List of most expensive music videos

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This page lists the most expensive music videos ever made. Michael Jackson has the most videos on this list, with five. He also holds the record for the most expensive video ever made, "Scream", a duet with sister Janet Jackson. Janet Jackson and Ayumi Hamasaki each make three appearances on the list. Hype Williams and Wataru Takeishi have both directed three videos on the list. MC Hammer, a competitor of Jackson at one time, makes the list at least twice.

Artist(s)	Song title	Director	Original air date	Production Costs
Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson	"Scream"	Mark Romanek	June 13, 1995	$7,000,000[1]
Madonna	"Die Another Day"	Traktor	October 22, 2002	$6,000,000+[2]
Madonna	"Bedtime Story"	Mark Romanek	1995	$5,000,000+ [3]
Madonna	"Express Yourself"	David Fincher	May 17, 1989	$5,000,000+ [4]
Puff Daddy (featuring Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes)	"Victory"	Marcus Nispel	March 31, 1998	$2,700,000+[1]
MC Hammer	"Too Legit to Quit"	MC Hammer (producer)	November, 1991	$2.5 million + [1]
Mariah Carey (featuring Jay-Z)	"Heartbreaker"	Brett Ratner	August 16, 1999	$2,500,000[1]
Busta Rhymes (featuring Janet Jackson)	"What's It Gonna Be?!"	Hype Williams & Busta Rhymes	March 12, 1999	$2,400,000+[1]
Celine Dion	"It's All Coming Back to Me Now"	Nigel Dick	July 29, 1996	$2,300,000+[2]
Michael Jackson	"Bad"	Martin Scorsese	June 1987	$2,200,000+[1]
Backstreet Boys	"Larger Than Life"	Joseph Kahn	September 1999	$2,100,000+[1]
Ayumi Hamasaki	"My Name's Women"	Wataru Takeishi	April 2005	$2,000,000+[2]
Ayumi Hamasaki	"Fairyland"	Wataru Takeishi	August 2005	$2,000,000+[1]
Will Smith	"Miami"	Wayne Isham	December 1998	$2,000,000+[1]
Missy Elliott	"She's a Bitch"	Hype Williams	May 1, 1999	$2,000,000+[1]
George Michael	"Freeek!"	Joseph Kahn[5]	2002	£1,000,000/$2,000,000[1]
TLC	"Unpretty"	Paul Hunter	August 29, 1999	$1,600,000+[1]
Guns N' Roses	"November Rain"	Andy Morahan	June 2, 1992	$1,500,000+[1]
BLACKstreet & Janet Jackson (featuring Eve & Ja Rule)	"Girlfriend/Boyfriend"	Joseph Kahn	March 23, 1999	$1,500,000+[1]
Michael Jackson	"Black or White"	John Landis	November 1991	$1,500,000[1]
MC Hammer	"Here Comes The Hammer"	MC Hammer (producer)	January 1, 1991	$1.3 million + [2]
Michael Jackson	"Remember the Time"	John Singleton	1992	$1,200,000+[1]
Kanye West	"Stronger"	Hype Williams	July 2007	$1,200,000[1]
Ayumi Hamasaki	"Jewel"	Wataru Takeishi	November 2006	$1,000,000+[2]
Britney Spears	"Toxic"	Joseph Kahn	January 2004	$1,000,000[6]
Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco	"Touch The Sky"	Chris Milk	April 2006	$1,000,000[7]
Michael Jackson	"Thriller"	John Landis	1983	$1,000,000[8]
Mylène Farmer	"California"	Abel Ferrara	March 20, 1996	$700,000[9]
Mylène Farmer	"Pourvu qu'elles soient douces"	Laurent Boutonnat	September 12, 1988	€500,000[10]
Slipknot	"Duality"	Mark Klasfield	March 27, 2004	$300,000-$500,000[11]

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