Video Hits Australia Top 100 Video Clips

"Video Hits", the Australian music video program, celebrated twenty years on air in 2006. To celebrate this feat, a poll was conducted by internet and SMS voting to find the Top 100 music videos of the past twenty years. The Top 100 was counted down over four episodes of the show:
* May 20, 2006
* May 21, 2006
* May 27, 2006
* May 28, 2006and repeated again on the following dates:
* December 16, 2006
* December 17, 2006
* December 23, 2006
* December 24, 2006

Another Top 100 Video Clips special was shown in 2007, which was largely different (but still retained some songs, in different order) from the Top 100 Video Clips of 2006.

There is no word yet on if there will be a top 100 video clip countdown in 2008.

The Top 100 Video Clips 2006

* 100. "Toxic" - Britney Spears
* 99. "Simply Irresistible" - Robert Palmer
* 98. "Prisoner of Society" - The Living End
* 97. "In the Closet" - Michael Jackson
* 96. "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" - Jack Johnson
* 95. "Beep - The Pussycat Dolls featuring will.i.am
* 94. "Cry Me a River" - Justin Timberlake
* 93. "The Drugs Don't Work" - The Verve
* 92. "Sunsets" - Powderfinger
* 91. "Goodbye My Lover" - James Blunt
* 90. "Teenage Dirtbag" - Wheatus
* 89. "Earth Song" - Michael Jackson
* 88. "Barbie Girl" - Aqua
* 87. "Minority" - Green Day
* 86. "You Are Not Alone" - Michael Jackson
* 85. "Take on Me" - a-ha
* 84. "Far Away" - Nickelback
* 83. "Touch the Sky" - Kanye West featuring Lupe Fiasco
* 82. "Steal My Kisses" - Ben Harper
* 81. "Vertigo" - U2
* 80. "Now I Run" - Shannon Noll
* 79. "Freak" - Silverchair
* 78. "One" - Metallica
* 77. "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" - The Offspring
* 76. "Cream" - Prince and the New Power Generation
* 75. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
* 74. "You Rock My World" - Michael Jackson
* 73. "Everlong" - Foo Fighters
* 72. "Learn to Fly" - Shannon Noll
* 71. "Sweet Like Chocolate" - Shanks & Bigfoot
* 70. "MMMBop" - Hanson
* 69. "...Baby One More Time" - Britney Spears
* 68. "When It All Falls Apart" - The Veronicas
* 67. "Wannabe" - Spice Girls
* 66. "Drive" - Shannon Noll
* 65. "Lift" - Shannon Noll
* 64. "Heart-Shaped Box" - Nirvana
* 63. "Wasabi" - Lee Harding
* 62. "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi
* 61. "Everything I'm Not" - The Veronicas
* 60. "Let Me Entertain You" - Robbie Williams
* 59. "Wake Up" - The Living End
* 58. "If I Could Turn Back Time" - Cher
* 57. "Just a Girl" - No Doubt
* 56. "All I Want Is You" - U2
* 55. "Livin' la Vida Loca" - Ricky Martin
* 54. "All I Need Is You" - Guy Sebastian
* 53. "Otherside" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
* 52. "Bad" - Michael Jackson
* 51. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" - Green Day
* 50. "Speed of Sound" - Coldplay
* 49. "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel
* 48. "Hey Ya!" - OutKast
* 47. "The Prayer" - Anthony Callea
* 46. "Vogue" - Madonna
* 45. "Teardrop" - Massive Attack
* 44. "Beautiful Day" - U2
* 43. "Clocks" - Coldplay
* 42. "Frozen" - Madonna
* 41. "Thunderstruck" - AC/DC
* 40. "In the End" - Linkin Park
* 39. "Fix You" - Coldplay
* 38. "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
* 37. "Ice Ice Baby" - Vanilla Ice
* 36. "The Way You Make Me Feel" - Michael Jackson
* 35. "Anything for You" - Lee Harding
* 34. "Praise You" - Fatboy Slim
* 33. "Love Generation" - Bob Sinclar featuring Gary Pine
* 32. "Run It!" - Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana
* 31. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" - Backstreet Boys
* 30. "Learn to Fly" - Foo Fighters
* 29. "Beat It" - Michael Jackson
* 28. "Somewhere I Belong" - Linkin Park
* 27. "Forever Young" - Youth Group
* 26. "Weapon of Choice" - Fatboy Slim
* 25. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - Green Day
* 24. "Talk" - Coldplay
* 23. "Without Me" - Eminem
* 22. "Can't Get You out of My Head" - Kylie Minogue
* 21. "Wake Me Up When September Ends" - Green Day
* 20. "Wonderwall" - Oasis
* 19. "Pump It" - The Black Eyed Peas
* 18. "Holiday" - Green Day
* 17. "Where Is the Love?" - The Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake
* 16. "You're the Voice" - John Farnham
* 15. "Black or White" - Michael Jackson
* 14. "Yellow" - Coldplay
* 13. "I Was Made for Lovin' You" - KISS
* 12. "Stupid Girls" - Pink
* 11. "All the Small Things" - blink-182
* 10. "Smooth Criminal" - Michael Jackson
* 9. "Bittersweet Symphony" - The Verve
* 8. "Remember the Time" - Michael Jackson
* 7. "Like a Prayer" - Madonna
* 6. "November Rain" - Guns N' Roses
* 5. "American Idiot" - Green Day
* 4. "The Scientist" - Coldplay
* 3. "HIStory" - Michael Jackson
* 2. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
* 1. "Thriller" - Ben Jones

