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'''''Countdown''''' was a weekly [[Australia]]n music television program that was broadcast by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://televisionau.com/2014/11/countdown-turns-40.html |title = Countdown turns 40|date = 8 November 2014}}</ref> It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton, producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist [[Molly Meldrum|Ian "Molly" Meldrum]]. Countdown was produced at the studios of the ABC in the [[Melbourne]] suburb of [[Ripponlea, Victoria|Ripponlea]]. It was screened Sunday night from 6:00pm to 7:00.
''Countdown'' was the most popular music program in Australian TV history. It was broadcast nationwide on Australia's government-owned broadcaster, the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], and commanded a huge and loyal audience. It soon exerted a strong influence on radio programmers because of its audience and the amount of Australian content it featured. The first half-hour episode went to air at 6.30pm on Friday, 8 November 1974, but for most of the time it was on air, it also gained double exposure throughout the country by screening a new episode each Sunday evening, and then repeating it the following Saturday evening. The majority of performances on the show were [[lip sync]]hed.
Molly Meldrum, the program's talent co-ordinator, began appearing on-air in 1975, presenting the "Humdrum" music news segment and conducting interviews. Meldrum soon became the "face" of ''Countdown''. He appeared regularly on-air until 1986. Another attraction to the program was the local and international acts who would host an episode - usually performing as well. During the show, Meldrum would interview them (while co-hosting) or have a chat with them before the show went out with the number 1 single of the week. In October 2014, Meldrum published his autobiography, "The Never, Um, Ever Ending Story".
== Cultural influence ==
Teen-oriented pop music still enjoyed strong popularity during the 1970s, although much of it was sourced from overseas, and the proportion of Australian acts in the charts had hit an all-time low by 1973. That trend began to change around 1975, and many credit that largely to the advent of ''Countdown''. Much of the show's influence derived from its timeslot (Sundays at 6pm) and the fact that each week's show was repeated the following Saturday at 5pm; the series also undoubtedly benefitted hugely from the long-delayed introduction of [[PAL]] [[colour television]] system in Australia, which was introduced four months after ''Countdown'' premiered. Because of this, ''Countdown'' was also one of the first Australian TV series to be made entirely in colour.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown |first=Bill |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/11/20/4132999.htm |title=Countdown - behind the scenes on ABC TV's legendary music show |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=20 November 2014 |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref>
Although it is not widely recognised, ''Countdown'' also had a strong international influence, because it was one of the first TV shows in the world to promote the regular use of the music video as a major part of its programming. Because of its receptivity to music videos (something of a necessity because of the comparative rarity of tours by overseas acts) ''Countdown'' proved to be instrumental in the worldwide success of a number of important overseas acts of the period. [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] achieved her first hit single in April 1984 when "[[Holiday (Madonna song)|Holiday]]" was screened on ''Countdown''. Subsequently, "[[Burning Up (Madonna song)|Burning Up]]" reached the top twenty following repeated showings of the video clip on the show; this second song was not a hit in other countries. Other international artists including [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[ABBA]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Meat Loaf]], [[Boz Scaggs]] and [[Cyndi Lauper]] achieved their first hits in Australia, thanks to their video clips being aired on ''Countdown'', and this in turn led to their records being picked up and becoming hits in America and/or Europe.
Many international acts who would otherwise have gone largely unheard on Australian commercial radio, gained important exposure in Australia on ''Countdown'' through their music videos; the list includes many UK "[[New wave music|new wave]]" acts, such as [[Duran Duran]], [[XTC]], [[The Beat (British band)|The Beat]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[The Specials]], [[Lene Lovich]], [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]], and [[The Cure]], and US acts such as [[The Ramones]] and [[The Cars]].
