London, Dec 27 : Michael Jackson's revolutionary `Thriller' has been named as the greatest music video of all time, almost three decades after it was created.

The creepy video that has the late singer transformed into both a werewolf and a zombie got the maximum votes; narrowly beating Lady Gaga's raunchy Telephone in the poll.

Another classic promo, Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, which dates back to 1975, was voted third by musicians' website musicradar. com.

`Thriller', made by John Landis, the director of An American Werewolf In London, is credited with turning pop videos into an art form of their own.

The 14-minute film was the most expensive video of its day, when it was first shown in 1983, and cost half a million dollars to create.

Gaga's violent Telephone is another epic, the nine minutes film was created by Jonas Akerlund, who was behind Prodigy's controversial Smack My B**** Up, which is seventh in the list.

"Lady Gaga ran Thriller very close, but it still seems right that the promo that saw the birth of the pop video as a cultural event should hold the top spot - for now," the Sun quoted Will Groves, editor-in-chief of Music Radar, as saying.

Top 10

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller
2. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone
3. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
4. Johnny Cash - Hurt
5. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
6. Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
7. The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
8. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
9. Foo Fighters - Everlong
10. Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box (ANI)