Top 10 MTV Video Music Awards Moments

The hottest moments from the most unique top awards show

The MTV Video Music Awards have a well-earned reputation as an occasionally out of control, but always interesting awards celebration. These are 10 of the top moments through the years.

10. 1995 - Courtney Love Disrupts Madonna Interview - First she threw things and then, after being invited up by MTV's Kurt Loder, Courtney Love took over in inimitable fashion.

9. 1988 - Guns 'n Roses - "Welcome to the Jungle" - For many years, this performance defined rock at the MTV Video Music Awards. This is the glory that was Guns 'n Roses.

8. 2011 - Adele - "Someone Like You" - Adele came to the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards and repeated magic that had taken place earlier in the year at the Brit Awards. Her gorgeous performance of "Someone Like You" sent the song soaring on the charts in the US and ultimately ending up becoming Adele's second #1 hit.

7. 1993 - Neil Young and Pearl Jam - "Keep Rockin' in the Free World" - One of the more serious music moments at the MTV Video Music Awards: two generations rock together in a singularly intense fashion.

6. 1994 - Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley Kiss - It was really not that big of a surprise to see the newlyweds together, but the kiss was a bit of a shocker. The biggest kiss in MTV Video Music Award history until another pair of kisses almost 10 years later.

5. 2000 - Eminem - "The Real Slim Shady" - It was a whole sea of Slim Shadys who started out in the open air and then followed Eminem into the theater to take over the stage.

4. 2001 - *NSYNC with Michael Jackson - "Pop" - What better way to close out a performance of the song "Pop" than with the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. Justin Timberlake beatboxing while MJ dances is a moment to treasure.

3. 2009 - Taylor Swift Wins Best Female Video and Is Interrupted by Kanye West - Everyone was a little surprised that Taylor Swift, country singer, won the award for Best Female Video, but what Kanye West did next was an even bigger surprise.

2. 1992 - Nirvana - "Lithium" - One of the moments when everything seemed a little out of control. Krist Novoselic tosses his guitar into the air. It lands whacking him in the head and he stumbles offstage. Kurt Cobain starts tearing into the amps and everything descends to chaos.

1. 2003 - Madonna, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera - Madonna, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera perform two unforgettable kisses. One of the most audacious pop music performances in the history of television.