Happy Birthday MTV: Listen to the First Songs Ever Played
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Today marks MTV's 32nd anniversary. When it launched on August 1, 1981, its original purpose was to play music videos led by "video jockeys," or VJs, like the original lineup seen above.
While the channel's focus may has shifted, it's the history that counts. The first music video played on the game-changing channel was the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star." But what else played during those initial few hours or so? It was mostly classic '80s rock stars (think Rod Stewart and Pat Benatar), but also an act that has faded so much from the industry, they don't even exist on Spotify (PH.D's "Little Susie's on the Up").
VH1 has the full list here, but listen to nearly all of the first 30 songs played on MTV's first minutes below!
21m
The Dirtiest Song Ever Recorded
46m
Listen and Learn
1m
The Ladies Play "Fill In The Blanks"
21m
Don't Swear In Front of The Song
21m
Asian Song Festival
3m
The Clash of the Corps Cast Plays Would You Rather?
22m
Fowl Play
46m
Passion Play
20m
The First Time, In A Long Time
1h 21m
All You Ever Wished For
1m
The Hollywood Puppet Show S2: First Look
1m
The Fat Jewish Plays 2 Truths and a Lie
2m
All You Ever Wished For - Trailer
21m
My First…
20m
Work Hard, Play Hard
7m
Jailed For Playing Bingo?
2m
One Big Happy Family: Season 2 Trailer
45m
Down to the Wire
20m
Welcome to The 212
22m
Hail To The King
46m
Welcome to the Jungle
1m
If Clash of the Corps Stars Could Role-Play For A Day
46m
I Played One on TV
30s
Upcycle Nation: First Look
1m
Sex Clinic: First Look
1m
LA's First Hormone Therapy
1m
Bollywed S2: First Look
1m
TallBoyz: First Look
24m
Love at First Sight
1m
First Gen Comedians React to Cringy Episodes of "Pant Off Dance Off"
1m
Playing Lingerie Dress Up: Deleted Scene
1m
Should You Ever Sleep With A Trump Supporter: Dear Bambiana
1h 39m
The Legend of Baron To'a
1m
Made From Scratch: First Look
20m
That Back To The Future Ish
1m
Krewella Plays 2 Truths and a Lie
1m
The Legend of Baron To'a - Trailer
41m
Wearing Your Shower Curtain to the Club
6m
King Keraun Goes "Back to the Future"
1m
Made From Scratch S4: First Look
1m
Made From Scratch S5: First Look
1m
Teyana Taylor Plays 2 Truths and a Lie
1m
Jhené Aiko Plays 2 Truths and a Lie
37s
Prince Royce Plays 2 Truths and a Lie
42s
Arianny Celeste Plays 2 Truths and a Lie
1m
King Bach Plays 2 Truths and a Lie
1m
Nick Cannon Plays 2 Truths and A Lie
2m
T-Pain Plays 2 Truths and A Lie
1m
Sofia Reyes Plays 2 Truths and a Lie
55s
Lilly Singh Plays 2 Truths and A Lie
1m
Meagan Good Plays 2 Truths and a Lie
1m
What To Expect On Clash of the Corps
1m
Young M.A Plays 2 Truths and A Lie
1m
T-Pain's School of Business: First Look
2m
Got to Be in it To Win it: America's Obsession with the Lottery
6m
Comedians React to Unbelievably Strange Laws in the US
1m
J Balvin Plays 2 Truths and a Lie In Español
2m
Yesenia Gives Financial Advice To Mia | Clash of The Corps
1m
Clash of The Corps Is Putting DCI Stereotypes To Rest
2m
First Gen Comedians Break Down America's Obsession with Bacon
56s
Hollywood Puppet Shitshow First Date: Wilmer Valderrama Meets His Puppet
1m
Hollywood Puppet Shitshow First Date: Terry Crews Meets His Puppet
1m
Steve Aoki Meets His Puppet: Hollywood Puppet Shitshow First Date
6m
King Keraun Learns How To Make The Perfect At Home Pillow Fort
2m
Is Tossing Your Man's Salad The Way To His Heart: Dear Bambiana
1m
Hollywood Puppet Sh!tshow First Date: Amber Rose Meets Her Puppet
1m
Hollywood Puppet Shitshow First Date: Damon Wayans Jr. Meets His Puppet
1m
'Hollywood Puppet Shitshow' First Date: Amanda Cerny Meets Herself on Strings
1m
Hollywood Puppet Sh!tshow First Date: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes Meets Her Puppet
1h 2m
The Beatles: In the Life
1h 45m
The River and the Wall
54s
Karruche Tran Meets A Mini Version of Herself: Hollywood Puppet Shitshow First Date
2m
The Best of The Best Clash
1m
The Blue Devils Bring The Parade
9m
The Canvas LA: Spotlight How Rhianna Went From Flea Markets to Her Jewelry Line, Vidakush
1h 21m
The Feels
The 212
1h 27m
The Exchange
1h 20m
The FP
The Canvas
21m
The Pilot
44m
The Decision
45m
The Reunion
20m
The Hustle
1h 34m
The Citizen
23m
The Motorcycle
Filmmakers To Watch
45m
Maid To Order
1h 43m
Toe to Toe
46m
Two to Tango
20m
Right To Twerk
1h 16m
Care to Laugh
23m
License to Breed
21m
Welcome To Hollywood
21m
All the Focus is on the Diamonds
10m
Peder Cho Shows How to DIY A Pair of Jeans into the Ultimate Y2K Mini Skirt
20m
Out With The Old, In With The New
2m
The Hilarious Reality of the American Rat Race
1m
The Feels - Trailer
46m
