List of most expensive music videos
Most expensive music videos

List of most expensive music videos

Section Title: Most expensive music videos
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Artist(s)	Song title	Director	Original air date	Production (US$)	Inflation-adjusted PC (2019)

Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson	"Scream"	Mark Romanek	1995, June 13	$7,000,000	$11,509,718

Madonna	"Die Another Day"	Traktor	2002, October 22	$6,100,000	$8,497,114

Madonna	"Express Yourself"	David Fincher	1989, May 17	$5,000,000	$10,106,040

Madonna	"Bedtime Story"	Mark Romanek	1995, March 10	$5,000,000	$8,221,227

Guns N' Roses	"Estranged"	Andy Morahan	1993, December	$5,000,000	$6,937,572

Michael Jackson	"Black or White"	John Landis	1991, November 14	$4,000,000	$7,357,928

Gwen Stefani	"Make Me Like You"	Sophie Muller	2016, February 15	$4,000,000	$4,175,818

Lil Dicky	"Earth"	Federico Heller & Nigel W. Tierney	2019, April 10	$4,000,000	$4,000,000

Aqua	"Cartoon Heroes"	Thomas Masin	2000, January	$3,500,000	$5,263,983

Puff Daddy (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes)	"Victory"	Marcus Nispel	1998, March 31	$2,700,000	$4,150,327

MC Hammer	"2 Legit 2 Quit"	Rupert Wainwright	1991, November	$2,500,000	$4,463,481

Mariah Carey (featuring Jay-Z)	"Heartbreaker"	Brett Ratner	1999, August 16	$2,500,000	$3,759,988

Janet Jackson	"Doesn't Really Matter"	Joseph Kahn	2000, June 28	$2,500,000	$3,637,198

Busta Rhymes (featuring Janet Jackson)	"What's It Gonna Be?!"	Hype Williams & Busta Rhymes	1999, March 12	$2,400,000	$4,284,942

Celine Dion	"It's All Coming Back to Me Now"	Nigel Dick	1996, July 29	$2,300,000	$3,674,241

Michael Jackson	"Bad"	Martin Scorsese	1987, August 31	$2,200,000	$4,851,728

Backstreet Boys	"Larger Than Life"	Joseph Kahn	1999, September 14	$2,100,000	$3,158,390

Michael Jackson	"Remember the Time"	John Singleton	1992, February 3	$2,000,000	$3,570,785

Will Smith	"Miami"	Wayne Isham	1998, December	$2,000,000	$3,074,316

Missy Elliott	"She's a Bitch"	Hype Williams	1999, May 1	$2,000,000	$3,007,990

George Michael	"Freeek!"	Joseph Kahn	2002, February 27	$2,000,000	$2,652,925

Ayumi Hamasaki	"My Name's Women"	Wataru Takeishi	2005, March 16	$2,000,000	$2,565,684

Ayumi Hamasaki	"Fairyland"	Wataru Takeishi	2005, July 16	$2,000,000	$2,565,684

Ayumi Hamasaki	"Green"	Kazuyoshi Shimomura	2008, December 17	$1,600,000	$2,052,547

TLC	"Unpretty"	Paul Hunter	1999, August 29	$1,600,000	$2,406,392

Guns N' Roses	"November Rain"	Andy Morahan	1992, June 2	$1,500,000	$2,678,089

Blackstreet and Janet Jackson (featuring Eve & Ja Rule)	"Girlfriend/Boyfriend"	Joseph Kahn	1999, March 23	$1,500,000	$2,255,993

Madonna (featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A.)	"Give Me All Your Luvin'"	Megaforce	2012, February 3	$1,500,000	$1,670,636

MC Hammer	"Here Comes the Hammer"	MC Hammer	1991, January 1	$1,300,000	$2,493,046

Fugees	"Ready or Not"	Marcus Nispel	1996, August 29	$1,300,000	$2,076,745

Kanye West	"Stronger"	Hype Williams	2007, June 19	$1,200,000	$1,449,976

Yo Yo Honey Singh & Meet Bros	"Party All Night"	Anthony D'Souza	2013	$1,023,926	$1,170,527

Oliver Tree	"Hurt"	Oliver Tree & Brendan Vaughan	2018, December 7	$1,023,826	$1,023,826

Duran Duran	"The Wild Boys"	Russell Mulcahy	1984, November	$1,000,000+	$2,411,595

Michael Jackson	"Thriller"	John Landis	1983, December 2	$1,000,000	$2,515,536

S.E.S.	"Love"	Tak Jae-hoon	1999, November 27	$1,000,000	$1,503,995

Janet Jackson (with Nelly)	"Call on Me"	Hype Williams	2006, July 26	$1,000,000	$1,242,819

