6 – Michael Jackson – Black or White – $4 million
It comes with no surprise that one music video of the legendary singer, Michael Jackson is the sixth most expensive music video ever made.
“Black and white” video was directed by John Landis and released in 1991. It was viewed by half a million people, and became the highest-rated Fox special up until that point.
The abundance of special effects including that black panther that transforms itself into Jackson at one point, in this 11-minute video makes way for a rather pricey production.
The song was released by Epic Records on November 11, as the first single from Jackson’s eighth studio album, Dangerous.
It was written, composed and produced by Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell.
