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13.04.1980 countdown awards 22.
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15.05.1983 90.
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29.05.1983 (Hosted by
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12.06.1983 (Time Coded) 93.
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17.06.1983 94.
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03.07.1983 95.
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10.07.1983 (Time Coded) 96.
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24.07.1983 97.
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31.07.1983 (Hosted by
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07.08.1983 (Flashdance) 99.
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14.08.1983 100.
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04.09.1983 101.
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11.09.1983 (Hosted by KC
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25.09.1983 (Time Coded) 103.
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02.10.1983 [ABCHDRIP].mkv 104.
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09.10.1983 (Time Coded) 105.
Countdown Australia 16.10.1983
(Time Coded) 106.
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23.10.1983 (Hosted by
Dave Mason) 107.
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30.10.1983 108.
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06.11.1983 (Hosted by
John Paul Young) 109.
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13.11.1983a 110.
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15.11.1983 rock arena david
bowie special 111.
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20.11.1983 (Hosted by
Split Enz) (ABC 1 Logo) 112.
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11.12.1983 (Hosted by
Steve Gilpin) 114.
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15.12.1983 115.
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18.12.1983 116.
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24.12.1983 (Christmas '83) 117.
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18.02.1984 (Hosted by Sandii & the Sunsetz) 118.
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04.03.1984 (Hosted by
Elton John) 119.
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11.03.1984 (Hosted by The
Police) 120.
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13.03.1984 DVD1399 121.
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18.03.1984 122.
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25.03.1984 123.
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Marilyn) 125.
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15.04.1984 126.
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22.04.1984 127.
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27.05.1984 (Hosted by
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10.06.1984 (Hosted by
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23.06.1984 133.
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24.06.1984 (Hosted by Rod
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26.06.1984 135.
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01.07.1984 (Hosted by Bananarama) 136.
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08.07.1984 (Hosted by
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09.09.1984 (Hosted by U2) 142.
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16.09.1984 143.
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23.09.1984 (Hosted by Tim
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30.09.1984 (Hosted by Tim
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07.10.1984 (Hosted by The
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21.10.1984 (No Host) (ABC 1 Logo) 148.
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27.10.1984 150.
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Buckfield) 151.
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25.11.1984 (Fashion Design Council).avi 153.
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16.12.1984 154.
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24.03.1985 (Hosted by
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12.05.1985 (Hosted by Nik
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22.05.1985 (Countdown Music Awards) 158.
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09.06.1985 159.
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16.06.1985 160.
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11.08.1985 [ABDHDRIP].mkv 162.
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25.08.1985 163.
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20.10.1985 (Hosted by
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23.11.1985 166.
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21.12.1985 168.
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22.12.1985 (Christmas '85) 169.
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24.12.1985 170.
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17.03.1986 171.
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06.04.1986 172.
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13.04.1986 [ABDHDRIP].mkv 173.
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20.04.1986 (1985 Countdown Awards) 174.
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19.07.1986 (Countdown Awards).mpg 176.
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20.07.1986 177.
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27.07.1986 178.
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14.09.1986 179.
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23.11.1986 181.
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30.11.1986 182.
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14.12.1986 183.
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21.12.1986 (Christmas '86) 184.
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08.03.1987 hosted by samantha fox 186.
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10.05.1987 187.
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8th November 1974
(1) (25 minutes)
Host - Grant Goldman (DJ)
Sherbet - Silvery Moon
John Farnham - One Minute Every Hour
Daryl Braithwaite - You're My World (P)
Linda George - Mamma's Little Girl
Skyhooks - Living In The 70s
Paper Lace - Black Eyed Boys (music
video)
15th November 1974
(2) (25 minutes)
Host - ???
Hush - Get Rocked
Debbie Byrne - He's A Rebel (P)
John Denver - Annie's Song (music
video)
La De Das - Honkin' Tonkin'
Ariel - Yeah Tonight (music video)
William Shakespeare - My Little Angel
(P)
Stevie Wright - Guitar Band (P)
22nd November 1974
(3) (25 minutes)
Host - Ric Melbourne (DJ)
(note these may not be in order)
Dingoes - Smooth Sailing
Madder Lake - It's All In Your Head
Daddy Cool - I Am The Boogie Man (P)
Benjamin Hugg - Thank God You're Here
With Me
Brian May & The ABC Showband - Rush
(music video)
Paul Anka - You're Having My Baby
(music video)
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(music video)
29th November 1974
(4) (25 minutes)
Host - John O'Donnell
Fox - I Said
Suzie Quatro - Too Big (music video)
Daryl Braithwaite - You're My World (P)
Debbie Byrne - Boogie Man
David Bowie - Space Oddity (music
video)
AC/DC - Baby Please Don't Go
6th December 1974
(5) (25 minutes)
Host - ???
(note these may not be in order)
Skyhooks - Horror Movie (Lunar Park)
Jeff Duff & Kush - Easy Street
Jim Keays - Kid Blues
Linda George - Give It Love
Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat (music
video)
Helen Reddy - Angie Baby (music video)
13th December 1974
(6) (25 minutes)
Host - Johnny Farnham (Suzie Quatro
special guest on the show)
Cloud Nine - We Can Fly
Dove - Amazing Grace
Renee Geyer - What Do I Do On Sunday
Morning
Doug Parkinson - Everlasting Love
Johnny Farnham - Things To Do
Suzie Quatro - The Wild One (music
video)
20th December 1974
(7) (55 minutes)
Host - Shirley Strachan
(note these may not be in order)
Skyhooks - Carlton Lygon Street Blues
Stevie Wright - Guitar Band (P)
Debbie Byrne - Da Do Run Run (P)
Daddy Cool - Run Rudolph Run (P)
William Shakespeare - My Little Angel
(P)
Denise Drysdale - Being Green
AC/DC - Baby Please Don't Go
David Bowie - Jean Jeanie (music video)
Stevie Wonder - Living For The City
(music video)
Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently (music video)
Kiki Dee - I Got The Music In Me (music
video)
The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz (music
video)
Elton John - Step Into Christmas
(Countdown exclusive)
27th December 1974
(8) (55 minutes)
Host - Daryl Braithwaite
(note these may not be in order)
Daryl Braithwaite - You're My World (P)
Jigsaw - A Rose Has To Die
Stevie Wright - Evie
Debbie Byrne - He's A Rebel (P)
The Moir Sisters - Good Morning How Are
You
Hush - C'mon We're Taking Over
Ernie Sigley & Denise Drysdale - Hey
Paula (music video)
Deep Purple - Black Night (music video)
David Bowie - Life On Mars (music
video)
Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (music
video)
Suzie Quatro - The Wild One (music
video)
Gary Glitter - Always Yours (music
video)
Bryan Ferry - Hard Rain Gonna Fall
(music video)
1st March 1975 (9)
(45 minutes)
Host - Johnny Farnham
Skyhooks - Horror Movie (studio/Lunar
Park)
Johnny Farnham - Things To Do
Sherbet - I'll Go Mine (music video)
Denise Drysdale - Being Green (outdoor
cast)
Stevie Wright - Guitar Band
Linda George - Give It Love
Daryl Braithwaite - You're My World
(studio/music video)
Hush - C'mon We're Taking Over
Debbie Byrne - Boogie Man
Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band -
Wangaratta Wahine
Ray Burgess - Touch Me
National Top Ten:
10 - Billy Swan - I Can Help
9 - Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You
Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
8 - The Three Degrees - When Will I See
You Again
7 - Skyhooks - Horror Movie
6 - Bill & Boyd - Santa Never Made
It Into Darwin
5 - Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses
4 - Elton John - Lucy In The Sky With
Diamonds
3 - The Sweet - Peppermint Twist
2 - The Carpenters - Please Mr Postman
1 - William Shakespeare - My Little
Angel
9th March 1975 (10)
(55 minutes)
(note this episode onwards Countdown
aired Sunday nights)
Host - Shirley Strachan
(note these may not be in order)
Skyhooks - Carlton Lygon Street Blues
Ray Burgess - Touch Me (P)
Cash Backman - He'll Have To Go
Debbie Byrne - Da Do Run Run
Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band -
Hernando's Hideaway
Issy Dye - Personality
William Shakespeare - My Little Angel
(P)
Dove - Brickyard Blues
Hush - Boney Maroney
Helen Reddy - Angie Baby (music video)
Paper Lace - Black Eyed Boys (music
video)
Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses (music
video)
Pilot - January (music video)
Eric Burden Band - The Real Me (music
video)
Suzie Quatro - The Wild One (music
video)
16th March 1975
(11) (55 minutes)
Host - Denise Drysdale
Hush - Boney Maroney
Moir Sisters - Harmony Blues
Cloud Nine - Summertime Blues
Renee Geyer - It's A Man's World
Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band -
Wangaratta Wahine (P)
Skyhooks - Horror Movie (P)
John Paul Young - Yesterday's Hero (JPY
gets his shirt ripped off by the audience)
Gary Glitter - Oh Yes You're Beautiful
(music video)
Pilot - January (music video)
Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses (music
video)
Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye
(music video)
Slade - Far Far Away (music video)
Bay City Rollers - Summer Love
Sensation (music video)
Elton John - Lucy In The Sky With
Diamonds (No.1, still picture of Elton)
23rd March 1975
(12) (55 minutes)
Host - Daryl Braithwaite
Daryl Braithwaite - You're My World (P)
Moir Sisters - Harmony Blues
AC/DC - Baby Please Don't Go (P)
Linda George - Give It Love (P)
Daddy Cool - I Am The Boogie Man
La De Das - I'm In Love Again
Debbie Byrne - How Can I Tell You
Hot City Bump Band - Do What You Wanna
Do
Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (music
video)
Splinter - Costafinetown (music video)
Don McLean - La La Love You (music
video)
David Bowie - Jean Genie (music video)
Stevie Wonder - Livin' For The City
(music video)
Tangerine Dream - Red Box (music video)
Sherbet - Summer Love (music video)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't
Seen Nothin' Yet (music video)
30th March 1975
(13) (55 minutes)
Host - John Farnham
John Paul Young - Yesterday's Hero (P)
Sherbet - Summer Love (music video)
Panther - I'm Not Afraid
Dove - Brickyard Blues
Ray Burgess - Touch Me (P)
AC/DC - Love Song
Ringo Starr - Only You (music video)
The Osmonds - Hold Her Tight (music video)
Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye
(music video)
Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo (music
video)
Linda Rondstadt - You're No Good (music
video)
Pilot - January (music video)
Glitter Band - Goodbye Love (music
video)
Paul Anka/Odia Coates - One Man One
Woman (music video)
Skyhooks - Horror Movie (P)
6th April 1975 (14)
(55 minutes)
Host - John Farnham
The Briny Whirlpool Album (Underwater
Piano)
AC/DC - Baby Please Don't Go (P)
Graeme Connors - Dakota
Debbie Byrne - How Can I Tell You
Select - Little Devil
Marcia Hines - Fire & Rain
Kush - I'm Your Football (Kick Me)
Status Quo - Down Down (music video)
Paul McCartney - Juniors Farm (music
video)
Bad Company - Good Lovin' Gone Bad
(music video)
Suzie Quatro - Your Mama Won't Like Me
(music video)
Marie Osmond - Paper Roses (music
video)
Splinter - Costafinetown (music video)
Slade - Far Far Away (music video)
Olivia Newton John - If You Love Me
(No.1, still picture of Olivia)
13th April 1975
(15) (55 minutes)
Host - Grant Goldman
Sherbet - Summer Love (music video)
Ray Burgess - Touch Me (P)
John Paul Young - Yesterday's Hero (P)
La De Das - I'm In Love Again
Hot City Bump Band - Do What You Wanna
Do
Hush - Boney Maroney (P)
Yvonne Elliman - I Don't Know How To
Love Him (music video)
Pilot - January (music video)
Status Quo - Down Down (music video)
Gene Pitney - Blue Angel (music video)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Roll On Down
The Highway (music video)
David Essex - Make You A Star (music
video)
Ringo Starr - Only You (music video)
Paul Anka/Odia Coates - One Man One
Woman (music video)
Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye
(music video)
20th April 1975
(16) (55 minutes)
Host - Ray Burgess
Kush - I'm Your Football (Kick Me)
Livingston Vale - Moon Girl (music
video)
Richard Clapton - Girls On The Avenue
Debbie Byrne - How Can I Tell You
Moir Sisters - Harmony Blues
Daddy Cool - I Was A Teenage Creature
Renee Geyer - It's A Man's World
Ray Burgess - Touch Me (P)
Sherbet - I'll Go Mine
Marie Muldar - I'm A Woman (music video)
Bad Company - Good Lovin' Gone Bad
(music video)
Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (music
video)
Linda Rondstadt - You're No Good (music
video)
Elton John - Tommy (music video)
Skyhooks - Horror Movie (No. 1)
27th April 1975
(17) (55 minutes)
Host - Stevie Wright
Ayers Rock - Lady Montego
Sherbet - Freedom
Stevie Wright - Hard Road
Graeme Connors - Dakota
AC/DC - Baby Please Don't Go (P)
Doug Parkinson - Everlasting Love
Jon English - Turn The Page
Skyhooks - Ego Is Not A Dirty Word (P)
Alice Cooper - Department Of Youth
(music video)
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band -
Anthem (music video)
Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses (music
