Animated Music Video Pioneers

The Beatles released the animated music video for their song 'Yellow Submarine' in 1968, which is widely considered to be the first animated music video.

Alan Parker directed the animated music video for Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2' in 1979, which won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 1983.

Michael Jackson released the animated music video for 'Thriller' in 1983, which is one of the most iconic and influential music videos of all time.

Steve Barron directed the animated music video for A-ha's 'Take On Me' in 1985, which was groundbreaking for its use of rotoscoping and won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year in 1986.

Peter Gabriel released the animated music video for 'Sledgehammer' in 1986, which was directed by Stephen R. Johnson and won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year in 1987.

Steven Spielberg directed the animated music video for Dire Straits' 'Money for Nothing' in 1985, which was one of the first music videos to use computer-generated imagery (CGI).

Michael Jackson released the animated music video for 'Smooth Criminal' in 1988, which was directed by Colin Chilvers and featured groundbreaking visual effects.

Mary Lambert directed the animated music video for Madonna's 'Like a Prayer' in 1989, which was controversial for its religious imagery.

Michael Jackson released the animated music video for 'Black or White' in 1991, which was directed by John Landis and featured groundbreaking morphing effects.

Spike Jonze directed the animated music video for Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' in 1991, which was groundbreaking for its use of animation and won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year in 1992.

Jamiroquai released the animated music video for 'Virtual Insanity' in 1997, which was directed by Jonathan Glazer and won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year in 1998.

Stanley Kubrick directed the animated music video for Radiohead's 'Paranoid Android' in 1997, which was one of the most ambitious and expensive music videos ever made.

A Tribe Called Quest released the animated music video for 'Busta's Lament' in 1998, which was directed by Spike Jonze and won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video in 1999.

Chris Cunningham directed the animated music video for Björk's 'All Is Full of Love' in 1999, which was groundbreaking for its use of CGI and won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year in 2000.

The White Stripes released the animated music video for 'Fell in Love with a Girl' in 2000, which was directed by Michel Gondry and won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year in 2001.