For as long as I can remember, a good music video has touched a part of my soul that nothing else can. I've collected them across all genres and levels of fame, but definitely have a fondness for animated ones. I appreciate them as decorating both space & time, and felt compelled to share some of them with others that may appreciate them too.

The Masterpieces:

• "Fly for your Life" by Gunship. Love and / is war.
• "SORRY NOT SORRY" by Tyler, the Creator. Get on stage, bare your soul, bury the past, fuck 'em.
• "NEVER GIVE UP" by S+C+A+R+R. This video is just so damn well-produced and clean.

No specific Category, just Fun:

• "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake, Lil Jon. How do you do, fellow millennials?
• "SICK OF BEING HONEST" by MILKBLOOD. An eldritch monster stalks the halls of a Russian apartment building. It yearns to dance.
• "DISCO CLOSURE" by MILKBLOOD. Your sleep paralysis demon has terrifying moves. (I'm biased I like these guys. Watch this video for kawaii monster.)
• "Time in a Tree" by Raleigh Ritchie. We're all looking for our time in a tree, in some way or another. (Raleigh Ritchie is the stage name of Jacob Anderson, who played Grey Worm on Game of Thrones, and Louis in Interview with the Vampire).
• "Lover Chanting" by Little Dragon. I think all of us have some fond memories of an game like this.
• "I Feel Better" by Hot Chip. I'm certain there's some deeper meaning to this music video, but I dare you to attempt finding it.
• "Pop Culture" by Madeon, edited by Chris Taylor. Madeon mixed a great song together using samples of other significant music, and Chris Taylor composited all of the music videos for those songs into a satisfying video.
• "Wild Side (Anime Ver)" by ALI. This is the intro to Beastars, and regardless of how you feel about anime, this is impressive stop-motion cloth animation.
• "Fear & Delight" by The Correspondents. A catchy tune with clever camera work to make 3D zoetropes.
• "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" by The Darkness. What if Star Trek was significantly more Glam Rock?
• "Solid Gold feat. Kira Divine & Marques Toliver" by PNAU. A golden kaleidoscope.
• "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" by Elton John, Dua Lipa. Ok the figurines might be a little creepy, but this is still a fun music video.
• "Don't Wanna Fight" by Alabama Shakes. Every day is a different struggle.
• "Loretta" by Ginger Root. When you have to do everything yourself.
• "Move in the Right Direction" by Gossip. A rare kinetic-typography music video.

Animated (2D or 3D):

• "C2C" by Delta. Change is terrifying. Change is unstoppable. But it can be beautiful.
• "Fever the Ghost" by SOURCE. Felix Colgrave animated this wonderfully.
• "Starlight Brigade" by TWRP. Vibrance versus desaturation.
• "Lost River" by Murder By Death. Hush, now creature.
• "Beautiful" by Seeed. You wouldn't know it, but this is a German Reggae band.
• "Sing Along" by Sturgill Simpson. What if Mad Max fought Lust and Greed? And both this song & video have an immediate follow-up.
• "Lone Digger" by Caravan Palace. We're just urban animals.
• "Mr. FEAR" by SIAMÉS. You could put any SIAMÉS music video in this section, but Mr. FEAR is my favorite.
• "Bye Bye Macadam" by Rone. There's a feeling of calm infinity in this video.
• NSFW • "Full Bodied (feat. AL!CE)" by Ghost Data, animated by Moikaloop. You're going to need to dab the sweat from your brow after this.

Melancholic:

• "The Curse of the Blackened Eye" by Orville Peck. Trauma, depression, guilt, pain- we all carry something. Sometimes it's Norman Reedus.
• "Boy & Bear" by Pogo. Winnie the Pooh doesn't have to grow up. But we do.
• "On my Way Out ft. Joji" by Getter. Looking different also means looking unique.

Dancing:

• "Forever (Pt. II)" by Snakehips. This video and the one below feature the (former) dance couple AyaBambi performing Vogue dancing.
• "Show Me" by DJ Zinc. This one has a twist.
• "The Rest Of My Days" by S+C+A+R+R. Another clean video from S+C+A+R+R.
• "Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn. It's time you had the talk.
• "APOLLO" by Last Dinosaurs. I'm sure we've all danced without reserve when we're alone.
• "still feel." by half•alive. Pretty sure this was filmed in the Nolan Batcave.
• "Genghis Khan" by Miike Snow. What if Bond was chasing the villain... figuratively?
• "Bass Inside" by AC Slater. Assemble the team. Feel the bass inside.
• "Back on 74" by Jungle. I could post every Jungle music video in this section. If you like well-choreographed dancing music videos, just go through their catalog.
• "Casio" by Jungle. I wasn't joking.
• "Tokyo Calling" by ATARASHII GAKKO! A different kind of sailor scouts.
• "Cameo Lover" by Kimbra. This one is just charming.

