MTV came into existence in the 80s and thoroughly changed the music landscape for decades by popularizing music videos in a hip, cool, new way. Some music videos from that early era of the network are ...

Let's preface the beginning of this list by stating that there are plenty of videos here that were released in the 1980s, back when there we no limits to the cheesiness and schlock that was on display ...

One of Mötley Crüe's biggest hits was initially rejected by their record label, but the song subsequently became one of MTV's most-watched videos, so much so that the network eventually pulled it from ...

In the 1980s, rock and roll evolved with a new form thanks to MTV and music videos. Suddenly, music was no longer restrained to our radios. Fans could now see their favorite acts as they really looked ...

On August 1, 1981, MTV announced its arrival with a rocket blastoff, an iconic electric guitar riff, and a promise of a television channel devoted entirely to music videos. The newly launched network ...

MTV launched in 1981 and within two years the economics of the music industry had rearranged themselves around a medium nobody had planned for. Some artists understood immediately. They didn’t make ...

In 1981, asking someone if they wanted to watch a music video would likely get a confused reaction. The concept hadn’t entered everyday language. Music lived on the radio, on vinyl, and in live ...