video)
Gary Glitter - Oh Yes You're Beautiful
(music video)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't
Seen Nothing Yet (music video)
Kiki Dee - I Got The music In Me (music
video)
Sherbet - Summer Love (No. 1)
4th May 1975 (18)
(55 minutes)
Host - Greg Evans (DJ)
Mandu & Band - Gimme Shelter
Ross Ryan - Blue Chevrolet Ballerina
Richard Clapton - Girls On The Avenue
Moir Sisters - Harmony Blues
Jets - Friday's Child
Marcia Hines - Fire & Rain
John Paul Young - Yesterday's Hero (P)
Blue Echoes - High Heeled Rockin' Roll
Shoes
Minnie Riperton - Loving You (music
video)
Brian Ferry - Hard Rains Gonna Fall
(music video)
Seals & Crofts - I'll Play For You
(music video)
Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye
(music video)
Sherbet - Summer Love (No. 1)
11th May 1975 (19)
(55 minutes)
Host - Jon English
Split Enz - No Bother To Me
Jon English - Turn The Page (P)
Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band - Forever
Ayers Rock - Lady Montego
Denise Drysdale - Rescue Me
Skyhooks - Ego Is Not A Dirty Word (P)
Kush - I'm Your Football (Kick Me)
Hush - Boney Maroney (P)
Bluestone - Ride On
Pilot - January (music video)
Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby (music
video)
Suzie Quatro - Your Mama Won't Like Me
(music video)
La Belle - Lady Marmalade (music video)
David Essex - Make You A Star (music
video)
Sherbet - Summer Love
18th May 1975 (20)
(55 minutes)
Host - Garth Porter (from Sherbet)
Skyhooks - Ego Is Not A Dirty Word (P)
Stylus - Summer Breeze
Stevie Wright - Hard Road
Lazer - School
Dingoes - Teenage Blue
Buster Brown - Something To Say
Debbie Byrne - How Can I Tell You
Sherbet - Freedom
Ross Ryan - Blue Chevrolet Ballerina
Justin Hayward/John Lodge - Blue Jays
(music video)
Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (music
video)
Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses/The Show
Must Go On (music video)
Minnie Riperton - Loving You (music
video)
Alice Cooper - Department Of Youth
(music video)
Status Quo - Down Down (music video)
Sherbet - Summer Love (No. 1)
Skyhooks - Ego Is Not A Dirty Word
4th May 1975 (18)
(55 minutes)
Host - Greg Evans (DJ)
Mandu & Band - Gimme Shelter
Ross Ryan - Blue Chevrolet Ballerina
Richard Clapton - Girls On The Avenue
Moir Sisters - Harmony Blues
Jets - Friday's Child
Marcia Hines - Fire & Rain
John Paul Young - Yesterday's Hero (P)
Blue Echoes - High Heeled Rockin' Roll
Shoes
Minnie Riperton - Loving You (music
video)
Brian Ferry - Hard Rains Gonna Fall (music
video)
Seals & Crofts - I'll Play For You
(music video)
Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye
(music video)
Sherbet - Summer Love (No. 1)
Note: ABC holds a clip of Marcia Hines
"Fire & Rain", it is uncertain if the clip is a studio
performance from Countdown or not
11th May 1975 (19)
(55 minutes)
Host - Jon English
Split Enz - No Bother To Me
Jon English - Turn The Page (P)
Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band - Forever
Ayers Rock - Lady Montego
Denise Drysdale - Rescue Me
Skyhooks - Ego Is Not A Dirty Word (P)
Kush - I'm Your Football (Kick Me)
Hush - Boney Maroney (P)
Bluestone - Ride On
Pilot - January (music video)
Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby (music
video)
Suzie Quatro - Your Mama Won't Like Me
(music video)
La Belle - Lady Marmalade (music video)
David Essex - Make You A Star (music
video)
Sherbet - Summer Love
Split Enz - Maybe/No Bother To Me
(Note: the first clip is from a later
Countdown show)
25th May 1975 (21)
(55 minutes)
1st June 1975 (22)
(55 minutes)
Vicki Broughton - Good, Good Morning
8th June 1975 (23)
(55 minutes)
Host - Ronnie Burns
The 69's -
John Paul Young -
Carmine -
Kerrie Biddell - Don't Let Him Catch
You (music video)
Kerrie Biddell - Sinnerman
AC/DC - High Voltage
AC/DC - Baby Please Don't Go
Molly Meldrum - Good Morning (dressed
in drag)
15th June 1975 (24)
(55 minutes)
Little River Band - The Man Inside
Vicki Broughton - Good Morning (music
video)
22nd June 1975 (25)
(55 minutes)
29th June 1975 (26)
(55 minutes) (audio cassette recording, 95% complete)
Host - Bob Hudson, co-host Normie
Gary Glitter - Love Like You & Me
(music video)
Kenny - The Bump [record played whilst
Fred and Ginger dance to it]
AC/DC - Show Business (Live at Festival
Hall 1975)
Adella Fenton - Quarter Past Three
John Lennon - Slippin' & Slidin'
(music video)
Cheech & Chong - Basketball Jones
(music video)
Renee Geyer - Take Me Where You Took Me
Last Night
Countdown Flashback:
Deep Purple - Black Night (music video)
Stylus - Summer Breeze
Humdrum:
Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby (E)
10CC - Life Is A Minestrone (music
video) (E)
David Essex footage from the film
Stardust (E)
David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star
(music video)
Bob Hudson - Newcastle Song
Maureen Elkner - Rak Off Normie
National Top Ten:
10 - Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom
9 - Labelle - Lady Marmalade
8 - BJ Thomas - Another Somebody Done
Somebody Wrong
7 - John Paul Young - Yesterday's Hero
6 - Maureen McGovern - We May Never
Love Like This Again
5 - Freddy Fender - Before The Next
Teardrop Falls
5 - Sherbet - Summer Love
4 - Minnie Riperton - Loving You
3 - Status Quo - Down Down
2 - Skyhooks - Ego Is Not A Dirty Word
1 - Pilot - January (music video)
6th July 1975 (27)
(55 minutes)
Host - Chuck McKinney
Hush -
Jeff St John -
Ayers Rock -
Hot City Bump Band -
Skyhooks - Saturday Night
13th July 1975 (28)
(55 minutes)
20th July 1975 (29)
(55 minutes)
Host - Jim Keays
Denise Drysdale -
Little River Band -
Ariel -
Muszak -
Stylus - World Of Make Believe
Stylus - Summer Breeze
27th July 1975 (30)
(55 minutes)
Host - Geoff Duff
Stylus -
Dove -
Springwater -
Con Gallin -
John Farnham -
3rd August 1975
(31) (55 minutes)
Skyhooks - Private Eye (music video)
John Paul Young -
Sebastian Hardie -
Hush -
10th August 1975
(32) (55 minutes)
Host - Ray Burgess
AC/DC -
Renee Geyer -
Dragon -
Chertaka -
17th August 1975
(33) (55 minutes)
Host - Bongo Starkie (Skyhooks)
Split Enz -
Moir Sisters -
Linda George -
Freeway -
Mandu -
Skyhooks - Private Eye (music video)
24th August 1975
(55 minutes) (Sherbet Special)
(This special was repeated on 30th
December)
Documentary on Sherbet recording songs,
performing and their lifestyles and the following film clips on a cruise ship
are featured:
What Is It All About
You're My World
Sherbet Concert:
Arrival
Survival
Life
I Wanna Live
Freedom
Summer Love
Where Do We Go
31st August 1975
(36) (55 minutes)
Host - Daryl Braithwaite & Sherbet
Sherbet - Survival/Life
David Essex - Like A Rolling Stone
(music video)
Hot City Bump Band - Do What You Want
To Do
Roger Daltry - Come & Get Your Love
(music video)
Denise Drysdale's wheel (contestant
wins a Best Of Sherbet album and a kiss from Daryl Braithwaite)
Denise Drysdale - I'll Be Your Baby
Tonight
Stylus - Summer Breeze
Pilot - Magic (Countdown exclusive
videotaped in Paris)
John Paul Young - Love Game
Humdrum:
Temptations - Plastic Man (Soul Train)
(E)
Roger Daltry - Walking The Dog (music
video) (E)
Molly interviews The Sweet
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz (music video)
Sherbet - Cavalry
National Top Ten:
10 - Van McCoy & The Soul City
Symphony - The Hustle
9 - The Sweet - Fox On The Run
8 - Ray Stevens - Misty
7 - Freddie Fender - Before The Next
Teardrop Falls
6 - Status Quo - Roll Over Lay Down
5 - Roger Whittaker - The Last Farewell
4 - Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
3 - Hush - Bonie Maronie
2 - The Captain & Tennille - Love
Will Keep Us Together
1 - Skyhooks - All My Friends Are
Getting Married (music video)
Bay City Rollers arrive in the
Countdown studio and are interviewed by Molly and Daryl
Bay City Rollers - Give A Little Love
(music video)
14th September 1975
(38) (55 minutes)
AC/DC - High Voltage
The Temptations -
21st September 1975
(39) (55 minutes)
Stylus - World Of Make Believe
28th September 1975
(40) (55 minutes)
Host - Doug Parkinson
Studio performances:
John Paul Young -
Dragon -
Marty Rhone -
Daryl Braithwaite -
Ol'55 -
Music videos:
10CC -
Andy Gibb -
David Essex -
5th October 1975
(41) (55 minutes)
12th October 1975
(42) (55 minutes)
19th October 1975
(43) (55 minutes)
26th October 1975
(44) (55 minutes)
2nd November 1975
(45) (55 minutes)
Host - Peter Cupples
9th November 1975
(46) (55 minutes)
Skyhooks - Million Dollar Riff
Molly Meldrum interview with Paul
McCartney & Wings at press conference
16th November 1975
(47) (55 minutes)
Stylus - World Of Make Believe (filmed
in Nagambie)
Stylus - All In The Game
23rd November 1975
(48) (55 minutes)
Sherbet - Only One You
30th November 1975
(49) (55 minutes)
7th December 1975
(50) (55 minutes)
(50th Show)
Host - Shirley Strachan & Daryl
Braithwaite
Jo Jo Zep - Run Rudolf Run
AC/DC - TNT
Renee Geyer Band - Heading In The Right
Direction
Little River Band - Emma
Ray Burgess - Rock'n'Roll Lightning
Bootleg Band - How Do I Try
Billy Thorpe - It's Almost Summer
Geoff Duff - Banana Son
Delvanias & The Fascinations -
Canberra We're Watching You
Ted Mulry Gang - Jump In My Car
Marcia Hines - From The Inside
Skyhooks - Million Dollar Riff
Sherbet - Only One You
Dove - Let's Hang On
Freeway - Riding High
Jim Keays - Undecided
Sebastian Hardy - Love Life & music
Hush - Glad All Over
30th December 1975
(55 minutes) (Sherbet Special)
(This a repeat of the Sherbet Special
that was aired on 24th August 1975)
Documentary on Sherbet recording songs,
performing and their lifestyles and the following film clips on a cruise ship
are featured:
What Is It All About
You're My World
Sherbet Concert:
Arrival
Survival
Life
I Wanna Live
Freedom
Summer Love
Where Do We Go
6th January 1976
(Summer Special) (55 minutes)
Countdown Top 80 of 1975 episode 1
Host - Molly Meldrum
Skyhooks - Horror Movie
William Shakespeare - My Little Angel
Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
Sherbet - Only One You
Status Quo -
13th January 1976
(Summer Special) (55 minutes)
Countdown Top 80 of 1975 episode 2
Host - Molly Meldrum
Alice Cooper - Department Of Youth
John Paul Young - Love Game
Sherbet - Life
20th January 1976
(Summer Special) (55 minutes)
Countdown Top 80 of 1975 episode 3
Host - Molly Meldrum
John Paul Young - Yesterday's Hero
Wings - What The Man Said
The Seekers - Sparrow Song
AC/DC -
The Sweet -
27th January 1976 (Summer
Special) (55 minutes)
Countdown Top 80 of 1975 episode 4
Host - Molly Meldrum
Jon English
Skyhooks - Ego Is Not A Dirty Word
Linda Rondstadt - You're No Good
Hush -
Marty Rhone -
Marcia Hines -
Suzi Quatro -
Ray Burgess -
3rd February 1976
(Summer Special) (55 minutes)
Countdown Top 80 of 1975 episode 5
Host - Molly Meldrum
ABBA - Mamma Mia
AC/DC - Baby Please Don't Go
Sherbet - Summer Love
John Lennon -
Ted Mulry Gang -
Doug Parkinson -
No.1 - Hush - Boney Maronie
The following episodes aired on Friday
nights and repeated on the following Saturday.
12th March 1976
(51) (55 minutes)
Ted Mulry Gang - Darktown Strutter's
Ball (music video)
AC/DC - It's A Long Way To The Top
(music video)
Sherbet - Child's Play (music video)
19th March 1976
(52) (55 minutes)
AC/DC - T.N.T.
AC/DC - Jailbreak
26th March 1976
(53) (55 minutes)
(note there's only bits of info of this
show and the song titles are guess work from yours truly)
Host - John Paul Young
John Paul Young -
Sherbet - Summer Love
AC/DC - It's A Long Way To The Top
Hush -
Split Enz -
Andy Upton -
Avalanche
(Molly Meldrum discusses the results of
the 1976 National Music Industry Awards that was held on 3rd March 1976)
2nd April 1976 (54)
(55 minutes)
John Paul Young - I Hate The Music
9th April 1976 (55)
(55 minutes)
AC/DC Interview at Mascot Airport
Supernaut - I Like It Both Ways
16th April 1976
(56) (55 minutes)
From 18th April onwards Countdown was
aired back on Sundays
18th April 1976 (57)
(55 minutes)
Daryl Braithwaite - Time
Jon English - Hollywood Seven
25th April 1976
(58) (55 minutes)
Stylus - I'm Going Home
2nd May 1976 (59)
(55 minutes)
Daryl Braithwaite - Old Sid
Note - the following episodes aired on the
normal Sunday evening timeslot 6:00pm though sometimes 5:05pm and the repeats
usually air on Saturdays at 5:05pm though some have a different timeslot
9th May 1976 (60)
(55 minutes)
Little River Band - Everyday Of My Life
16th May 1976 (61)
(55 minutes)
Sherbet - Howzat
23rd May 1976 (62)
(55 minutes)
Ted Mulry Gang - Crazy
6th June 1976 (63)
(55 minutes)
13th June 1976 (64)
(55 minutes)
20th June May 1976
(65) (55 minutes)
27th June 1976 (66)
(55 minutes)
4th July 1976 (67)
(55 minutes)
AC/DC - Jailbreak
Stylus - So Much Love
11th July 1976 (68)
(55 minutes)
Sherbet - Lady Of The Night
18th July 1976 (69)
(55 minutes)
Sherbet Live At Festival Hall
Ted Mulry Gang:
Jump In My Car
Make You Wanna Cry
I'm Free
Goodbye Johnny
Sherbet:
Blueswalkin'
Give Me Love
If I Had My Way
Hollywood Dreaming
Child's Play
Howzat
Motor Of Love
Summer Love
25th July 1976 (70)
(55 minutes)
1st August 1976
(71) (55 minutes)
Ariel
AC/DC
Elton John
Bob Dylan
Ike & Tina Turner
Status Quo
8th August 1976
(72) (55 minutes)
15th August 1976
(73) (55 minutes)
Stylus - So Much Love
15th August 1976
(74) (55 minutes)
22nd August 1976
(75) (55 minutes)
R & J Stone - One Chance
29th August 1976
(76) (55 minutes)
5th September 1976
(77) (55 minutes)
12th September 1976
(78) (55 minutes)
Host - Marcia Hines
Marcia Hines
Supernaut
Avalanche
Little River Band
Hush
Billy Joel
Thin Lizzy
19th September 1976
(79) (55 minutes)
26th September 1976
(80) (55 minutes)
Host - John Paul Young
(Note: info is sourced from a Flashez
segment on this Countdown featuring excerpts from this show)
Millionaires - It's A Deal
John St. Peeters - You Know That You're
Sexy
Finch - Stay
John Paul Young - Keep On Smiling
Graeme Connors - When You Close Your
Eyes
Cliff Richard
The Tubes
3rd October 1976
(81) (55 minutes)
Little Pattie - Only If You Want To
10th October 1976
(82) (55 minutes)
Host - Les Gock
Hush - Lies
John St Peeters
Trevor White - Crazy Kids (music video)
Norman Gunston - Salute To ABBA (music
video)
Interviews:
Bay City Rollers interview
17th October 1976
(83) (55 minutes)
Host - Mick Pealing
Stars
Red House Roll Band
Taste
Dragon
Fleetwood Mac
Norman Gunston
Tina Charles
Manfred Mann
Bryan Ferry
24th October 1976
(84) (55 minutes)
Host - Gary Twinn
Supernaut
Skyhooks
Dragon
Marcia Hines
John Paul Young & The All-Stars
Ted Mulry Gang
Mark Holden
31st October 1976
(85) (55 minutes)
Host - Shirley Strachan
Skyhooks
Stars
David Essex
ABBA
Manfred Mann
Doug Ashdown
Ritchie Blackmore
Hush
7th November 1976
(86) (55 minutes)
Red Symons
Debbie Byrne
Avalanche
John St Peeters
Rockwell T. James
The Runaways
David Essex
Shirley Strachan - Every Little Bit
Hurts
Buffalo
Tandem
Fleetwood Mac
Bryan Ferry
Neil Diamond
ABBA
14th November 1976
(87) (55 minutes)
Host - Frankie J. Holden
Ol' 55
Dragon
Stylus - I Just Don't Wanna Fall In
Love Right Now
John St Peeters
Shirley Strachan
The Runaways
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
David Essex
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
(music video)
Sherbet - Rock Me Gently (UK TV
performance)
Interviews:
Kiki Dee interview
21st November 1976
(88) (55 minutes)
Host - Marcia Hines
Marcia Hines
Sutherland Brothers
Chicago
Rick Springfield
Pussyfoot
The Sweet
Jon English & Trevor White
Dragon
Dana & Chariot
28th November 1976
(89) (55 minutes)
host - Ted Mulry
Ted Mulry Gang
Mark Holden
Shirley Strachan
Debbie Byrne
AC/DC
Orleans
KC & The Sunshine Band
David Essex
Shaun Cassidy
Taste
AC/DC - T.N.T.
