Women Who Ruled the Video Age
The female artists who didn't just adapt to the music video format — they defined it. From Madonna's provocative vision to Whitney Houston's vocal power, from Cyndi Lauper's colorful feminism to TLC's visual innovation. These artists turned the three-minute video into a powerhouse of expression.
52 videosHit Me With Your Best Shot
Pat Benatar
Put Your Records On
Corinne Bailey Rae
Heart of Glass
Blondie
I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Bonnie Tyler
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Eurythmics
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
What's Love Got To Do With It
Tina Turner
Love Is A Battlefield
Pat Benatar
Running Up That Hill
Kate Bush
Material Girl
Madonna
Control
Janet Jackson
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Whitney Houston
Alone
Heart
Straight Up
Paula Abdul
Like A Prayer
Madonna
Express Yourself
Madonna
Rhythm Nation
Janet Jackson
It Must Have Been Love
Roxette
Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinéad O'Connor
Vogue
Madonna
I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston
Hero
Mariah Carey
Zombie
The Cranberries
Waterfalls
TLC
Just A Girl
No Doubt
You Oughta Know
Alanis Morissette
Wannabe
Spice Girls
Ironic
Alanis Morissette
Torn
Natalie Imbruglia
The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Missy Elliott
...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
Shania Twain
Believe
Cher
Doo Wop (That Thing)
Lauryn Hill
No Scrubs
TLC
Say My Name
Destiny's Child
Greatest Love of All
Whitney Houston
Black Cat
Janet Jackson
That's the Way Love Goes
Janet Jackson
Miss You Much
Janet Jackson
Nasty
Janet Jackson
You Don't Know My Name
Alicia Keys
Girl on Fire
Alicia Keys
Silent All These Years
Tori Amos
Cornflake Girl
Tori Amos
Caught Up in the Rapture
Anita Baker
Giving You the Best That I Got
Anita Baker
Sweet Love
Anita Baker
Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
Samantha Fox
I Wanna Have Some Fun
Samantha Fox