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For the first time in years, the Doomsday Clock has moved closer to midnight, now standing at 11:55. For the uninitiated, the Doomsday Clock is run by a board of scientists to represent how close humankind is to destroying itself--whether with nukes, global warming, terrorism, biological warfare or whatever other catastrophic methods of destruction we've conjured up. When this clock strikes 12, Cinderella's carriage doesn't turn into a pumpkin--she does.
Now that humanity only has five symbolic minutes left, we've compiled a list of the best Doomsday-themed videos to usher in the next Ice Age. From rockers to pop starlets to one-hit wonders, it seems everybody's penned an Armageddon anthem, so here are our 10 favorites. And we promise, no Aerosmith.