MTV Unplugged 1989
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- November 26, 1989
- Last Aired
- December 15, 2023
- Format
- 35 seasons · 172 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~172 hours (60 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S4E3 "Neil Young" (★ 9/10)
- Networks
- MTV, YouTube, Palladia
- Where to Stream
- Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
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★ TMDB users: 7.1/10 from 14 votes TV-PG Documentary 35 seasons · 172 eps Returning Series
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What is MTV Unplugged?
MTV Unplugged is a music series that features performances by artists in the music industry. The show is known for its acoustic versions of songs, which showcase the talents of both established and up-and-coming musicians.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1989
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 172
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Nov 26, 1989
- Last aired
- Dec 15, 2023
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- MTV, YouTube, Palladia, MTV Live
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
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At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.1/10 from 14 votes
- Format
- 35 seasons · 172 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Networks
- MTV, YouTube, Palladia, MTV Live
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MTV Unplugged is a music series that features performances by artists in the music industry. The show is known for its acoustic versions of songs, which showcase the talents of both established and up-and-coming musicians. The series provides a unique platform for artists to perform in a stripped-down setting, highlighting their musical abilities.
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Should you watch it?
“Top artists and rising stars perform acoustic versions of their songs in this acclaimed music series.”
Reasons to watch
- features popular artists
- showcases raw talent
Keep in mind
- lack of full production
- limited to acoustic arrangements
Watch it if you enjoy hearing your favorite songs reimagined in a stripped-back setting.
The series is generally suitable for a wide audience interested in live music performances.
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Season 1 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Squeeze with Syd Straw and Elliot Easton Mytharc Nov 26, 1989
- E2 The Smithereens and Graham Parker Core Jan 28, 1990
- E3 10,000 Maniacs with Michael Penn Core Feb 4, 1990
- E4 The Alarm with Nuclear Valdez Core Feb 11, 1990
- E5 Joe Walsh and Dr. John Core Feb 18, 1990
- E6 Stevie Ray Vaughan with Joe Satriani Core Mar 4, 1990
- E7 Michelle Shocked with Indigo Girls Core Mar 11, 1990
- E8 Sinead O'Connor with The Church Core Mar 18, 1990
- E9 Don Henley Core Apr 22, 1990
- E10 Great White with Damn Yankees Core May 6, 1990
- E11 Crowded House with Tim Finn Core May 13, 1990
- E12 Hall and Oates Core Jun 5, 1990
- E13 Elton John Core Aug 5, 1990
- E14 Aerosmith Core Sep 20, 1990
- E15 Crosby, Stills & Nash Core Sep 30, 1990
- E16 Ratt with Vixen Core Oct 7, 1990
- E17 The Black Crowes with Tesla Core Dec 2, 1990
- E18 The Allman Brothers Band Mytharc Dec 9, 1990
- E19 Poison Mytharc Dec 13, 1990
Season 2 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Cure Mytharc Mar 3, 1991
- E2 Winger with Slaughter Core Mar 24, 1991
- E3 Paul McCartney Core Apr 3, 1991
- E4 Sting Core Apr 10, 1991
- E5 R.E.M. (1) Core Apr 24, 1991
- E6 Yo! Unplugged Rap Mytharc May 1, 1991
- E7 Elvis Costello Mytharc Jul 3, 1991
Season 3 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Eric Clapton Mytharc Mar 11, 1992
