Can you name the winners of MTV's VMA for Video of the Year?

Year	Video	Artist
1984		The Cars
1985		Don Henley
1986		Dire Straits
1987		Peter Gabriel
1988		INXS
1989		Neil Young
1990		Sinéad O'Connor
1991		R.E.M.
1992		Van Halen
1993		Pearl Jam
1994		Aerosmith
1995		TLC
1996		The Smashing Pumpkins
1997		Jamiroquai

Year	Video	Artist
1998		Madonna
1999		Lauryn Hill
2000		Eminem
2001		Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa & Pink
2002		Eminem
2003		Missy Elliott
2004		OutKast
2005		Green Day
2006		Panic! at the Disco
2007		Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z)
2008		Britney Spears
2009		Beyoncé
2010		Lady Gaga
2011		Katy Perry

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VMA Video of the Year Quiz

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Published: September 13th, 2009
Category: Music
Plays: 38,526

Tags: Video Quizzes, Artist Quizzes, winner, mtv, vma

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	JohnJF:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 04:54 GMT	12 points
	I don't like to start generational warfare, but I'm gonna say this as somebody who wasn't alive when this award started--artists aren't even trying to make good videos anymore.

	Shaft41:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 05:00 GMT	61 points
	It must be hard these days for MTV to pick from the 3 videos they show a week.

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	Haunter:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 05:05 GMT	17 points
	I love how Kanye West flips out every year when he gets snubbed. "This video cost a million dollars!"

	Golem:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 05:12 GMT	11 points
	Look at Money for Nothing. Primitive CGI. Still better than anything they crank out today.

	JohnJF:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 05:14 GMT	-1 points
	@Golem: I personally don't think that video would be as good today if the CGI wasn't so primitive. Otherwise I'd probably find Gorillaz videos more entertaining.

	pancakes188:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 05:29 GMT	5 points
	@Shaft41: I don't think they even show 3 videos a week on MTV.

	Skydog:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 05:33 GMT	0 points
	@pancakes Don't think so unless you wish to stay up for MTV AM (well at least where i live it comes on) and plays either crappy rap music videos or BAD "wannabe" rock videos.

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maniacalclown:

Sep 13th, 2009 at 05:38 GMT

2 points

I did disturbingly well until the most recent three. Should have known Neil Young, but I forgot that song was by him so it didn't come to mind. The great thing about the VMAs is that most of these are really awesome music videos even if the song stinks.

	iceman1731:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 05:39 GMT	-1 points
	Only got 2...and an obscure 2 at that

	juviejay:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 08:18 GMT	-1 points
	Wished I'd have had a little more time. May have gotten a couple more. Oh well, I guess when you like a band you know all their songs and have a hard time guessing which one other people liked.

	Onno:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 09:28 GMT	1 point
	Last year's prize was a joke.

	curses:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 09:54 GMT	-2 points
	...how is Britney Spears that far down? I liked the video...it was like a load of Britney clones were rampaging through clubs - night of the living spears's or something :)

	lostnone:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 09:54 GMT	9 points
	I was certain that Weezer or the Beastie Boys or Fatbot Slim would be on here - does MTV not like Spike Jonze?????

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	Kicking222:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 12:21 GMT	-3 points
	It's so, so sad that I got all of them and barely had to think about it- I have rarely been less proud of a 100%. I haven't watched the VMAs in at least five years (which is also the last time they chose a song that wasn't horrible)... I miss the days of when the M in MTV still stood for "Music".

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	snoreway:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 13:31 GMT	7 points
	Congrats 1992 MTV for picking Crystal Pepsi's, oops... I mean Van Hagar's "Right Now" over "Under the Bridge" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

	ZeroSignal:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 13:58 GMT	2 points
	MTV, oh how the mighty have fallen.

	rockgolf:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 14:27 GMT	2 points
	Perhaps the reason the Neil Young track is so low is that MTV never played it until it won this award. As might be guessed by the title, it is a parody of how corporate agendas and sponsorships were taking over music. MTV was afraid it would offend both their advertisers and other big name acts.

biggers:

Sep 13th, 2009 at 15:35 GMT

1 point

The Sinead O'Connor question should accept "nothing compares TO you"

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	D6:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 15:46 GMT	0 points
	I'm surprised at how low Missy and The Cars are... I'm pretty sure people should remember "Work It", as it is from less than ten years ago. The Cars, on the other hand, I can see being really low, though that video was awesome (I'm sure someone will say "Thriller" was robbed that year now...)

	leomontg:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 15:51 GMT	1 point
	Guess it shows how old I am when I can only do the left hand column and not the right hand . . . or is it that music video quality has gone downhill.

	tm4:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 16:03 GMT	10 points
	Eliot: But "My Name Is" is not the same song as "The Real Slim Shady".

	paulvc:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 16:24 GMT	6 points
	INXS should accept "Need You Tonight"... don't think the "/Mediate" is necessary.

	paulvc:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 16:25 GMT	3 points
	Also, "Tonight, Tonight" is, in my opinion, the best music video all-time. It was original and innovative, meshed well with the lyrics, visually appealing, and was for a great song. Probably the best and, judging by how few people got it, definitely the most underrated ever.

	cigarette:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 16:35 GMT	3 points
	I'm pretty amazed at the number of people who complain about MTV not showing videos. Why would they? No one wants to sit around and wait for videos they like to be played. You want to see the new Kanya West video? Go to his website. Or Youtube. Or Myspace. Or iTunes. If music videos were a valuable business plan, you'd think IMF or Fuse or MTV3 or Vh1 Hits or any other number of the music video stations would be doing a lot better. Why aren't artists putting out innovative videos? Why bother? Who's going to watch it more than once? I guess it turns out music videos as a popular artform WERE just a fad, so long as television reigned the supreme delivery device of entertainment. The Internet Killed the Video Star.

	defineexistence:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 18:56 GMT	0 points
	I beg to differ with some of the above comments. These days, artists are only in it for the videos. Granted, they may not even be great videos, but they focus more on a cool video than the music that goes with it. That's why hip hop junk remains popular despite its lack of talent.

	capncokenojoke:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 19:18 GMT	-2 points
	for this quiz name all the songs you know from each band listed and hope its on there

	Mike S.:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 20:53 GMT	1 point
	paulvc - i agree one hundred percent. the tonight tonight video is probably the best video ever.

	superpole2000:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 21:20 GMT	0 points
	I missed every video after 2001 and got all the videos before that. I'm guessing that's around the time when videos lost most of their appeal, power, and relevance.

	snoreway:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 21:36 GMT	0 points
	@paulvc: "Tonight Tonight" is a very well-made adaptation of Le Voyage dans la lune, a movie from 1902. It's good, but I don't think that's exactly original or innovative.

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	pinkrubberduckie:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 23:36 GMT	2 points
	"MTV's VMA awards are tonight, it's amazing they can fit any videos in between the 'Real World' and '16 and Pregnant'. " hahahaha, so true. sporcle you kill me :)

	BeatNavy:	Sep 14th, 2009 at 02:29 GMT	-1 points
	wow, no comments yet on kanye west tonight

	quiztaker:	Sep 14th, 2009 at 03:21 GMT	2 points
	ah, Kanye West's tirades, the only reason to watch these crappy award shows.

	Stevenb1987:	Sep 14th, 2009 at 05:42 GMT	-1 points
	SINGLE LADIES!!!! beyonce!!!