The document lists various popular music videos from 1995-2002, providing the artist(s), song title, director, original air date, production costs, and inflation-adjusted production costs. It shows that the most expensive music video was Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's "Scream" at $7 million, while several others such as Puff Daddy's "Victory" and MC Hammer's "Too Legit to Quit" had production budgets between $2-3 million. Overall, the list demonstrates the large budgets and production values of many major music videos from that era.
Music Video Production Costs & Inflation Adjustments
1. Artist(s) Song title Director Original air date Production costs Inflation-
(PC) adjusted
PC (2012)
Michael "Scream" Mark Romanek 1995 $7,000,000 $10,676,567
Jackson and Janet
Jackson
Madonna "Die Another Traktor October 22, 2002 $6,000,000] $7,752,821
Day"
Madonna "Express David Fincher May 17, 1989 $5,000,000] $9,374,497
Yourself"
Michael Jackson "Black or White" John Landis November 14, 1991 $4,000,000 $6,825,312
(featuring L.T.B.)
Guns N' Roses "Estranged" Andy Morahan December 1993 $4,000,000 $6,435,384
Puff Daddy "Victory" Marcus Nispel March 31, 1998 $2,700,000 $3,849,898
(featuring The
Notorious
B.I.G. & Busta
Rhymes)
MC Hammer "Too Legit to Rupert November 1991 $2,500,000] $4,140,384
[8]
Quit" Wainwright
Mariah Carey "Heartbreaker" Brett Ratner August 16, 1999 $2,500,000 $3,487,815
(featuring Jay-Z)
Busta Rhymes "What's It Gonna Hype March 12, 1999 $2,400,000 $3,974,769
(featuring Janet Be?!" Williams & Busta
Jackson) Rhymes
2. Artist(s) Song title Director Original air date Production costs Inflation-
(PC) adjusted
PC (2012)
Celine Dion "It's All Coming Nigel Dick July 29, 1996 $2,300,000 $3,408,275
Back to Me
Now"
Michael Jackson "Bad" Martin Scorsese August 31, 1987 $2,200,000] $4,500,527
Backstreet Boys "Larger Than Joseph Kahn September 14, 1999 $2,100,000 $2,929,764
Life"
Michael Jackson "Remember the John Singleton February 3, 1992 $2,000,000 $3,312,307
Time"
Madonna "Bedtime Story" Mark Romanek 1995 $2,000,000 $3,050,448
Will Smith "Miami" Wayne Isham December 1998 $2,000,000 $2,790,252
Missy Elliott She's a B**ch" Hype Williams May 1, 1999 $2,000,000 $2,790,252