Little River Band - Everyday Of My Life
Sherbet - Howzat
5th December 1976
(90) (55 minutes)
Host - John Paul Young
Countdown dancers dancing to Tina
Turner "Nutbush City Limits"
George Harrison - This Song (music
video)
Silver Studs - Way Back In The 50's
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like
Dancing (Musikladen)
Air Supply - Love & Other Bruises
Doug interviews Sherbet in London
Sherbet - Rock Me Gently (TV
performance) (E)
Discovery:
Ted Mulry Gang - Jamaica Rum (music
video)
Hush - Sunday
Bay City Rollers - I Only Want To Be
With You
Humdrum:
Molly Meldrum interviews Bay City
Rollers and presents them with platinum records
Discovery:
Jackson Brown & The Eagles - Bright
Baby Blues (music video)
Dragon - This Time
Clips Corner:
Punks - Any Way You Want It (E)
Pussyfoot - The Way That You Do It (E)
Redhouse - I Like Dancing (E)
Russel Morris - Running, Jumping &
Standing
Molly Meldrum interviews John Paul
Young
Chartbusters:
Shirley Strachan - Every Little Bit
Hurts (E)
Chicago - If You Leave Me Now (TV
performance) (E)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By
The Light (Top Of The Pops) (E)
Little Pattie - Only If You Want To (E)
National Top 10
10 - Air Supply - Love & Other
Bruises
9 - Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
- Disco Duck
8 - Shirley Strachan - Every Little Bit
Hurts
7 - Sherbet - Rock Me Gently + You've
Got The Gun
6 - Bryan Ferry - Price Of Love
5 - Pussycat - Mississippi
4 - Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
3 - David Dundas - Jeans On
2 - Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together
1 - ABBA - Money, Money, Money (music
video)
12th December 1976
(91) (55 minutes)
Host - Daryl Braithwaite & Sherbet,
Molly Meldrum, John Paul Young and Wilbur Wild
Film clip of Sherbet arriving back in
Australia to be greeted by thousands of fans and signing their autographs
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Rockwell T. Jones - Roxanne
Supernaut - Too Hot To Touch
Sherbet - You've Got The Gun
Ol'55 - Little St. Nick
John Paul Young - Keep On Smiling
(music video)
Ted Mulry Gang - Jamaica Rum (music
video)
Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (music video)
Shirley Strachan - Every Little Bit
Hurts
3MP DJ Richard Preamer presents Sherbet
with the Golden Gull Award
Marcia Hines - Until Your Love Breaks
Through
Sherbet - Rock Me Gently
No.1 Single:
ABBA - Money, Money, Money (music
video)
26th December 1976
(Summer Special) (55 minutes)
Countdown Top 100 of 1976 episode 2
(83-64)
Host - Molly Meldrum
(note some of this info may be
inaccurate)
83 - Billy Joel - Piano Man (music
video)
82 - Shirley Strachan - Every Little
Bit Hurts (Countdown)
81 - Bay City Rollers - Love Me Like I
Love You (music video)
80 - Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
- Disco Duck (music video)
79 - ABBA - Ring Ring (music video)
78 - Marcia Hines - From The Inside
(Countdown)
77 - Silver Convention - Fly Robin Fly
(no clip)
76 - Sherbet - Rock Me Gently/You've
Got The Gun (Countdown)
75 - Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (music
video)
74 - Dr Hook - Only Sixteen (music
video)
73 - Four Seasons - Who Loves You
(music video)
72 - Captain & Tennile - Lonely
Night (music video)
71 - Little River Band - Emma
(Countdown)
70 - ABBA - Rock Me (no clip)
69 - Sailor - Glass Of Champagne (music
video)
68 - Mark Holden - I Wanna Make You My
Lady (Countdown)
67 - AC/DC - TNT (Countdown)
66 - Ted Mulry Gang - Crazy (Countdown)
65 - ???
64 - Skyhooks - Million Dollar Riff
(music video)
2nd January 1977
(Summer Special) (55 minutes)
Countdown Top 100 of 1976 episode 3
(63-51)
Host - Molly Meldrum
(note some of this info may be
inaccurate)
63 - Mark Holden - Never Gonna Fall In
Love Again (Countdown)
62 -
61 - ABBA - Mamma Mia (music video)
60 - Rod Stewart - Sailing (music
video)
59 - Sherbet - A Matter Of Time/Only
One You (Countdown)
58 - George Baker Selection - Paloma
Blanca (music video)
57 - Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
(music video)
56 - John Paul Young - Keep On Smiling
(music video)
55 - Supernaut - I Like It Both Ways
(Countdown)
54 - Bryan Ferry - The Price Of Love
(music video)
53 - Ol'55 - On The Prowl (Countdown)
52 - AC/DC - It's A Long Way To The Top
(music video, Countdown promo)
51 - The Sweet - Lies In Your Eyes
(music video)
9th January 1977
(Summer Special) (55 minutes)
Countdown Top 100 of 1976 episode 3
(50-33)
Host - Molly Meldrum
50 - Norman Gunston - Salute To ABBA
(music video)
49 - AC/DC - Jailbreak (music video)
48 - Penny McLean - Lady Bump (no clip)
47 - ABBA - Money Money Money (music
video)
46 - Tina Charles - I Love To Love (TV
performance)
45 - Captain & Tennile - The Way I
Want To Touch You (no clip)
44 - Skyhooks - Blue Jeans (music
video)
43 - Bay City Rollers - I Only Want To
Be With You (music video)
42 - Marcia Hines - I Just Don't Know
What To Do With Myself
41 - Eric Carmen - All By Myself (music
video)
40 - Harpo - Movie Star (music video)
39 - Ol'55 - Looking For An Echo
38 - Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon
Delight (music video)
37 - Jon English - Hollywood Seven
36 - Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run
Free (Soul Train)
35 - Daryl Braithwaite - Old Sid
34 - Kenny - Julie Anne (no clip)
Hitpick '77:
Mark Holden - Last Romance (E)
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like
Dancing (Musikladen) (E)
33 - KC & The Sunshine Band -
That's The Way I Like It (some TV show)
16th January 1977
(Summer Special) (55 minutes)
Countdown Top 100 of 1976 episode 3
(32-17)
Host - Molly Meldrum & John Paul
Young
32 - Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your
Kisses For Me (music video)
31 - Nazareth - Love Hurts (no clip)
30 - David Dundas - Jeans On (music
video)
29 - Donna Summer - Love To Love You
Baby (no clip)
28 - Bay City Rollers - Money Honey
(music video)
27 - The Manhattens - Kiss & Say
Goodbye (music video)
26 - Sherbet - Childs Play (music
video)
25 - David Essex - Hold Me Close (music
video)
24 - Bob Dylan - Hurricane (music
video, 53 seconds)
23 - Cliff Richard - Devil Woman (music
video)
22 - ABBA - S.O.S. (music video)
21 - David Essex - City Lights (music
video)
20 - The Four Seasons - December '63
(Oh What A Night) (music video)
19 - Pussycat - Mississippi (music
video)
18 - Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love
Flow (music video)
Hitpick '77:
Boston - More Than A Feeling (music
video) (E)
Bay City Rollers - Yesterday's Hero (E)
17 - Maxine Nightingale - Right Back
Where We Started From (music video)
23rd January 1977
(Summer Special) (55 minutes)
Countdown Top 100 of 1976 episode 3
(16-1)
Host - Molly Meldrum & John Paul
Young
16 - Max Merret & The Meteors -
Slipping Away (music video)
15 - Silver Studs - Happy Days
14 - Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together
(music video)
13 - Ted Mulry Gang - Dark Town
Strutters Ball
12 - John Paul Young - I Hate The Music
11 - Rod Stewart - Tonight's The Night
(music video)
10 - Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts
Without You (music video)
9 - R & J Stone - We Do It (music
video)
8 - C.W. McCaw - Convoy (music video)
7 - Fox - S-S-S-Single Bed (music
video)
6 - Ted Mulry Gang - Jump In My Car
5 - Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't
Go Breaking My Heart (music video)
4 - ABBA - Dancing Queen (music video)
3 - Sherbet - Howzat
2 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (music
video)
Hitpick '77:
Heart - Magic Man (music video) (E)
Shaun Cassidy - That's Rock'n'Roll
(music video) (E)
1 - ABBA - Fernando (music video)
30th January 1977
(Summer Special) (55 minutes)
(Repeat of Sherbet Special) (presumably
the live Festival Hall concert from 18th July 1976)
6th February 1977
(92) (55 minutes)
Host - Shirley Strachan
Shirley Strachan
John Paul Young
Queen
Elton John
Taste
Electric Light Orchestra
Debbie Byrne
13th February 1977
(93) (55 minutes)
Mark Holden
10CC
Chariot
Steve Groves Band
Ol' 55
Manhattan Transfer
Queen
Redhouse
20th February 1977
(94) (55 minutes)
Pussyfoot
John Paul Young
Shaun Cassidy
Fleetwood Mac
Leo Sayer
Electric Light Orchestra
Avalanche
Dragon
27th February 1977
(95) (55 minutes)
Host - Jon English
Ariel - Disco Dilemma (music video)
Jon English
Renee Geyer
Albie James
Hush
Ritchie Family
Bryan Ferry
Thin Lizzy
Rod Stewart [listed as not confirmed in
guides]
6th March 1977 (96)
(55 minutes)
Host - Gary Twinn
Pantha
Dragon
Mark Holden
Status Quo
Thin Lizzy
Smokie
Marty Rhone
Interviews:
ABBA interview
13th March 1977
(97) (55 minutes)
Host - Marcia Hines
Marcia Hines
Air Supply
John Paul Young
Bryan Ferry
Ariel
Electric Light Orchestra
Interviews:
Alice Cooper interview
20th March 1977
(98) (55 minutes)
Host - Alice Cooper & Glenn
Shorrock
Hush
Scandal
Renee Geyer
The Saints
27th March 1977
(99) (55 minutes)
Host - Frankie J. Holden
Taste
Steve Groves Band
Cheetah
KISS
Shaun Cassidy
Richard Clapton
Queen
Boz Scaggs
Note the existing clip Ariel
"Disco Dilemma" may possibly be the studio version from episode 101
3rd April 1977
(100) (85 minutes)
(100th Show of Countdown)
Host - Molly Meldrum/JPY/Daryl
Braithwaite in Melbourne and Leo Sayer in London
Skyhooks - Ego Is Not A Dirty Word (E)
Skyhooks - Party To End All Parties
(Melbourne, Australia)
Kiki Dee - First Thing In The Morning
(London, UK)
Ol' 55 - On The Prowl (E)
Ol' 55 - C'mon Let's Do It (Sydney,
Australia)
Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice
(London, UK)
Little River Band - Curiosity Killed
The Cat (music video) (E)
Little River Band - Help Is On It's Way
(Melbourne, Australia)
AC/DC - Dog Eat Dog (London, UK)
Renee Geyer - If Loving You Is Wrong
(E)
Renee Geyer - Stares & Whispers
(Melbourne, Australia)
Bryan Ferry interview
Bryan Ferry - You Go To My Head (music
video) (E)
Roxy Music - Re-Make/Re-Model (music
video) (E)
Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall
(music video) (E)
Leo Sayer - When I Need You (London,
UK)
Supernaut - I Like It Both Ways (E)
Supernaut - Young & Innocent
(Melbourne, Australia)
Showaddywaddy - When (London, UK)
Ted Mulry Gang - Jamaica Rum (Sydney,
Australia)
Paul McCartney & Wings interview
Mark Holden - Never Gonna Fall In Love
Again (E)
Mark Holden - Hey My Love (Melbourne,
Australia)
Suzi Quatro - Tear Me Apart (London,
UK)
Australian tribute to all the acts that
could not be on the show:
Marcia Hines - I Just Don't Know What To
Do With Myself (E)
Hush - Nothing Stays The Same Forever
(E)
Taste - A Little Romance (E)
Air Supply - Empty Pages (E)
Debbie Byrne - You Promised Me The Love
(E)
Stars - With A Winning Hand (E)
Avalanche - Good For You (E)
Dragon - Get That Jive (E)
Jon English - [unsure of the song
title] (E)
John Paul Young - Yesterday's Hero (E)
John Paul Young - I Wanna Do It With
You (Melbourne, Australia)
Molly presents John Paul Young with 2
platinum records
Elton John interview
Sherbet - Howzat (E)
Daryl Braithwaite - Love Has No Pride
(Melbourne, Australia)
David Dundas - Another Funny Honeymoon
(London, UK)
No. 1 single:
Shaun Cassidy - That's Rock'n'Roll 1976
(Music Video)
10th April 1977
(101) (55 minutes)
Host - Gary Twinn
Ariel - Disco Dilemma
Ferrets - Robin Hood
Marty Rhone
Hush
Pussyfoot
Rockwell T. James
Alice Cooper
Leo Sayer
Racing Cars
Electric Light Orchestra
Interviews:
Bay City Rollers interview
17th April 1977
(102) (55 minutes)
Host - Shaun Cassidy
Richard Clapton - Capricorn Dancer
Shaun Cassidy - That's Rock'n'Roll
Shaun Cassidy - Hey There Lonely Girl
Dragon
Avalanche
Little River Band
Steve Groves Band
Taste
Frankie J. Holden
Queen
David Soul
Electric Light Orchestra
24th April 1977
(103) (55 minutes)
1st May 1977 (104)
(55 minutes)
Norman Gunston
8th May 1977 (105)
(55 minutes)
Host - Shirley Strachan
Shirley Strachan
Littler River Band
Ol' 55
Jeff Duff
Kiki Dee
Alice Cooper
Maxine Nightingale
Boz Scaggs
David Soul
15th May 1977 (106)
(55 minutes)
Host - Daryl Braithwaite
Sherbet - Magazine Madonna
John Paul Young
Ray Burgess
Dragon
Richard Clapton
Racing Cars
Alice Cooper
Elecric Light Orchestra
Dr Hook
Boney M
Dead End Kids
22nd May 1977 (107)
(55 minutes)
Host - John Paul Young
John Paul Young - Here We Go
Sherbet
Skyhooks
Renee Geyer
Little River Band
Leo Sayer
Cliff Richard
Kansas
Interviews:
Bryan Ferry interview
29th May 1977 (108)
(55 minutes)
Host - Ted Mulry
Ted Mulry Gang
Jeff Duff
Billy T
The Studs
5th June 1977 (109)
(55 minutes)
AC/DC - Dog Eat Dog
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (music video)
Stars - Mighty Rock
12th June 1977
(110) (55 minutes)
John Paul Young & Allstars - Gay
Time Rock & Roll City
Supernaut - Left Over Ladies
19th June 1977
(111) (55 minutes)
Host - Marcia Hines
Marcia Hines - What Did I Do For Love
Michael Nesmith - Rio (music video)
Roger Daltrey - One Of The Boys (music
video)
Ferrets - Don't Fall In Love
26th June 1977
(112) (55 minutes)
Host - Marc Hunter
Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle (music video)
Dragon
Sherbet
Jeff St. John
Roger Daltrey
Redhouse
Bay City Rollers
3rd July 1977 (113)
(55 minutes)
Host - Jon English
Shirley Strachan - Tracks Of My Tears
Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This
Way (music video)
Chartbusters:
Bill Conti - Theme From Rocky (Gonna
Fly Now) (music video) (E)
Supercharge - You've Gotta Get Up &
Dance (music video) (E)
Ted Mulry Gang - My Little Girl (music
video) (E)
Marcia Hines - What I Did For Love
Ferrets - Don't Fall In Love
Joe Tex - Ain't Gonna Bump No More
(Soul Train)
Glenn Wheatley interview
Glen Shorrock Biography featuring clips
The Twighlights - What's Wrong With The
Way I Live (Uptight) (E)
Little River Band - Curiosity Killed
The Cat (music video) (E)
Little River Band - It's A Long Way
There (music video) (E)
Little River Band - Help Is On It's Way
(E)
Jon English - Behind Blue Eyes
Alice Cooper - You & Me (music
video)
Tina Charles - Dance Little Lady (TV
performance)
Humdrum:
Bonnie Tyler - Lost In France (music
video) (E)
Air Supply - Do What You Do (music
video) (E)
Supertramp - Dreamer (music video) (E)
Supertramp - Lady (music video) (E)
Supertramp - Give A Little Bit (music
video) (E)
Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner (music
video)
Feather - Girl Trouble
National Top Ten:
10 - Bay City Rollers - Its A Game
9 - Renee Geyer - Stares & Whispers
8 - Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now
7 - Leo Sayer - When I Need You
6 - Boz Scaggs - When I Need You
5 - Daryl Hall/John Oates - Rich Girl
4 - Little River Band - Help Is On It's
Way
3 - Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me
Argentina
2 - Alice Cooper - You & Me /
Sherbet - Magazine Madonna
1 - Dr Hook - Walk Right In (Music
Video)
10th July 1977
(114) (55 minutes)
17th July 1977
(115) (55 minutes)
24th July 1977
(116) (55 minutes)
31st July 1977
(117) (55 minutes)
Air Supply - Do What You Do
Ariel - It's Only Love
Scandal - Harry's Bar
7th August 1977
(118) (55 minutes)
Note - For episodes 119, 120 and 121 a
number of studio performances were transferred before the episodes were bulk
erased and exist on a segment tape. The listings are at the bottom of the page
though it is not noted which episode each clip belongs to.
