Where were you when video really killed the radio star? 📺
A 1979 UK Number 1 became the very first music video shown when MTV launched in 1981.
The Buggles’ Video Killed the Radio Star reached UK Number 1 in October 1979—but its biggest television moment came nearly two years later. 📺
When MTV launched in America on 1 August 1981, this was the very first video it played. An uncannily perfect opening choice for a channel about to change pop music forever!
Do you remember it? Vote Yes or No below. 🎵
Sources:
Guinness World Records — First video shown on MTV
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/101515-first-video-shown-on-mtv
Official Charts — Video Killed the Radio Star
https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/buggles-video-killed-the-radio-star/
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