List of first music videos aired on MTV  

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This is a list of the first music videos aired on MTV. These music videos were played on MTV's first day, August 1, 1981.

1. "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles
2. "You Better Run" by Pat Benatar
3. "She Won't Dance With Me" by Rod Stewart (Contains use of the word "fuck" by Stewart [1]. A VH1 broadcast of the video posted on YouTube suggests the word was never edited from the video [2].)
4. "You Better You Bet" by The Who
5. "Little Suzi's on the Up" by Ph.D.
6. "We Don't Talk Anymore" by Cliff Richard
7. "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders
8. "Time Heals" by Todd Rundgren
9. "Take It On the Run" by REO Speedwagon
10. "Rockin' the Paradise" by Styx
11. "When Things Go Wrong" by Robin Lane and the Chartbusters
12. "History Never Repeats" by Split Enz
13. "Hold On Loosely" by 38 Special
14. "Just Between You and Me" by April Wine
15. "Sailing" by Rod Stewart
16. "Iron Maiden" by Iron Maiden
17. "Keep On Loving You" by REO Speedwagon
18. "Message of Love" by The Pretenders
19. "Mr. Briefcase" by Lee Ritenour
20. "Double Life" by The Cars
21. "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins
22. "Looking For Clues" by Robert Palmer
23. "Too Late" by Shoes
24. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
25. "Surface Tension" by Rupert Hine
26. "One Step Ahead" by Split Enz
27. "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty
28. "I'm Gonna Follow You" by Pat Benatar
29. "Savannah Nights" by Tom Johnston
30. "Lucille" by Rockestra
31. "The Best of Times" by Styx
32. "Vengeance" by Carly Simon
33. "Wrathchild" by Iron Maiden
34. "I Wanna Be a Lifeguard" by Blotto
35. "Passion" by Rod Stewart
36. "Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello
37. "Don't Let Him Go" by REO Speedwagon
38. "Remote Control/Illegal" by The Silencers
39. "Angel of the Morning" by Juice Newton
40. "Little Sister" by Rockpile with Robert Plant
41. "Hold On to the Night" by Bootcamp
42. "Dreaming" by Cliff Richard
43. "Is it You?" by Lee Ritenour
44. "Tusk" by Fleetwood Mac
45. "He Can't Love You" by Michael Stanley Band
46. "Tough Guys" by REO Speedwagon
47. "Rapture" by Blondie
48. "Don't Let Go the Coat" by The Who
49. "Ain't Love a Bitch" by Rod Stewart
50. "Talk of the Town" by The Pretenders
51. "Can't Happen Here" by Rainbow
52. "Thank You for Being a Friend" by Andrew Gold
53. "Bring It All Home" by Gerry Rafferty
54. "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" by April Wine
55. "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" by Kate Bush
56. "Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie
57. "Just Between You and Me" by April Wine
58. "Rat Race" by The Specials
59. "Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads
60. "Victim" by Bootcamp
61. "Tonight's the Night" by Rod Stewart
62. "Cruel to Be Kind" by Nick Lowe

References

• Hoye, Jacob. MTV Uncensored. Pocket Books, 2001. ISBN 0-7434-2682-7.