Saturday, August 1st, 1981
On August 1, 1981 MTV began broadcasting in the U.S.
"You Better You Bet" was the 4th video played, and the first to be repeated - played a total of 5 times on the first day.
"Don't Let Go The Coat" was the 50th video played, and appeared twice that day
"Sister Disco", from the "Concerts for the People of Kampuchea" was the 82nd video and was also played twice.
You can see a video with the first 2 hours (including "You Better You Bet" (about 14 min in)) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJtiPRDIqtI
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