The Buggles
Active: 1979–1980
PopRock
4
Releases
2
Active Years
About The Buggles
The short-lived New Wave duo The Buggles made history on August 1, 1981, when their technophobic 1979 hit “Video Killed the Radio Star” became the first-ever video played on MTV.
• Singer and bassist Trevor Horn met keyboardist Geoff Downes in the late ’70s when both were working as session musicians.
They formed The Buggles soon after.
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Complete Discography
19791 release
single
VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR
Documented across 11 weeks
19803 releases
single
THE PLASTIC AGE
Documented across 8 weeks
single
CLEAN CLEAN
Documented across 5 weeks
single
ELSTREE
Documented across 4 weeks