The Buggles
Video Killed the Radio Star
Release Year:
1979
Rankings:
All-Time
#660 /
1970s
#136 /
1979
#12
Genres:
New Wave
,
Synthpop
Parent Genres:
Electronic
,
Pop
,
Rock
Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Boom 99.7 (USA) - The Top 499 Songs of All Time (2016)
233
Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005)
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NBC-10 (USA) - The 30 Best Songs of the 80s (2006)
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Pause & Play (USA) - Songs Inducted into a Time Capsule, One Track at Each Week
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Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s (and Recommended Listening) (2016)
201
PopMatters (USA) - The 100 Best Songs Since Johnny Rotten Roared (2003)
73
Steve Crawford (USA) - 1,000 Essential Songs from the 1970s (2015)
101
Time-Life (USA) - Rock & Roll: The Stories Behind the Songs (2017)
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TimeOut (USA) - 1000 Songs to Change Your Life (2008)
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Woxy.com (USA) - Modern Rock 500 Songs of All Time (combined rank 1989-2009)
346
Guardian (UK) - A history of modern music (2011)
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Mark Ellingham (USA) - The Rough Guide Book of Playlists: 5,000 Songs You Must Download (2007)
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Q (UK) - The 1010 Songs You Must Own (2004)
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Sean Egan (USA) - 500 Songs You Need to Hear (2006)
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Sean Egan (USA) - The Little Black Book of Music: Key Songs (2007)
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Musikexpress (Germany) - The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)
497
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 50 Best Songs of the 1970s (2010)
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Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) - 1020 Songs 1955-2005 (2005)
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Gilles Verlant and Thomas Caussé (France) - 3000 Rock Classics (2009, update 2013)
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Hervé Bourhis (France) - Le Petit Livre Rock: The Juke Box Singles 1950-2012
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Jocelyn Manchek (France) - Pop Rock Playlist: 2000 titres pour votre lecteur mp3 [2,000 Songs for Your MP3 Player] (2008)
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Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 1000 Indispensable Songs (2006)
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Les Inrockuptibles (France) - 1000 Necessary Songs (2015)
101-1000
Volume (France) - 200 Records that Changed the World, 2008 (40 songs)
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Carlo Herrera and Jose Luis Salas (Spain) - Alimenta Tus Oidos: 70 Playlists (2015)
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Ezio Guaitamacchi (Italy) - Mille canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita [1,000 Songs That Changed Our Lives] (2009)
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Luca Sofri (Italy) - Playlist: 2978 canzoni di cui non potete fare a meno [2,978 Songs You Can't Live Without] (2008)
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Massimo Cotto (Italy) - We Will Rock You: 709 Canzoni [709 Songs] (2009)
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Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - 17 Critics and Their Top 50 Songs (2002)
99
Giannis Petridis (Greece) - 2004 of the Best Songs of the Century (2003)
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