14th August 1977
(119) (55 minutes)
Split Enz - My Mistake (music video)
Mark Holden - Reach Out For The One You
Love
21st August 1977
(120) (55 minutes)
28th August 1977
(121) (55 minutes)
4th September 1977
(122) (55 minutes)
Host - lead singer of Scandal
Andy Gibb
Les Gock
John St. Peeters
Mr Big
11th September 1977
(123) (55 minutes)
Host - Peter Allen
Peter Allen
Daryl Braithwaite - Afterglow Of Your
Love
Rockwell T. James
The Studs
18th September 1977
(124) (55 minutes)
Split Enz - My Mistake (music video)
25th September 1977
(125) (55 minutes)
2nd October 1977
(126) (55 minutes)
Ariel - It's Only Love
Finch - One More Time
Fingerprint - Play The Roulette
Split Enz - My Mistake (music video)
9th October 1977
(127) (55 minutes)
Little River Band - Help Is On Its Way
Marcia Hines - You
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons - Dancing
Mood
Leon Berger - Show Me The Way To The
Jungle
16th October 1977
(128) (55 minutes)
Ferrets - Just Like The Stars
Kevin Borich Express - Tango Queen
Stylus - Kissin
23rd October 1977
(129) (55 minutes)
Marcia Hines - You
30th October 1977
(130) (55 minutes)
Host - Red Symons
Split Enz - My Mistake (music video)
Red Symons
Fingerprint
AC/DC
Supernaut
Albie James
Mark Devill
6th November 1977
(131) (55 minutes)
Host - Graham Bonnett
Marcia Hines - You
The Animals
John Paul Young
John St. Peeters
Avalanche
Billy T
13th November 1977
(132) (55 minutes)
(Silver Jubilee) (Includes Molly
interviewing Prince Charles)
Host - Mark Holden
John Paul Young - Gay Time Rock &
Roll City
Stars - Look After Yourself
Peter Frampton - Signed, Sealed,
Delivered, I'm Yours (music video)
Chartbusters:
Andy Upton - Stop In The Name Of Love
The Emotions - The Best Of My Love
(Soul Train)
David Soul - Silver Lady (music video)
Rod Stewart - You're In My Heart (music
video)
Countdown Preview:
David Bowie - Heroes (music video)
Stevie Nicks interview plus clips
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop Thinking
About Tomorrow (music video) (E)
Fleetwood Mac - Thunder Happens Only
When It's Raining (music video) (E)
Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun
(music video) (E)
Little River Band - I'll Be Home On A
Monday (Live in Rainbow Theatre, London)
The Ferrets - Janie May (music video)
Countdown Preview:
Wings - Mull Of Kintyre (music video)
ABBA - The Name Of The Game (music
video)
Mark Holden - Let's Go Dancing
Molly Meldrum interview with Prince
Charles
Silver Jubilee top 20 is presented
Dragon - Dreaded Moroczy Bind
National Top Ten:
10 - Tina Charles - Dr Love
9 - Emerson Lake & Palmer - Fanfare
For The Common Man
8 - David Soul - Silver Lady
7 - Rod Stewart - You're In My Heart
6 - Boney M - Ma Baker
5 - Ferrets - Don't Fall In Love
4 - Donna Summer - I Feel Love
3 - Graham Bonnet - It's All Over Now
Baby Blue
2 - Blondie - In The Flesh
Molly presents Mark Holden with a
platinum record
1 - Andy Gibb - I Just Want To Be Your
Everything (music video)
20th November 1977
(133) (55 minutes)
Split Enz - My Mistake (music video)
Marcia Hines - You
27th November 1977
(134) (55 minutes)
Marcia Hines - You
4th December 1977
(135) (55 minutes)
Host - Marc Hunter
Dragon
David Bowie
Mother Goose
Stylus
Sex Pistols
Eric Carmen
Finch
Tom Robinson
Ted Mulry Gang
Rose Tattoo
Rod Stewart
11th December 1977
(136) (55 minutes)
Marcia Hines - You
John Paul Young & The All-Stars
Shirley Strachan
18th December 1977
(Summer Special) (55 minutes)
24th December 1977
(Summer Special) (45 minutes)
Host - Molly Meldrum
Stevie Nicks interview
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop Thinking
About Tomorrow (Music Video)
Bev Bevan interview
Electric Light Orchestra - Rock Aria
(music video) (E)
Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone
Line (music video)
Elton John interview
Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The
Hardest Word (Music Video)
Rod Stewart interview with clips in
between
Rod Stewart - You've Got A Nerve (Music
Video)
Rod Stewart - Hot Legs (Music Video)
Rod Stewart - You're In My Heart (Music
Video)
Paul McCartney & Wings interview
Wings - Mull Of Kintyre (Music Video)
Countdown Segments
Tape containing Countdown clips from ex
shows 119, 120 and 121 from 1977
Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat
Dragon - Get That Jive
Scandal - Best Deal In Town
Mark Holden - Reach Out For The One Who
Loves You
The Angels - You're A Lady Now
Paul O'Gorman - Ride-Ride America
Dragon - Sunshine
Moonlight - The Light
Taste - Rebecca
Sherbet - Midsummer Madness
Marcia Hines - What I Did For Love
Tracey Ann Lee - Born To Be Loved
Little River Band - Whitehery
Shirley Strachan - Tracks Of My Tears
Renee Geyer - Tender Hooks
Supernaut - Kids Out Tonight
Les Gock - Everywhere I Go
John St Peeters - Shiny Side Up
John Paul Young - Where The Action Is
Rockwell & James - Lady Blue
Daryl Braithwaite - Afterglow Of Your
Love
The Studs - Funky Feet
Peter Allen - The More I See You
Mother Goose - Baked Beans
4th November 1977
Molly Meldrum interviewing Michael
Jackson about the movie "The Wiz"
9th November 1977
Uncut footage of Molly Meldrum's
interview with Prince Charles
1st January 1978
(55 minutes)
Countdown Top 100 of 1977 episode 1
8th January 1978
(55 minutes)
Countdown Top 100 of 1977 episode 2
Marcia Hines - You
15th January 1978
(55 minutes)
Countdown Top 100 of 1977 episode 3
22nd January 1978
(55 minutes)
Countdown Top 100 of 1977 episode 4
29th January 1978
(55 minutes)
Countdown Top 100 of 1977 episode 5
Graham Bonnet - Baby Blue (music video)
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For
The Common Man (music video)
John Paul Young - I Wanna Do It With
You (music video)
Joe Tex - Ain't Gonna Bump No More
(Soul Train)
Barbara Streisand - Evergreen (music
video)
Status Quo - Wild Side Of Life (music
video)
10CC - The Things We Do For Love (music
video)
Bryan Ferry - This Is Tomorrow (music
video)
Leo Sayer - When I Need You (music
video)
Little River Band - Help Is On Its Way
Electric Light Orchestra - Living Thing
(music video)
Supercharge - You Gotta Get Up &
Dance (music video)
Carol Bayer Sager - You're Moving Out
Today (music video)
Boz Scaggs - What Can I Say (music video)
Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle (music video)
David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us Baby
(music video)
5th February 1978
(55 minutes)
12th February 1978
(137) (55 minutes)
Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache
19th February 1978
(138) (55 minutes)
26th February 1978
(139) (55 minutes)
5th March 1978
(140) (55 minutes)
12th March 1978
(141) (55 minutes)
19th March 1978
(142) (55 minutes)
(Live show from the Plaza Adelaide
Theatre Complex)
Host - Molly Meldrum
Dragon - April Sun In Cuba
Dragon - Shooting Stars
John Paul Young - Where The Action Is
John Paul Young - Standing In The Rain
Finch - Where Were You
Andy Upton - Stop In The Name Of Love
The Ferrets - Don't Fall In Love
The Ferrets - Are You Looking At Me
Mark Holden - Never Gonna Fall In Love
Again
Mark Holden - First Thing In The
Morning
Little River Band - Help Is On It's Way
Little River Band - Happy Anniversary
Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache
26th March 1978
(143) (55 minutes)
2nd April 1978
(144) (55 minutes)
Ferrets - Are You Looking At Me
9th April 1978
(145) (55 minutes)
16th April 1978
(146) (55 minutes)
Foreigner - Cold As Ice
Foreigner - I'm A Long Way From Home
Jo Jo Zep - Ain't Got No Money
23rd April 1978
(147) (55 minutes)
Host - Leo Sayer
30th April 1978
(148) (55 minutes)
Host - Molly Meldrum & John Paul
Young
Village People - San Francisco (music
video)
Dark Tan - Disco Lady
Western Australia contestants dance to
Trammps "Disco Inferno" plus the video clip is featured
Tasmanian contestants dance to Bee Gees
"You Should Be Dancing"
Radyo - Jack & Jill (music video)
South Australian contestants dance to
KC & The Sunshine Band "Boogie Shoes"
New South Wales contestants dance to
Bee Gees "You Should Be Dancing"
Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain
(Musik Laden)
Queensland contestants dance to Bee
Gees "You Should Be Dancing"
Victorian Contestants dance to Trammps
"Disco Inferno"
All contestants dance to Bee Gees
"More Than A Woman"
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like
Dancing
Winners of the Saturday Night Fever
dance competition is announced which is NSW and they win a return trip to USA
to meet the Bee Gees and they spin the Countdown barrel of letters, the winner
drawn wins a VCR
John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air
National Top Ten:
10 - Wings - With A Little Luck
9 - Skyhooks - Women In Uniform
8 - Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are
7 - Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
6 - The Baby's - Isn't It Time
5 - Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
4 - Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne
Keeley - If I Had Words
3 - Meatloaf - You Took The Words Right
Out Of My Mouth
2 - Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
1 - Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (music
video) plus the dance contestants and Molly dancing to the song
7th May 1978 (149)
(55 minutes)
Host - Samantha Sang
14th May 1978 (150)
(55 minutes)
Kamahl - What We Did Without My Music
Ted Mulry Gang - Lazy Eyes
21st May 1978 (151)
(55 minutes)
John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air
28th May 1978 (152)
(55 minutes)
4th June 1978 (153)
(55 minutes)
11th June 1978
(154) (55 minutes)
18th June 1978
(155) (55 minutes)
John St Peeters - Deep Inside Of Me
John St Peeters - Deep Inside Of Me
(version 2)
25th June 1978
(156) (55 minutes)
Angels - Take A Long Line
2nd July 1978 (157)
(55 minutes)
9th July 1978 (158)
(55 minutes)
Studs - Dr Bop
Ted Mulry Gang - Heart Of Stone
16th July 1978
(159) (55 minutes)
Host - Jon English
Graham Bonnet - Warm Ride (music video)
Genesis - Follow You, Follow Me
(B&W) (music video)
Chartbusters:
Bob Seger - Still The Same (music
video) (E)
Eddie Money - Baby Hold On (music
video) (E)
Patti Smith - Because The Night (Old
Grey Whistle Test) (E)
Flash & The Pan - Down Among The
Dead Men (Music Video)
Russell Morris - Wings Of An Eagle
The Angels - Take A Long Line
Clouds - Marion
Humdrum:
Grease movie excerpt
Molly at the Grease movie premiere
party at Hollywood interviewing John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Andy Gibb,
Alice Cooper, Leif Garrett, Yvonne Elliman, Robert Stigwood, Lily Tomlin
Frankie Valli - Grease (Paramount
Studios)
John Farrar interview
Olivia Newton John/John Travolta -
You're The One That I Want (music video) (E)
Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together
(music video) (E)
Bryan Ferry - Tomorrow Calling (music
video) (E)
Bryan Ferry - What Goes On (music
video)
Jon English - Words Are Not Enough
National Top Ten:
10 - Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing
9 - Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London
8 - Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain
7 - Deniece Williams & Johnny
Mathis - Too Much Too Little Too Late
6 - John Paul Young - Love Is In The
Air
5 - Radyo - Jack & Jill
4 - Village People - Macho Man
3 - Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
2 - Olivia Newton John/John Travolta -
You're The One That I Want
1 - Boney M - By The Rivers Of Babylon
(Musik Laden)
23rd July 1978
(160) (55 minutes)
Host - Dame Edna
Status Quo - Rockers Rollin'
Chartbusters:
Rolling Stones - Miss You (music video)
(E)
Kate Bush - Man With A Child In His
Eyes (music video) (E)
Graham Bonnet - Warm Ride (music video)
(E)
Foreigner - Hot Blooded (music video)
Red Hot Peppers - Falling
Darts interview
Darts - The Boy From New York City
(music video)
Sherbet - Another Night On The Road
(music video)
Wings - I've Had Enough (music video)
Bee Gees interview at Sgt Pepper's movie
set shooting
Peter Frampton interview at Sgt
Pepper's movie set shooting
Malcolm McCallum - Who Is Your Love For
Smokey - Oh Carol (Music Video)
The Sports - Walk In The Room
Humdrum:
Little River Band - Reminiscing (music
video) (E)
Delilah - Where Is The Love (E)
Western Flyer - Providence (music
video) (E)
John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air
(E)
Dame Edna - Every Mother Wants A Boy
Like Elton
National Top Ten:
10 - Rolling Stones - Miss You
9 - Bob Marley - Is This Love
8 - Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing
7 - John Paul Young - Love Is In The
Air
6 - Johnny Mathis & Deniece
Williams - Too Much Too Little Too Late
6 - Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London
5 - Raydio - Jack & Jill
4 - Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
3 - Village People - Macho Man
2 - Olivia Newton John/John Travolta -
You're The One That I Want
1 - Boney M - By The Rivers Of Babylon
(Musikladen)
30th July 1978
(161) (55 minutes)
6th August 1978
(162) (55 minutes)
Johnny Cougar - I Need A Lover
13th August 1978 (163)
(55 minutes)
Dragon - Are You Old Enough
Darryl Cotton - Don't Let It Get To You
Matchbox - Sleep
20th August 1978
(164) (55 minutes)
Rose Tattoo - Rock'n'Roll Outlaw
Keith Lamb - The City
Keith Lamb - The City (version 2)
Peaches - Substitute
27th August 1978
(165) (55 minutes)
Jon English - Nights In Paradise
3rd September 1978
(166) (55 minutes)
10th September 1978
(167) (55 minutes)
Mondo Rock - Fugitive Kind
17th September 1978
(168) (55 minutes)
Angels - Take A Long Line
Don McLean - I Guess It Doesn't Matter
Anymore
Doug Parkinson - Hungry Years
Maria Mercedes - Oh Mama
Graham Parker hosting
Molly Meldrum Humdrum on Graham Parker
concert
24th September 1978
(169) (55 minutes)
Host - Marc Hunter
Dragon - Are You Old Enough
10CC - Dreadlock Holiday (music video)
Chartbusters:
Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City
(music video) (E)
Wha Koo - Fabulous Dancer (music video)
(E)
City Boy - 5705 (music video) (E)
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons - So Young
Pablo Cruise - Love Will Find A Way
(music video)
Chile - It's Only Make Believe (music
video)
La Belle Epoque - Black Is Black
[danced to by CD & Company]
Status Quo - Again & Again (music
video)
Aussie Predictions:
Keith Lamb - The City (E)
Cheetah - Walking In The Rain (E)
Jon English - Nights In Paradise (E)
Matchbox - Sleep (E)
Sinclair Brothers - Yesterfool (E)
Cold Chisel - Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)
(E)
Stilleto - Goodbye Johnny
Smokie - Oh Carol (music video)
Humdrum:
Robin Gibb - Oh Darling (music video)
(E)
Andrew Stevens - Helpless In Love (TV
performance) (E)
Steve Ellis - Rag & Bone (music
video) (E)
Graham Bonnet - Only You Can Lift Me
(music video) (E)
John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air
(E)
Little River Band - Reminiscing (music
video) (E)
Little River Band - Lady
National Top Ten:
10 - Village People - Macho Man
9 - Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City
8 - Boney M - By The Rivers Of Babylon
7 - Dragon - Are You Old Enough
6 - Flash & The Pan - Down Among
The Dead Men
5 - Graham Bonnet - Warm Ride
4 - Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly
Devoted To You
3 - Smokie - Oh Carol
2 - Olivia Newton John/John Travolta -
You're The One That I Want
1 - Frankie Valli - Grease
Prediction:
Olivia Newton John - Hopelessly Devoted
To You (music video)
1st October 1978
(170) (55 minutes)
Host - Six Rocktober DJs
Ol'55 - Time To Rock & Roll
Chartbusters:
Suzi Quatro - If You Can't Give Me Love
(music video) (E)
10CC - Dreadlock Holiday (music video)
(E)
Roger Glover & The Butterfly Ball -
Love Is All (music video) (E)
Joanne Mackell - Trip The Light
Fantastic (music video)
The Ferrets - This Night
Andrew Stevens - Helpless In Love (TV
performance)
Steve Harley - Roll The Dice (music
video)
Ian Mason - Gotta Lotta Love (music
video)
Rose Tattoo - Rock & Roll Outlaw
David Bowie - Golden Years (Soul Train)
(E)
David Bowie - Fame (Soul Train) (E)
Bob Seeger - Hollywood Nights (music
video)
Joe Cocker - Whiter Shade Of Pale
(music video)
Humdrum:
Garbo - It's Over (music video) (E)
Alice Cooper - How You Are Going To See
Me Now (music video) (E)
Linda Rondstadt - Tumbling Dice (music
video) (E)
Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town
(live) (E)
Bette Midler - Lullaby Of Broadway
(live) (E)
John Paul Young - The Day That My Heart
Caught Fire
National Top Ten:
10 - Boney M - By The Rivers Of Babylon
9 - Wha-Koo - Fabulous Dancer
8 - Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City
7 - Graham Bonnet - Warm Ride
6 - Flash & The Pan - Down Among
The Dead Men
5 - Dragon - Are You Old Enough
4 - Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly
Devoted To You
3 - Smokie - Oh Carol
2 - Frankie Valli - Grease
