| Number |
Song |
Artist |
Appearance[3] |
Notes |
|---|
| 1 |
"Video Killed the Radio Star" |
The Buggles |
1/2 |
|
| 2 |
"You Better Run" |
Pat Benatar |
1/2 |
A short clip of this video was featured in the promo ad for MTV, which was also broadcast just prior to the start of this second video.[4][5] |
| 3 |
"She Won't Dance with Me" |
Rod Stewart |
1/2 |
Phil Chen was the first non-white musician to appear on MTV, Stewart was the artist with the most videos played that day. |
| 4 |
"You Better You Bet" |
The Who |
1/5 |
"You Better You Bet" was both the 4th and 54th video to be aired on MTV, making it the first video to be shown more than once. |
| 5 |
"Little Suzi's on the Up" |
Ph.D. |
1/3 |
|
| 6 |
"We Don't Talk Anymore" |
Cliff Richard |
1/2 |
|
| 7 |
"Brass in Pocket" |
The Pretenders |
1/2 |
|
| 8 |
"Time Heals" |
Todd Rundgren |
1/3 |
|
| 9* |
"Take It on the Run" |
REO Speedwagon |
1/3 |
* The video begins but ends after a few seconds due to technical difficulties. Version is from the 1981 VHS/Laserdisc Live Infidelity.[6] |
| 10 |
"Rockin' the Paradise" |
Styx |
1/3 |
|
| 11 |
"When Things Go Wrong" |
Robin Lane and the Chartbusters |
1/2 |
|
| 12 |
"History Never Repeats" |
Split Enz |
1/2 |
"History Never Repeats" was the first music video by an Australasian band ever played on MTV. |
| 13 |
"Hold on Loosely" |
.38 Special |
1/3 |
|
| 14 |
"Just Between You and Me" |
April Wine |
1/5 |
"Just Between You and Me" was the first music video by a Canadian musical artist ever played on MTV. |
| 15 |
"Sailing" |
Rod Stewart |
1/2 |
Stewart became the first artist to have two different videos played on MTV. |
| 16 |
"Iron Maiden" |
Iron Maiden |
1/2 |
This was the first (taped) live recording to appear, it was taken from the band's "Live at the Rainbow" video. First hard rock song shown on MTV. |
| 17 |
"Keep on Loving You" |
REO Speedwagon |
1/3 |
"Keep On Loving You" was the first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit song to be played on MTV. |
| 18 |
"Bluer Than Blue" |
Michael Johnson |
1/2 |
|
| 19 |
"Message of Love" |
The Pretenders |
1/4 |
|
| 20 |
"Mr. Briefcase" |
Lee Ritenour |
1/2 |
|
| 21 |
"Double Life" |
The Cars |
1/2 |
|
| 22 |
"In the Air Tonight" |
Phil Collins |
1/5 |
|
| 23 |
"Looking for Clues" |
Robert Palmer |
1/3 |
|
| 24 |
"Too Late" |
Shoes |
1/1 |
|
| 25 |
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" |
Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
1/4 |
|
| 26 |
"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" |
Rod Stewart |
1/2 |
Screen is blank while the audio still plays, stops after 15 seconds. |
| 27 |
"Surface Tension" |
Rupert Hine |
1/2 |
|
| 28 |
"One Step Ahead" |
Split Enz |
1/3 |
|
| 29 |
"Baker Street" |
Gerry Rafferty |
1/2 |
|
| 30 |
"I'm Gonna Follow You" |
Pat Benatar |
1/3 |
|
| 31 |
"Savannah Nights" |
Tom Johnson |
1/2 |
|
| 32 |
"Lucille" |
Rockestra |
1/3 |
|
| 33 |
"The Best of Times |
Styx |
1/3 |
|
| 34 |
"Vengeance" |
Carly Simon |
1/1 |
|
| 35 |
"Wrathchild" |
Iron Maiden |
1/4 |
|
| 36 |
"I Wanna Be a Lifeguard" |
Blotto |
1/1 |
|
| 37 |
"Passion" |
Rod Stewart |
1/2 |
|
| 38 |
"Oliver's Army" |
