Yes

Yes got a lot of exposure opening for Cream at their farewell concert and by appearing on John Peel's BBC program Top Gear.

From 1981-1982, they took a hiatus to work on solo projects. When they came back, they returned with 90125, which veered away from their prog sound but became their best-selling album. It also got them on MTV.

Trevor Horn and Geoffrey Downes, who both joined the band in 1980, were members of the Buggles, whose song "Video Killed The Radio Star" was the first video played on MTV.