Daftar video musik pertama yang ditayangkan di MTV
Daftar

| Nomor | Lagu | Artis | Pemutaran | Catatan |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | "Video Killed the Radio Star" | The Buggles | 1/2 |  |
| 2 | "You Better Run" | Pat Benatar | 1/2 | Sebuah klip pendek video ini ditampilkan dalam iklan promo untuk MTV, yang juga disiarkan sesaat sebelum dimulainya video kedua ini. |
| 3 | "She Won't Dance with Me" | Rod Stewart | 1/2 |  Phil Chen adalah musisi non-kulit putih pertama yang muncul di MTV, Stewart adalah artis dengan video yang paling banyak dimainkan hari itu. |
| 4 | "You Better You Bet" | The Who | 1/5 |  "You Better You Bet" adalah video ke-4 dan ke-54 yang ditayangkan di MTV, menjadikannya video pertama yang ditampilkan lebih dari sekali. |
| 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 |  * Video dimulai tetapi berakhir setelah beberapa detik karena masalah teknis.  Video itu adalah versi VHS/Laserdisc dari Live Infidelity tahun 1981. |
| 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" adalah video musik pertama oleh band asal Australasia yang pernah diputar di MTV. |
| 13 | "Hold on Loosely" | .38 Special | 1/3 |  |
| 14 | "Just Between You and Me" | April Wine | 1/5 | "Just Between You and Me" adalah video musik pertama oleh artis musik Kanada yang pernah diputar di MTV. |
| 15 | "Sailing" | Rod Stewart | 1/2 | Rod Stewart menjadi artis pertama yang memiliki dua video yang berbeda yang diputar di 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. Lagu hard rock pertama yang ditampilkan di MTV. |
| 17 | "Keep on Loving You" | REO Speedwagon | 1/3 | "Keep On Loving You" adalah lagu hit nomor satu Billboard Hot 100 yang pertama yang dimainkan di 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 dan Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 1/4 |  |
| 26 | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" | Rod Stewart | 1/2 | Layar kosong sementara audio masih dimainkan, berhenti setelah 15 detik. |
| 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 | Dua lagu digabungkan menjadi video tunggal |
| 40 | "Angel of the Morning" | Juice Newton | 1/1 |  |
| 41 | "Little Sister" | Rockpile bersama Robert Plant | 1/4 | Dari 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" adalah video musik rap pertama yang pernah diputar di 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 dan 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 dan 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 bersama Robert Plant | 2/4 | Dari 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 dan 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 bersama Robert Plant | 3/4 | Dari 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 bersama Robert Plant | 4/4 | Dari 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 dan 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 dan 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 |  |