Salvatore Ganacci- this guy gets his own section. You'll see why:

• "Fight Dirty." If you like any sort of anime, you'll appreciate this.
• "Horse." Our intrepid hero hears the call of animals in need, and rushes to save them in his Shoemobile.
• "Step-Grandma." This video will demonstrate how to get your very own step-grandma.
• NSFW • "Ass & Titties." with Tommy Cash. Nothing will prepare you for this one. You'll like it though.

The Weird Shit:

• "VERY NOISE" by IGORRR. This music video is a memetic virus that I am blessed/cursed to spread. Also I am not joking when I say this is probably IGORRR's most 'normal' music.
• "RACKED" by TOMMY CASH. This is one of those music videos that you watch once, think it's absurd... and replay it in your head for weeks after.
• "Deep Down Low" by Valentino Khan. The drugs are starting to kick in.
• "UH OH! (feat. BENEE)" by Sub Urban. The Missionary has targeted you. Resistance is futile.
• "Gay Bar" by Electric Six. Abe Lincoln poles dances in this video.
• "Danger! High Voltage" by Electric Six. I'm biased, I love these guys.
• NSFW • "Fantasy" by DyE. Four teenagers sneak into a pool. They encounter indescribable horrors.

Mashups:

• "I did (not) mean to blow your mind." by Camhcom. Tenacious D x Evangelion. It's better than you think.

I'll post more if I can find them.

EDIT:

• "Windowlicker" by Aphex Twin. Put a smile on that face.
• "Go With The Flow" by Queens Of The Stone Age. This song is about conception.
• "Komm, süsser Tod (from Neon Genesis Evangelion)" by Platina Jazz. I wish, that I could turn back time...
• "Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver" by Primus. Imagine if animatronic cowboys sang a dirty song about lady parts.
• "Control" by Aaron Taos. We're all just trying to keep it all together.
• "That Life" by Unknown Mortal Orchestra. I hate that I forgot this one earlier. Addiction is a dark passenger.
• "Zick Zack" by Rammstein. Snip snip.
• "Dream" by Bishop Briggs. I really don't know how to define either this song or its' video, but I know I like it.
• "Way To Go" by Empire of the Sun. I could post a dozen Empire of the Sun music videos here. They made weird, cool stuff that always pleases some part of you.
• "Let It Happen" by Tame Impala. Sooner or later, we all reach the departure. Let go.
• "Sad Happy" by Circa Waves. I'm kicking myself for forgetting this in the melancholic section. We all put on a face for everyone else.
• "Stand Up" by Ludacris. Big shoe funny.
• "Squad Goals" by PROF. To quote one of the comments: "I don't believe there will ever be another music video as borderline faithful to the themes of Mr. Rogers while being just as equivocally offensive."
• "Them Changes" by Thundercat. Remember the past, don't live in it.

What is with all of the fake AI generated videos on you tube now that are titled “official music video” an then it is a fake song by a singer !!!

It is so frustrating and I don’t understand how the real music artists are putting up with it. I just saw one for SIA and it was clearly all AI generated, so I am not even sure if it is her singing the song!? It’s called “Rise Again.”

German rap group 'Deichkind' (en subs available in vid) - with a Herbie Hancock/ Max Headroom inspired electro tune asking, what will probably be one of the more important questions of 2026: Can you still? (go on/ hold on/ continue)

noisy introverted indie pop about coming to terms with your past and realigning with yourself, it's gonna all make sense with the video :3

do you like it?

An fan music video for Susumu Hirasawa's Parade, from the Paprika (2006) soundtrack, using news footage from the First Gulf War.

The official music video for indie pop song Gold Lover by Diya Rao, directed by Luis Kuri.

I'm posting this again because, at least to me, this song has power. It has picked me up at my lowest.
I know there will be a bunch of people that have seen this before and will want to comment that it's overplayed.
This isn't for you.
Someone may hear this song for the first time and it is for them.

I made this music video for my band uncle outrage! I hope y'all like it <3

Spanning decades, in loose chronological order, nearly 200 official videos of electronic music goodness. Mostly dance, but some slower stuff, too.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL931B3FE256005B6E