Artists with multiple entries

* Michael Jackson (13)
* Coldplay (6)
* Green Day (6)
* Shannon Noll (4)
* Madonna (3)
* U2 (3)
* The Black Eyed Peas (2)
* Britney Spears (2)
* Fatboy Slim (2)
* Foo Fighters (2)
* Lee Harding (2)
* Linkin Park (2)
* Nirvana (2)
* The Living End (2)
* The Veronicas (2)
* The Verve (2)
* will.i.am featured in the chart three times, twice as a member of The Black Eyed Peas and once as a feature artist with The Pussycat Dolls on "Beep".
* Justin Timberlake featured twice in the top 100, once as a solo artist on "Cry Me a River" and once as a feature artist on The Black Eyed Peas' "Where Is the Love?".
* Dave Grohl makes four appearances on the list, two in Nirvana and two in Foo Fighters.

Chart trivia

* Network Ten, the broadcaster of "Video Hits", also broadcasts "Australian Idol". Contestants from the show fared quite well in the Top 100, with eight "Idol"-related songs on the chart. These songs came from four male artists - Shannon Noll, Lee Harding, Anthony Callea and Guy Sebastian.
* Australian artists on the whole were well-represented in the countdown, with eighteen songs by Australians in the Top 100. The twelve Australian artists which made the cut are The Living End, Powderfinger, Shannon Noll, silverchair, The Veronicas, Lee Harding, Guy Sebastian, Anthony Callea, AC/DC, Youth Group, Kylie Minogue and John Farnham. Farnham was the highest-placed Australian entry with "You're The Voice" at number sixteen.
* The countdown coincided with two major competitions. The first offered a chance to see Coldplay live in concert in Sydney with Video Hits host Axle Whitehead. Everybody who voted in the countdown was entered into the draw for this competition, with the winner announced during the countdown on Sunday, May 28, 2006. The second competition offered a chance to see Madonna in concert in London, and could be entered via the "Video Hits" website. The winner was announced on June 5, 2006.
* On some websites, it is falsely claimed that Robbie Williams' "Rock DJ" made the countdown, in place of "Let Me Entertain You". The former video (along with some others) did not make the list, likely because of its explicit content. However, the video for Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" did make the countdown.

