10 Most Revolutionary Rock Music Videos

Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, taken from Queen's 1975 album, the appropriately-titled Night At The Opera, has been praised, damned, over-played, parodied and undergone alternate cycles of acclaim and abuse.

Is it a pretentious piece of cod-rock-art, or a groundbreaking composition which propelled the genre forward? Your opinion may well depend on your age and your exposure, or otherwise, to any or all of the above. The fact remains, however, that the video which accompanied the song changed the music industry forever.

While bands had recorded short promotional videos before, it was the success of Bohemian Rhapsody and its accompanying visuals which set a standard. As the Guardian newspaper recalls, it "ensured videos would henceforth be a mandatory tool in the marketing of music."

Whilst the video itself looks passe by modern standards, it marked the first time that music had been so indelibly linked to the visual medium. In the band's native UK (and across the world), Bohemian Rhapsody rocketed to the top of the charts, and stayed there for a considerable time. Following the death of Freddie Mercury, it did so again, and it remains the only recording to secure the coveted Christmas number one spot in the UK in two separate years.