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As the VMAs awarded their latest VMA Moonman for Music Video of the Year to Kendrick Lamar's Humble on Sunday, the rapper's music video become the 34th winner of the prize.

As some of the previous winners include all-time great promos like Virtual Insanity, Sledgehammer and Losing My Religioni, we thought it was a perfect time to take a trip back through music video history to find every video that took the prize home. See them all below.

 

1984 - The Cars: You Might Think

Directors: Charlie Levi, Alex Weil and Jeff Stein


 

1985 - Don Henley: The Boys of Summer

Director: Jean-Baptiste Mondino


 

1986 - Dire Straits: Money for Nothing

Director: Steve Barron


 

1987 - Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer

Director: Stephen R. Johnson

 

 

1988 - INXS: Need You Tonight

 

 

1989 - Neil Young: This Note's For You

Director: Julien Temple

 

 

1990 - Sinéad O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2 U

Director: John Maybury

 

 

1991 - R.E.M.: Losing My Religion

Director: Tarsem Singh


 

1992 - Van Halen: Right Now

Director: Mark Fenske

 

1993 - Pearl Jam: Jeremy

Director: Mark Pellington


 

1994 - Aerosmith: Cryin'

Director: Marty Callner

 

 

1995 - TLC: Waterfalls

Director: F. Gary Gray



1996 - The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight

Directors: Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton

 

 

1997 - Jamiroquai: Virtual Insanity

Director: Jonathan Glazer

 

 

1998 - Madonna: Ray of Light

Director: Jonas Åkerlund



1999 - Lauryn Hill: Doo Wop (That Thing)

Director: Big TV!

 

 

2000 - Eminem: The Real Slim Shady

Director: Dr. Dre and Philip G. Atwell

 

 

2001 - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and P!nk: Lady Marmalade

Director: Paul Hunter



2002 - Eminem: Without Me

Director: Joseph Kahn



2003 - Missy Elliott: Work It

Director: Dave Meyers



2004 - OutKast: Hey Ya!

Director: Bryan Barber

 

 

2005 - Green Day: Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Director: Samuel Bayer

 

 

2006 - Panic! at the Disco: I Write Sins Not Tragedies

Director: Shane Drake

 

 

2007 - Rihanna feat. Jay-Z: Umbrella

Director: Chris Applebaum

 

 

2008 - Britney Spears: Piece of Me

Director: Wayne Isham

 

 

2009 - Beyoncé: Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)

Director: Jake Nava

 

 

2010 - Lady Gaga: Bad Romance

Director: Francis Lawrence

 

 

2011 - Katy Perry: Firework

Director: Dave Meyers

 

 

2012 - Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris: We Found Love

Director: Melina Matsoukas

 

 

2013 - Justin Timberlake: Mirrors

Director: Floria Sigismondi

 

 

2014 - Miley Cyrus: Wrecking Ball

Director: Terry Richardson

 

 

2015 - Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar: Bad Blood

Director: Joseph Kahn

 

 

2016 - Beyoncé: Formation

Director: Melina Matsoukas

 

 

2017 - Kendrick Lamar: HUMBLE.

Director: Dave Meyers

 

 

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