Poniższa lista przedstawia kolejnych zwycięzców nagrody MTV Video Music Awards w kategorii Best Male Video. W 2017 połączono ją z Best Female Video i utworzono nową kategorię pod nazwą Artist of the Year (Artysta roku).
Rok
Wykonawca
Piosenka
1984
David Bowie
China Girl
1985
Bruce Springsteen
I'm on Fire
1986
Robert Palmer
Addicted to Love
1987
Peter Gabriel
Sledgehammer
1988
Prince
U Got the Look
1989
Elvis Costello
Veronica
1990
Don Henley
The End of the Innocence
1991
Chris Isaak
Wicked Game (Concept)
1992
Eric Clapton
Tears in Heaven (Performance)
1993
Lenny Kravitz
Are You Gonna Go My Way?
1994
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Mary Jane’s Last Dance
1995
You Don't Know How It Feels
1996
Beck
Where It's At
1997
Devil's Haircut
1998
Will Smith
Just the Two of Us
1999
Miami
2000
Eminem
The Real Slim Shady
2001
Moby (wraz z Gwen Stefani)
South Side
2002
Without Me
2003
Justin Timberlake
Cry Me a River
2004
Usher (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)
Yeah
2005
Kanye West
Jesus Walks
2006
James Blunt
You're Beautiful
2007
My Love wraz z T.I. SexyBack wraz z Timbaland What Goes Around... (Comes Around)
2008
Chris Brown
With You
2009
T.I. ft. Rihanna
Live Your Life
2010
Not Afraid
2011
Justin Bieber
U Smile
2012
Turn Up the Music
2013
Bruno Mars
Locked Out of Heaven
2014
Ed Sheeran (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Sing
2015
Mark Ronson (feat. Bruno Mars)
Uptown Funk
2016
Calvin Harris (feat. Rihanna)
This Is What You Came For