List of First Videos Played on VH1

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Decades before running such shows as “Basketball Wives”, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, and “America’s Top Model”, VH1 was known as the cable music sister channel of MTV. Debuting on January 1, 1985, VH1’s veejays included radio veterans Don Imus, Scott Shannon, and Frankie Crocker, as well as Sha Na Na’s Jon “Bowzer” Bauman.

At first, VH1 or Video Hits One was aiming for an older audience than MTV’s viewers. During the network’s debut cablecast, Imus described their playlist as “music from the past, from the present, that you want to hear all day every day…” The following videos were shown in VH1’s first hour, and some trivia has been added for each one:

First Hour of Videos Played On VH1
1. “The Star-Spangled Banner” by Marvin Gaye

2. "Missing You" by Diana Ross

3. “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” by Daryl Hall & John Oates

4. “Nobody Told Me” by John Lennon

5. "Shaking You” by Olivia Newton-John

6. “After All” by Al Jarreau

7. "Steppin' Out" by Joe Jackson

8. “I Just Called To Say I Love You” by Stevie Wonder

9. “I Knew You When” by Linda Ronstadt

10. “Always Something There To Remind Me” by Naked Eyes

11. “Centipede” by Rebbie Jackson

12. ”I’m Alright” by Kenny Loggins

13. “Joanna” by Kool & The Gang