack of 'Evita'. Written specifically for the film.
- DirectorHenry ShepherdStarsSoundgardenChris CornellKim ThayilA promotional video for Soundgarden's 1996 single "Pretty Noose."
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsD'AngeloD'Angelo performs in the music video "Lady" from the album "Brown Sugar" recorded for EMI Records. The music video begins with D'Angelo and his friends hanging outside a house party. He goes in with he friends and sings. Clips of him with a woman and in a car play throughout.
- DirectorZak OveStarsLa BoucheMarvin ColumbusLane McCrayLa Bouche performs in the first version of the music video "Sweet Dreams" from the album "Sweet Dreams" recorded for RCA Records. The music video begins with shots of La Bouche with dancers and a car driving through a large puddle. La Bouche sings and dances in a long tunnel.
- DirectorPaul CunninghamStarsClint CurtisMarcus EliopulosWalter FlakusThe video begins with a woman (Julie) running around and dancing in her living room. Her phone rings and the caller is her ex-boyfriend (Nick), who just escaped from a mental institution. Going to Julie's, Nick runs into a cop who he promptly kills. As Julie tries to run away and take the elevator, the officer's body falls on her before she continues running. Nick chases her to the building's roof, where he jumps at her and misses, falling to his death. The video is inter-cut with shots of the band performing the song in a room, leaving one by one before Hall is the only one left. The other members leave to see the movie, which is the Nick and Julie story.
- DirectorJoseph KahnStarsRicky BellMichael BivinsBobby Brown
- DirectorPaul CunninghamStarsColin GreenwoodJonny GreenwoodEd O'BrienThe US Version stars the band in a diner (Dick's Restaurant and Cocktails, in San Leandro, California), where other patrons are involved in dramas of their own, which are revealed through the use of flashbacks. A couple and the diner's cook are involved in an unspecified crime. A businessman is hiding something in his briefcase. In the end, the two dramas are resolved when the guilty parties are betrayed, the cook gives the couple a time bomb and the businessman is ambushed and killed (though the murder is only suggested).
- DirectorJim GableStarsFiona Apple
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsThe CranberriesMike HoganNoel HoganMusic video for The Cranberries: Free to Decide.