Top 10 Songs that Were Banned By MTV

The Top Ten

1 Jesus Christ Pose - Soundgarden

2 Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

3 Justify My Love - Madonna

4 Self Control - Laura Branigan

5 Pop Song 89 - R.E.M.

6 Street of Dreams - Rainbow

Banned by MTV for its supposedly controversial hypnotic clip.

7 Joan Crawford - Blue Öyster Cult

8 Lacquer Head - Primus

9 Run - Gnarls Barkley

10 Body Language - Queen

"The first music video to be banned by MTV"

The Contenders

11 Erotica - Madonna

12 Original Prankster - The Offspring

13 Closer - Nine Inch Nails

This was moved on very late schedule.

14 Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars

15 Juicebox - The Strokes

16 No Way Out - Stone Temple Pilots

17 Red Nation - Game

18 Smack My Bitch Up - The Prodigy

19 This Note's for You - Neil Young

20 You're All I Need - Mötley Crüe

21 (Oh) Pretty Woman - Van Halen

22 Pagan Poetry - Björk

23 Mr. Krinkle - Primus

One of my favorite music videos of all time. MTV only aired it a few times late at night, then pulled it because it probably seemed creepy, leading to many kids desperately trying to fing what that weird video with the contrabass playing pig-man was called. Funny story. Les Claypool was pretty miffed, as this one-shot video took a lot of effort and energy to make.

24 I Opt Out - Jetplane Landing

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