The Buggles

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Years Active
1977 – 1981 (4 years)
Founded In
Wimbledon, Merton, London, England, United Kingdom
The Buggles were a UK / group that formed in 1977, consisting of Trevor Horn (vocals, bass guitar, guitar) and Geoff Downes (keyboards). The Buggles' sound was characterised by a deliberately synthetic quality in keeping with the technological subject matter of their songs. The group had a smash hit with the first single from their debut album The Age of Plastic. Song Video Killed The Radio star famously provided the 1st music video ever played on MTV (on August 1, 1981). The novelty value of their most popular song has led to the Buggles being perceived as … read more
The Buggles were a UK / group that formed in 1977, consisting of Trevor Horn (vocals, bass guitar, guitar) and Geoff Downes (keyboards). The Buggles' sound was characterised by a deliberately synthetic quality in keeping with the technological subject matter of their … read more
The Buggles were a UK / group that formed in 1977, consisting of Trevor Horn (vocals, bass guitar, guitar) and Geoff Downes (keyboards). The Buggles' sound was characterised by a deliberately synthetic quality in keeping with the technological subject matter of their songs. The group had a smash hit with the first single from their debut … read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track The Age of Plastic Video Killed the Radio Star
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 16,137 listeners
2 Play track 1 Video Killed The Radio Star - Single Version
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 1,186 listeners
3 Play track The Age of Plastic (remastered) The Plastic Age
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 305 listeners
4 Play track The Age of Plastic Elstree
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5 Play track The Age of Plastic (remastered) Clean, Clean
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6 Play track The Age of Plastic Kid Dynamo
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7 Play track The Age of Plastic I Love You (Miss Robot)
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8 Play track The Age of Plastic Astroboy (And The Proles On Parade)
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9 Play track The Age of Plastic Johnny On The Monorail
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 105 listeners
10 Body By Jake: 80s Weight Loss Workout (BPM 100-136) Video Killed The Radio Star - '80s Weight Loss Workout Mix
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 86 listeners

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Albums

  1. 849,203 listeners

    28 Nov 1979 · 8 tracks

    The Age of Plastic
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  2. 120,489 listeners

    1 Jan 2009 · 2 tracks

    Video Killed The Radio Star / Kid Dynamo
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  3. 57,627 listeners

    1 Jan 1999 · 11 tracks

    The Age of Plastic (remastered)
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  4. 7,524 listeners

    11 Nov 1981 · 9 tracks

    Adventures In Modern Recording
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