Here is a timeline of how music videos came about:
1950 - First colour TV transmission
1955 - Bill Haley's 'Rock around the clock' video
1964 - Top of the Pops started on the 1st of January
1967 - The Beatles 'Strawberry Field.' They had made little films for their songs
1979 - A 24 hour music channel was needed
1980 - Music videos were shot on videos in them days
1980 - Music videos were shot on videos in them days
- David Bowies number one 'Ashes to Ashes' video
1981 - MTV was launched and everyone could access it on their Televisions
1983 - Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. This was the most expensive video made at that time.
1984 - Madonna's 'Like a Virgin'. One of the most iconic moments of history for MTV.
1990 - M.C Hammer's 'U Can't Touch This' got best dance and rap video at MTV Music Awards
1995 - MTV Video of the Year Award went to TLC, 'Waterfalls'
1996 - Tupac's most successful song on number one for two weeks, 'California Love' ft. Dr Dre
1999 - TLC with their massive hit 'No Scrubs'
2000 - Britney Spears' third number one hit 'Oops I Did it Again'
2004 - Best dance video that year 'Call on Me' by Eric Prydz
2009 - After the King of Pop passed away, Michael Jackson's songs got put back in the charts so
this year the number one video is his fabulous 'Thriller' from 1983
Check out Michael Jackson's Thriller Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtyJbIOZjS8
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