The Sisters of Mercy	"Dominion/Mother Russia"	Andrew Eldritch	1988, February	$1,000,000	$2,118,458

The Rolling Stones	"Love Is Strong"	David Fincher	1994, July	$1,000,000	$1,690,391

TLC	"Waterfalls"	F. Gary Gray	1995, May 19	$1,000,000	$1,644,245

Sisqó (with Foxy Brown)	"Thong Song" (remix)	Little X	2000, March	$1,000,000	$1,454,879

Britney Spears	"Toxic"	Joseph Kahn	2004, January 13	$1,000,000	$1,361,975

Kanye West (featuring Lupe Fiasco)	"Touch the Sky"	Chris Milk	2006, April	$1,000,000	$1,242,819

Ayumi Hamasaki	"Jewel"	Wataru Takeishi	2006, November	$1,100,000	$1,367,101

Mylène Farmer	"L'Âme-stram-gram"	Ching Siu-tung	1999, March 20	$1,000,000	$1,503,995

Janet Jackson	"I Get Lonely" (remix)	Paul Hunter	1998, April	$1,000,000	$1,537,158

Ayumi Hamasaki	"Virgin Road"	Masashi Muto	2010, September 27	$1,000,000[unreliable source?]	$1,148,939

T-ara	"Cry Cry / Lovey Dovey"	Cha Eun Taek	2011, November 11	$1,000,000	$1,113,757

Drake	"God's Plan"	Karena Evans	2018, January 19	$996,631.90	$996,632

B.A.P	"One Shot"	Kang Ji Won & Kim Ki-bum	2013, February 12	$915,000	$984,148

Gangkiz	"Honey Honey"	Cha Eun Taek	2012, May 12	$900,000	$982,186

Infinite	"Destiny"	Hong Won-ki	2013, July 16	$890,000	$957,259

A. R. Rahman, Javed Ali, Chinmayi	"Kilimanjaro"	S. Shankar	2010	$875,000	$1,005,000

Pritam (featuring Siddharth Mahadevan & Shilpa Rao)	"Malang"	Vijay Krishna Acharya	2013	$853,271	$975,440

Britney Spears	"Work Bitch"	Ben Mor	2013, October 1	$850,000	$914,236

Pia Zadora	"Heartbeat of Love"	Dominic Sena	1989, October	$800,000	$1,616,966

Gorillaz	"Saturnz Barz"	Jamie Hewlett	2017, March 23	$800,000	$800,000

Wu-Tang Clan	"Triumph"	Brett Ratner	1997, February 11	$800,000	$1,248,590

Britney Spears	"Oops!... I Did It Again"	Nigel Dick	2000, April 10	$750,000	$1,091,159

Mylène Farmer	"California"	Abel Ferrara	1996, March	$788,000	$1,259,071

Speed	"Sad Promise"	Cha Eun Taek	2013, January 7	$706,000	$770,470

Lil' Dicky	"Pillow Talking"	Tony Yacenda	2017, April 14	$700,000	$715,490

Daler Mehndi	"Tunak Tunak Tun"	Daler Mehndi	1998	$610,000	$1,292,678

David Bowie	"Ashes to Ashes"	David Bowie & David Mallet	1980, May	$582,000	$1,769,741

A.R. Rahman & Javed Akhtar (featuring Mohammed Aslam & Bonnie Chakraborty)	"Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah"	Ashutosh Gowariker	2008	$575,000	$799,859

Ismail Darbar, Shreya Ghoshal, KK	"Dola Re Dola"	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	2002	$514,300	$1,095,097

Britney Spears	"Hold It Against Me"	Jonas Åkerlund	2011, February 17	$500,000	$556,879

Britney Spears	"Piece of Me"	Wayne Isham	2007, December 14	$500,000	$604,157

2NE1	"Come Back Home"	Dee Shin	2014, March 4	$500,000	$529,168

A.R. Rahman & Swarnalatha	"Akadanu Naanga"	Padam Kumar & Vaibhavi Merchant	1996	$423,370	$941,404

Naushad, Shakeel Badayuni, Lata Mangeshkar	"Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya"	K. Asif	1960	$320,000	$2,710,101

Sentence(s)

The video "Doesn't Really Matter" directed by Kahn is among the most expensive of all time, costing over $2.5 million.

final_sentence: The video "Doesn't Really Matter" directed by Kahn is among the most expensive of all time, costing over $2.5 million.