Elvis Costello |
1/2 |
|
| 39 |
"Remote Control / Illegal" |
The Silencers |
1/2 |
Two songs combined into a single video |
| 40 |
"Angel of the Morning" |
Juice Newton |
1/1 |
|
| 41 |
"Little Sister" |
Rockpile with Robert Plant |
1/4 |
From Concerts for the People of Kampuchea |
| 42 |
"Hold On to the Night" |
Bootcamp |
1/2 |
|
| 43 |
"Dreamin'" |
Cliff Richard |
1/2 |
|
| 44 |
"Is It You" |
Lee Ritenour |
1/3 |
|
| 45 |
"Tusk" |
Fleetwood Mac |
1/1 |
|
| 46 |
"He Can't Love You" |
Michael Stanley Band |
1/2 |
|
| 47 |
"Tough Guys" |
REO Speedwagon |
1/2 |
|
| 48 |
"Rapture" |
Blondie |
1/2 |
"Rapture" was the first rap music video ever played on MTV. |
| 49 |
"Don't Let Go the Coat" |
The Who |
1/2 |
|
| 50 |
"Ain't Love a Bitch" |
Rod Stewart |
1/1 |
|
| 51 |
"Talk of the Town" |
The Pretenders |
1/3 |
|
| 52 |
"Can't Happen Here" |
Rainbow |
1/3 |
|
| 53 |
"Thank You for Being a Friend" |
Andrew Gold |
1/1 |
|
| 54 |
"You Better You Bet" |
The Who |
2/5 |
|
| 55 |
"Bring It All Home" |
Gerry Rafferty |
1/1 |
|
| 56 |
"Sign of the Gypsy Queen" |
April Wine |
1/2 |
|
| 57 |
"The Man with the Child in His Eyes" |
Kate Bush |
1/1 |
|
| 58 |
"Message of Love" |
The Pretenders |
2/4 |
|
| 59 |
"All Night Long" |
Rainbow |
1/2 |
|
| 60 |
"Boys Keep Swinging" |
David Bowie |
1/2 |
|
| 61 |
"Rat Race" |
The Specials |
1/2 |
|
| 62 |
"Just Between You and Me" |
April Wine |
2/5 |
|
| 63 |
"Once in a Lifetime" |
Talking Heads |
1/1 |
|
| 64 |
"Victim" |
Bootcamp |
1/2 |
|
| 65 |
"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" |
Rod Stewart |
1/1 |
|
| 66 |
"Cruel to Be Kind" |
Nick Lowe |
1/1 |
|
| 67 |
"A Little in Love" |
Cliff Richard |
1/2 |
|
| 68 |
"Take It on the Run" |
REO Speedwagon |
2/3 |
|
| 69 |
"Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" |
.38 Special |
1/2 |
|
| 70 |
"Wuthering Heights" |
Kate Bush |
1/1 |
|
| 71 |
"Celebrate the Bullet" |
The Selecter |
1/2 |
|
| 72 |
"More Than I Can Say" |
Leo Sayer |
1/2 |
|
| 73 |
"A Message to You, Rudy" |
The Specials |
1/1 |
|
| 74 |
"In the Air Tonight" |
Phil Collins |
2/5 |
|
| 75 |
"Heart of Glass" |
Blondie |
1/1 |
|
| 76 |
"Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight" |
Rod Stewart |
1/2 |
|
| 77 |
"Kid" |
The Pretenders |
1/1 |
|
| 78 |
"Wrathchild" |
Iron Maiden |
2/4 |
|
| 79 |
"Come What May" |
Lani Hall and Herb Alpert |
1/2 |
|
| 80 |
"I Got You" |
Split Enz |
1/1 |
|
| 81 |
"Sister Disco" |
The Who |
1/2 |
|
| 82 |
"Fashion" |
David Bowie |
1/2 |
|
| 83 |
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" |
Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
2/4 |
|
| 84 |
"Love Stinks" |
The J. Geils Band |
1/1 |
|
| 85 |
"Johnny & Mary" |
Robert Palmer |
1/2 |
|
| 86 |
"Tomorrow Night" |
Shoes |
1/1 |
|
| 87 |
"Lucille" |
Rockestra |
2/3 |
|
| 88 |
"Rockin' the Paradise" |
Styx |
2/3 |
|
| 89 |
"Prime Time" |
The Tubes |
1/1 |
|
| 90 |
"One Step Ahead" |
Split Enz |
2/3 |
|
| 91 |
"Hold on Loosely" |
.38 Special |
2/3 |
|
| 92 |
"Cruel You" |
Shoes |
1/1 |
|
| 93 |
"Little Sister" |
Rockpile with Robert Plant |
2/4 |
From Concerts for the People of Kampuchea |
| 94 |
"Calling All Girls" |
Hilly Michaels |
