This is a non-definitive list of the most expensive music videos. Production costs are estimated in U.S. dollars.

List of most expensive music videos
Artist(s) / Song title / Director / Original air date / Production Costs
Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson "Scream" Mark Romanek June 1995 $7,000,000
Madonna "Die Another Day" Traktor October 2002 $6,000,000+
Puff Daddy
(featuring Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes) "Victory" Marcus Nispel March 31, 1998 $2,700,000+
Mariah Carey
(featuring Jay-Z) "Heartbreaker" Brett Ratner August 16, 1999 $2,500,000
Busta Rhymes
(featuring Janet Jackson) "What's It Gonna Be?!" Hype Williams & Busta Rhymes March 12, 1999 $2,400,000+
Celine Dion "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" Nigel Dick august 1996 $2,300,000+
Backstreet Boys "Larger Than Life" Joseph Kahn September 1999 $2,100,000+
Ayumi Hamasaki "fairyland" Wataru Takeishi August 2005 $2,000,000+
Madonna "Bedtime Story" Mark Romanek April 1995 $2,000,000+
Madonna "Express Yourself" David Fincher April 1989 $2,000,000+
Will Smith "Miami" Wayne Isham December 1998 $2,000,000
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot "She's a Bitch" Hype Williams May 1, 1999 $2,000,000+
TLC "Unpretty" Paul Hunter August 29, 1999 $1,600,000+
Guns N' Roses "November Rain" Andy Morahan June 2, 1992 $1,500,000+
BLACKstreet & Janet Jackson
(featuring Ja Rule & Eve) "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" Joseph Kahn March 3, 1999 $1,500,000+
Ayumi Hamasaki "my name's WOMEN" Wataru Takeishi 29 November 2005 $1,200,000+
Janet Jackson "Call on Me" Hype Williams 19 June 2006 $1,000,000+
Ayumi Hamasaki "JEWEL" Wataru Takeishi 29 November 2006 $1,000,000