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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

Yo! MTV Raps

★ 7.8
250 51 1988–2004
Music

Rage

★ 8.2
233 186 1987–present
Music

Showtime at the Apollo

★ 6.8
221 516 1987–present
Comedy · Music

He and She Stories

★ 7.2
206 10 1985–present
Drama · Music · Musical

Kidsongs

★ 7.8
194 96 1987–present
Family · Music

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

★ 6.8
178 35 1980–1982
Music

The Minore of Dawn

★ 8.6
169 27 1983–1984
Drama · Music

Pink Lady

★ 4.4
160 6 1980–1980
Comedy · Music

Lou Rawls Parade of Stars

★ 2.4
154 11 1980–present
Comedy · Music

Big Top Talent

★ 7.4
140 1 1980–1983
Comedy · Family · Music

Dolly

★ 7.4
139 22 1987–1988
Comedy · Music

Nicolo Paganini

★ 7.0
138 3 1982–1982
Biography · Drama · Music

MTV News

★ 5.8
125 49 1989–2023
Music · News

120 Minutes

★ 8.4
124 726 1986–present
Music

New Monkees

★ 3.4
122 13 1987–1987
Comedy · Music

Johann Sebastian Bach

★ 8.2
122 4 1985–1985
Biography · Drama · Music

Friday Night Videos

★ 8.2
122 362 1983–2000
Comedy · Music

Der Ring des Nibelungen

★ 9.0
121 4 1980–present
Drama · Fantasy · Music

Solstollarna

★ 6.8
121 20 1985–1987
Comedy · Family · Music

Headbangers Ball

★ 8.3
120 67 1989–1997
Music

Encyclopedia

★ 8.9
118 23 1988–1989
Comedy · Family · Music

Nulle part ailleurs

★ 6.8
116 841 1987–2001
Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

Seitsemän kuolemansyntiä

★ 7.7
115 7 1988–1988
Comedy · Music

The Tube

★ 7.8
114 126 1982–1987
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