List of most expensive music videos

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This page lists the most expensive music videos ever made. Singer Michael Jackson has the most videos on this list, with five. Janet Jackson makes four appearances on the list. Hype Williams has directed four videos on the list.

Artist(s)	Song title	Director	Original air date	Production Costs
Michael Jackson (featuring Janet Jackson)	"Scream"	Mark Romanek	June 1995	$7,000,000[1]
Madonna	"Die Another Day"	Traktor	October, 2002	$6,000,000[2]
Madonna	"Bedtime Story"	Mark Romanek	March 18, 1995	$5,000,000[3]
Puff Daddy (featuring Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes)	"Victory"	Marcus Nispel	March 31, 1998	$2,700,000+[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]
Michael Jackson	"Bad",	Martin Scorsese	June 1987	$2,200,000+[4]
Backstreet Boys	"Larger Than Life"	Joseph Kahn	September 1999	$2,100,000+[1]
Ayumi Hamasaki	"fairyland"	Wataru Takeishi	August 2005	$2,000,000+[5]
Will Smith	"Miami"	Wayne Isham	December 1998	$2,000,000+[6]
Missy Elliott	"She's a Bitch"	Hype Williams	May 1, 1999	$2,000,000+[6]
Madonna	"Express Yourself"	David Fincher	May 10, 1989	$2,000,000+[7]
George Michael	"Freeek!"	Joseph Kahn[8]	2002	£1,000,000/$2,000,000[9]
TLC	"Unpretty"	Paul Hunter	August 29, 1999	$1,600,000+[6]
Guns N' Roses	"November Rain"	Andy Morahan	June 2, 1992	$1,500,000+[6]
BLACKstreet & Janet Jackson (featuring Eve & Ja Rule)	"Girlfriend/Boyfriend"	Joseph Kahn	March 23, 1999	$1,500,000+[6]
Ayumi Hamasaki	"my name's WOMEN"	Wataru Takeishi	November 2005	$1,200,000+[2]
Michael Jackson	"Remember the Time"	John Singleton	1992	$1,200,000+[6]
Michael Jackson	"Black or White"	John Landis	November 1991	$1,200,000[6]
Kanye West	"Stronger"	Hype Williams	July 2007	$1,200,000[6]
Ayumi Hamasaki	"Jewel"	Wataru Takeishi	November 2006	$1,100,000+[10]
Britney Spears	"Toxic"	Joseph Kahn	February 2004	$1,000,000+[11]
Janet Jackson (featuring Nelly)	"Call on Me"	Hype Williams	June 2006	$1,000,000+[2]
Michael Jackson	"Thriller"	John Landis	1983	$800,000[6] - $500,000[12]

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