Above all, ''Countdown'' was crucial to the success of many leading Australian acts, including [[John Farnham]], [[AC/DC]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[INXS]], [[Dragon (band)|Dragon]], [[Hush (band)|Hush]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[I'm Talking]], [[John Paul Young]], [[Sherbet (band)|Sherbet]], [[Skyhooks (band)|Skyhooks]], [[Ted Mulry|Ted Mulry Gang]], [[Jimmy and the Boys]], [[Marcia Hines]], [[Mark Holden]], [[The Angels (Australian band)|The Angels]], [[Mondo Rock]], [[Men at Work]], [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]], [[Australian Crawl]] and [[Mental As Anything]].{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
The program dominated Australian popular music well into the 1980s. The popularity of ''Countdown'' started to lose momentum by the mid-1980s. Music videos were often shown, rather than the artists performing live in the studio. It was cheaper to produce with videos and this led to ''Countdown'' having no significant difference from any other music video program shown on TV during this time.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
The final episode of ''Countdown'' aired on 19 July 1987. Meldrum co-hosted with, and interviewed, [[Carol Hitchcock]] and [[Jim Keays]].<ref name="Count Mem">{{cite web | archive-url = http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/67925/20100813-1205/www.countdownmemories.com/rage/p2.html | url = http://www.countdownmemories.com/rage/p2.html | title = ''Rage'' Re-Runs (The History of ''Countdown'' Repeats on ''Rage'' | publisher = Countdown Memories | page = 2 | archive-date = 13 August 2010 | access-date = 24 February 2017 }}</ref><ref name="Archives 563">{{cite web | url = http://www.baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=%2Fwebgirl%2Fmain&cmd=all&range=408%2C8&Id=194 | title = Welcome to the ''Countdown'' Archives: Episode 563 | publisher = Baseportal | access-date = 24 February 2017 }}</ref> It was followed by the last [[Australian pop music awards#1981–1986: Countdown Music and Video Awards|''Countdown'' Awards]] ceremony. It was a sad night for many, yet a celebration of musical achievements in '86/'87. Meldrum made his appearance at the end of the show wearing his well-known Stetson hat. Meldrum saluted the music industry and fans and then bared his shaved head to the audience. It was well known that his shaved head was a statement to artists like Midnight Oil, who during their career and being one of Australia's favourite bands, never appeared on the show because they often regarded ''Countdown'' as too industry/hit driven and appealed only to a young teenage audience.
In March 2007, pay television channel [[Foxtel]], and its regional affiliate [[Austar]], began screening hundreds of studio performances from the ''Countdown'' era. Themed ''Countdown'' specials have become very popular and lost performances by [[John Farnham]], drag queen Divine, [[a-ha]], [[Pseudo Echo]] and the Countdown Dancers performing the [[Flashdance]] medley highlight the great music of the period.
==Prince Charles interview==
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A well known segment of the show's run is an atypical studio interview Meldrum conducted with [[Prince Charles]]. Meldrum was extremely nervous about interviewing the prince and botched a great many takes during the interview by flubbing his lines and even committing several royal protocol blunders. Members of his production crew gave him constant encouragement between takes and eventually Prince Charles politely asked Meldrum if he could get a [[teleprompter]] to assist him with the interview, to which Meldrum replied that there was not one available.
The interview, or rather, the numerous botched takes from it, has become a staple of blooper shows in Australia. Meldrum has since said of the interview, "It's not a regret, but I definitely stuffed that up."
==Wiped episodes==
A large number of master videotapes recorded between 1974 and 1978 were later [[Wiping|erased and recycled]] during a management-initiated "economy drive" at the ABC, an action which Meldrum later criticised and said was "unforgivable".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countdownmemories.com/exclusive_interviews/molly.html |title=> |publisher=Countdown Memories |date=19 August 2004 |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref> Given the costs at the time of recording on videotape, most tapes were wiped and re-used. At least 100 episodes in total were erased from this period of the show's history.
In the book ''Glad All Over''<ref name=Countdown>The Countdown Years 1974-1987 Glad All Over by Peter Wilmouth, [[Penguin Books]], 1993 pp 217-18 {{ISBN|0-86914-293-3}}</ref> Michael Shrimpton said at that time the ABC were "run by financial types [who] suddenly discovered that the increase in the purchase of video tapes had roared up 200 percent in 12 months". He said they didn't stop to consider that the video tape "was the cheapest link in the chain". An order came through from middle-management Bill Pritchard to erase a whole wall of tapes.
