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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

One Hour with Jonathan Ross

★ 5.7
11 15 1989–1990
Music · Talk-Show

Super-Chancen

★ 2.8
11 10 1988–1988
Game-Show · Music

Eldorado

★ 6.4
11 18 1983–1984
Music

Mozna prijde i kouzelnik

★ 7.0
11 2 1983–1990
Comedy · Music

Are-Oh-Vee

★ 8.9
11 1988–2001
Music

Nightflight

★ 8.6
10 4 1988–present
Music

Jangles

★ 7.5
10 7 1982–present
Music

Kein schöner Land

★ 4.5
10 21 1989–present
Music

¡Qué noche la de aquel año!

★ 3.0
10 21 1987–1987
Music

Fredag i farver

★ 7.0
10 5 1984–present
Comedy · Music

Kazuko's Karaoke Klub

★ 6.2
10 8 1989–present
Music · Talk-Show

Tariro, tariro

★ 6.1
10 27 1988–1989
Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

Rockstop!

★ 7.5
10 18 1987–1992
Music

VH1 New Visions

★ 9.2
10 3 1986–1993
Music · News

You Can Be a Star

★ 8.1
10 1983–1989
Music

New York Hot Tracks

★ 9.0
9 1 1983–1989
Music

Long Live the Greek Song

★ 8.7
9 1 1986–present
Music

Før søndagen

★ 4.4
9 1 1981–present
Music

Paul Squire Esq.

★ 4.0
9 6 1983–1983
Comedy · Music

This Week's Music

★ 7.7
9 1 1984–present
Music

Real Videos

★ 7.9
9 2 1984–present
Music

Under uret

★ 5.0
9 21 1985–1987
Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

Knees-Up

★ 7.8
8 9 1982–present
Comedy · Music

Seppo Hovin seurassa

★ 3.4
8 41 1989–2000
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