1 - Olivia Newton John/John Travolta -
You're The One That I Want
Prediction:
Genesis - Follow You, Follow Me (music
video)
8th October 1978
(171) (55 minutes)
Contraband - That's Your Way
Johnny O'Keefe obit
15th October 1978
(172) (55 minutes)
Host - Molly Meldrum, Leif Garrett
& Kate Bush
Leif Garret - I was Made For Dancing
Salute to King Of Pop winners:
Flash & The Pan - Down Among The Dead
Men (music video) (E)
The Sports - Walk In The Room (music
video) (E)
Paul O'Gorman - Love In The Morning (E)
Dragon - Are You Old Enough (E)
Little River Band - Lady
Shirley Strachan - Mr Summer
10CC - Dreadlock Holiday (music video)
Sherbet - Beg, Steal or Borrow
Marcia Hines - Let The Music Play
Dr Hook - Sharing The Night Together
(music video)
Prediction:
Japan - Don't Rain On My Parade (music
video)
Kate Bush - Hammer Horror
Humdrum:
David Bowie - Hang Onto Yourself (live
in Europe) (E)
David Bowie - Blackout (live in Europe)
(E)
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (live in Europe) (E)
John Paul Young - Yesterday's Hero (E)
John Paul Young - I Hate The Music (E)
John Paul Young - Here We Go (music
video) (E)
John Paul Young - Where The Action Is
(E)
John Paul Young - Standing In The Rain
(E)
John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air
(E)
John Paul Young - The Day My Heart
Caught Fire
National Top Ten:
10 - Pablo Cruise - Love Will Find A
Way
9 - Wha-Koo - Fabulous Dancer
8 - Flash & The Pan - Down Among The
Dead Men
7 - Frankie Valli - Grease
6 - Olivia Newton John/John Travolta -
You're The One That I Want
5 - Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly
Devoted To You
4 - Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City
3 - Dragon - Are You Old Enough
2 - La Belle Epoque - Black Is Black
1 - Smokie - Oh Carol (music video)
22nd October 1978
(173) (55 minutes)
Host - Graham Bonnet
29th October 1978
(174) (55 minutes)
Host - David Bowie & Bette Midler
5th November 1978
(175) (55 minutes)
Host - Molly Meldrum & Peter
Frampton
ABBA - Summer Night City (music video)
The Angels - Take A Long Line
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (live in
Europe) (E)
Ted Mulry Gang - The Devil In You
(music video)
Blondie - Picture This (music video)
Mondo Rock - Fugitive Kind
Peter Frampton - Long Winding Road
(music video)
Rolling Stones - Respectable (music
video)
Barbara Streisand - Don't Rain On My
Parade (music video) (E)
Japan - Don't Rain On My Parade (music
video) (E)
Bette Midler interview plus clips
Bette Midler - Lullaby On Broadway
(live) (E)
Bette Midler - Do You Wanna Dance
(live) (E)
Bette Midler - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
(live) (E)
Bette Midler - Hello In There (live)
(E)
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (music
video)
Leif Garret - I Was Made For Dancing
National Top Ten:
10 - Pablo Cruise - Love Will Find A
Way
9 - Boney M - Rasputin
8 - Olivia Newton John/John Travolta -
Summer Nights
7 - Leif Garrett - I Was Made For
Dancing
6 - Dragon - Are You Old Enough
5 - Smokie - Oh Carol
4 - Marshal Hain - Dancing In The City
3 - 10CC - Dreadlock Holiday
2 - La Belle Epoque - Black Is Black
1 - Commodores - Three Times A Lady
(Music Video)
12th November 1978
(176) (55 minutes)
19th November 1978
(177) (55 minutes)
Gino Latorre - One Step Too Far
Stylus - I Got To Say Goodbye
Ted Mulry Gang - You Got The Devil In
You
26th November 1978
(178) (55 minutes)
3rd Devember 1978
(179) (55 minutes)
10th December 1978
(180) (55 minutes)
Host - Molly Meldrum & Elton John
Elton John - Madness
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (music video)
Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy
(music video)
Rod Stewart interview
Elton John - Georgia
Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon
(Musikladen)
Countdown review of 1978:
Overseas Artists:
Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache (E)
Leif Garrett - Surfin USA (E)
Leif Garrett - Runaround Sue (E)
Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancing
(E)
Leif Garrett - Put Your Head On My
Shoulder (E)
Foreigner - Cold As Ice (E)
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like
Dancing (E)
Status Quo - Rockers Rollin' (E)
Johnny Couger - I Need A Lover (E)
Don McLean - I Guess It Doesn't Matter
Anymore (E)
Graham Bonnet - Warm Ride (E)
Hosts:
Peter Frampton (E)
Graham Parker (E)
Dr Hook (E)
Angus Young (E)
Samantha Sang (E)
Dame Edna Everage (E)
Meatloaf (E)
Local Artists:
Angels - Take A Long Line (E)
Little River Band - Lady (E)
Dragon - Are You Old Enough (E)
John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air
(E)
John Paul Young - The Day My Heart
Caught Fire (E)
Specials:
Adelaide Festival Of Arts (E)
Saturday Night Fever Dance Competition
(E)
Humdrum:
Mockup boxing match (E)
Billy Joel interview (E)
Dame Edna Everage (E)
Olivia Newton-John interview (E)
Rod Stewart interview (E)
Countdown discovery of 1978:
Kate Bush - Hammer Horror (E)
Number one of 1978:
Olivia Newton John/John Travolta -
You're The One That I Want (music video) (E)
Elton John - Song For Guy
18th February 1979
(181) (55 minutes)
Host - Molly Meldrum
Dan Hartman - Instant Replay (part
music video part Countdown)
Successes Of Summer:
Toto - Hold The Line (music video) (E)
Jon English & Mario Millo - Six
Ribbons (live concert performance) (E)
Frankie Miller - Darlin (Top Of The
Pops) (E)
Mojo Singers - C'mon Aussie C'mon
(music video) (E)
Mick Jagger & Peter Tosh - Don't Look
Back (music video) (E)
Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman -
Stumblin In (music video) (E)
Ian Dury - Hit Me With Your Rhythm
Stick (music video)
Ted Garstedt - Take Me Back To
Hollywood (music video)
Countdown In Concert:
Bruce Springsteen - Rosalitta (concert
performance)
Sports - Don't Throw Stones
The Angels - After The Rain
Humdrum:
Promises - Baby It's You (music video)
(E)
Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty
Real) (music video) (E)
Leif Garrett - Sheila (music video) (E)
Blondie - In The Flesh (music video)
(E)
Interview with Tom Baker from Dr Who
XTC - Are You Receiving Me (music
video)
Billy Joel - Big Shot (music video)
Kevin Borich Express - No Turning Back
National Top Ten:
10 - Olivia Newton-John - A Little More
Love
10 - Billy Joel - My Life
9 - Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven
8 - Barbara Streisand & Neil
Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers
7 - Village People - Y.M.C.A.
6 - Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour
Moi
5 - Jon English & Mario Millo - Six
Ribbons
4 - Mojo Singers - C'mon Aussie C'mon
3 - Chic - Le Freak
2 - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman -
Stumblin In
1 - Rod Stewart - Do You Think I'm Sexy
(music video plus interview)
25th February 1979
(182) (55 minutes)
4th March 1979
(183) (55 minutes)
This performance exists from one of the
two above missing shows:
Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi
11th March 1979
(184) (55 minutes)
Host - Shirley Strachan
Ol'55 - Ruby
XTC - Are You Receiving Me (music
video)
Chartbusters:
Dean Friedman & Denise Marsa -
Lucky Stars (music video) (E)
ABBA - Chiquitita (music video) (E)
Elton John - Song For Guy (E)
Z-Wall - New York City (music video)
Cold Chisel - Breakfast At Sweethearts
Yellow Dog - Little Gods (music video)
Split Enz - I See Red (music video)
Promises - Baby It's You (music video)
Daryl Cotton - I Don't Want To Lose You
Blondie - Heart Of Glass (music video)
The Angels - After The Rain
Humdrum:
Kiki Dee - Stay With Me Baby (music
video) (E)
Cars - Best Friend's Girl (concert
performance) (E)
Police - Can't Stand Losing You (music
video) (E)
Dire Straits - Wild West End (music
video) (E)
Darling - Looking Kind Of Rock &
Roll
Doug Parkinson & The Southern Star
Band - I'll Be Around
National Top Ten:
10 - Alicia Bridges - I Love The
Nightlife
9 - Bee Gees - Tragedy
8 - Toto - Hold The Line
7 - Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven
6 - Jon English & Mario Millo - Six
Ribbons
5 - Dan Hartman - Instant Replay
4 - Mojo Singers - C'mon Aussie C'mon
3 - Rod Stewart - Do You Think I'm Sexy
2 - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman -
Stumblin In
1 - Chic - Le Freak (music video)
23rd March 1979
(Standby Show) (55 minutes)
Host - Shirley Strachan
Status Quo - Rockers Rolling
Leif Garrett - Sheila (music video)
Toto - I'll Supply The Love (music
video)
Countdown In Concert:
Bob Seger - Hollywood Nights (concert
performance)
Bilbo - She's Gonna Win (Concert
performance)
Cold Chisel - Breakfast At Sweethearts
Rod Stewart - Blondes Have More Fun (TV
performance)
Darryl Cotton - I Don't Want To Lose
You
Exile - You Thrill Me (music video)
Gerry Rafferty - Whatever's Written In
Your Heart (music video)
KISS - I Want You (music video)
Chicago - Alive Again (music video)
Elton John - Song For Guy
25rd March 1979
(186) (55 minutes)
1st April 1979
(187) (55 minutes)
8th April 1979
(188) (55 minutes)
Host - Bob Welch
(Note - these aren't all in order)
Bob Welch - Ebony Eyes
Toto - Georgie Porgie (music video)
Chartbusters:
XTC - Are You Receiving Me (music
video) (E)
Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble - I'm Comin
Home (music video) (E)
Pointer Sisters - Fire (American
Bandstand) (E)
Cold Chisel - Breakfast At Sweethearts
Lena Lovich - Lucky Number (music
video)
The Babies - Everytime I Think Of You
(music video)
Roxy Music - Trash (music video)
Atlantis - Winner
Countdown In Concert:
Joe Cocker - Cry Me A River (concert
performance)
Moscos & Stone - Trouble In The
City
Backtrack:
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (music video)
1975
Humdrum:
Motors - Forget About You (music video)
(E)
Allesi Brothers - Dancing In The Halls Of
Love (music video) (E)
George Harrison - Blown Away (music
video) (E)
Gerard Kenny - New York New York (music
video) (E)
Bob Welch - Precious Love
National Top Ten:
10 - The Babys - Every Time I Think Of
You
9 - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman -
Stumblin In
8 - Dean Friedman & Denise Marsa -
Lucky Stars
7 - Chic - Le Freak
6 - Dan Hartman - Instant Replay
5 - Bee Gees - Tragedy
4 - ABBA - Chiquitita
3 - Promises - Baby It's You
2 - Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit
Me With Your Rhythm Stick
1 - Blondie - Heart Of Glass (music
video)
15th April 1979
(189) (55 minutes)
22nd April 1979
(190) (55 minutes)
29th April 1979
(191) (55 minutes)
6th May 1979 (192)
(55 minutes)
Host - Smokie
Smokie - Do To Me
Chartbusters:
Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love (music
video) (E)
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me
With Your Rhythm Stick (music video) (E)
Bob Seger - Still The Same (music
video) (E)
Countdown dancers perform to Gloria
Gaynor's "I Will Survive"
Rachel Sweet - B-A-B-Y (music video)
Skyhooks - Over The Border
Pointer Sisters - Fire (American
Bandstand)
Village People - In The Navy (music
video)
Max Merritt - It's Over
Chris Rea - Diamonds (music video)
Bob Welch - Precious Love
Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It (music
video)
Humdrum:
Joe Cocker - Cry Me A River (concert
performance) (E)
Billy Rogers interview
Elton John - Madness (E)
George Benson - Love Ballad (music
video) (E)
Tony Williams interview
Dragon - Love's Not Enough
National Top Ten:
10 - The Babys - Every Time I Think Of
You
9 - Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble - I'm
Comin Home
8 - Village People - In The Navy
7 - Pointer Sisters - Fire
6 - Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
5 - Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit
Me With Your Rhythm Stick
4 - Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
3 - Racey - Lay Your Love On Me
2 - Promises - Baby It's You
1 - Blondie - Heart Of Glass
Prediction:
Wings - Goodnight Tonight (music video)
13th May 1979 (193)
(55 minutes)
20th May 1979 (194)
(55 minutes)
27th May 1979 (195)
(55 minutes)
3rd June 1979 (196)
(55 minutes)
10th June 1979
(197) (55 minutes)
17th June 1979
(198) (55 minutes)
Host - Eric Oldfield
Dragon - Love's Not Enough
Peter Allen - Don't Wish Too Hard
(music video)
Chartbusters:
Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes (music
video) (E)
Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It (music
video) (E)
Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here
Anymore (TV performance) (E)
Phil Manning Band - Just The Way It
Goes
Graham Parker - Protection (music
video)
ABBA - Does Your Mother Know (music
video)
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like
Dancing
Lindisfarne - Warm Feelings (music
video)
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong
Gardens (music video)
Hello Sailor - Blue Lady
Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out
With Him (music video)
Late Show - Bristol Stomp (music video)
Humdrum:
Elvis Costello - Accidents Will Happen
(music video) (E)
UK Squeeze - Cool For Cats (music
video) (E)
Tomato sauce bottle erupts on Molly's
desk
Tanks - Love Will Survive (music video)
(E)
David Bowie - Heroes (music video) (E)
Countdown dancers perform to Donna
Summer's "Bad Girls"
National Top Ten:
10 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
9 - Glenn Shorrock - Dream Lover
8 - Promises - Baby It's You
7 - Blondie - Heart Of Glass
6 - Lynne Hamilton - On The Inside
5 - Wings - Goodnight Tonight
4 - Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
3 - Racey - Lay Your Love On Me
2 - Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
1 - Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood (music
video)
24th June 1979
(199) (55 minutes)
Host - Russell Morris & Molly
Meldrum
John Cougar - Livin' In Miami (music
video)
Russell Morris - Hot Love
Chartbusters:
Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It (music
video) (E)
Eruption - One Way Ticket (Musikladen)
(E)
The Tubes - Prime Time (music video)
(E)
Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A
Little Love (music video)
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons - Hit &
Run
UK Squeeze - Cool For Cats (music
video)
Chris Rea - Diamonds
Amii Stewart - Light My Fire (music
video)
Promises - Let's Get Back Together
(music video)
Mi-Sex - You Just Don't Care
Supercharge - I Can See You Right Now (music
video)
Roundtree - Get On Up Get On Down
(music video)
Racey - Some Girls (music video)
Humdrum:
Gerry Rafferty - Night Out (music
video) (E)
Topaz - Can't Break The Habit (music
video) (E)
Rolling Stones - Respectable (music
video) (E)
Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun
(music video) (E)
Nick Lowe - Cracking Up (music video)
(E)
Robert Palmer - Bad Case Of Loving You
National Top Ten:
10 - Promises - Baby It's You
9 - Blondie - Heart Of Glass
8 - Lynne Hamilton - On The Inside
7 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
6 - M - Pop Musik
5 - Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
4 - Wings - Goodnight Tonight
3 - Racey - Lay Your Love On Me
2 - Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
Molly interviewing Robert Palmer in the
studio
1 - Lene Lovich - Lucky Number (music
video)
1st July 1979 (200)
Host - Marc Hunter
Angels - Shadow Boxer
National Top Ten:
1 - Lene Lovich - Lucky Number (music
video)
8th July 1979 (201)
(55 minutes)
Host - Glen Shorrock
Little River Band - Lonesome Loser
Olivia Newton John - Deeper Than The
Night (music video)
Chartbusters:
Racey - Some Girls (music video) (E)
Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest
Dancer (music video) (E)
Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here
Anymore (TV performance)
Anita Ward - Ring My Bell (Soap
Factory)
John Couger - Living In Miami (music
video)
Russel Morris - Hot Love
Eruption - One Way Ticket (Musikladen)
Desmin, Child & Rouge - Our Love Is
Insane Babe (music video)
Kenny Rogers - She Believes In Me
(music video)
Mental As Anything - The Nips Are
Getting Bigger
Wings - Getting Closer (music video)
Humdrum:
Wings - Old Siam Sir (music video) (E)
La Femme - I Wanna Be Your Man (E)
Molly interview with Iggy Pop on
Humdrum
David Bowie - DJ Wings (music video)
(E)
Leo Sayer - Fame (music video) (E)
Iggy Pop - I'm Bored
National Top Ten:
10 - Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It
9 - ABBA - Does Your Mother Know
8 - Wings - Goodnight Tonight
7 - Racey - Lay Your Love On Me
6 - Boney M - Hooray Hooray It's A
Holi-Holiday
5 - Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
4 - Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
3 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
2 - Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
1 - M - Pop Musik (music video)
15th July 1979
(202) (55 minutes)
Host - Dolly Parton and Molly Meldrum
Dolly Parton - Great Balls Of Fire