1/1 |
|
| 95 |
"Keep on Loving You" |
REO Speedwagon |
2/3 |
|
| 96 |
"I Was Only Joking" |
Rod Stewart |
1/1 |
|
| 97 |
"You Better You Bet" |
The Who |
3/5 |
|
| 98 |
"Time Heals" |
Todd Rundgren |
2/3 |
|
| 99 |
"Let's Go" |
The Cars |
1/1 |
|
| 100 |
"Just Between You and Me" |
April Wine |
3/5 |
|
| 101 |
"Mr. Briefcase" |
Lee Ritenour |
2/2 |
|
| 102 |
"Fashion" |
David Bowie |
2/2 |
|
| 103 |
"I'm Gonna Follow You" |
Pat Benatar |
2/3 |
|
| 104 |
"Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" |
The Ramones |
1/1 |
|
| 105 |
"Ridin' the Storm Out" |
REO Speedwagon |
1/1 |
|
| 106 |
"Looking for Clues" |
Robert Palmer |
2/3 |
|
| 107 |
"Little Suzi's on the Up" |
Ph.D. |
2/3 |
|
| 108 |
"Is It You" |
Lee Ritenour |
2/3 |
|
| 109 |
"You're in My Heart" |
Rod Stewart |
1/1 |
|
| 110 |
"Talk of the Town" |
The Pretenders |
2/3 |
|
| 111 |
"The Best of Times" |
Styx |
2/3 |
|
| 112 |
"So Long" |
Fischer-Z |
1/1 |
|
| 113 |
"In the Air Tonight" |
Phil Collins |
3/5 |
|
| 114 |
"I Don't Want To Know" |
Robin Lane and the Chartbusters |
1/1 |
|
| 115 |
"Don't Let Go the Coat" |
The Who |
2/2 |
|
| 116 |
"Go Back Home Again" |
Andrew Gold |
1/1 |
|
| 117 |
"Message of Love" |
The Pretenders |
3/4 |
|
| 118 |
"Remote Control / Too Illegal" |
The Silencers |
2/2 |
|
| 119 |
"Time for Me to Fly" |
REO Speedwagon |
1/1 |
|
| 120 |
"Wrathchild" |
Iron Maiden |
3/4 |
|
| 121 |
"She Won't Dance with Me" |
Rod Stewart |
2/2 |
|
| 122 |
"Rough Boys" |
Pete Townshend |
1/1 |
|
| 123 |
"History Never Repeats" |
Split Enz |
2/2 |
|
| 124 |
"Dangerous Type" |
The Cars |
1/1 |
|
| 125 |
"Turn It On Again" |
Genesis |
1/1 |
|
| 126 |
"Rapture" |
Blondie |
2/2 |
|
| 127 |
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" |
Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
3/4 |
|
| 128 |
"Can't Happen Here" |
Rainbow |
2/3 |
|
| 128 |
"We're So Close" |
Carly Simon |
1/1 |
|
| 129 |
"Tough Guys" |
REO Speedwagon |
2/2 |
|
| 130 |
"Passion" |
Rod Stewart |
2/2 |
|
| 131 |
"Kid Blue" |
Louise Goffin |
1/1 |
|
| 132 |
"Little Sister" |
Rockpile with Robert Plant |
3/4 |
From Concerts for the People of Kampuchea |
| 133 |
"Vienna" |
Ultravox |
1/1 |
|
| 134 |
"Sign of the Gypsy Queen" |
April Wine |
2/2 |
|
| 135 |
"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" |
Elvis Costello and the Attractions |
1/1 |
|
| 136 |
"Don't Let Him Go" |
REO Speedwagon |
1/2 |
|
| 137 |
"I Won't Let You Down" |
Ph.D. |
1/1 |
|
| 138 |
"Holiday" |
Nazareth |
1/1 |
|
| 139 |
"You Better You Bet" |
The Who |
4/5 |
|
| 140 |
"All Night Long" |
Rainbow |
2/2 |
|
| 141 |
"Video Killed the Radio Star" |
The Buggles |
2/2 |
|
| 142 |
"You Better Run" |
Pat Benatar |
2/2 |
|
| 143 |
"Surface Tension" |
Rupert Hine |
2/2 |
|
| 144 |
"One Step Ahead" |
Split Enz |
3/3 |
|
| 145 |
"Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" |
.38 Special |
2/2 |
|
| 146 |
"In My Arms Again" |
Shoes |
1/1 |
|
| 147 |
"Is It You" |
Lee Ritenour |
3/3 |
|
| 148 |
"Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight" |
Rod Stewart |
2/2 |
|
| 149 |
"Passing Strangers" |
Ultravox |
1/1 |
|
| 150 |
"Just Between You and Me" |
