| 100% | STAR | 4 | "Video Killed the Radio ___" (first music video aired on MTV) |
| 88% | STAR | 4 | "Video Killed the Radio ___" (first music video shown on MTV) |
| 70% | RADIO | 5 | "Video Killed the ___ Star" (first video aired on MTV) |
| 60% | RADIO | 5 | "Video Killed the ___ Star" (first video played on MTV) |
| 55% | MTV | 3 | Network whose first video was "Video Killed the Radio Star" |
| 55% | REALWORLD | 9 | The __; reality TV show, first aired on MTV in '92 |
| 52% | BUGGLES | 7 | Band with the first video on MTV, with "the" |
| 50% | MTV | 3 | Its first song was "Video Killed the Radio Star" |
| 44% | RODSTEWART | 10 | Singer who performed his song "Infatuation" to open the first MTV Video Music Awards, in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 42% | OLE | 3 | The Grand ___ Opry (country music show on the radio since 1925) |
| 41% | PATBENATAR | 10 | Singer with the second video ever played on MTV |
| 41% | PATBENATAR | 10 | Female singer with the second video ever shown on MTV |
| 41% | GUAM | 4 | Stop on the first trans-Pacific air route |
| 39% | JOCKEYS | 7 | Disc __; radio broadcasters who play music on air |
| 39% | SHOUTOUT | 8 | On-air mention on the radio |
| 39% | DESPACITO | 9 | Reggaeton song by singer Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee which is the most viewed music video on YouTube |
| 37% | YOUMIGHTTHINK | 13 | 1984 hit by the Cars that won the first MTV Video of the Year: 3 wds |
| 37% | GAGA | 4 | "Lady" who wore a meat dress to the MTV Video Music Awards |
| 37% | OKGO | 4 | Band that danced on treadmills in the 2006 music video for "Here It Goes Again": 2 wds. |
| 37% | AHA | 3 | Band that won five MTV Video Music Awards for "Take On Me" (Hyph.) |
| 37% | KANYE | 5 | Rapper West who interrupted Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards |
| 36% | ABC | 3 | TV network that aired the first episode of "Mork & Mindy" on September 14, 1978 |
| 35% | AHA | 3 | Band that won six MTV Video Music Awards for "Take On Me" in 1986 (Hyph.) |
| 35% | NOTABADTHING | 12 | 2014 Justin Timberlake song whose music video premiered on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show": 4 wds. |
| 35% | TELECAST | 8 | Air on the tube |
| 35% | PIECEOFME | 9 | Song by 32-Across that won three MTV Video Music Awards in 2008, including Video of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 34% | SHUTITDOWN | 10 | Hit single by Pitbull, featuring Akon, the music video for which is based on intelligence agents and criminal activities : 3 wds. |
| 34% | WOMANIZER | 9 | 2008 #1 song by 32-Across that won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video |
| 34% | ONEDIRECTION | 12 | Boy band that was the Best New Artist at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards: 2 wds. |
| 34% | AUSTINMAHONE | 12 | YouTube sensation who was the Artist to Watch at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards: 2 wds. |