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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

Bananas

★ 6.9
43 30 1981–1984
Comedy · Music

Nashville Now

★ 7.8
43 40 1983–present
Music · Talk-Show

Fantasy

★ 8.5
43 6 1982–1983
Family · Game-Show · Music

Toffelhjältarna

★ 7.1
42 18 1984–1987
Comedy · Family · Music

The Kids International Show

★ 9.4
39 2 1982–1982
Comedy · Music

Video Music Box

★ 8.9
39 2 1983–present
Music

WWF Club

★ 6.7
39 49 1980–1990
Comedy · Music · Talk-Show

Hittimittari

★ 5.9
39 54 1984–1988
Music

MTV US Top 20 Countdown

★ 7.3
39 34 1984–present
Music

Grand Ole Opry

★ 7.8
38 273 1985–present
Music

Colby's Clubhouse

★ 5.9
37 44 1984–2000
Family · Music

Il trittico

★ 8.0
37 3 1983–present
Comedy · Drama · Music

Heavy Metal Heaven

★ 8.5
37 6 1989–1990
Music

The Chart Show

★ 7.5
36 18 1986–1998
Music

Festivalbar

★ 5.4
36 47 1986–2007
Music

Criança Esperança

★ 5.6
35 50 1985–present
Family · Music

Kelly

★ 6.3
35 714 1989–2005
Music · Talk-Show

Golden Disc Awards

★ 8.1
34 32 1986–present
Music

Face the Music

★ 7.6
34 2 1980–1981
Family · Music

Video Hits

★ 6.4
34 98 1986–2011
Music

No Limits

★ 8.6
33 66 1985–1987
Music

3sat Festival

★ 6.8
33 129 1988–present
Comedy · Music

FTV

★ 7.8
33 5 1985–present
Comedy · Music

Good Rockin' Tonite

★ 7.9
33 14 1983–1993
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