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Best Music TV Series of the 1980s

283 Music series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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283 series

Fantastico 3

★ 6.7
14 1982–present
Comedy · Game-Show · Music

Fantastico 5

★ 6.6
14 1984–present
Comedy · Game-Show · Music

Festival del Huaso de Olmué

★ 6.1
14 75 1984–present
Music

MTV's Party Zone

★ 8.3
14 1987–2000
Music

Live from Her Majesty's

★ 7.0
14 20 1982–1988
Family · Music

Night Network

★ 8.3
14 9 1987–1989
Music · Talk-Show

Badía y Cia

★ 8.0
14 19 1983–1996
Music · Talk-Show

Fantastico 4

★ 7.2
13 1983–present
Game-Show · Music · Talk-Show

Rockopop

★ 6.7
13 44 1988–1992
Music

Grand Prix der Volksmusik

★ 3.3
13 3 1986–present
Music

Blam!

★ 7.8
13 13 1985–present
Comedy · Drama · Music

Arsenal

★ 6.3
13 44 1985–1987
Music

Fréquenstar

★ 5.0
13 152 1988–present
Biography · Documentary · Music

Mensch Meier

★ 7.0
13 18 1985–1991
Game-Show · Music · Talk-Show

Beyond the Magic Door

★ 5.2
13 2 1982–present
Family · Fantasy · Music

Switch

★ 7.6
13 10 1988–1988
Drama · Music

National Memorial Day Concert

★ 7.2
13 40 1989–present
Family · History · Music

ABC Rocks

★ 6.0
13 1 1984–present
Music

Vid Kids

★ 8.4
12 2 1985–1987
Music

Tocata

★ 7.1
12 49 1983–1987
Music

GasTank

★ 9.4
12 6 1983–1983
Music

Bobby Jones Gospel

★ 8.7
12 176 1980–present
Music

Klub 10

★ 7.6
12 1988–1990
Music

Summertime Special

★ 4.8
12 18 1981–1982
Music
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