MTV came out of the sky like a lightning bolt. Not only did the network change the face of television, but music, culture, politics, film and more. On August 1, 1981, a rocket blasted into the sky and a new way of life was born. Songs were now little movies we consumed with delight, and the music industry had a fresh indomitable mouthpiece. With this new frontier, a new career was born — the VJ. Someone who stood up and played narrator to all the stimuli coming from this outlet. There have been many who’ve come and gone since then. Here we rank the 12 best of all time.
What does your favorite song smell like?