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 three appearances on the list. Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki is the only non western artist on the list. Hype Williams has directed three videos on the list.

Production Costs

Michael Jackson (featuring Janet Jackson)	"Scream"	Mark Romanek	June 1995	$7,000,000
Madonna	"Die Another Day"	Traktor	October 22 2002	$6,000,000+
Puff Daddy (featuring Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes)	"Victory"	Marcus Nispel	March 31 1998	$2,700,000+
Mariah Carey (featuring Jay-Z)	"Heartbreaker"	Brett Ratner	August 16 1999	$2,500,000
Busta Rhymes (featuring Janet Jackson)	"What's It Gonna Be?!"	Hype Williams & Busta Rhymes	March 12 1999	$2,400,000+
Celine Dion	"It's All Coming Back to Me Now"	Nigel Dick	July 29 1996	$2,300,000+
Michael Jackson	"Bad"	Martin Scorsese	June 1987	$2,200,000+
Backstreet Boys	"Larger Than Life"	Joseph Kahn	September 1999	$2,100,000+
Ayumi Hamasaki	"fairyland"	Wataru Takeishi	August 2005	$2,000,000+
Will Smith	"Miami"	Wayne Isham	December 1998	$2,000,000+
Missy Elliott	"She's a Bitch"	Hype Williams	May 1 1999	$2,000,000+
George Michael	"Freeek!"	Joseph Kahn	2002	£1,000,000/$2,000,000
TLC	"Unpretty"	Paul Hunter	August 29 1999	$1,600,000+
Guns N' Roses	"November Rain"	Andy Morahan	June 2 1992	$1,500,000+
BLACKstreet & Janet Jackson (featuring Eve & Ja Rule)	"Girlfriend/Boyfriend"	Joseph Kahn	March 23, 1999	$1,500,000+
Michael Jackson	"Remember the Time"	John Singleton	1992	$1,200,000+
Michael Jackson	"Black or White"	John Landis	November 1991	$1,200,000
Kanye West	"Stronger"	Hype Williams	July 2007	$1,200,000
Ayumi Hamasaki	"Jewel"	Wataru Takeishi	November 2006	$1,100,000+
Michael Jackson	"Thriller"	John Landis	1983	$800,000 - $500,000

References

External Links

• The Most Expensive Music Videos of all Time with Videos