500 12-inch reels were pulled out which affected at least 100 episodes. Ted Emery and Paul Drane heard about the order, surreptitiously removing as many reels as they could during the middle of the night and hiding them in their cars.<ref name="Countdown" /> According to Ted Emery, when the order came to erase the episodes he used stalling tactics<ref name="Countdown" /> such as moving the tapes around. He said: "I kept thinking fifteen years down the track this stuff will be important." The producers tried stalling further by handing in trims and pre-assemblies rather than the master copies. "But it wasn't enough," Emery said. "I didn't have enough to give him so they took the masters as well".<ref name="Countdown" /> Had it not been for Emery and Drane, the few episodes from the 1974-78 period that remained would have been erased. That includes the first episode broadcast in colour.
With the exception of 30 episodes, all programs aired between 1975 and 1978 were erased; only two episodes which aired in 1976 are known to exist. Most of the episodes erased originally aired from 1975 to 1977, but there are other episodes either missing or too damaged for future airing, the latter of which are most likely held only for research purposes.
According to Ted Emery, it was not just episodes of ''Countdown'' that were affected by the purge. A number of [[Australian rules football|Australian Rules Football]] Grand Final games,<ref name="Countdown" /> along with episodes of [[Bellbird (TV series)|''Bellbird'']] and ''[[Certain Women (television series)|Certain Women]]'', were also erased.
In recent years, ABC Archives has undertaken an upgrade of the remaining episodes, copying what was left to its two on-air playback formats (Betacam SP and Digital Betacam). It is the copying of the programs onto this format that has allowed the ABC to re-broadcast episodes of ''Countdown'' during its all-night music show, ''[[Rage (TV program)|Rage]]'' in place of video clips which would normally air during that timeslot.
Missing episode enthusiast, Troy Walters, has a website ''Turning Back Time: The Hunt For ABC’s Countdown'', which discusses what has been lost and found.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wipednews.com/features/abcs-countdown/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505111204/https://wipednews.com/features/abcs-countdown/ |archive-date=5 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== ''Countdown Revolution'' era ==
From 3 July 1989 to December 1990, ''Countdown'' returned in the guise of ''Countdown Revolution''. Without Meldrum, who had since gone on to ''[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]'', it featured a group of young hosts including [[Tania Lacy]] and [[Mark Little (Australian actor)|Mark Little]]. The duo were fired by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] after an unauthorised on-air protest on 22 June 1990 against the policy of not allowing acts to perform live and insisting they mime to backup tracks. The show continued until its cancellation in December 1990. It also played once a month in Sydney at the Artransa Studios in Frenchs Forest.
The program aired 6:30 weeknights for 30 mins. On Friday nights, the Top 10 biggest selling songs in Australia was counted down (using information from the ARIA Chart). Video clips were generally shown, but memorable appearances live on stage included [[Poison (American band)|Poison]] ("[[Nothin' but a Good Time]]"), Kylie Minogue ("[[Hand on Your Heart]]" and "Never Too Late"), [[Jason Donovan]] ("[[Sealed with a Kiss]]"), [[Collette Roberts|Collette]] ("All I Wanna Do Is Dance" and "That's What I Like About You"), [[Brother Beyond]] ("He Ain't No Competition"), Indecent Obsession ("Say Goodbye"), Martika ("I Feel The Earth Move"), [[James Freud]] ("One Fine Day") and many more.
The hour long Batdance competition was a high rating show in November 1989 where Molly Meldrum aided in the judging of the talent from the state finalists.
The ABC's late night continuous music show ''rage'' replayed old episodes of ''Countdown Revolution'' in January 2012, and again in January 2015, including the first episode from 1989.
The ''Countdown Magazine'' continued to be published during the run of ''Countdown Revolution''.
