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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

Rock in Rio

★ 8.0
108 64 1985–present
Documentary · Music

Club MTV

★ 8.7
106 6 1985–1992
Music

The Legend of Hikari

★ 6.9
106 19 1986–1986
Animation · Drama · Music

Musikantenstadl

★ 3.6
96 225 1981–2016
Family · Music

Three of a Kind

★ 7.0
96 17 1981–1983
Comedy · Music

Legendary Idol Eriko

★ 7.4
96 51 1989–present
Animation · Drama · Music

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

★ 4.2
93 626 1986–present
Documentary · Family · Music

Sweet and Sour

★ 8.5
92 20 1984–1984
Drama · Music

Gran premio internazionale della TV

★ 7.0
91 24 1984–present
Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

The Rock 'n' Roll Years

★ 8.4
88 34 1985–1994
Documentary · History · Music

Thompson

★ 5.7
85 6 1988–1988
Comedy · Music

Pelle Parafins Bøljeband og automatspøkelsene

★ 6.5
79 10 1981–present
Comedy · Crime · Music

America's Top 10

★ 7.2
74 108 1980–1993
Music · News

Champs-Elysées

★ 6.4
69 292 1982–2013
Music

Soitinmenot

★ 6.1
68 21 1985–1987
Comedy · Music

Rap City

★ 7.5
67 18 1989–present
Music

OTT

★ 7.3
66 14 1982–1982
Animation · Comedy · Music

Michael Nesmith in Television Parts

★ 8.2
65 5 1985–1985
Comedy · Music

Thicke of the Night

★ 5.2
63 49 1983–1984
Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

Dance Party USA

★ 7.6
61 10 1986–1992
Family · Music

Sunday Night

★ 9.1
60 41 1988–1990
Music

Omsen & Momsen

★ 8.1
58 1987–1987
Family · Music

Electric Circus

★ 6.2
58 3 1988–2012
Music

Formel Eins

★ 7.3
57 312 1983–2025
Comedy · Documentary · Music
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