Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Eminem, and more have claimed the top prize but who is No.

The surrealistic vision is shades ofA Clockwork Orange.

But there have been countless videos over the years that have been more deserving of VOTY status.

Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya, and Pink (feat.

Really, who could resist all of these ladies together?

(Im never living that down, she has said.)

But there is no doubt that 2013s VOTY smashed whatever was left of her Hannah Montana image to bits.

Its all trippy enough to make us believe that we could groove on that moving floor too.

The clip is as dizzy of a rush as finding love can be.

Her character may have been named Catastrophe, but this clip was anything but.

Bonus points for that epic bungee jump at the end.

(The song title itself played off the Budweiser slogan This Buds for You.)

The fact that she was the first solo black winner of this award only makes it sweeter.

You dont even miss that the man himself doesnt show up until almost six minutes into the clip.

This certainly justified him picking up the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award on the same night in 2013.

Indeed, their Telephone video was arguably even better than Bad Romance.

But the 2010 winner represents Mother Monster at the peak of her powers.

It was this sleek, sultry video as much as the No.

1 song that showed she was ready to take it to the next level.

In the process, RiRi proved to be the best thing to work an umbrella since Gene Kelly.

OutKast, Hey Ya!

Either would have been a worthy winner.

But TLC earned the honors with a big-budget video that tackles AIDS, drugs, and violence.

Its just dripping in dopeness.

Now bring us a glass of wah-tah!

R.E.M., Losing My Religion (1991)Michael Stipe flailing around those arms.

Peter Buck plucking that mandolin.

Oh, how this makes us wish for an R.E.M.

Or heck, maybe even the banned Justify My Love.

But M finally got what she deserved for thisKoyaanisqatsi-inspired clip.

Beyonce, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (2009)What we can we say?

Kanye West was right.

The 2009 champ is, by any measure, one of the best videos of all time.

that employed claymation, pixelation, and stop-motion animation.

The clip MTVs most played ever won a whopping nine VMAs, but even that didnt seem like enough.