Debut Albums
Are You Experienced?
1967
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Diana Ross
Lionel Ritchie
1981
Endless Love
Robert Alan Zimmerman
Bob Dylan
Rock guitarist who played on the Michael Jackson song "Beat It"
Eddie Van Halen
It debuted on MTV on December 2, 1983, was directed by John Landis and narrated by Vincent Price.
Thriller
Mr. Tambourine Man
1965
The Byrds
Barbra Streisand
Neil Diamond
1978
You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Farrokh Bulsara
Freddie Mercury
Backup singer on Andrew Gold's "Lonely Boy"
Linda Ronstadt
Comedian who appeared with Paul Simon in the video "You Can Call Me Al"
Chevy Chase
Kill 'Em All
1983
Metallica
Paul McCartney
Michael Jackson
1983
Say, Say, Say
Stacy Ann Ferguson
Fergie
Played keyboard with The Beatles on the rooftop concert
Billy Preston
The first video played on MTV on August 1, 1981
Video Killed the Radio Star
Horses
1975
Patti Smith
Willie Nelson
Julio Iglesias
1986
To All The Girls I Loved Before
Marshall Mathers III
Eminem
Sang "I want my MTV" on Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" song
Sting
Using a process called rotoscoping, combining pencil-sketch animation with live action, this video won six awards at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards and had over one billion views on You Tube.
Take On Me
a-ha
My Aim Is True
1977
Elvis Costello
Celine Dion
Peabo Bryson
1991
Beauty and the Beast
Kathryn Hudson
Katy Perry
Sang backup vocals with the Righteous Brothers 1964 hit "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" before winning a Grammy, Emmy and an Oscar.
Cher
In 1996 this show debuted on VH1 which contained info nugget bubbles displaying facts & trivia superimposed over the video. It was the network's top rated show.
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