MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video was first given out in 1984, awarding the best videos that involved the conceptual interpretation of a song. As the years went on, however, the majority of videos aired on MTV became concept videos, and so the need for this category diminished. Thus, the last of this award was given out in 1988.

Recipients

Year	Winner	Other nominees	Ref.
1984	Herbie Hancock — "Rockit"	The Cars — "You Might Think" Michael Jackson — "Thriller" Cyndi Lauper — "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" The Rolling Stones — "Undercover of the Night"	[1]
1985	Glenn Frey — "Smuggler's Blues"	Frankie Goes to Hollywood — "Two Tribes" Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer" Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — "Don't Come Around Here No More" David Lee Roth — "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"	[2]
1986	a-ha — "Take On Me"	Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing" Godley & Creme — "Cry" Talking Heads — "And She Was" Talking Heads — "Road to Nowhere"	[3]
1987	Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"	Eurythmics — "Missionary Man" Peter Gabriel — "Big Time" Genesis — "Land of Confusion" Talking Heads — "Wild Wild Life"	[4]
1988	Pink Floyd — "Learning to Fly"	George Harrison — "When We Was Fab" INXS — "Need You Tonight/Mediate" U2 — "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" XTC — "Dear God"	[5]

References

1. "MTV Video Music Awards 1984". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
2. "MTV Video Music Awards 1985". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
3. "MTV Video Music Awards 1986". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
4. "MTV Video Music Awards 1987". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
5. "MTV Video Music Awards 1988". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.