What was the video line up when MTV premiered?

Answer 1

These are the Music Videos played on MTV's first day, August 1, 1981.

(in order of play)

# "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles # "You Better Run" by Pat Benatar # "She Won't Dance With Me" by Rod Stewart # "You Better You Bet" by The Who # "Little Suzi's on the Up" by Ph.D. # "We Don't Talk Anymore" by Cliff Richard # "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders # "Time Heals" by Todd Rundgren # "Take It On the Run" by REO Speedwagon # "Rockin' the Paradise" by Styx # "When Things Go Wrong" by Robin Lane and the Chartbusters # "History Never Repeats" by Split Enz # "Hold On Loosely" by 38 Special # "Just Between You and Me" by April Wine # "Sailing" by Rod Stewart # "Iron Maiden" by Iron Maiden # "Keep On Loving You" by REO Speedwagon # "Message of Love" by The Pretenders # "Mr. Briefcase" by Lee Ritenour # "Double Life" by The Cars # "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins # "Looking For Clues" by Robert Palmer # "Too Late" by Shoes # "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers # "Surface Tension" by Rupert Hine # "One Step Ahead" by Split Enz # "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty # "I'm Gonna Follow You" by Pat Benatar # "Savannah Nights" by Tom Johnston # "Lucille" by Rockestra # "The Best of Times" by Styx # "Vengeance" by Carly Simon # "Wrathchild" by Iron Maiden # "I Wanna Be a Lifeguard" by Blotto # "Passion" by Rod Stewart # "Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello # "Don't Let Him Go" by REO Speedwagon # "Remote Control/Illegal" by The Silencers # "Angel of the Morning" by Juice Newton # "Little Sister" by Rockpile with Robert Plant # "Hold On to the Night" by Bootcamp # "Dreaming" by Cliff Richard # "Is it You?" by Lee Ritenour # "Tusk" by Fleetwood Mac # "He Can't Love You" by Michael Stanley Band # "Tough Guys" by REO Speedwagon # "Rapture" by Blondie # "Don't Let Go the Coat" by The Who # "Ain't Love a Bitch" by Rod Stewart # "Talk of the Town" by The Pretenders # "Can't Happen Here" by Rainbow # "Thank You for Being a Friend" by Andrew Gold # "Bring It All Home" by Gerry Rafferty # "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" by April Wine # "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" by Kate Bush # "Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie # "Just Between You and Me" by April Wine # "Rat Race" by The Specials # "Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads # "Victim" by Bootcamp # "Tonight's the Night" by Rod Stewart # "Cruel to Be Kind" by Nick Lowe * Hoye, Jacob. MTV Uncensored. Pocket Books, 2001. ISBN 0-7434-2682-7.