== 40th Anniversary ==
Countdown, the show that epitomised the pop music scene in Australia for over a decade, celebrated the 40th anniversary of its debut with the release of an anthology album in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/countdown-40th-anniversary-2cd|title=ABC Retail Partners & FAQ's}}</ref> A two-part 40th Anniversary TV special, "Countdown: Do Yourself A Favour", was broadcast on Sunday 16 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/countdown-do-yourself-a-favour/ |title=Countdown: Do Yourself A Favour : ABC TV |publisher=Abc.net.au |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref> Hosted by Julia Zemiro and including a guest appearance by Prince Charles. At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2014]] in November both ''Countdown'' and Meldrum were inducted into the [[ARIA Hall of Fame]] – the first time a non-performing artist was inducted.<ref name="ARIA News 28 Oct">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150221181644/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/48730/ian-'molly'-meldrum-and-countdown-to-be-inducted-into-the-aria-hall-of-fame?pos=1 | url = http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/48730/ian-%27molly%27-meldrum-and-countdown-to-be-inducted-into-the-aria-hall-of-fame?pos=1 | title = Ian 'Molly' Meldrum and ''Countdown'' to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame | publisher = ARIA Music News. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | archive-date = 21 February 2015 | date = 28 October 2014 | access-date = 12 August 2018 }}</ref>
== "''Molly''" television drama ==
[[Molly (miniseries)|A two-part documentary-drama]] about the life of Meldrum and his experiences with Countdown was created by Channel 7 in 2016. Episode one aired on 7 February 2016 and episode two on 14 February 2016. Australian actor Samuel Johnson starred as Meldrum, with Tom O'Sullivan as Shrimpton and [[T.J. Power]] as Weekes. It tells of the rise and fall of Countdown, its production struggles and various other tales about the music groups that went on it. The show received predominantly positive ratings.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
== Rage : Countdown ==
The show lived up to its name when it angered devoted viewers by slashing its top 50 in mid-2006 and playing videos freeform.
But nearly a decade after that controversial decision, a new segment called "The Chart" hit the silver screen.<ref>{{cite web|title = SMH Rage Countdown|date = 18 March 2015|url = https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/abcs-rage-restores-top-20-countdown-with-the-chart-20150318-1m22zt.html}}</ref>
[[Rage (TV program)|Rage]] now regularly plays chart hits with a 'Countdown' of the most popular videos from the ARIA singles<ref>[[Rage (TV program)]]{{Circular reference|date=August 2018}}</ref>
==Classic Countdown==
On 17 September 2017 the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] commenced airing a retrospective of the show, comprising 13 one hour episodes. Each episode focused on one year from 1975 to 1987, showcasing live performances from the show, interviews and Molly's Humdrum. Voice over narration is supplied by recording artists who appeared on the show.
The show was programmed to air in Countdown's original Sunday 6pm slot.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2017/08/22/abc-to-honour-countdown-with-13-episode-tribute-series-on-sunday-nights/ |title = /}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/classic-countdown/ |title=Classic Countdown : ABC TV |publisher=Abc.net.au |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref>
==New Year's Eve : Countdown Live==
For the 2017 Sydney New Year's Eve live show and broadcast on the [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]], there was a countdown to midnight and the fireworks. The show was themed like the ''Countdown'' show, with many live artists including Casey Donovan, Jimmy Barnes, Phil Jamieson, Isiah Firebrace and more. The show had the ''Countdown'' theme song and some of the same graphics. Ian "Molly" Meldrum did not return to host. The stage also had the Countdown logo.