Village People - Go West (American Bandstand)
Chartbusters:
Gonzales - I Haven't Stopped Dancing
Yet (music video) (E)
UK Squeeze - Cool For Cats (music
video) (E)
Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It (music
video) (E)
Chris Rea - Diamonds
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons - Hit &
Run
Radyo - You Can't Change That (music
video)
The Dickies - Banana Splits (Top Of The
Pops)
The Members - Offshore Banking Business
(music video)
Dr Feelgood - As Long As The Price Is
Right
Peaches and Herb - Re-united (music
video)
Exile - How Could This Be Wrong (music
video)
David Bowie - DJ (music video)
Humdrum:
Two Man Band - Up There Cazaly [Channel
9 AFL footy theme song] (music video) (E)
Molly interview with Rex Smith on
Humdrum
Rex Smith - You Take My Breath Away
National Top Ten:
10 - Boney M - Hooray Hooray It's A
Holi-Holiday
9 - Racey - Lay Your Love On Me
8 - Racey - Some Girls
7 - ABBA - Does Your Mother Know
6 - Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
5 - Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It
4 - Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
3 - Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
2 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
1 - M - Pop Musik (music video)
22nd July 1979
(203) (55 minutes)
Host - Darryl Cotton
The Knack - My Sharona (music video)
Darryl Cotton - Glamour Girl
Chartbusters:
Racey - Some Girls (music video) (E)
Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out
With Him (music video) (E)
Electric Light Orchestra - Shile A
Little Love (music video) (E)
Anita Ward - Ring My Bell (Soap
Factory)
Wings - Old Siam Sir (music video)
ABBA - Voulez Vous (music video)
XTC - Life Begins At The Top
Victoria Nicholls - Midnight Rendezvous
Robert Palmer - Bad Case Of Loving You
Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
(music video)
Countdown dancers perform to Donna
Summer's "Hot Stuff"
Humdrum:
Peter Frampton - I Can't Stand It No
More (music video) (E)
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong
Gardens (music video) (E)
Mike Kominski - Violinski, The Clog
Dancer (music video) (E)
Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl (music
video)
The Angels - Mr Damage
National Top Ten:
10 - Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A
Little Love
9 - Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
8 - Air Supply - Lost In Love
8 - Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here
Anymore
7 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie
Wonderland
6 - ABBA - Does Your Mother Know
5 - Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It
4 - Racey - Some Girls
3 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
2 - Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
Molly presents Daryl Cotton with a gold
record for Zoot "Eleanor Rigby"
1 - M - Pop Musik (music video)
29th July 1979
(204) (55 minutes)
Host - Shirley Strachan & Claude
The Crow
Two Man Band - Up There Cazaly [Channel
9 AFL footy theme song] (music video)
Chartbusters:
Chris Rea - Diamonds (music video) (E)
Peaches & Herb - Re-united (music
video) (E)
UK Squeeze - Cool For Cats (music
video)
Richard Clapton - Ace Of Hearts
Sister Sledge - We Are Family (music
video)
Kenny Rogers - She Believes In Me
(music video)
Platinum Riff - Three Way Deal
Mona Lisa & Terry - Want To Make It
With You
Backtrack:
AC/DC - Jailbreak (music video) 1976
Marc Hunter - Island Nights
Little River Band - Lonesome Loser
Humdrum:
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons - Close To
The Bone (music video) (E)
Molly interviews Richard Clapton on
Humdrum
Mi-Sex - You Just Don't Care (music
video) (E)
Eddie Money - I'm A Fool (music video)
(E)
Hello Sailor - Gutter Black
National Top Ten:
10 - Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A
Little Love
9 - Air Supply - Lost In Love
8 - ABBA - Does Your Mother Know
7 - UK Squeeze - Cool For Cats
6 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie
Wonderland
5 - Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It
4 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
3 - M - Pop Musik
2 - Racey - Some Girls
1 - Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes (music
video)
5th August 1979
(205) (55 minutes)
Host - Tim Finn and Split Enz
Split Enz - She's Got Body, She's Got
Soul
Chartbusters:
KISS - I Was Made For Loving You (music
video)
Victoria Nicolls - Midnite Rendezvous
Mi-Sex - You Just Don't Care (music
video)
The Dickies - Banana Splits (music
video)
Russel Morris - Hot Love
Prediction:
John Stewart - Gold (music video)
Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone (music
video)
Knack - My Sharona (music video)
Radyo - You Can't Change That (music
video)
La Femme - I Wanna Be Your Man
Dollar - Shooting Stars (music video)
Humdrum:
Telex - Twist At St Tropez (music
video) (E)
Bay City Rollers - Turn On The Radio
(music video) (E)
Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric
(Top Of The Pops) (E)
Sex Pistols - Silly Things (music
video) (E)
Moskos & Stone - This Is A Song For
You
National Top Ten:
10 - Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A
Little Love
9 - KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
8 - Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
7 - Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It
6 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie
Wonderland
5 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
4 - UK Squeeze - Cool For Cats
3 - M - Pop Musik
2 - Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
1 - Racey Some Girls (music video)
12th August 1979
(206) (55 minutes)
Host - Garth Porter and Highway
Highway - Get Ready For Love
Discocheque:
Anita Ward - Ring My Bell (Soap
Factory) (E)
Amii Stewart - Light My Fire (music
video) (E)
Exile - How Could This Go Wrong (music video)
(E)
Telex - Twist A St Tropez (music video)
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons - Hit &
Run
Carly Simon - Vengeance (music video)
Hitmen - Didn't Tell The Man
Dolly Parton - You're The Only One
Night - Hot Summer Nights (music video)
Chartbusters:
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong
Gardens (music video) (E)
Peaches & Herb - Re-united (music
video) (E)
Marc Hunter - Island Nights (E)
Dave & The Deros - Nice Legs, Shame
About The Face
Electric Light Orcheatra - Don't Bring
Me Down (music video)
The Cars - Let's Go (music video)
Humdrum:
Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl Of My Dreams
(music video) (E)
Dave Edmonds - Girls Talk (music video)
(E)
Nick Lowe - Crackin' Up (music video)
(E)
Voyager - Halfway Hotel (music video)
(E)
Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It (music
video) (E)
The Knack - My Sharona (music video)
(E)
Two Man Band (featuring Mark Brady) -
Up There Cazaly (Channel 7 AFL Theme Song)
National Top Ten:
10 - Peaches & Herb - Re-united
9 - Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It
8 - KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
7 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
6 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie
Wonderland
5 - Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
4 - UK Squeeze - Cool For Cats
3 - M - Pop Musik
2 - Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
1 - Racey - Some Girls (music video)
19th August 1979
(207) (55 minutes)
Host - Roger Voudouris
Roger Voudouris - Get Use To It
KISS - I Was Made For Loving You (music
video)
Chartbusters:
The Knack - My Sharona (music video)
(E)
Two Man Band - Up There Cazaly (E)
Donna Summer - Bad Girls (concert
performance) (E)
Mi-Sex - You Don't Care
10CC - Sunburn (music video)
Voyager - Halfway Hotel (music video)
Australian Crawl - Beautiful People
John Stewart - Gold (music video)
The Angels - Mr Damage
UK Squeeze - Cool For Cats (music
video)
Get The Knack:
Mini documentary of The Knack presented
by voiceover Paul Turner
Molly interviewing The Knack in the
studio
The Knack - Lucinda (E)
The Knack - My Sharona
National Top Ten:
10 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
9 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie
Wonderland
8 - Eruption - One Way Ticket
7 - KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
6 - M - Pop Musik
5 - Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
4 - Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
3 - Two Man Band - Up There Cazaly
2 - UK Squeeze - Cool For Cats
1 - Racey - Some Girls (music video)
26th August 1979
(208) (55 minutes)
Host - Peter Mochrie
AC/DC - Highway To Hell (music video)
Chartbusters:
Mental As Anything - The Nips Are
Getting Bigger (E)
Mi-Sex - You Just Don't Care (E)
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons - Hit &
Run (E)
Bette Midler - Married Men (music
video)
Cars - Let's Go (music video)
Kim Carns - Stay Away (music video)
Night - Hot Summer Nights (music video)
Countdown Live In Concert:
Christie Allen - Goose Bumps
The Sports - Wedding Ring
Marc Hunter - Island Nights
Stylus - If you Believe In Me
Countdown Off Cuts:
Don Estelle & Windsor Davis - Cool
Water (TV performance) (E)
Luv - Trojan Horse (music video) (E)
Adrian Munsey - Lost Sheep (TV
performance) (E)
John Couger - Living In Miami (music
video)
Humdrum:
AC/DC - Highway To Hell (music video)
(E)
Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me (TV
performance) (E)
Eddie Money - Maureen (music video) (E)
Jon English - Hollywood Seven (E)
Jon English - Nights In Paradise (E)
Jon English - Words Are Not Enough (E)
Countdown Dancers dance to Donna
Summer's "Bad Girls"
National Top Ten:
10 - Raydio - You Can't Change That
9 - Peaches & Herb - Re-United
8 - Eruption - One Way Ticket
7 - M - Pop Musik
6 - Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
5 - Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
4 - UK Squeeze - Cool For Cats
4 - KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
3 - The Knack - My Sharona
2 - Two Man Band - Up There Cazaly
1 - Racey - Some Girls
Album No. 1:
Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring
Me Down (music video)
2nd September 1979
(209) (55 minutes)
9th September 1979
(210) (55 minutes)
Stylus - If You Believe In Me (repeat
from 26/8/79)
16th September 1979
(211) (55 minutes)
Host - John Paul Young
Dragon - Counting Sheep
Chartbusters:
Night - Hot Summer Nights (music video)
(E)
Robert Palmer - Bad Case Of Loving You
(E)
John Stewart - Gold (music video)
Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
(music video)
Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
(music video)
John St Peeters - You're The One
Cars - Let's Go (music video)
Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
(Soap Factory)
KISS - I Was Made For Loving You (music
video)
Mondo Rock - Searching For My Baby
Eddie Money - Maureen (music video)
Humdrum:
The Sports - Who Listens To The Radio
(E)
The Korgis - Young & Russian (music
video) (E)
Vangellis - Tao Of Love (music video)
(E)
AC/DC - Highway To Hell (music video)
(E)
John Paul Young - Heaven Sent
National Top Ten:
10 - Eruption - One Way Ticket
9 - Peaches & Herb - Re-United
8 - Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
7 - Raydio - You Can't Change That
6 - UK Squeeze - Cool For Cats
5 - John Stewart - Gold
4 - Racey Some Girls
3 - Two Man Band - Up There Cazaly
2 - KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
1 - The Knack - My Sharona
23rd September 1979
(212) (55 minutes)
Host - John St Peeters
(Note: the info is only partially
accurate due to being an incomplete episode)
Edwin Starr - Contact (Music Video)
Joe Lamont - Midnight Mover
Sparks - Beat The Clock (Music Video)
Lene Lovich - I Say When (Concert/Music
Video)
Led Zepplin - Hot Dog (Concert/Music
Video)
Gary Numan & Tubeway Army - Are My Friends
Electric (Top Of The Pops)
Wendy Stapleton - Heart Of Stone
The Police - I Can't Stand Losing You
(Music Video)
Claudja Barry - Boogie Woogie Dancin'
Shoes (Music Video)
Moscos & Stone - This Is A Song For
You
Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music - Angel
Eyes (Music Video)
Christie Allen - Goose Bumps
Doug Parkinson - You Ain't Going
Nowhere Without Me (Countdown)
Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
(music video)
Mi-Sex - Computer Games (Countdown or
music video)
Quantum Jump - Lone Ranger (music
video)
??? - Maureen (Countdown)
Wendy Stapleton - Heart Of Stone
30th September 1979
(213) (55 minutes)
National Top Ten:
1 - AC/DC - Highway To Hell (music
video)
7th October 1979
(214) (55 minutes)
Host - Shirley Strachan
Russell Morris - Surprise Surprise
Cheap Trick - Dream Police (music
video)
Chartbusters:
Christie Allen - Goose Bumps (E)
Voyager - Halfway Hotel (music video)
(E)
AC/DC - Highway To Hell (music video)
(E)
Samantha Sang - In The Midnight Hour
Sinceros - Take Me To You Leader (music
video)
Linden & Ferrier - I'm Alive
Black Jack - Love Me Tonight (music
video)
Mona Hendrix - You're The Only One That
I Need (music video)
The Reels - Love Will Find A Way
KISS - Sure Know Something (music
video)
Countdown At 45 RPM:
Mini documentary on Australian Crawl
recording "Beautiful People" in the recording studio and the process
of how a record and album is made
Australian Crawl - Beautiful People
Dave Edmonds - Girls Talk
Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind
National Top Ten:
10 - Racey Some Girls
9 - Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk
Anymore
8 - John Stewart - Gold
7 - Electric Light Orchestra - Don't
Bring Me Down
6 - Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like
Mondays
5 - Two Man Band - Up There Cazaly
4 - Night - Hot Summer Night
3 - KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
2 - The Knack - My Sharona
1 - Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be
Alive (Soap Factory)
14th October 1979
(215) (55 minutes)
21st October 1979
(216) (55 minutes)
Host - James Reyne
KISS - Sure Know Something (music
video)
Chartbusters:
Tarney Spencer Band - No Time To Lose
(music video) (E)
Mi-Sex - Computer Games (music video)
(E)
Racey - Boy Oh Boy (Top Of The Pops)
Swanee - Crazy Dream
Ellen Foley - We Belong To The Night
(music video)
Daryl Braithwaite - Loves Like A Child
Ashford & Simpson - Found A Cure
(music video)
Gillian Eastoe & Kingdog -
Something About You Babe
Humdrum:
Fleetwood Mac interview
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (music video)
The Who Package:
The Who interview on Smothers Brothers
Comedy Hour (E)
My Generation (Smothers Brothers Comedy
Hour) (E)
Pete Townsend interview (E)
Pete Townsend TV interview (E)
Tommy (music video) (E)
Pinball Wizard (concert performance)
(E)
Pete Townsend TV interview (E)
Substitute (music video) (E)
See Me Feel Me (concert performance)
(E)
Who Are You (music video) (E)
Won't Get Fooled Again (concert
performance) (E)
Dollar - Who Were You With In The
Moonlight (Top Of The Pops)
The Angels - Am I Ever Gonna See Your
Face Again
National Top Ten:
10 - Two Man Band - Up There Cazaly
9 - John Stewart - Gold
8 - Cars - Let's Go
7 - Electric Light Orchestra - Don't
Bring Me Down
6 - The Knack - My Sharona
5 - KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
4 - Night - Hot Summer Night
3 - Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk
Anymore
2 - Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
1 - Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be
Alive (Soap Factory)
28th October 1979
(217) (55 minutes)
Host - Steve Gilpin and Mi-Sex
Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio
Star (music video)
Voyager - Halfway Hotel (music video)
Chartbusters:
Christie Allen - Goose Bumps (E)
The Angels - Out Of The Blue (E)
Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind (E)
Ray Arnott & Band - On The Run
Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
(music video)
Pointer Sisters - All Your Love (music
video)
Backtrack:
David Bowie - Heroes (music video)
Gary Numan - Cars (music video)
Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone (music
video)
Humdrum:
Molly Meldrum in Paris, France
Mi-Sex - Computer Games
The Reels - Love Will Find Its Way
Cheap Trick - Dream Police
National Top Ten:
10 - Tubeway Army - Are Friends
Electric
9 - The Knack - My Sharona
8 - Christie Allen - Goose Bumps
7 - Cars - Let's Go
6 - Electric Light Orchestra - Don't
Bring Me Down
5 - KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
4 - Night - Hot Summer Night
3 - Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk
Anymore
2 - Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like
Mondays
1 - Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be
Alive
Australian Crawl - Beautiful People
(music video)
Cheap Trick - Dream Police
4th November 1979
(218) (55 minutes)
