Rock On The Net: MTV Video Music Awards History: Viewer's Choice

2006 MTV VMAs	Fall Out Boy "Dance, Dance" [from From Under The Cork Tree ]	other nominees: Chris Brown - "Run It" Kelly Clarkson - "Because Of You" Rihanna - "S.O.S." Shakira - "Hips Don't Lie"
2005 MTV VMAs	Green Day "American Idiot" [from American Idiot ]	other nominees: Kelly Clarkson - "Since U Been Gone" My Chemical Romance - "Helena" Shakira with Alejandro Sanz - "La Tortura" Snoop Dogg with Pharrell - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
2004 MTV VMAs	Linkin Park "Breaking The Habit" [ from Meteora ]	other nominees: Christina Aguilera - "The Voice Within" Good Charlotte - "Hold On" Simple Plan - "Perfect" Yellowcard - "Ocean Avenue"
2003 MTV VMAs	Good Charlotte "Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous" [ from The Young And The Hopeless ]	other nominees: 50 Cent - "In Da Club" Kelly Clarkson - "Miss Independent" Eminem - "Lose Yourself" Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z - "Crazy In Love" Justin Timberlake - "Cry Me A River"
2002 MTV VMAs	Michelle Branch "Everywhere" [ from Spirit Room ]	other nominees: Brandy - "What About Us?" B2K - "Uh Huh" Eminem - "Without Me" Enrique Iglesias - "Hero" P.O.D. - "Alive"
2001 MTV VMAs	'N Sync "Pop" [ from Celebrity ]	other nominees: Backstreet Boys - "The Call" Nelly - "Ride Wit Me" Destiny's Child - "Independent Woman Part 1" Limp Bizkit - "My Way" Eve featuring Gwen Stefani - "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
2000 MTV VMAs	'N Sync "Bye Bye Bye" [ from No Strings Attached ]	other nominees: Britney Spears - "Oops!... I Did It Again" Christina Aguilera - "What A Girl Wants" Eminem - "The Real Slim Shady" Sisqo - "Thong Song"
1999 MTV VMAs	Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way" [ from Millenium ]	other nominees: Jay-Z featuring Ja & Amil - "Can I Get A..." Korn - "Freak On A Leash" Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca" 'N Sync - "Tearin' Up My Heart" TLC - "No Scrubs"
1998 MTV VMAs	Puff Daddy & The Family "It's All About The Benjamins" [ from No Way Out ]	other nominees: Celine Dion - "My Heart Will Go On" Green Day - "Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)" Matchbox 20 - "3 A.M." Will Smith - "Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It"
1997 MTV VMAs	Prodigy "Breathe" [ from The Fat Of The Land ]	other nominees: Jewel - "You Were Meant For Me" Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 - "I'll Be Missing You" Spice Girls - "Say You'll Be Mine" The Wallflowers - "One Headlight"
1996 MTV VMAs	Bush "Glycerine" [ from Sixteen Stone ]	other nominees: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - "Tha Crossroads" Metallica - "Until It Sleeps" Alanis Morissette - "Ironic" Smashing Pumpkins - "Tonight, Tonight"
1995 MTV VMAs	TLC "Waterfalls" [ from CrazySexyCool ]	other nominees: Green Day - "Basket Case" Hootie & The Blowfish - "Hold My Hand" Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson - "Scream" Live - "Lightning Crashes" R.E.M. - "What's The Frequency Kenneth?"
1994 MTV VMAs	Aerosmith "Cryin'" [ from Get A Grip ]	other nominees: Beastie Boys - "Sabotage" Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box" R.E.M. - "Everybody Hurts"
1993 MTV VMAs	Aerosmith "Livin' On The Edge" [ from Get A Grip ]	other nominees: En Vogue - "Free Your Mind" Peter Gabriel - "Diggin' In The Dirt" Pearl Jam - "Jeremy" R.E.M. - "Man On The Moon"
1992 MTV VMAs	Red Hot Chili Peppers "Under The Bridge" [from Blood Sugar Sex Magik ]	other nominees: Def Leppard - "Let's Get Rocked" Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Van Halen - "Right Now"
1991 MTV VMAs	Queensryche "Silent Lucidity" [from Empire ]	other nominees: C+C Music Factory - "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" Deee-Lite - "Groove Is In The Heart" Divinyls - "I Touch Myself" Chris Isaak - "Wicked Game" R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
1990 MTV VMAs	Aerosmith "Janie's Got A Gun" [from Pump ]	other nominees: Don Henley - "The End Of The Innocence" Madonna - "Vogue" Sinéad O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U"
1989 MTV VMAs	Madonna "Like A Prayer" [ from Like A Prayer ]	other nominees: Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy" Michael Jackson - "Leave Me Alone" Steve Winwood - "Roll With It" Neil Young - "This Note's For You"
1988 MTV VMAs	INXS "Need You Tonight / Mediate" [ from Kick ]	other nominees: George Harrison - "When We Was Fab" Squeeze - "Hourglass" Suzanne Vega - "Luka" XTC - "Dear God"
1987 MTV VMAs	U2 "With Or Without You" [ from The Joshua Tree ]	other nominees: Peter Gabriel - "Sledgehammer" Genesis - "Land Of Confusion" Paul Simon - "Boy In The Bubble" Steve Winwood - "Higher Love"
1986 MTV VMAs	a-ha "Take On Me" [ from Hunting High And Low ]	other nominees: Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing" Godley & Creme - "Cry" Robert Palmer - "Addicted To Love" Talking Heads - "Road To Nowhere"
1985 MTV VMAs iTunes Amazon.mp3	USA For Africa "We Are The World" [ from We Are The World compilation ]	other nominees: Don Henley - "The Boys Of Summer" Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Don't Come Around Here No More" David Lee Roth - "California Girls" David Lee Roth - "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
1984 MTV VMAs	Michael Jackson "Thriller" [ from Thriller ]	other nominees: The Cars - "You Might Think" Herbie Hancock - "Rockit" Cyndi Lauper - "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" The Police - "Every Breath You Take"
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