The Quiz: What was the very first music video to air on MTV in 1981?
Video Killed the Radio Star
Take On Me
Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Tainted Love
On August 1, 1981, MTV (or Music Television) made its cable television debut with a midnight airing of the Buggles’ prophetic “Video Killed the Radio Star.” The network followed a Top 40 format, similar to radio shows at the time, and also featured music news and video DJs, known as VJs. The network would later produce original content and shows completely unrelated to music, but for its first decade, it exclusively aired music videos.
The correct answer to this quiz is Video Killed the Radio Star.