== Compilation albums ==
A series of popular CD compilations have been released by [[ABC Music]], with selective tracks as featured on the original series.<ref>{{cite web|title = ABC Music News|url = https://www.abcmusic.com.au/news/countdown-40th-anniversary-2cd-%25E2%2580%2593-released-7-november|website = ABC Music|access-date = 14 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/tv/C/COUNTDOW/COUNTDOW.html |title=Countdown |publisher=Tvmem.com |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref>
* Countdown : The Wonder Years (3CD) Jul 2006
* Countdown : The Wonder Years 2 (3CD) 2007
* Countdown : One Hit Wonders (3CD) May 2008<ref>{{cite web|title = ABC Shop|date = 2 May 2008|url = http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/05/02/2234046.htm}}</ref>
* Countdown : One Hit Wonders 2 (3CD) 2008
* Countdown : Jukebox Classics (3CD) 2010
* Countdown : Disco Anthems (2CD) Jul 2010<ref>{{cite web|title = Sanity|url = https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2176932/countdown_disco_anthems}}</ref>
* Countdown : 40th Anniversary (2CD) Nov 2014<ref>{{cite web|title = ABC Shop|url = https://shop.abc.net.au/countdown-40th-anniversary-2cd}}</ref>
* Countdown : 40th Anniversary Continues (2CD)
* Countdown : 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1... Rock! (2CD)
* Countdown : Pop! (2CD) 2016<ref>{{cite web|title = ABC Shop|url = https://shop.abc.net.au/products/countdown-pop-2cd|website = ABC Music|access-date = 30 April 2016}}</ref>
* Classic Countdown (4CD) 2017<ref>{{cite web|title = ABC Shop|url = https://shop.abc.net.au/countdown-classic-countdown-4cd}}</ref>
* Molly : Counting down the Hits (3CD) Oct 2016<ref>{{cite web|title = ABC Shop|url = https://shop.abc.net.au/molly-counting-down-the-hits-4cd}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Television|Australia|Music}}
* [[List of Australian music television shows]]
* [[List of Australian television series]]
* [[List of Australian Broadcasting Corporation programs]]
* [[Top of the Pops]], the British equivalent, aired on [[BBC One]] from 1964 to 2006.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831051728/http://countdown.com.au/ |date=31 August 2010 |title=Official ''Countdown'' site (now defunct) }}
* {{IMDb title|id=0250846|title=Countdown}}
* [http://www.countdownmemories.com/ Countdown Memories]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130429012138/http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A553079;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 ''Countdown'' at the National Film and Sound Archive]
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'''''Countdown''''' was a weekly [[Australia]]n music television program that was broadcast by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] from November 8, 1974 until July 19, 1987. It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton, producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist [[Molly Meldrum|Ian "Molly" Meldrum]]. Countdown was produced at the studios of the ABC in the [[Melbourne]] suburb of [[Ripponlea, Victoria|Ripponlea]]. It was screened Sunday night from 6:00pm to 7:00.
''Countdown'' was the most popular music program in Australian TV history. It was broadcast nationwide on Australia's government-owned broadcaster, the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], and commanded a huge and loyal audience. It soon exerted a strong influence on radio programmers because of its audience and the amount of Australian content it featured. The first half-hour episode went to air at 6.30pm on Friday, 8 November 1974, but for most of the time it was on air, it also gained double exposure throughout the country by screening a new episode each Sunday evening, and then repeating it the following Saturday evening. The majority of performances on the show were [[lip sync]]hed.
Molly Meldrum, the program's talent co-ordinator, began appearing on-air in 1975, presenting the "Humdrum" music news segment and conducting interviews. Meldrum soon became the "face" of ''Countdown''. He appeared regularly on-air until 1986. Another attraction to the program was the local and international acts who would host an episode - usually performing as well. During the show, Meldrum would interview them (while co-hosting) or have a chat with them before the show went out with the number 1 single of the week. In October 2014, Meldrum published his autobiography, "The Never, Um, Ever Ending Story".
