A little over a week ago I posted a list of my 10 favorite horror films, and following a request on Twitter from a colleague, I decided to post another list. But rather than simply pick a different genre and churn out 10 great movies, I've decided to jump to a different medium altogether: music video.

So without further ado, here are my 10 favorite music videos of all time...

1) "Take on Me" - a-ha (1985) Watch Video
You know your music video has staying power when "Family Guy" does a parody of it 20 years later and no one says, "Huh?"

2) "Hurt" - Johnny Cash (2002) Watch Video
Cash closed out his career with several albums full of covers. The best remembered is his take on Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt," thanks in no small part to a video that subtly captures the pain of aging, loss, and death better than any movie or novel that came before it.

3) "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (1983) Watch Video
Clocking in at 14 minutes, this horror spoof from director John Landis broke just about every rule in place at the time for music videos. Jackson's later long form videos were ridiculously self-absorbed, but this is one pitch perfect. Seriously, how can you go wrong with dancing zombies?

4) "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel (1986) Watch Video
This stop motion masterpiece of the absurd dazzled viewers upon its mid-80s release, and to this day it remains MTV's most played video. It also still holds the record for winning the most MTV video awards (9).

5) "Sabotage" - Beastie Boys (1994) Watch Video
Before becoming an acclaimed feature film director, Spike Jonze made a name for himself in the world of music videos. His best known work is this opening credits sequence for a fake 1970s TV cop show.

6) "Here It Goes Again" - OK Go (2006) Watch Video
Known to most people as "that one with the guys dancing on the treadmills," this video surpassed the popularity of its song and artist moreso than probably any video before or since. The band even performed the dance routine live on the MTV Video Awards.

7) "Buddy Holly" - Weezer (1994) Watch Video
Another entry from director Spike Jonze, it inserts Weezer (and a dancing Fonz stunt double) into an old episode of "Happy Days" with hilarious results.

8) "Virtual Insanity" - Jamiroquai (1996) Watch Video
Another example of a video whose popularity surpassed its artist, this one features Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay dancing in a room with a moving floor. In reality, the floor was stationary while the walls moved, but a few camera tricks provide a hynotic visual effect in this single-take video.

9) "I Will Follow You Into the Dark " - Death Cab for Cutie (2006) Watch Video
You won't see this clip about death on most lists of the best music videos of all time, but its a personal favorite of mine. Its simplicity make it both moving and at times humorous.

10) "Big Me" - Foo Fighters (1996) Watch Video
As unapologetically poppy as the song it promotes, this Foo Fighters video mimics those annoying yet funny Mentos commercials from the mid-nineties. It became so popular that the fans began tossing Mentos at the band when they played the song live, forcing Dave Grohl and company to remove it from their playlist for a time.