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This is a list of all the videos 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" by Rod Stewart
  4. "You Better You Bet" by The Who
  5. "Little Susie's on the Up" by PhD
  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. "Clues" by Robert Palmer
  23. "Too Late" by The Shoes
  24. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  25. "Surface Tension" by Rupert Hines
  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 Johnson
  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/I'm Too Legal" by The Silencers
  39. "Angel of the Morning" by Juice Newton
  40. "Little Sister" by Rockestra
  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
  63. "A Little in Love" by Cliff Richard
  64. "Take It on the Run" by REO Speedwagon
  65. "Wild Eyed Southern Boys" by .38 Special
  66. "Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush
  67. "Celebrate the Bullet" by Selecter
  68. "More than I Can Say" by Leo Sayer
  69. "Message to You Rudy" by The Specials
  70. "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins
  71. "Heart of Glass" by Blondie
  72. "Oh, God" by Rod Stewart
  73. "Kid" by The Pretenders
  74. "Wrathchild" by Iron Maiden
  75. "Come what May" by Lani Hall
  76. "I Got You" by Split Enz
  77. "Sister Disco" by The Who
  78. "Fashion" by David Bowie
  79. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  80. "Love Stinks" by J. Geils Band
  81. "The Ballad of John and Mary" by Robert Palmer
  82. "Tomorrow Night" by The Shoes
  83. "Lucille" by Rockestra
  84. "Rockin' The Paradise" by Styx
  85. "Primetime" by The Tubes
  86. "One Step Ahead" by Split Enz
  87. "Hold On Loosely" by .38 Special
  88. "Cruel You" by The Shoes
  89. "Little Sister" by Rockestra
  90. "Calling All Girls" by Hilly Michaels
  91. "Keep On Loving You" by REO Speedwagon
  92. "I Was Only Joking" by Rod Stewart
  93. "You Better You Bet" by The Who
  94. "Time Heals" by Todd Rundgren
  95. "Let's Go" by The Cars
  96. "Just Between You and Me" by April Wine
  97. "Mr. Briefcase" by Lee Ritenour
  98. "Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie
  99. "I'm Gonna Follow You" by Pat Benatar
  100. "Do You Remember Rock N' Roll Radio?" by The Ramones
  101. "Riding The Storm Out" by REO Speedwagon
  102. "Looking for Clues" by Robert Palmer
  103. "Little Susie's on the Up" by PhD
  104. "Is it You?" by Lee Ritenour
  105. "You're In My Heart" by Rod Stewart
  106. "Talk of the Town" by The Pretenders
  107. "The Best of Times" by Styx

References

Hoye, Jacob. MTV Uncensored. Pocket Books, 2001. ISBN: 0743426827.

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