2019 gave birth to many great and so amazing music. It was a challenge for me to create this list as music is becoming more global than ever. Still, music and video that are noteworthy in terms of aesthetics, messaging and buzz are what made my selection for Music Videos of the Year 2019.
Since the inception of this list, I made sure that at least one artist would get at least two spots on my list to emphasize that same artist's prominence during the past year. Lady Gaga (2010 and 2011), Bruno Mars (2010), Usher (2010), Rihanna (2010, 2011 and 2016), Katy Perry (2010, 2011), Nicki Minaj (2012), Miley Cyrus (2013), Justin Bieber (2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016), Selena Gomez (2016), Ed Sheeran (2017), Dua Lipa (2017) and Ariana Grande (2018) are those artists that got such privilege on my lists. Starting this year, however, only one entry per artist would be allowed accommodating their best feature for the year and ultimately, to allow more artists to get featured on my yearly list.
My list this year is comprised of the usual entries since my blog's beginning. We have Justin Bieber (#9), Taylor Swift (#3) and Katy Perry (#2). Debuting on my yearly list at #1 is the Jonas Brothers' hit "Sucker" which featured all their wives at the video's forefront. I named it as my music video of the year for how unique and daring the concept was especially for a boy band and how great the direction and design was for the video. At #2 is the hit by Katy Perry and Zedd that evoked messaging on the reality of human emotion. The video by Selena Gomez that was purely shot on an iPhone is also listed on this year's list. Regardless of the video capturing device used, the video for Lose You To Love Me was still an accomplishment in aesthetics. One unusual entry on my list is the 1994 Christmas hit by Mariah Carey which saw an updated release this year. The same song would earn Mariah Carey the distinction of having at least one #1 Billboard Hot 100 song for the past four decades. This year, collaboration seems to be the theme as half of the entries were from a duo or a group. Also, Korean dominance in pop is without question. In the history of my list, only two artists have got the chance to be listed - PSY (2013 and 2014) and Momoland (2018). This year, TWICE gets a mention on my list. After his Eastside entry last year, only Khalid maintains a spot from last year's roster of artists.
Note that all entries on this list are of my own preference and were not ranked based on charts or views on YouTube.
For a music and its corresponding music video to qualify on the list, the music must be dominating airwaves within the year, a favorite earworm amongst all, and its video must be aesthetically beautiful and innovative. Songs which doesn't have their corresponding music video, however, are disqualified in the selection process. Even lyric videos are not allowed to be in the list. In order to qualify as a 2019 music video, the music videos in the list must have been released worldwide on YouTube between 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 and must be available for viewing in the Philippines. No local entries, however, are qualified.
To accommodate more artists to be featured on my yearly list, only one entry per artist would be allowed regardless if they are the main track artist or just a featured artist. The best video by the artist would be the one to get a slot if two or more of their videos was part of my shortlist.
All YouTube views in the list were as of 12 January 2018 (5PM).
JR'S Music Videos of the Year - 2019
| Rank |
Music Videos of the Year
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Main Artist | Video Release |
| 1 | Jonas Brothers | March 2019 | |
| 2 | Zedd, Katy Perry | February 2019 | |
| 3 | Taylor Swift | June 2019 | |
| 4 | TWICE | April 2019 | |
| 5 | Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello | June 2019 | |
| 6 | Mariah Carey | December 2019 | |
| 7 | Selena Gomez | October 2019 | |
| 8 | Khalid | March 2019 | |
| 9 | Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber | May 2019 | |
| 10 | Post Malone | September 2019 |
Get back to previous JR Late Night Blogs' Music Videos of the Year lists:
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SUCKER
by Jonas Brothers
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This is the DEBUT entry of JONAS BROTHERS in JR's Music Videos of the Year list.
