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The 100 Best Music Videos of the 2000s


This feature was originally published on November 16, 2009.

We might be getting close, but we're not done sifting through every conceivable facet of Complex culture from the last decade (2000 - 2009) in our Best of the 2000s series. Next up is that hallowed haven of all things comedic, thuggish, and surgically enhanced. No, not professional wrestling—music videos!

Sure, the record industry may not be what it once was, but that doesn't mean that the past decade hasn't seen hundreds, nay, thousands of videos that deserved consideration in our countdown. But we only had room for a cool hundred, and the coolest hundred we found. So set aside a couple of hours, make yourselves comfortable somewhere where people won't judge you for your viewing habits, and vegetate your way through the greatest music videos of the 2000s...

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    so-ME November 16th, 2009 at 11:18 AM

    daft punk is french

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    um November 16th, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    i got to number 100 and immediately realized that this list was bullshit. not reading on, you ethered yourselves.

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    Deliverance November 16th, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    The "chap" with the "freshest moves" is rocking Jordan IIIs, which dropped in 1988, a year before the music video's supposed setting. GOTCHA! ... he indeed can wear ´88 jordans in ´89 ... even without time-travelling ?!? GOTCHA back, smart-ass editor XP

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    Tyler November 16th, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    This video would've been perfect back in the days of Yo! Raps. Reminds me of those old Jeru videos. Would've been good on Beavis and Butthead too

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    November 16th, 2009 at 01:20 PM

    LMAO that comment wins, my sentiments exactly

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    Deliverance November 16th, 2009 at 01:23 PM

    Here the dirty version with ball gag and shit in it : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0euofLENZVg Enjoy ... pervs °^

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    KingPoetic November 16th, 2009 at 04:10 PM

    lolol son I just looked @ this video thought the same shit and scrolled down, fuck the bullshit

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    Special Fr3D AKA Rico November 16th, 2009 at 06:39 PM

    FAIL - you played yourself (c) YN

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    Special Fr3D AKA Rico November 16th, 2009 at 06:44 PM

    wait wait wait. Certified Gangstas being number thirty four = slurpin jimmy off. i love that song and the west coast vibe in the vid but c'mon! (c) gob bluth

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    JD November 16th, 2009 at 08:32 PM

    This list is a JOKE! 81?! and "Toxic" is nowhere to be found? You've GOT to be kidding..that song/video was EPIC when it was released.

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