10 Most Controversial Music Videos

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The Top Ten

1 Closer - Nine Inch Nails (1994)

With nudity, animal cruelty, and religious imagery, there's no wonder why this video was banned.

2 Viorar Vel Til Loftarasa - Sigur Ros (2002)
3 Jeremy - Pearl Jam (1992)

I love this video. - jack2244

4 Forced Gender Reassignment - Cattle Decapitation

Definitely #2. I'd have to say "Closer" deserves its #1 spot though. I mean, Forced Gender is pretty gross, but when it comes down to it: it's just gore. But "Closer"...that was almost exploitation-film level messed up. Both are great songs though. - ThatStrangeKid42

This video is absolutely vile, its hardly even a song its just gore and sexual violence, I'm surprised its not number one.

My eyes are scarred by the sexual violence :(

5 (s)AINT - Marilyn Manson (2003)
6 Lemon Incest - Serge Gainsbourg (1984)
7 It's a Beautiful Day for Cancer - Al Bino (2009)

I can already tell this song is bad and I haven't even seen it. Seriously, who WANTS Cancer? - BlueTopazIceVanilla

8 Smack My Bitch Up - The Prodigy (1997)

Nothing even comes close.

9 Like a Prayer - Madonna (1989)
10 Call On Me - Eric Prydz (1982)

The Contenders

11 Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana

This Video Is Actually Artistic I Like. This Music Video A lot - FettiMC

It's mainly controversial because it has a "Cross" in it. - CptnWolfe

12 Down with The Sickness - Disturbed

This song doesn't have a music video.

Whoops! I accidentally got this one mistooken for Aphex Twin!

13 P***y - Rammstein

This video is so embarrassing.

14 Coma White - Marilyn Manson
15 Stan - Eminem
16 The Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks (1991)
17 One - Metallica (1990)

I'm sorry, but I don't find this music video controversial. I might be wrong, but it's just but creepy, not controversial. - Disturbedpotato

18 Justify My Love - Madonna
19 American Life - Madonna
20 What It Feels Like For A Girl - Madonna
21 We Can't Stop - Miley Cyrus
22 Pat It Up - Tommy Lee Sparta
23 Prison Sex - Tool
24 Come to Daddy - Aphex Twin
25 Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
26 The Dope Show - Marilyn Manson
27 Girls On Film - Duran Duran
28 I Want Your Sex - George Michael
29 Born Free - M.I.A.
30 Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
31 Right Now - Korn
32 Pon De Floor - Major Lazer
33 Man Down - Rihanna
34 Pumps and a Bump - MC Hammer
35 A.D.I.D.A.S. - Korn
36 From the Cradle to Enslave - Cradle of Filth
37 Try, Try, Try - The Smashing Pumpkins
38 Stress - Justice
39 The Fight Song - Marilyn Manson
40 Casual Sex - My Darkest Days
41 Only - Nicki Minaj
42 The Motherload - Mastodon

Its nothing really special to me. After all, butts aren't gross. They're just a body part.

43 Anaconda - Nicki Minaj

Lol, should be number 1 - Disturbedpotato

44 Just Lose It - Eminem
45 All the Things She Said - t.A.T.u.
46 Dark Horse - Katy Perry
47 Bound 2 - Kanye West
48 Body Language - Queen

The first ever music video to be banned from MTV.

49 Ohrwurm - Cephalic Carnage
50 Monster - Kanye West
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