April Wine |
4/5 |
|
| 150 |
"Turning Japanese" |
The Vapors |
1/1 |
|
| 151 |
"Rockin' the Paradise" |
Styx |
3/3 |
|
| 152 |
"Bluer Than Blue" |
Michael Johnson |
2/2 |
|
| 153 |
"Message of Love" |
The Pretenders |
4/4 |
|
| 154 |
"Rat Race" |
The Specials |
2/2 |
|
| 155 |
"Roll with the Changes" |
REO Speedwagon |
1/1 |
|
| 156 |
"In the Air Tonight" |
Phil Collins |
4/5 |
|
| 157 |
"Hold On to the Night" |
Bootcamp |
2/2 |
|
| 158 |
"Double Life" |
The Cars |
2/2 |
|
| 159 |
"Take It on the Run" |
REO Speedwagon |
3/3 |
|
| 160 |
"We Don't Talk Anymore" |
Cliff Richard |
2/2 |
|
| 161 |
"Sister Disco" |
The Who |
2/2 |
|
| 162 |
"Celebrate the Bullet" |
The Selecter |
2/2 |
|
| 163 |
"More Than I Can Say" |
Leo Sayer |
2/2 |
|
| 164 |
"I Hope I Never" |
Split Enz |
1/1 |
|
| 165 |
"Talk of the Town" |
The Pretenders |
3/3 |
|
| 166 |
"Hold on Loosely" |
.38 Special |
3/3 |
|
| 167 |
"Blondes Have More Fun" |
Rod Stewart |
1/1 |
|
| 168 |
"Wrathchild" |
Iron Maiden |
4/4 |
|
| 169 |
"Savannah Nights" |
Tom Johnston |
2/2 |
|
| 170 |
"I'm Gonna Follow You" |
Pat Benatar |
3/3 |
|
| 171 |
"Don't Let Him Go" |
REO Speedwagon |
2/2 |
|
| 172 |
"Never Let Her Slip Away" |
Andrew Gold |
1/1 |
|
| 173 |
"Time Heals" |
Todd Rundgren |
3/3 |
|
| 174 |
"Brass in Pocket" |
The Pretenders |
2/2 |
|
| 175 |
"Little Sister" |
Rockpile with Robert Plant |
4/4 |
From Concerts for the People of Kampuchea |
| 176 |
"A Little in Love" |
Cliff Richard |
2/2 |
|
| 177 |
"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" |
Rod Stewart |
2/2 |
|
| 178 |
"Victim" |
Bootcamp |
2/2 |
|
| 179 |
"Baker Street" |
Gerry Rafferty |
2/2 |
|
| 180 |
"He Can't Love You" |
Michael Stanley Band |
2/2 |
|
| 181 |
"Looking for Clues" |
Robert Palmer |
3/3 |
|
| 182 |
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" |
Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
4/4 |
|
| 183 |
"Keep on Loving You" |
REO Speedwagon |
3/3 |
|
| 184 |
"When Things Go Wrong" |
Robin Lane and the Chartbusters |
2/2 |
|
| 185 |
"Little Suzi's on the Up" |
Ph.D. |
3/3 |
|
| 186 |
"The Best of Times" |
Styx |
3/3 |
|
| 187 |
"Sailing" |
Rod Stewart |
2/2 |
|
| 188 |
"You Better You Bet" |
The Who |
5/5 |
|
| 189 |
"Iron Maiden" |
Iron Maiden |
2/2 |
|
| 190 |
"Can't Happen Here" |
Rainbow |
3/3 |
|
| 191 |
"Oliver's Army" |
Elvis Costello |
2/2 |
|
| 192 |
"Just Between You and Me" |
April Wine |
5/5 |
|
| 193 |
"Come What May" |
Lani Hall and Herb Alpert |
2/2 |
|
| 194 |
"Tattooed Love Boys" |
The Pretenders |
1/1 |
|
| 195 |
"In the Air Tonight" |
Phil Collins |
5/5 |
|
| 196 |
"Peter Gunn Theme/Remote Control" |
The Silencers |
1/1 |
|
| 197 |
"Dreamin'" |
Cliff Richard |
2/2 |
|
| 198 |
"Lucille" |
Rockestra |
3/3 |
|
| 199 |
"Boys Keep Swinging" |
David Bowie |
2/2 |
|
| 200 |
"Johnny & Mary" |
Robert Palmer |
2/2 |
|
| 201 |
"Only the Strong Survive" |
REO Speedwagon |
1/1 |
|
| 202 |
"Waiting for the Weekend" |
The Vapors |
1/1 |
|
| 203 |
"You're Insane" |
Rod Stewart |
1/1 |
|
| 204 |
"Kiss on My List" |
Hall & Oates |
1/1 |
|
| 205 |
"Living in the Plastic Age" |
The Buggles |
1/1 |
|
| 206 |
"Lonely Boy" |
Andrew Gold |
1/1 |
|
|