SiriusXM

'80s on 8

'80s Pop Hits

Ch. 8

Browse Channels

Now Playing: -

Highlights

Shows

Hosts

30th Anniversary Celebration of Huey Lewis & The News “Sports” album Fri 5/24 6:00 pm ET Huey Lewis is going to join Original VJ’s Mark Goodman and Alan Hunter to give you the stories behind all the songs on this iconic album that produced 4 top 10 hits!

Rebroadcast: Sat 5/25 9:00 am ET; Sat 5/25 3:00 pm ET; Sun 5/26 10:00 am ET; Sun 5/26 2:00 pm ET; Mon 5/27 12:00 pm ET; Mon 5/27 5:00 pm ET

Highlights

Shows

Hosts

Big 40 Countdown Fridays 9 pm ET
Rebroadcasts Saturdays 11 am & 5 pm; Sundays 12 am, 6 am, 4 pm & 8 pm; Mondays 3 am ETMark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn count down the Big 40 hits of each week from a particular year of the decade of "excess!"

Highlights

Shows

Hosts

Mark Goodman | email
Weekdays 6 am – 10 am ET
Mondays - Thursdays 9 pm – 11 pm ETMark confesses he's more nostalgic for vinyl than cassettes, but this original MTV VJ admits the '80s were very good to him. Best '80s band? "REM." Best '80s event? "Live Aid." Best interview? "Paul McCartney. After the interview he personally got on the phone and made a dinner reservation for me!"
Nina Blackwood | email
Weekdays 1 pm - 4 pm ET
Mondays - Thursdays 11 pm - 1 am ET
Saturdays 8 pm - 12 am ET
Sundays 10 am - 1 pm ETWhen Nina saw an ad in Billboard for a new music TV channel, "I sent my resume and 8x10. After two auditions, they hired me as the first MTV VJ." She had a great time in the '80s despite a fashion faux pas or two: "I had a jacket that could be folded up into a purse." Worst interview? "Frank Zappa."
Martha Quinn | email
Weekdays 10 am - 1 pm & 7 pm - 9 pm ETIt was a hot day in July when Quinn learned of MTV. "Someone said the words that would impact my life forever: 'That's what you should do Martha, you should be a VJ.' I spent my college years doing TV commercials and working at my college radio station. The perfect combination!" The rest is history.

Play '80s trivia with Martha Quinn by clicking here.
Alan Hunter | email
Weekdays 4 pm - 7 pm ET
Saturdays 2 pm - 5 pm ET
Sundays 1 pm - 4 pm ETCurrently partner in the film/TV production company HunterFilms and creator of the entertainment complex WorkPlay, Hunter was acting-slash-bartending in NYC when he was tapped to be one the five original MTV VJs. "They gave me the job and sweated the first six months, wondering if they’d made a mistake." Most interesting interview? "Ozzy Osbourne; he was speaking in tongues."

The Original MTV VJs

Only '80s on 8 brings you the defining hit music of the decade hosted by original MTV VJs Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn. See schedule for shows and DJ times.

Big 40 Countdown

Week of May 17, 1982

40. Genesis – “Man On The Corner”
39. Atlantic Starr – “Circles”
38. Loverboy - “When Its Over”
37. Dazz Band – “Let It Whip”
36. Huey Lewis & The News – “Do You Believe in Love”
35. Sheena Easton – “When He Shines”
34. Franke And The Knockouts – “Without You”
33. Queen – “Body Language”
32. John Denver – “Shanghai Breezes”
31. Simon and Garfunkel – “Wake Up Little Susie”
30. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – “Crimson and Clover”
29. Donnie Iris – “My Girl”
28. Stars On – “Stars on 45 III (A Tribute To Stevie Wonder)"
27. Toto – “Rosanna”
26. Aldo Nova – “Fantasy”
25. Mike Post – “Theme from Magnum P.I.”
24. Roberta Flack – “Making Love”
23. The Charlie Daniels Band – “Still In Saigon”
22. Deniece Williams – “It’s Gonna Take a Miracle”
21. Dan Fogelberg – “Run For The Roses”
20. The Rolling Stones – “Hang Fire”
19. Little River Band – “Man On Your Mind”
18. Elton John – “Empty Garden”
17. Greg Guidry – “Goin’ Down”
16. The Human League – “Don’t You Want Me”
15. Asia - “Heat of the Moment”
14. Willie Nelson – “Always On My Mind”
13. Go-Go’s – “We Got the Beat”
12. The Beatles – “The Beatles Movie Melody”
11. Kool & The Gang – “Get Down On It”
10. Daryl Hall & John Oates – “Did It In A Minute”
9. Ray Parker Jr. – “The Other Woman”
8. The J. Geils Band – “Freeze-Frame”
7. Paul Davis – “65 Love Affair”
6. Charlene – “I’ve Never Been to Me”
5. Tommy Tutone – “867-5309/Jenny”
4. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – “I Love Rock N’ Roll”
3. Rick Springfield – “Don’t Talk To Strangers”
2. Vangelis – “Chariots of Fire”
1. Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder – “Ebony & Ivory”