The Top 100 Video Clips 2007

* 100. "Just a Song About Ping Pong" - Operator Please
* 99. ""The Take Over, the Breaks Over"" - Fall Out Boy
* 98. "Wannabe" - Spice Girls
* 97. "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" - Scissor Sisters
* 96. "Lost and Running" - Powderfinger
* 95. "Catch My Disease" - Ben Lee
* 94. "I Don't Remember" – Powderfinger
* 93. "Misery Business" - Paramore
* 92. "Get the Party Started" - Pink
* 91. "4ever" - The Veronicas
* 90. "Give It Away" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
* 89. "Fergalicious" - Fergie
* 88. "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi
* 87. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" - The Verve
* 86. "What You Waiting For?" - Gwen Stefani
* 85. "Canned Heat" - Jamiroquai
* 84. "Learn to Fly" - Foo Fighters
* 83. "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" - Eskimo Joe
* 82. "Karma Police" - Radiohead
* 81. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" - Backstreet Boys
* 80. "Vogue" - Madonna
* 79. "Born to Try" - Delta Goodrem
* 78. "Back for Good" - Take That
* 77. "Loud" - Shannon Noll
* 76. "Sunsets" - Powderfinger
* 75. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
* 74. "American Idiot" - Green Day
* 73. "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel
* 72. "Everybody's Fool" - Evanescence
* 71. "Hey There Delilah" - Plain White T's
* 70. "Weapon of Choice" - Fatboy Slim
* 69. "Zebra" - The John Butler Trio
* 68. "Sorry" - Madonna
* 67. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" - Panic! at the Disco
* 66. "Remember the Time" - Michael Jackson
* 65. "Candyman" - Christina Aguilera
* 64. "Cry Me a River" - Justin Timberlake
* 63. "One" - Metallica
* 62. "Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne
* 61. "The Pretender" - Foo Fighters
* 60. "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)" - Groove Armada featuring Mutya Buena
* 59. "Freak" - Silverchair
* 58. "Smooth Criminal" - Michael Jackson
* 57. "Take on Me" - a-ha
* 56. "Beautiful Liar" - Beyoncé featuring Shakira
* 55. "Love Me Like the World Is Ending" - Ben Lee
* 54. "UFO" - Sneaky Sound System
* 53. "Heart-Shaped Box" - Nirvana
* 52. "U + Ur Hand" - Pink
* 51. "Hung Up" - Madonna
* 50. "Love Today" - Mika
* 49. "Beautiful" - Christina Aguilera
* 48. "Bad" - Michael Jackson
* 47. "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude" - Justin Timberlake
* 46. "Spinning Around" - Kylie Minogue
* 45. "Fix You" - Coldplay
* 44. "From Yesterday" - 30 Seconds to Mars
* 43. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
* 42. "I Love It" - Sneaky Sound System
* 41. "Grace Kelly" - Mika
* 40. "If I Could Turn Back Time" - Cher
* 39. "If You Keep Losing Sleep" - Silverchair
* 38. "I Don't Love You" - My Chemical Romance
* 37. "Chasing Cars" - Snow Patrol
* 36. "Black or White" - Michael Jackson
* 35. "Toxic" - Britney Spears
* 34. "Welcome to the Black Parade" - My Chemical Romance
* 33. "Yellow" - Coldplay
* 32. "SexyBack" - Justin Timberlake
* 31. "Where I Stood" - Missy Higgins
* 30. "Thunderstruck" - AC/DC
* 29. "Dance, Dance" - Fall Out Boy
* 28. "Gimme More" - Britney Spears
* 27. "Here It Goes Again" - OK Go
* 26. "Take Me Back to Your House" - Basement Jaxx
* 25. "Hook Me Up" - The Veronicas
* 24. "Kashmir" - Led Zeppelin
* 23. "Big Me" - Foo Fighters
* 22. "November Rain" - Guns N' Roses
* 21. "Can't Touch It" - Ricki-Lee
* 20. "Teenagers" - My Chemical Romance
* 19. "Shut Up and Drive" - Rihanna
* 18. "The Way I Are" - Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson, D.O.E. and Sebastian
* 17. "When You're Gone" - Avril Lavigne
* 16. "Kiss from a Rose" - Seal
* 15. "Stupid Girls" - Pink
* 14. "Who Knew" - Pink
* 13. "Umbrella" - Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
* 12. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
* 11. "Stronger" - Kanye West
* 10. "In This Life" - Delta Goodrem
* 9. "Famous Last Words" - My Chemical Romance
* 8. "Thnks fr th Mmrs" - Fall Out Boy
* 7. "Straight Lines" - Silverchair
* 6. "Dance Floor Anthem" - Good Charlotte
* 5. "What Goes Around... Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake
* 4. "Big Girls Don't Cry" - Fergie
* 3. "All the Small Things" - blink-182
* 2. "The Kill (Bury Me)" - 30 Seconds to Mars
* 1. "Thriller" - Michael Jackson

"Thriller" was once again voted the number 1 video in the 2007 Top 100 countdown.

More information

* "Video Hits"

External links

* [http://ten.com.au/ten/tv_VideoHits.html Video Hits]