Music videos have always fascinated me since I was very young. The idea of syncing a short film with a song or watching the band or artist perform it in the most random and creative ways kept me in wonder, and I grew up to appreciate a lot the art and craft of video music.

So for the first time, I’m curating a list with some of my favorite music videos of the year. Yes, the list is borderline arbitrary (as is any list publications put out), but I do have a few requirements the videos must meet: Good pacing, timing, and overall vibe. There’s awesome songs whose videos didn’t make the list and vice-versa.

I also added a second list with remarkable live performances or sessions. Let me know in the comments what I missed!

Enjoy 😀

Top 20 Music Videos of 2018

20 – P.O.D. – Rockin with the Best

19 – Silent Planet – Visible Unseen

18 – Islander – I Want Sushi

17 – Lights – We Were Here (and the whole Skin & Earth Cinematic Universe)

16 – As I Lay Dying – My Own Grave

15 – Drake – God’s Plan

14 – Fit For A King – The Price of Agony

13 – Underoath – On My Teeth

12 – Achará – Crisantemos

11 – Leon Bridges – Beyond

10 – Eminem ft. Joyner Lucas – Lucky You

9 – Natalia Lafourcade ft. Los Macorinos – Alma Mía

8 – La Dispute – ROSE QUARTZ / FULTON STREET I

7 – NF – WHY

6 – Seventdust – Dirty

5 – Superorganism – The Prawn Song

4 – Thrice – The Dark

3 – mewithoutYou – Julia (or, ‘Holy to the LORD’ on the Bells of Horses)

2 – My Epic – Voices

1 – Twenty One Pilots – Jumpsuit (and the whole Dema Cinematic Universe)

Best Live Performances / Sessions of 2018

9 – Kevin Schlereth – The Fire House Session

8 – AURORA – Christmas Concert (Nidaros Cathedral, Norway)

7 – Inersia – Hit and Run Session (#19)

6 – The Devil Wears Prada – Audiotree Live Session

5 – Lauren Daigle – Still Rolling Stones (The Ellen Show)

4 – boygenious – Me & My Dog (Late Night with Seth Meyers)

3 – Superorganism – NPR Tiny Desk Session

2 – Los Ángeles Azules ft. Natalia Lafourcade – Nunca Es Suficiente (Puerto Progreso, Yucatán MX)

1 – Paul Simon ft. yMusic – Can’t Run But (SNL)

Let us know in the comments what videos you liked that we missed. I’ll add them to each YouTube playlist, and we’ll keep the lists going! 🙂