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First video on MTV Beat It or Billie Jean??

Micheal Jackson had the first ever video from a black artist aired on MTV in the early 80s. But was it Beat It or Billie Jean?

Update:

Didn't realize The Buggles were black.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    IT WAS BILLIE JEAN!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    actually, it was neither. it wasn't a michael jackson video at all.

    it was video killed the radio star by the buggles.

    august 1 1981

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV

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