Michael Jackson, 1995 Medley Votem !

1. Michael Jackson, 1995
Medley

Michael Jackson proved, yet again, just why he's the King of Pop at the '95 show. Not only did he give MTV viewers a 15-minute medley of many of his biggest hits (including "Beat It" "Billie Jean" "Black Or White," "The Way You Make Me Feel," and more); he did it with on-stage costume changes, moonwalking, Slash shredding on guitar, dance-fighting, enough crotch-grabbing for the whole of the '90s, and a speech in the middle to boot. Such was the awesome power of the memory of this spectacular MJ performance, which we're pretty sure was the longest in the history of the VMAs.

Link: http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/467799/mtv-vmas-10-best-performances-ever-poll-results?page=0%2C2