How long is MTV 120 Minutes — Complete Episodes (1986–2003)?

MTV 120 Minutes — Complete Episodes (1986–2003) is 1600 hours of music — 4 albums spanning 1990–2003.

120 Minutes was MTV's flagship alternative music show, airing from 1986 to 2000 (with a revival in 2001–2003). Over 800 episodes at 2 hours each. The definitive document of alternative rock's rise from underground to mainstream.

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Listen Time Overview

Total Time

1600 hours

Albums

4

Non-stop Days

66.7

Genre

Alternative / Indie Rock

How many commutes to finish?

30 min

3200 commutes (one-way)

At different playback speeds

1x (normal)

1600h

1.5x speed

1066h 40m

2x speed

800h

Discography

1
1986–1990 (underground era, Dave Kendall) 1990
400h
2
1990–1995 (grunge explosion, Lewis Largent) 1995
400h
3
1995–2000 (Matt Pinfield era) 2000
400h
4
2001–2003 (revival, final episodes) 2003
400h

For perspective...

That's 66.7 days non-stop — over 2 months of 24/7 listening. At 2 hours a day, it would take 2 years.

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About This Discography

Use the commute calculator above to figure out how many trips to work it would take to listen through all of MTV. Adjust the slider to match your commute length for a personalized estimate.

For Perspective...

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That's 213.3 flights from New York to London

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Same as binging 32.0 seasons of Game of Thrones

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You could walk 4800 miles while listening

That's 6400 cups of coffee worth of sipping time

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is MTV 120 Minutes — Complete Episodes (1986–2003)?
MTV 120 Minutes — Complete Episodes (1986–2003) is 1600 hours long, comprising 4 studio albums.
How many days to listen to all of MTV?
Non-stop, it would take 66.7 days. At a more realistic 2 hours per day, it would take 800 days.
What is the longest album by MTV?
The longest is "2001–2003 (revival, final episodes)" at 400 hours.
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