MTV At 30: The First 30 Music Videos Played On MTV

MTV debuted thirty years ago today. We're going to be taking a look back at MTV all week long but to kick things off, we thought we'd share the first thirty videos MTV played thirty years ago.

Enjoy!

1. "Video Killed The Radio Star," The Buggles
2. "You Better Run," Pat Benatar
3. "She Won't Dance With Me," Rod Stewart
4. "You Better You Bet," The Who
5. "Little Suzi's On The Up," Ph.D.
6. "We Don't Talk Anymore," Cliff Richard
7. "Brass In Pocket," The Pretenders
8. "Time Heals," Todd Rundgren
9. "Take It On The Run," REO Speedwagon
10. "Rockin' The Paradise," Styx
11. "When Things Go Wrong," Robin Lane And The Chartbusters
12. "History Never Repeats," Split Enz
13. "Hold On Loosely," 38 Special
14. "Just Between You and Me," April Wine
15. "Sailing," Rod Stewart
16. "Iron Maiden," Iron Maiden
17. "Keep On Loving You (Live)," REO Speedwagon
18. "Bluer Than Blue," Michael Johnson
19. "Message Of Love," The Pretenders
20. "Mr. Briefcase," Lee Ritenour
21. "Double Life," The Cars
22. "In The Air Tonight," Phil Collins
23. "Looking For Clues," Robert Palmer
24. "Too Late," Shoes
25. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
26. "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy," Rod Stewart
27. "Surface Tension," Rupert Hine
28. "One Step Ahead," Split Enz
29. "Baker Street," Gerry Rafferty
30. "I'm Gonna Follow You," Pat Benatar

And here are the actual videos from MTV's launch (complete with all the old school commercials from thirty years ago!):

The Launch and "Video Killed The Radio Star"

"You Better Run," "She Won't Dance With Me"

"You Better You Bet"

"Little Suzi's On The Up," "We Don't Talk Anymore"

"Brass In Pocket," "Time Heals," "Take It On The Run"

"Rockin' The Paradise," "When Things Go Wrong"

"History Never Repeats," "Hold On Loosely"

"Just Between You and Me," "Sailing"

"Iron Maiden"

"Keep On Loving You (Live)," "Bluer Than Blue"

"Message Of Love," "Mr. Briefcase"

"Double Life," "In The Air Tonight"

"Looking For Clues," "Too Late"

"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"

"Surface Tension," "One Step Ahead," "Baker Street"

"I'm Gonna Follow You"