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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

FTV

★ 7.8
33 5 1985–present
Comedy · Music

Cassino do Chacrinha

★ 8.0
33 17 1982–1988
Game-Show · Music

No Limits

★ 8.6
33 66 1985–1987
Music

A Capitol Fourth

★ 6.1
32 49 1980–present
Family · Music · Reality-TV

It's Only Rock and Roll

★ 5.3
32 4 1987–present
Comedy · Music

Shazam!

★ 6.7
31 1 1982–1985
Music

Night Tracks

★ 8.0
31 2 1983–1992
Music

Tickle on the Tum

★ 6.2
31 118 1984–1988
Family · Music

Music Station

★ 6.7
31 377 1986–present
Music · Talk-Show

New Wave Theatre

★ 8.5
31 5 1982–present
Music

Bernstein/Beethoven

★ 8.5
30 1 1982–present
Documentary · Music

Tangomarkkinat

★ 4.1
30 62 1985–present
Music

TV i teltet

★ 7.1
30 10 1980–1981
Comedy · Family · Music

Victoires de la musique

★ 4.5
29 44 1985–present
Music

The New Music

★ 6.0
29 6 1981–present
Music

Rapido

★ 6.5
29 16 1987–1992
Music

Les Enfoirés

★ 6.4
28 41 1986–present
Music

The Keith Harris Show

★ 5.3
28 23 1982–1986
Comedy · Family · Music

The Wonderful Grand Band

★ 7.0
28 6 1980–1983
Comedy · Music

Känguru

★ 7.4
28 8 1985–present
Comedy · Music

Brazilian Beats

★ 6.2
28 88 1981–2013
Music

Viaje con nosotros

★ 6.7
28 14 1988–1988
Comedy · Music

The O-Zone

★ 7.3
28 123 1989–2000
Music · Talk-Show

There's Hope America

★ 3.8
27 58 1984–2012
Family · Music · Mystery
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