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The most expensive music videos ever made

The top 3 according to 13 votes from people: "Bedtime Story" – Madonna · "Scream" – Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson · "Black or White" – Michael Jackson. (Updated Oct 10, 2024.)

Led by Michael and Janet Jackson's $7 million "Scream", with Madonna, Guns N' Roses and Ayumi Hamasaki further down: the most expensive music videos whose budgets have been disclosed, in the order of Wikipedia's list, which draws on reporting by Forbes, Billboard and others.

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Top 23

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    "Bedtime Story" – Madonna

    1995, directed by Mark Romanek. Budget: about $5 million.

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    "Scream" – Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson

    1995, directed by Mark Romanek. Budget: about $7 million.

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    "Black or White" – Michael Jackson

    1991, directed by John Landis. Budget: about $4 million.

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    "You Rock My World" – Michael Jackson

    2001, directed by Paul Hunter. Budget: about $4 million.

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    "Make Me Like You" – Gwen Stefani

    2016, directed by Sophie Muller. Budget: about $4 million.

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  6. 6

    "Feelslikeimfallinginlove" – Coldplay

    2024, directed by Ben Mor. Budget: about €3 million.

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    "2 Legit 2 Quit" – MC Hammer

    1991, directed by Rupert Wainwright. Budget: about $2.5 million.

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  8. 8

    "Heartbreaker" – Mariah Carey (featuring Jay-Z)

    1999, directed by Brett Ratner. Budget: about $2.5 million.

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    "Honey" – Mariah Carey

    1997, directed by Paul Hunter. Budget: about $2 million.

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  10. 10

    "Freeek!" – George Michael

    2002, directed by Joseph Kahn. Budget: about $2 million.

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    "My Name's Women" – Ayumi Hamasaki

    2005, directed by Wataru Takeishi. Budget: about $2 million.

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  12. 12

    "Die Another Day" – Madonna

    2002, directed by Traktor. Budget: about $6.1 million.

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    "Express Yourself" – Madonna

    1989, directed by David Fincher. Budget: about $5 million.

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    "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" – Limp Bizkit

    2000, directed by Fred Durst. Budget: about $3 million.

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    "Victory" – Puff Daddy (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes)

    1998, directed by Marcus Nispel. Budget: about $2.7 million.

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    "Doesn't Really Matter" – Janet Jackson

    2000, directed by Joseph Kahn. Budget: about $2.5 million.

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    "What's It Gonna Be?!" – Busta Rhymes (featuring Janet Jackson)

    1999, directed by Hype Williams. Budget: about $2.4 million.

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    "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" – Celine Dion

    1996, directed by Nigel Dick. Budget: about $2.3 million.

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    "Bad" – Michael Jackson

    1987, directed by Martin Scorsese. Budget: about $2.2 million.

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    "Larger Than Life" – Backstreet Boys

    1999, directed by Joseph Kahn. Budget: about $2.1 million.

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    "Remember the Time" – Michael Jackson

    1992, directed by John Singleton. Budget: about $2 million.

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    "Fairyland" – Ayumi Hamasaki

    2005, directed by Wataru Takeishi. Budget: about $2 million.

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    "Estranged" – Guns N' Roses

    1993, directed by Andy Morahan. Budget: about $5 million.

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