- E2 R&B Unplugged: Boyz II Men/Shanice/Joe Public Core Apr 29, 1992
- E3 Pearl Jam Core May 13, 1992
- E4 Mariah Carey Core May 20, 1992
- E5 Paul Simon Core Jun 3, 1992
- E6 Queensrￃﾃￂche Core Jul 22, 1992
- E7 John Mellencamp Core Aug 12, 1992
- E8 Annie Lennox Core Sep 21, 1992
- E9 Eurythmics Mytharc Sep 10, 1992
- E10 Bruce Springsteen Mytharc Nov 11, 1992
Season 4 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Roxette Mytharc Feb 13, 1993
- E2 Arrested Development Core Mar 31, 1993
- E3 Neil Young Core Mar 3, 1993
- E4 Denis Leary Core Mar 13, 1993
- E5 k.d. lang Core Mar 28, 1993
- E6 Rod Stewart Core May 5, 1993
- E7 Uptown Unplugged Core May 31, 1993
- E8 10,000 Maniacs Core Jun 1, 1993
- E9 Soul Asylum Core Jun 2, 1993
- E10 Midnight Oil Core Jun 3, 1993
- E11 Spoken Word I Core Jul 28, 1993
- E12 Duran Duran Mytharc Dec 13, 1993
- E13 Nirvana Mytharc Dec 14, 1993
Season 5 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Stone Temple Pilots Mytharc Feb 2, 1994
- E2 Tony Bennett Core Jun 1, 1994
- E3 Spoken Word II Core Jun 21, 1994
- E5 Spoken Word III Core Jun 21, 1994
- E6 Lenny Kravitz Core Jul 12, 1994
- E7 Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Core Sep 29, 1994
- E8 Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded Core Oct 12, 1994
- E9 Phil Collins Core Oct 21, 1994
- E10 Björk Mytharc Nov 7, 1994
- E11 Bob Dylan Mytharc Dec 14, 1994
Season 6 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Melissa Etheridge Mytharc Mar 21, 1995
- E2 Inside Unplugged Core Apr 18, 1995
- E3 Hole Core Apr 17, 1995
- E4 The Cranberries Core Apr 18, 1995
- E5 Live Core Apr 19, 1995
- E6 Sheryl Crow Core Apr 20, 1995
- E7 Charly García: Hello! Core May 4, 1995
- E8 Café Tacvba Core Jun 17, 1995
- E9 Kiss Mytharc Oct 31, 1995
- E10 Chris Isaak Mytharc Nov 23, 1995
Season 7 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Los Tres Mytharc Apr 15, 1996
- E2 Hootie and the Blowfish Core Apr 22, 1996
- E3 Alice In Chains Core May 28, 1996
- E4 Seal Core Jun 4, 1996
- E6 Tori Amos Core Jun 25, 1996
- E7 Oasis Core Aug 23, 1996
- E8 Soda Stereo: Comfort and music to fly Mytharc Sep 25, 1996
- E9 George Michael Mytharc Oct 11, 1996
Season 8 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Spinetta: Estrelicia Mytharc Apr 19, 1997
- E2 The Wallflowers Core Jul 1, 1997
- E3 Fiona Apple Core Jul 29, 1997
- E4 Jewel Core Aug 10, 1997
- E5 Blackstreet Core Sep 3, 1997
- E8 Erykah Badu Core Nov 18, 1997
- E9 Babyface & Friends Core Nov 21, 1997
- E11 Bryan Adams Mytharc Nov 28, 1997
- E12 Episode 12 Mytharc Apr 19, 1997
Season 9 · 2 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Björk - Live 'n' Loud Mytharc Feb 22, 1998
- E5 Alanis Morissette Mytharc Sep 18, 1999
Season 10 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mana Mytharc Mar 24, 1999
- E2 Shakira Core Nov 7, 1999
- E3 Alanis Morissette Core Sep 19, 1999
- E4 The Corrs Core Oct 5, 1999
- E5 Incubus Mytharc Nov 6, 1999
Season 11 · 2 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Jay-Z Mytharc Dec 8, 2000
- E4 Paramore Mytharc Oct 28, 2009
Season 12 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 R.E.M. (2) Mytharc May 21, 2001
- E2 Utada Hikaru Core Jun 21, 2001
- E3 La Ley Core Jun 28, 2001
- E4 Staind Core Sep 27, 2001
- E5 Lauryn Hill Core Jul 21, 2001
- E6 Alejandro Sanz Mytharc Oct 2, 2001
- E7 Jay-Z with The Roots Mytharc Nov 11, 2001
Season 13 · 3 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Dashboard Confessional Mytharc Apr 24, 2002
- E3 Lauryn Hill Core
- E4 Jay-Z Mytharc
Season 14 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E4 Alicia Keys Mytharc Jul 14, 2005
Season 16 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E7 Katy Perry Mytharc Oct 12, 2009
