"King of Pop" Michael Jackson"s hit video "Thriller" has been voted the most influential promo in the history of pop music. The 14-minute clip for the pop icon"s popular 1983 track, which has been credited with merging music with filmmaking, scored 15.2 per cent of the votes in the poll conducted by social networking site MySpace, Contactmusic reported.
The video saw off competition from rock band OK Go"s homemade video for their song "Here It Goes Again", which became a huge hit in 2006 as fans logged online to see the group dancing on treadmills. Pop princess Britney Spears" music video for her debut single "Baby One More Time" was voted third, while rock/pop music band from Norway A-Ha"s "Take On Me" and Johnny Cash"s "Hurt" rounded out the top five.
The top 10 influential pop music videos are: 1. Thriller - Michael Jackson 2.
Here It Goes Again - OK Go 3. Baby One More Time - Britney Spears 4.
Take On Me - A-Ha 5. Hurt - Johnny Cash 6.
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 7. Around the World - Daft Punk 8.
Weapon of Choice - Fatboy Slim 9. Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel 10.
Sabotage - Beastie Boys.
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