MTV turns 40

Music Television, aka MTV, launched on August 1, 1981 -- 40 years ago! You'll remember these songs, and their videos, from back in the day. And yeah, we're playing that Buggles song...

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A Flock of '80s

Pop, Rock and New Wave from the early MTV era

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New Wave '80s

Pure Post-Punk and New Wave

Lost '80s

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1980s Alternative

The birth of modern rock

'80s Hair Metal

Whitesnake, Poison, Cinderella, and Skid Row!

1980s R&B

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Old School Hip Hop

'80s and early-'90s rap and hip hop

Summer Hits: The '80s

If it was an '80s summer hit, it's here

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MTV turns 40

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