== Cultural influence ==
Teen-oriented pop music still enjoyed strong popularity during the 1970s, although much of it was sourced from overseas, and the proportion of Australian acts in the charts had hit an all-time low by 1973. That trend began to change around 1975, and many credit that largely to the advent of ''Countdown''. Much of the show's influence derived from its timeslot (Sundays at 6pm) and the fact that each week's show was repeated the following Saturday at 5pm; the series also undoubtedly benefitted hugely from the long-delayed introduction of [[PAL]] [[colour television]] system in Australia, which was introduced four months after ''Countdown'' premiered. Because of this, ''Countdown'' was also one of the first Australian TV series to be made entirely in colour.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown |first=Bill |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/11/20/4132999.htm |title=Countdown - behind the scenes on ABC TV's legendary music show |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=20 November 2014 |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref>
Although it is not widely recognised, ''Countdown'' also had a strong international influence, because it was one of the first TV shows in the world to promote the regular use of the music video as a major part of its programming. Because of its receptivity to music videos (something of a necessity because of the comparative rarity of tours by overseas acts) ''Countdown'' proved to be instrumental in the worldwide success of a number of important overseas acts of the period. [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] achieved her first hit single in April 1984 when "[[Holiday (Madonna song)|Holiday]]" was screened on ''Countdown''. Subsequently, "[[Burning Up (Madonna song)|Burning Up]]" reached the top twenty following repeated showings of the video clip on the show; this second song was not a hit in other countries. Other international artists including [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[ABBA]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Meat Loaf]], [[Boz Scaggs]] and [[Cyndi Lauper]] achieved their first hits in Australia, thanks to their video clips being aired on ''Countdown'', and this in turn led to their records being picked up and becoming hits in America and/or Europe.
Many international acts who would otherwise have gone largely unheard on Australian commercial radio, gained important exposure in Australia on ''Countdown'' through their music videos; the list includes many UK "[[New wave music|new wave]]" acts, such as [[Duran Duran]], [[XTC]], [[The Beat (British band)|The Beat]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[The Specials]], [[Lene Lovich]], [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]], and [[The Cure]], and US acts such as [[The Ramones]] and [[The Cars]].
Above all, ''Countdown'' was crucial to the success of many leading Australian acts, including [[John Farnham]], [[AC/DC]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[INXS]], [[Dragon (band)|Dragon]], [[Hush (band)|Hush]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[I'm Talking]], [[John Paul Young]], [[Sherbet (band)|Sherbet]], [[Skyhooks (band)|Skyhooks]], [[Ted Mulry|Ted Mulry Gang]], [[Jimmy and the Boys]], [[Marcia Hines]], [[Mark Holden]], [[The Angels (Australian band)|The Angels]], [[Mondo Rock]], [[Men at Work]], [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]], [[Australian Crawl]] and [[Mental As Anything]].{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
The program dominated Australian popular music well into the 1980s. The popularity of ''Countdown'' started to lose momentum by the mid-1980s. Music videos were often shown, rather than the artists performing live in the studio. It was cheaper to produce with videos and this led to ''Countdown'' having no significant difference from any other music video program shown on TV during this time.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
The final episode of ''Countdown'' aired on 19 July 1987. Meldrum co-hosted with, and interviewed, [[Carol Hitchcock]] and [[Jim Keays]].<ref name="Count Mem">{{cite web | archive-url = http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/67925/20100813-1205/www.countdownmemories.com/rage/p2.html | url = http://www.countdownmemories.com/rage/p2.html | title = ''Rage'' Re-Runs (The History of ''Countdown'' Repeats on ''Rage'' | publisher = Countdown Memories | page = 2 | archive-date = 13 August 2010 | access-date = 24 February 2017 }}</ref><ref name="Archives 563">{{cite web | url = http://www.baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=%2Fwebgirl%2Fmain&cmd=all&range=408%2C8&Id=194 | title = Welcome to the ''Countdown'' Archives: Episode 563 | publisher = Baseportal | access-date = 24 February 2017 }}</ref> It was followed by the last [[Australian pop music awards#1981–1986: Countdown Music and Video Awards|''Countdown'' Awards]] ceremony. It was a sad night for many, yet a celebration of musical achievements in '86/'87. Meldrum made his appearance at the end of the show wearing his well-known Stetson hat. Meldrum saluted the music industry and fans and then bared his shaved head to the audience. It was well known that his shaved head was a statement to artists like Midnight Oil, who during their career and being one of Australia's favourite bands, never appeared on the show because they often regarded ''Countdown'' as too industry/hit driven and appealed only to a young teenage audience.
In March 2007, pay television channel [[Foxtel]], and its regional affiliate [[Austar]], began screening hundreds of studio performances from the ''Countdown'' era. Themed ''Countdown'' specials have become very popular and lost performances by [[John Farnham]], drag queen Divine, [[a-ha]], [[Pseudo Echo]] and the Countdown Dancers performing the [[Flashdance]] medley highlight the great music of the period.
