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Each week, I check out VH1′s The 20 (formerly Top 20 countdown), and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.

This week, the show played every VMA Video of the Year winner since 1995.

1995: TLC – “Waterfalls”
1996: The Smashing Pumpkins – “Tonight, Tonight”
1997: Jamiroquai – “Virtual Insanity”
1998: Madonna – “Ray of Light”
1999: Lauryn Hill – “Doo Wop (That Thing)”
2000: Eminem – “The Real Slim Shady”
2001: Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink – “Lady Marmalade”
2002: Eminem – “Without Me”
2003: Missy Elliott – “Work It”
2004: OutKast – “Hey Ya!”
2005: Green Day – “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”
2006: Panic! at the Disco – “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”
2007: Rihanna ft. Jay-Z – “Umbrella”
2008: Britney Spears – “Piece of Me”
2009: Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
2010: Lady GaGa – “Bad Romance”
2011: Katy Perry – “Firework”
2012: Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love”
2013: Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
2014: Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
2015: Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”

Jmunney’s Ranking
1. Work It
2. Umbrella
3. Mirrors
4. Virtual Insanity
5. Bad Romance
6. Waterfalls
7. Hey Ya!
8. I Write Sins Not Tragedies
9. We Found Love
10. The Real Slim Shady
11. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
12. Bad Blood
13. Doo Wop (That Thing)
14. Wrecking Ball
15. Firework
16. Ray of Light
17. Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
18. Without Me
19. Tonight, Tonight
20. Lady Marmalade
21. Piece of Me

Each week, I check out VH1′s The 20 (formerly Top 20 countdown), and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.

But this week, the show spotlighted videos nominated for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. Here is the list of videos that were presented. My top choices in each category are in bold.

Artist to Watch
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Vance Joy – “Riptide”
James Bay – “Hold Back the River”
George Ezra – “Budapest”
FKA Twigs – “Pendulum”

Best Collaboration
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, & Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
Ariana Grande ft. The Weeknd – “Love Me Harder”

Best Pop Video
Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
Maroon 5 – “Sugar”

Best Male Video
The Weeknd – “Earned It”
Nick Jonas – “Chains”

Best Female Video
Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”
Sia – “Elastic Heart”

Shannon’s Pick
Childish Gambino – “Sober”

Video of the Year
Beyoncé – “7/11”
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”

Video of the Year 2014
Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”