Host - Russell Hitchcock & Christie
Allen
Christie Allen - Goose Bumps
Racey - Boy Oh Boy (Top Of The Pops)
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons - The Shape
I'm In
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Reasons
To Be Cheerful (music video)
The Aliens - Confrontation
Robert John - Sad Eyes (Top Of The
Pops)
AC/DC - Highway To Hell (music video)
Sniff & The Tears - Driver's Seat
(Top Of The Pops)
The Radiators - Coming Home
Humdrum:
Graham Parker hosting Humdrum
Ellen Foley - Look At That Stupid Girl (music
video) (E)
The Members - Killing Time (music
video) (E)
The Specials - Gangsters (music video)
(E)
Little Feat - Rock'n'Roll Doctor (music
video) (E)
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'til You
Get Enough (music video)
Status Quo - Whatever You Want (music
video)
Air Supply - Just Another Woman
National Top Ten:
10 - Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk
9 - The Knack - My Sharona
8 - The Cars - Let's Go
7 - KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
6 - Night - Hot Summer Night
5 - Electric Light Orchestra - Don't
Bring Me Down
4 - Christie Allen - Goose Bumps
3 - Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk
Anymore
2 - Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like
Mondays
1 - Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be
Alive
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (music video)
11th November 1979
(219) (55 minutes)
Host - Graham Parker
Kermit The Frog - Rainbow Connection
(music video)
The Angels - Out Of The Blue
Edith Bliss - If It's Love You Want
Chartbusters:
KISS - Sure Know Something (music
video) (E)
Australian Crawl - Beautiful People
(music video) (E)
Mi-Sex - Computer Games (E)
Cheap Trick - Dream Police
Backtrack:
Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go
Breaking My Heart (music video)
Commodores - Still (Top Of The Pops)
Foreigner - Dirty White Boy (music
video)
Mark Williams - I Don't Want You
Anymore
Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk
ABBA - Gimme Gimme (music video)
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio
Star (music video)
National Top Ten:
10 - Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
9 - KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
8 - Mi-Sex - Computer Games
7 - The Cars - Let's Go
6 - Electric Light Orchestra - Don't
Bring Me Down
5 - Night - Hot Summer Night
4 - Christie Allen - Goose Bumps
3 - Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk
Anymore
2 - Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be
Alive
Bob Geldof Interview
1 - Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
(music video)
18th November 1979
(220) (55 minutes)
Host - Molly Meldrum
The Radiators - Comin' Home
Chartbusters:
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (music video) (E)
Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
(music video) (E)
Ellen Foley - We Belong To The Night
(music video)
Electric Light Orchestra - The Diary Of
Horace Wimp (music video)
The Police - Message In A Bottle (music
video)
Kim Durant - Do Love Me Do
Moon Martin & The Ravens - Rolene
(music video)
The Knack interview
The Knack - Good Girls Don't (music
video)
The Boomtown Rats interview + concert
footage and excerpts
Aliens - Confrontation
Lena Lovich - Bird Song (music video)
Humdrum:
Gary Numan - Cars (music video) (E)
XTC - In Search Of Nigel (music video)
(E)
David Bowie - Space Oddity (music
video) (E)
Voyager - Judas (music video)
National Top Ten:
10 - KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
9 - Racey - Boy Oh Boy
8 - Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk
7 - The Cars - Let's Go
6 - Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
5 - Mi-Sex - Computer Games
4 - Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk
Anymore
3 - Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be
Alive
2 - Christie Allen - Goose Bumps
1 - Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like
Mondays (music video)
25th November 1979
(221) (55 minutes)
Host - Marc Hunter
Dragon - Motor City Connection
Chartbusters:
ABBA - Gimme Gimme (music video) (E)
Tom Pace - Maybe (music video) (E)
Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
(music video)
Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went
Down In Georgia (music video)
Elton John:
Rod Stewart interview
Elton John interview
La Femme - Do See Doe
Amii Stewart - Jealousy (music video)
Styx - Babe (music video)
Mi-Sex - Computer Games
KISS "Attack Of The Fantoms"
film preview
Cold Chisel - Choir Girl
Humdrum:
Night - Cold Wind Across My Heart
(music video) (E)
Father Abraham & The Smurfs - Smurf
Song (Top Of The Pops) (E)
Disco Mickey Mouse (music video) (E)
Jon English - Hot Town (music video)
(E)
Marc Hunter - Don't Take Me
National Top Ten:
10 - Robert John - Sad Eyes
9 - Cheap Trick - Dream Police
8 - Racey - Boy Oh Boy
7 - Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk
Anymore
6 - Buggles - Video Killed The Radio
Star
5 - Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
4 - Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be
Alive
3 - Christie Allen - Goose Bumps
2 - Mi-Sex - Computer Games
1 - Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like
Mondays (music video)
2nd December 1979
(222) (55 minutes)
Boomtown Rats - Diamonds (music video)
Chartbusters:
Gary Numan - Cars (music video) (E)
Cold Chisel - Choir Girl (E)
Ellen Foley - We Belong To The Night
(music video)
Jimmy & The Boys - I'm Not Like
Everybody Else
UK Squeeze - Up The Junction (music
video)
Judy Tzuke - Stay With Me 'til Dawn
(music video)
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'til You
Get Enough (music video)
Mondo Rock - Primal Park
Texas - I Won't Say No
Humdrum:
Salvadore Smith - I'm An Aussie (music
video) (E)
Two Man Band - Up There Cazaly (music
video) (E)
Elton John & Miss Piggy - Don't Go
Breaking My Heart (The Muppet Show) (E)
Kermit The Frog - Rainbow
Connection/Movin' Right Along (music video)
Kermit The Frog & Fozzie - Movin'
Right Along(music video)
Elton John - Johnny B. Goode
National Top Ten:
10 - Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk
9 - Robert John - Sad Eyes
8 - Racey - Boy Oh Boy
7 - Cheap Trick - Dream Police
6 - Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be
Alive
5 - Christie Allen - Goose Bumps
4 - Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
3 - Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like
Mondays
2 - Mi-Sex - Computer Games
Molly presents Elton John with a
platinum record for "A Single Man" album and "Victim Of
Love" album
1 - The Buggles - Video Killed The
Radio Star (music video)
Elton John - Johnny B. Goode
9th December 1979
(223) (55 minutes)
16th December 1979
(224) (Countdown End Of Decade Special) (55 minutes)
Host - Molly Meldrum
Molly interviews David Bowie, Paul
McCartney & Thin Lizzy asking how they look at the 70s
Reflection of the events of 1970-1974
featuring archival footage
Molly interviews Earth, Wind &
Fire, Bjorn from ABBA, Carol Bayer Sager, Maurice Gibb from Bee Gees, Paul
McCartney in regards of the Beatles influence on pop music
Beatles - Let It Be (music video) (E)
The Faces - Stay With Me (concert
performance) (E)
Rod Stewart interview
Early 70s Olivia Newton-John interview
Olivia Newton-John interview
Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock (music video)
(E)
1972 Gogh Whitlam election propaganda
footage
Molly interviews Mark Volman from Flo
& Eddie, Marvin Lee Aday from Meatloaf, Carol Bayer Sager, Howard Kaylan
from Flo & Eddie, Ricki-Lee Jones, Bette Midler, Roger Voudouris, Lindsay
Buckingham, Peter Gabriel from Genesis, Johnny Rotten from Sex Pistols, Shaun
Cassidy, Leo Sayer, UK Squeeze, Suzi Quatro, The Knack, Cliff Richard, Steve
Harley from Cockney Rebel, Bay City Rollers, Rod Stewart about their thoughts
on the 70s
Elton John - Crocodile Rock (concert
performance) (E)
Elton John interview
Molly Meldrum interview
Countdown:
Marcia Hines - You (E)
Radiators - Coming Home (E)
The Angels - Shadow Boxer (E)
Cold Chisel - Breakfast At Sweethearts
(E)
Christie Allen - Goose Bumps (E)
Countdown dancers dancing to Gloria
Gaynor "I Will Survive" (E)
Mi-Sex - Computer Games (E)
Cheap Trick - Dream Police (E)
Molly interviews Bryan Ferry, David Bowie,
Bruce Woolley, Bob Geldof from Boomtown Rats, Gary Numan in regards of the use
of promotional film clips and video
Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric
(Top Of The Pops) (E)
Reflection of the events of 1975-1979
featuring archival footage
Skyhooks - Ego Is Not A Dirty Word (E)
Shirley Strachan interview
ABBA - Mama Mia (music video) (E)
Bjorn interview
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (music video)
(E)
The Eagles - Hotel California (music
video) (E)
Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way (music
video) (E)
10CC - I'm Not In Love (music video)
(E)
Molly interviews Carol Bayer Sager,
Alice Cooper, Howard Kaylan from Flo & Eddie, Lindsay Buckingham, Maurice
Gibb from Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, The Knack, Paul McCartney on the implications
of new recording technology and producer records
John Paul Young - I Hate The Music (E)
John Paul Young - Standing In The Rain
(music video) (E)
John Paul Young - Where The Action Is
(E)
John Paul Young - Yesterday's Hero (E)
Sherbet - Howzat (E)
Daryl Braithwaite interview
Little River Band - It's A Long Way
There (music video) (E)
Glenn Shorrock interview
KISS - Detroit Rock City (concert
performance) (E)
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (music
video) (E)
Meatloaf - You Took The Words Right Out
Of My Mouth (music video) (E)
Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are
(music video) (E)
Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle (music video)
(E)
Andy Gibb - I Just Want To Be Your
Everything (music video) (E)
Electric Light Orchestra - It's A
Living Thing (music video) (E)
Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou (concert
performance) (E)
Bob Marley - Is This Love (music video)
(E)
Audience dancing to Meco "Star
Wars Theme" on Countdown (E)
The Angels - Shadow Boxer (E)
Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK (music
video) (E)
Molly interviews David Bowie, Paul Cook
from Sex Pistols, Kate Bush, Johnny Rotten from Sex Pistols, Paul McCartney,
Mick Taylor from Rolling Stones, Steve Harley from Cockney Rebel, Leif Garrett,
Stevie Wonder, Cliff Richard, Peter Gabriel, Marvin Lee Aday from Meatloaf,
about punk rock
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (music video)
(E)
Molly interviews Maurice Gibb from Bee
Gees, Alice Cooper, Howard Kaylan from Flo & Eddie, Rod Stewart, Lindsay
Buckingham, Chic, Doobie Brothers, Bob Geldof from Boomtown Rats, about disco
music
David Bowie - DJ (music video) (E)
David Bowie interview
Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
(music video) (E)
Bob Geldof interviews
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
Blondie interview
The Police - Message In A Bottle (music
video) (E)
The Police interview
Wings - Mull Of Kintyre (music video)
(E)
Paul McCartney interview
Stevie Wonder interview
3rd February 1980
(225) (55 minutes)
Host - Molly Meldrum
Village People - Ready For The Eighties
(music video) (E)
The Sports - Strangers On A Train
Chartbusters:
Captain & Tennille - Do It To Me
One More Time (music video) (E)
Cold Chisel - Choir Girl (E)
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
(music video)
Christie Allen - He's My Number One
The Police:
Molly interviewing The Police +
excerpts
The Police - Roxanne (TV performance)
(E)
The Police - Walking On The Moon (music
video)
Flying Lizards - Money (music video)
The Clash - London Calling (music
video)
Colleen Hewett - Dreaming My Dreams
With You
The Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie
(music video)
KISS:
Molly interviews Paul Stanley over the
phone + KISS excerpts
KISS - Sure Know Something (music
video) (E)
KISS - Detroit Rock City (concert
performance) (E)
KISS - Rock & Roll All Night (music
video) (E)
Fleetwood Mac - Sarah (music video)
Humdrum:
Bette Midler - Midnight In Memphis
(concert performance) (E)
The Angels concert footage of Doc
Neeson getting hit in the head by a full can of drink resulting in him being
taken to hospital and the concert cancelled
Ellen Folley - Stupid Girl (music video)
(E)
Carolyn Mas - Still Sane (music video)
National Top Ten:
10 - Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (music video)
(E)
9 - KISS - Sure Know Something (music
video) (E)
8 - Judy Tzuke - Stay With Me To Dawn
(music video) (E)
7 - Mi-Sex - Computer Games (E)
6 - Styx - Babe (music video) (E)
5 - KC & The Sunshine Band - Please
Don't Go (music video) (E)
4 - Rupert Holmes - Escape
3 - The Police - Message In A Bottle
(music video) (E)
2 - The Buggles - Video Killed The
Radio Star (music video) (E)
1 - Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'til
You Get Enough (music video)
10th February 1980
(226) (55 minutes) [information not in correct order]
Host - Ted Mulry
Studio performances:
Stockley See Mason - Lucy
Edith Bliss - If It's Love You Want
Johnny Chester & Hotspur - I Love
You So Rebecca
Ted Mulry Gang - Save Me
Split Enz - I Got You
Music videos and other shows:
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Gary Numan - Are My Friends Electric
Gary Numan - Cars
Gary Numan - Complex
Leif Garrett - Memorise Your Number
Blondie - Union City Blue
Cliff Richard - Carrie
Disco Check:
Bonnie Pointer - Heaven Must Have Sent
You
Amii Stewart - Jealousy
Nick Straker - Walk In The Park
Ritz - Locomotion
Humdrum:
Head Boys - The Shape Of Things To Come
B-52s - Rock Lobster
Boomtown Rats - Diamond Smiles
Specials - Message To You Rudi
National Top Ten:
10 - Cold Chisel - Choir Girl
9 - Mi-Sex - Computer Games
8 - The Jacksons - Blame It On The
Boogie
7 - Judy Tzuke - Stay With Me Till Dawn
6 - Colleen Hewett - Dreaming My Dreams
Of You
5 - Police - Message In A Bottle
4 - Buggles - Video Killed The Radio
Star
3 - KC & The Sunshine Band - Please
Don't Go
2 - Rupert Holmes - Escape
1 - Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till
You Get Enough
17th February 1980
(227) (55 minutes)
Host - Daryl Braithwaite
Skyhooks - This Town Is Boring
Captain & Tenille - Do It To Me One
More Time (music video)
Chartbusters:
Ritz - Locomotion (music video) (E)
Kermit The Frog - Rainbow Connection
(music video) (E)
Flying Lizards - Money (music video)
Molly interviews Bette Midler
Bette Midler - Midnight In Memphis
(concert performance) (E)
Head Boys - The Shape Of Things To Come
(music video)
Daryl Braithwaite - Prove Your Love
B52's - Rock Lobster (music video)
Steve Forebert - Romeo's Tune (music
video)
The Reels - Prefab Heart
Molly interviews Richard Parfaitt from
Status Quo plus excerpts:
Status Quo - Rocker's Rollin' (E)
Status Quo - Living On An Island
Madness - One Step Beyond (music video)
Humdrum:
TV Week Rock Music Awards advert
Motels - Total Control (music video)
(E)
Tom Petty - Here Comes My Girl (music
video) (E)
Sherbs - Never Surrender (music video)
(E)
John Paul Young - Hot For Your Baby
National Top Ten:
10 - Judy Tzuke - Stay With Me Till Dawn
(music video) (E)
9 - Buggles - Video Killed The Radio
Star (music video) (E)
8 - The Jacksons - Blame It On The
Boogie (music video) (E)
7 - Police - Message In A Bottle (music
video) (E)
6 - KC & The Sunshine Band - Please
Don't Go (music video) (E)
5 - Captain & Tennille - Do That To
Me One More Time (music video) (E)
4 - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called
Love (music video) (E)
3 - Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till
You Get Enough (music video) (E)
2 - Colleen Hewett - Dreaming My Dreams
With You (E)
1 - Rupert Holmes - Escape (TV
performance)
24th February 1980
(228) (55 minutes)
Host - Darryl Cotton
Darryl Cotton - Same Old Girl
Chartbusters:
Jon English - Hot Town (music video)
(E)
Christie Allen - He's My Number One (E)
The Police - Walking On The Moon (music
video)
Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The
Line (music video)
Molly Meldrum interviews Stevie Nicks
with excerpts:
Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (music video)
(E)
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (music video) (E)
Fleetwood Mac - Sarah (concert performance)
(E)
Mike Rudd & The Heaters -
Australian Girl
Precious Wilson - Hold On I'm Coming
(music video)
Secret Service - Oh Suzi (music video)
Racey - Such A Night (music video)
Colleen Hewett - Dreaming My Dreams
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (music
video)
Humdrum:
Molly does a tribute to AC/DC in
reflection to Bon Scott's Death:
