Although MTV was barely two years old at the start of 1984, the channel had already completely flipped the music industry on its head. Whether they wanted to or not, rock’s biggest stars now needed to present their music and personalities via short-form video instead of just on the radio or on record. The artists you’ll see on this list of 1984’s 40 Most Awesome Music Videos rose to the challenge in some very creative ways. 40. Judas Priest, “Freewheel Burning” The video for the lead single from Judas Priest‘s 1984 Defenders of the Faith album finds singer Rob Halford jumping into the world of…