American R&B singer Beyonce video for the song Formation became No. 1 in the hit-parade “The 100 greatest music videos of all time. It was compiled by the most authoritative music magazine of the world Rolling Stone.

The assessment criteria were: the quality of the song and the work of the performer in the frame, the originality of the idea, the artistic level of direction, as well as the camerawork and the skill of the art director. Also, the creativity of the video, editing, and the abundance of memorable plans and locations during its filming.

The opinions of the critics and audience were also evaluated. As well as the number of views on the Internet. The video for the song Formation, included in Beyoncé’s 2016 album Lemonade, had more than 253 million views, by the way. And the music video was also nominated for a Grammy in the category “Video of the Year.

Country singer Johnny Cash’s music video for the song Hurt ranked second, and Madonna’s glamorous Vogue ranked third.

But there are no fresh music videos in the top five. Fourth was Childish Gambino’s This Is America, made in 2015. And fifth was the 1985 premiere of Perfect Kiss by the English new wave band New Order.

At the same time, Beyoncé is also the leader in the “overall standings. Another of her videos – Single Ladies – became the 12th, and a joint performance with Lady Gaga of her hit Telephone – 66th. Madonna did not limit herself to only one Top-100 hit. Her video Material Girl is in the 54th place.