AC/DC - Jailbreak (music video) (E)
AC/DC - Show Business (live at Albert
Hall) (E)
Molly interviews Colleen Hewitt and
presents him with a gold record for "Dreaming My Dreams"
National Top Ten:
10 - Styx - Babe (music video) (E)
9 - The Police - Message In A Bottle
(music video) (E)
8 - The Buggles - Video Killed The
Radio Star (music video) (E)
7 - Judy Tzuke - Stay With Me To Dawn
(music video) (E)
7 - KC & The Sunshine Band - Please
Don't Go (music video) (E)
6 - Captain & Tennille - Do That To
Me One More Time (music video) (E)
5 - The Jacksons - Blame It On The
Boogie (music video) (E)
4 - Rupert Holmes - Escape (music
video) (E)
3 - Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'til
You Get Enough (music video)
2 - Colleen Hewett - Dreaming My Dreams
With You (E)
1 - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called
Love (music video)
2nd March 1980
(229) (55 minutes) [information not in correct order]
Host - Judie Tzuke
Studio performances:
John St Peeters - Wonderworld
The Sherbs - Never Surrender
Aliens - Follow That Girl
Judie Tzuke - Stay With Me Till Dawn
Music videos and other shows:
The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (music
video)
Charlie Dore - Pilot Of The Airwaves
(music video)
Major Matchbox - Rockabilly Rebel
(music video)
The Specials - Message To You Rudi
(music video)
Patrick D Martin - I Like 'lectric
Motors (music video)
Linda Ronstadt - Mad Love (music video)
Linda Ronstadt - Hurt So Bad (music
video)
Linda Ronstadt - How Do I Make You
(music video)
Michael Jackson - Rock With You (music
video)
Chartbusters:
Split Enz - I Got You
The Sports - Strangers On A Train
Cliff Richard - Carrie
Humdrum:
Stevie Wright - Evie
Peter Allen - Don't Wish Too Hard
Ellen Foley - Stupid Girl
National Top Ten:
10 - Judie Tzuke - Stay With Me Till
Dawn
9 - Christie Allen - He's My Number One
8 - KC & The Sunshine Band - Please
Don't Go
7 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The
Wall
6 - Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till
You Get Enough
5 - Rupert Holmes - Escape
4 - The Jacksons - Blame It On The
Boogie
3 - Captain & Tennille - Do That To
Me One More Time
2 - Colleen Hewett - Dreaming My Dreams
With You
1 - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called
Love
9th March 1980
(230) (55 minutes) [information not in correct order]
Host - Ellen Foley & Molly Meldrum
Studio performances:
Loaded Dice - Telephone
Split Enz - I Got You
Jon English & Baxter Funt Band -
Hot Town
Ellen Foley - Stupid Girl
Music videos and other shows:
Player 1 - Space Invaders (music video)
Blondie - Atomic (music video)
Revillos - Where's The Boy For Me
(music video)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -
Refugee (music video)
The Buggles - Plastic Age (music video)
Chartbusters:
Steve Forbert - Romeo's Tune
Sugar Hill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Michael Jackson - Rock Wih You
Interviews:
Molly interviews Ellen Foley
Molly interviews Tom Petty & The
Heartbreakers
Humdrum:
Molly interviews Neil Finn from Split
Enz
Motels - Total Control
The Damned - Smash It Up
Toto - 99
Mike Batt - Run Like The Wind
B-52s - Rock Lobster
National Top Ten:
10 - Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The
County
9 - KC & The Sunshine Band - Please
Don't Go
8 - Rupert Holmes - Escape
7 - Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till
You Get Enough
6 - Christie Allen - He's My Number One
5 - The Jacksons - Blame It On The
Boogie
4 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The
Wall
3 - The Captain & Tennille - Do
That To Me One More Time
2 - Colleen Hewett - Dreaming My Dreams
With You
1 - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called
Love
16th March 1980
(231) (55 minutes) [information in incorrect order]
Host - Steve Gilpin
Studio performances:
Mi-Sex - People
Radio Active - Take It Or Leave It
Darryl Cotton - Same Old Girl
The Police - Walking On The Moon
Music videos and other shows:
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall
Clash - London Calling (music video)
Godley & Crème - An
Englishman In New York
Pearl Harbour & The Explosions -
Drivin'
Michael Jackson - Rock With You
Chartbusters:
Split Enz - I Got You
Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
Rachel Sweet - I Go To Pieces
Humdrum:
Madness - My Girl
M - Moonlight & Muzak
Racey - Such A Night
National Top Ten:
10 - Police - Walking On The Moon
9 - Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till
You Get Enough
8 - Fiddler's Dram - Day Trip To Bangor
7 - Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The
Country
6 - The Jacksons - Blame It On The
Boogie
5 - Christie Allen - He's My Number One
4 - Captain & Tennille - Do That To
Me One More Time
3 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The
Wall
2 - Colleen Hewett - Dreaming My Dreams
With You
1 - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called
Love
23rd March 1980
(232) (55 minutes)
Host - Robin Scott (from M)
Robin Scott - Cowboys & Indians
Chartbusters:
Steve Forbert - Romeo's Tune (music
video) (E)
Split Enz - I Got You (music video) (E)
B-52's - Rock Lobster (music video)
The Sherbs - Never Surrender
Fiddlers Dram - Day Trip To Bangor
(music video)
The Radiators - Nancy Can't Dance
Album Preview:
Billy Joel - It's Only Rock'n'Roll To
Me (music video) (E)
Billy Joel - All For Leyna (music
video) (E)
Billy Joel - You May Be Right (music
video)
Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At
You (Concert Clip)
The Numbers - The Modern Song
The Reels - Prefab Heart (music video)
Humdrum:
Joe Jackson - It's Different For The
Girls (music video) (E)
Craze - Motions (music video) (E)
Tom Petty - Refugee (music video) (E)
John Foxx - Underpass (music video) (E)
Molly interviews Michael Jackson over
the phone + excerpts
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'til You
Get Enough (music video) (E)
Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin
(American Jackson) (E)
Michael Jackson - Rock With You (music
video)
National Top Ten:
10 - The Flying Lizards - Money (music
video) (E)
9 - Fiddlers Dram - Day Trip To Bangor
(music video) (E)
8 - Split Enz - I Got You (music video)
(E)
7 - The Jacsons - Blame It On The
Boogie (music video) (E)
6 - Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The
Country (concert performance) (E)
5 - Christie Allen - He's My Number One
(E)
4 - Captain & Tennille - Do That To
Me One More Time (music video) (E)
3 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The
Wall Part II (music video) (E)
2 - Colleen Hewett - Dreaming My Dreams
With You (music video) (E)
Molly presents Robin Scott with a
platinum single for "Pop Musik"
1 - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called
Love (music video)
30th March 1980
(233) (55 minutes) [information in incorrect order]
Host - Racey & Molly Meldrum
Studio performances:
Jo Stanley - No More Sad Songs
Loose Change - Hit Me With Another
Double
The Stockings - Street Talking
Racey - Such A Night
Music videos and other shows:
Patrick D Martin - I Like 'lectric
Motors
Maryanne Faithfull - Ballad Of Lucy
Jordan
Janis Ian - Fly Too High
Flying Lizards - Money
Flying Lizards - TV
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Split Enz - I Got You
Interviews:
Cherry Ripe interviews Debrah Evans and
David Cunningham from Flying Lizards in London
Molly interviews Racey
Advertisement:
TV Week ABC Rock Music Awards
Humdrum:
Judie Tzuke - Welcome To The Cruise
The Knack - Baby Talks Dirty
KC & The Sunshine Band - Please
Don't Go
John Townley - Dream
David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing
Album Preview: The Motels "The
Motels"
The Motels - Closets & Bullets
The Motels - Celia
The Motels - Total Control
National Top Ten:
10 - Police - Walking On The Moon
9 - The Jacksons - Blame It On The
Boogie
8 - Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The
Country
7 - Captain & Tennille - Do That To
Me One More Time
6 - Michael Jackson - Rock With You
5 - Colleen Hewett - Dreaming My Dreams
With You
4 - Split Enz - I Got You
3 - Christie Allen - He's My Number One
2 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The
Wall Part 2
1 - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called
Love
6th April 1980
(234) (55 minutes)
Host - Christie Allen
Mi-Sex - People
Chartbusters:
Janis Ian - Fly Too High (music video)
(E)
B-52s - Rock Lobster (music video) (E)
Charlie Dore - Pilot Of The Airways
(music video) (E)
The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (music
video)
John Townley - Shine On
Blondie - Atomic (music video)
Secret Service - Oh Suzi (music video)
TV Week Rock Awards:
Tony Johnson editor of TV Week talks
about the preparation for the TV Week Rock Awards
The Vapors - Turning Japanese (music
video)
Aliens - Follow That Girl
Scientists - Last Night
Humdrum:
Andy Gibb - Desire (Top Pop) (E)
Molly interviews Harry Casey over the
phone
KC & The Sunshine Band - That's The
Way I Like It (concert performance) (E)
KC & The Sunshine Band - Yes I'm
Ready (concert performance) (E)
KC & The Sunshine Band - Shake
Shake Shake (Shake Your Booty) (concert performance) (E)
KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie
Shoes (concert performance) (E)
KC & The Sunshine Band - Please
Don't Go (concert performance) (E)
Heart - Even It Up
National Top Ten:
10 - Steve Forbert - Romeo's Tune
(Music Video) (E)
9 - Fiddlers Dram - Day Trip To Bangor
(Music Video) (E)
8 - The Police - Walking On The Moon
(E)
7 - Captain & Tennille - Do That To
Me One More Time (music video) (E)
6 - Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The
Country (concert performance) (E)
5 - Colleen Hewett - Dreaming My Dreams
With You (E)
4 - Christie Allen - He's My Number One
(E)
3 - Michael Jackson - Rock With You
(music video) (E)
2 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The
Wall Part II (music video) (E)
2 - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called
Love (music video) (E)
1 - Split Enz - I Got You (music video)
13th April 1980
(235) (TV Week Rock Music Awards) (55 minutes)
Host - Glenn Shorrock
Christie Allen - He's My Number One
Video clip on storage and handling of
voting coupons for TV Week Rock Music Awards
Most popular DJ in each state
(presented by Paul Turner):
Sydney "2SM" Ian McCrae
Perth "Radio 6PM" ??? York
(accepted by his wife Lyn York)
Brisbane "Radio 4BK" Wayne
Roberts
Hobart "7HT" Tim Franklin
Adelaide "Radio 5AD" Steve
Curtis
Melbourne "3XY" Greg Evans
Most Popular Awards (presented by Daryl
Cotton & Richard Gower from Racey):
Most Popular Female 1979:
Christie Allen - Goosebumps (E)
Colleen Hewett - Day By Day (E)
Marcia Hines - Something's Missing (E)
Most Popular Female 1979: Christie
Allen
Daryl Cotton presents Christie Allen
with a gold record single for "He's My Number One"
Most Popular Male 1979:
Daryl Braithwaite - Love Like A Child
(E)
Jon English - Get Your Love Right (E)
John Paul Young - Heaven Sent (E)
Most Popular Male 1979: Jon English
Most Popular Group 1979:
Little River Band - Lonesome Loser (E)
Mi-Sex - You Don't Care (E)
Highway - Get Ready For Love (E)
Most Popular Group 1979: Little River
Band
Australian Crawl - Beautiful People
Industry Awards (presented by Glenn
Shorrock):
Best Album Cover Design: Breakfast At
Sweethearts "Cold Chisel"
Best Australian Record Producer For
1979: Peter Dawkins (producer for Mi-Sex)
Johnny O'Keefe New Talent Award 1979:
Christie Allen - Goose Bumps (E)
Mental As Anything - The Nips Are Getting
Bigger (E)
Mi-Sex - Computer Games (E)
Johnny O'Keefe New Talent Award 1979
(presented by John O'Keefe): Mi-Sex (accepted by Peter Dawkins)
Best Recorded Song Writer 1979
(presented by John Farnham):
Christie Allen - Goose Bumps (E)
(written by Terry Britten)
Cold Chisel - Choir Girl (E) (written
by Don Walker)
Beeb Birtles & Graham Goble - I'm
Coming Home (written by Beeb Birtles & Graham Goble)
Best Recorded Song Writer 1979: Terry
Britten (accepted by Christie Allen)
Best Single Record 1979 (presented by
Colleen Hewett):
Mi-Sex - Computer Games (E)
Little River Band - Lonesome Loser (E)
Mental As Anything - The Nips Are
Getting Bigger (E)
Best Single Record 1979: Mi-Sex
"Computer Games" (accepted by Peter Dawkins)
Best Album 1979 (presented by Shirley
Strachan):
Cold Chisel - Breakfast At Sweethearts
(E) (Breakfast At Sweethearts album)
Little River Band (First Under The Wire
album)
Mi-Sex (Graffiti Crimes album)
Angels - Shadow Boxer (No Exit album)
Best Album 1979: Little River Band
"First Under The Wire" album
Countdown Producer's Award (presented
by Molly Meldrum):
The Angels (accepted by Gene Raymond)
Split Enz - I Got You
Most Popular Record 1979 (presented by
Harry Casey from KC & The Sunshine Band):
Mi-Sex - Computer Games (E)
Christie Allen - Goose Bumps (E)
Two Man Band - Up There Cazaly (E)
Most Popular Record 1979: Mi-Sex
"Computer Games" (accepted by Peter Dawkins)
Most Outstanding Achievement 1979
(presented by Harry Casey from KC & The Sunshine Band):
Mike Brady
Jon English
Little River Band
Sports
Most Outstanding Achievement 1979:
Little River Band
20th April 1980
(236) (55 minutes)
Host - Harry Casey from KC & The
Sunshine Band
KC & The Sunshine Band - Medley (in
concert):
That's The Way I Like It
Shake Shake Shake (Shake Your Booty)
Keep It Coming Love
Boogie Shoes
Please Don't Go
The Eyes - Riding In My Favourite Car
Molly interviews Steve Gilpin from
Mi-Sex over the phone
Molly interviews Doc Neeson from The
Angels over the phone
The Angels - No Secrets (music video)
Delaney Venn - Prisoner
Countdown on tour with Sports and Split
Enz "Sporting True Colours":
Tour footage
John Brown from 2BSMG interviewing
Split Enz
Concert footage excerpts of Split Enz
& The Sports
Edith Bliss - Heart Of Stone
Humdrum:
Behind the scenes of Countdown TV Week
Rock Awards footage
Long John Baldry - You've Lost That
Loving Feeling (concert performance) (E)
The Vapours - Turning Japanese (music
video) (E)
The Numbers - Modern Song (E)
The Reels - Prefab Heart (E)
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (music
video) (E)
The Veterans - Ain't No Age For
Rock'n'Roll (music video)
Claudja Barry - You Make Me Feel The
Fire
Darryl Cotton - Same Old Girl
National Top Ten:
10 - The Fiddler's Dram - Day Trip To
Bangor (music video) (E)
9 - The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
(music video) (E)
8 - Steve Forbet - Romeo's Tune (music
video) (E)
7 - Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The
Country (concert performance) (E)
6 - B-52s - Rock Lobster (music video)
(E)
5 - Christie Allen - He's My Number One
(E)
4 - Michael Jackson - Rock With You
(music video) (E)
3 - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called
Love (music video) (E)
2 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In the
Wall Part II (music video) (E)
1 - Split Enz - I've Got You (music
video)
27th April 1980
(237) (55 minutes) [information in incorrect order]
Host - Gil Tucker
Studio performances:
Mental As Anything - Come Around
Angela Ayres - Key To My Heart
Tanks - Rock & Roll
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons - All I
Wanna Do
Music videos and other shows:
Kim Hart - Love At First Night
Sky - Toccatta
J Geils Band - Come Back
Janis Ian - Fly Too High
B A Robertson - Kool In A Kaftan
Paul McCartney - Coming Up
The Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why
Chartbusters:
Player 1 - Space Invaders
Mi-Sex - People
Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein The
Line
Interviews:
Molly interviews Tim Rice
Humdrum:
Air Supply - Lost In Love
Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me
Argentina
National Top Ten:
10 - Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The
Country
9 - Christie Allen - He's My Number One
8 - Janis Ian - Fly Too High
7 - Player 1 - Space Invaders
6 - B-52s - Rock Lobster
5 - Michael Jackson - Rock With You
4 - Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
3 - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called
Love
2 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The
Wall
1 - Split Enz - I Got You
4th May 1980 (238)
(55 minutes) [information in incorrect order]
Host - Jon English
Studio performances:
Jon English - Carmilla
Sinclair Brothers - It Must Be Autumn
Sharon O'Neil Band - Words
James Freud's Radio Stars - Modern Girl
Tommy Shaw - Boat On The River
Music videos and other shows:
Godley & Crème - An
Englishman In New York
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Craze - Motions
Billy Joel - It's All Rock & Roll
To Me
Gary Numan - On Broadway
KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
Chartbusters:
The Angels - No Secrets
Darryl Cotton - Same Old Girl
Major Matchbox - Rockabilly Rebel
Humdrum: