The music of early MTV

Music Television, aka MTV, launched on August 1, 1981 -- 36 years ago! You'll remember these songs, and their videos, from back in the day. And yeah, we're playing that Buggles song...

A Flock of '80s

Pop, Rock and New Wave from the early MTV era

New Wave '80s

Pure Post-Punk and New Wave

Lost '80s

More than Michael and Madonna, great forgotten '80s songs...

1980s Alternative

The birth of modern rock

'80s Hair Metal

Whitesnake, Poison, Cinderella, W.A.S.P., and the Crüe!

1980s R&B

Prince, Janet, & Michael: R&B in the MTV age

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

Critics' Picks: Top Songs of the '80s

Derived from hundreds of critics' lists of the best music of the decade

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The music of early MTV

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