Season 17 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 17 guide & lore primer →- E1 Ricky Martin Mytharc Nov 1, 2006
Season 18 · 4 episodes
Open the complete Season 18 guide & lore primer →- E1 Korn Mytharc Feb 23, 2007
- E3 Bon Jovi Core Jun 22, 2007
- E7 Lenny Kravitz Mytharc Dec 1, 2007
- E8 John Mayer Mytharc Dec 9, 2007
Season 19 · 2 episodes
Open the complete Season 19 guide & lore primer →- E2 Julieta Venegas Core Jun 5, 2008
- E3 Sohne Mannheims vs. Xavier Naidoo Mytharc Jul 2, 2008
Season 20 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 20 guide & lore primer →- E2 Sportfreunde Stiller Core May 21, 2009
- E3 Adele Core Jun 8, 2009
- E4 Silversun Pickups Core Jul 6, 2009
- E5 All Time Low Core Aug 3, 2009
- E6 Paramore Core Sep 28, 2009
- E7 Katy Perry Mytharc Oct 12, 2009
- E8 Ayaka Mytharc Nov 18, 2009
Season 21 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 21 guide & lore primer →- E1 Vampire Weekend Mytharc Jan 9, 2010
- E2 Adam Lambert Core Apr 9, 2010
- E3 The Script Core Apr 16, 2010
- E4 Trey Songz Core Apr 26, 2010
- E6 Phoenix Core Jun 21, 2010
- E7 Camila Core Aug 1, 2010
- E8 Uncle Kracker Core Sep 6, 2010
- E9 Train Core Sep 17, 2010
- E11 B.o.B Core Oct 2, 2010
- E12 Steel Magnolia Core Oct 4, 2010
- E13 Lykke Li Core Apr 22, 2011
- E14 Adele Core Mar 4, 2011
- E15 Zoé Core Mar 22, 2011
- E16 Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends Core May 22, 2011
- E17 Lil Wayne Core Jun 12, 2011
- E18 Mumford & Sons Core Jun 24, 2011
- E19 30 Seconds to Mars Mytharc Jul 20, 2011
- E20 Kelly Clarkson Mytharc Nov 18, 2011
Season 22 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 22 guide & lore primer →- E5 Lil Wayne Core Jun 12, 2011
- E7 30 Seconds to Mars Core Jul 20, 2011
- E10 Die Fantastischen Vier II Core Oct 18, 2012
- E11 Florence + the Machine Core Apr 8, 2012
- E12 The Civil Wars Core May 2, 2012
- E13 Tr3s Presents Juanes Core May 29, 2012
- E14 Dierks Bentley Core Jun 2, 2012
- E15 Gym Class Heroes Core Jul 12, 2012
- E16 Walk the Moon Core Aug 17, 2012
- E17 Rita Ora Core Sep 17, 2012
- E18 Little Big Town Mytharc Sep 28, 2012
- E19 Carrie Underwood Mytharc Oct 2, 2012
Season 23 · 3 episodes
Open the complete Season 23 guide & lore primer →- E1 Florence + the Machine Mytharc Apr 8, 2012
- E2 The Civil Wars Core May 2, 2012
- E3 Tr3s Presents Juanes Mytharc May 29, 2012
Season 24 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 24 guide & lore primer →- E1 Scorpions Mytharc Sep 11, 2013
Season 25 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 25 guide & lore primer →- E1 Miley Cyrus Mytharc Jan 29, 2014
- E2 Kinky Core Jun 3, 2014
- E4 Gentleman Core Nov 7, 2014
- E8 Shawn Mendes Mytharc Sep 8, 2017
- E9 Bleachers Mytharc Sep 15, 2017
Season 26 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 26 guide & lore primer →- E2 Placebo Mytharc Aug 19, 2015
Season 28 · 4 episodes
Open the complete Season 28 guide & lore primer →- E3 Shawn Mendes Core Aug 19, 2017
- E4 A-ha Core Oct 6, 2017
- E5 Bleachers Mytharc Nov 10, 2017
- E6 Momoiro Clover Z Mytharc Nov 11, 2017
Season 30 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 30 guide & lore primer →- E2 Liam Gallagher Mytharc Sep 27, 2019
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
What is the format of the show?
Artists perform acoustic versions of their songs.
Who appears on the show?
The series features both top artists and rising stars in the music industry.
Is the music live?
The series showcases live acoustic performances.
What kind of music is featured?
The show features a variety of artists performing their own songs.
Is this an ongoing series?
The series was established in 1989 to feature acoustic performances.
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