==Prince Charles interview==
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A well known segment of the show's run is an atypical studio interview Meldrum conducted with [[Prince Charles]]. Meldrum was extremely nervous about interviewing the prince and botched a great many takes during the interview by flubbing his lines and even committing several royal protocol blunders. Members of his production crew gave him constant encouragement between takes and eventually Prince Charles politely asked Meldrum if he could get a [[teleprompter]] to assist him with the interview, to which Meldrum replied that there was not one available.
The interview, or rather, the numerous botched takes from it, has become a staple of blooper shows in Australia. Meldrum has since said of the interview, "It's not a regret, but I definitely stuffed that up."
==Wiped episodes==
A large number of master videotapes recorded between 1974 and 1978 were later [[Wiping|erased and recycled]] during a management-initiated "economy drive" at the ABC, an action which Meldrum later criticised and said was "unforgivable".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countdownmemories.com/exclusive_interviews/molly.html |title=> |publisher=Countdown Memories |date=19 August 2004 |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref> Given the costs at the time of recording on videotape, most tapes were wiped and re-used. At least 100 episodes in total were erased from this period of the show's history.
In the book ''Glad All Over''<ref name=Countdown>The Countdown Years 1974-1987 Glad All Over by Peter Wilmouth, [[Penguin Books]], 1993 pp 217-18 {{ISBN|0-86914-293-3}}</ref> Michael Shrimpton said at that time the ABC were "run by financial types [who] suddenly discovered that the increase in the purchase of video tapes had roared up 200 percent in 12 months". He said they didn't stop to consider that the video tape "was the cheapest link in the chain". An order came through from middle-management Bill Pritchard to erase a whole wall of tapes.
500 12-inch reels were pulled out which affected at least 100 episodes. Ted Emery and Paul Drane heard about the order, surreptitiously removing as many reels as they could during the middle of the night and hiding them in their cars.<ref name="Countdown" /> According to Ted Emery, when the order came to erase the episodes he used stalling tactics<ref name="Countdown" /> such as moving the tapes around. He said: "I kept thinking fifteen years down the track this stuff will be important." The producers tried stalling further by handing in trims and pre-assemblies rather than the master copies. "But it wasn't enough," Emery said. "I didn't have enough to give him so they took the masters as well".<ref name="Countdown" /> Had it not been for Emery and Drane, the few episodes from the 1974-78 period that remained would have been erased. That includes the first episode broadcast in colour.
With the exception of 30 episodes, all programs aired between 1975 and 1978 were erased; only two episodes which aired in 1976 are known to exist. Most of the episodes erased originally aired from 1975 to 1977, but there are other episodes either missing or too damaged for future airing, the latter of which are most likely held only for research purposes.
According to Ted Emery, it was not just episodes of ''Countdown'' that were affected by the purge. A number of [[Australian rules football|Australian Rules Football]] Grand Final games,<ref name="Countdown" /> along with episodes of [[Bellbird (TV series)|''Bellbird'']] and ''[[Certain Women (television series)|Certain Women]]'', were also erased.
In recent years, ABC Archives has undertaken an upgrade of the remaining episodes, copying what was left to its two on-air playback formats (Betacam SP and Digital Betacam). It is the copying of the programs onto this format that has allowed the ABC to re-broadcast episodes of ''Countdown'' during its all-night music show, ''[[Rage (TV program)|Rage]]'' in place of video clips which would normally air during that timeslot.
Missing episode enthusiast, Troy Walters, has a website ''Turning Back Time: The Hunt For ABC’s Countdown'', which discusses what has been lost and found.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wipednews.com/features/abcs-countdown/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505111204/https://wipednews.com/features/abcs-countdown/ |archive-date=5 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== ''Countdown Revolution'' era ==
From 3 July 1989 to December 1990, ''Countdown'' returned in the guise of ''Countdown Revolution''. Without Meldrum, who had since gone on to ''[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]'', it featured a group of young hosts including [[Tania Lacy]] and [[Mark Little (Australian actor)|Mark Little]]. The duo were fired by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] after an unauthorised on-air protest on 22 June 1990 against the policy of not allowing acts to perform live and insisting they mime to backup tracks. The show continued until its cancellation in December 1990. It also played once a month in Sydney at the Artransa Studios in Frenchs Forest.
The program aired 6:30 weeknights for 30 mins. On Friday nights, the Top 10 biggest selling songs in Australia was counted down (using information from the ARIA Chart). Video clips were generally shown, but memorable appearances live on stage included [[Poison (American band)|Poison]] ("[[Nothin' but a Good Time]]"), Kylie Minogue ("[[Hand on Your Heart]]" and "Never Too Late"), [[Jason Donovan]] ("[[Sealed with a Kiss]]"), [[Collette Roberts|Collette]] ("All I Wanna Do Is Dance" and "That's What I Like About You"), [[Brother Beyond]] ("He Ain't No Competition"), Indecent Obsession ("Say Goodbye"), Martika ("I Feel The Earth Move"), [[James Freud]] ("One Fine Day") and many more.
The hour long Batdance competition was a high rating show in November 1989 where Molly Meldrum aided in the judging of the talent from the state finalists.
The ABC's late night continuous music show ''rage'' replayed old episodes of ''Countdown Revolution'' in January 2012, and again in January 2015, including the first episode from 1989.
The ''Countdown Magazine'' continued to be published during the run of ''Countdown Revolution''.
== 40th Anniversary ==
Countdown, the show that epitomised the pop music scene in Australia for over a decade, celebrated the 40th anniversary of its debut with the release of an anthology album in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/countdown-40th-anniversary-2cd|title=ABC Retail Partners & FAQ's}}</ref> A two-part 40th Anniversary TV special, "Countdown: Do Yourself A Favour", was broadcast on Sunday 16 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/countdown-do-yourself-a-favour/ |title=Countdown: Do Yourself A Favour : ABC TV |publisher=Abc.net.au |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref> Hosted by Julia Zemiro and including a guest appearance by Prince Charles. At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2014]] in November both ''Countdown'' and Meldrum were inducted into the [[ARIA Hall of Fame]] – the first time a non-performing artist was inducted.<ref name="ARIA News 28 Oct">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150221181644/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/48730/ian-'molly'-meldrum-and-countdown-to-be-inducted-into-the-aria-hall-of-fame?pos=1 | url = http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/48730/ian-%27molly%27-meldrum-and-countdown-to-be-inducted-into-the-aria-hall-of-fame?pos=1 | title = Ian 'Molly' Meldrum and ''Countdown'' to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame | publisher = ARIA Music News. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | archive-date = 21 February 2015 | date = 28 October 2014 | access-date = 12 August 2018 }}</ref>
== "''Molly''" television drama ==
[[Molly (miniseries)|A two-part documentary-drama]] about the life of Meldrum and his experiences with Countdown was created by Channel 7 in 2016. Episode one aired on 7 February 2016 and episode two on 14 February 2016. Australian actor Samuel Johnson starred as Meldrum, with Tom O'Sullivan as Shrimpton and [[T.J. Power]] as Weekes. It tells of the rise and fall of Countdown, its production struggles and various other tales about the music groups that went on it. The show received predominantly positive ratings.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
== Rage : Countdown ==
The show lived up to its name when it angered devoted viewers by slashing its top 50 in mid-2006 and playing videos freeform.
But nearly a decade after that controversial decision, a new segment called "The Chart" hit the silver screen.<ref>{{cite web|title = SMH Rage Countdown|date = 18 March 2015|url = https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/abcs-rage-restores-top-20-countdown-with-the-chart-20150318-1m22zt.html}}</ref>
[[Rage (TV program)|Rage]] now regularly plays chart hits with a 'Countdown' of the most popular videos from the ARIA singles<ref>[[Rage (TV program)]]{{Circular reference|date=August 2018}}</ref>
==Classic Countdown==
On 17 September 2017 the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] commenced airing a retrospective of the show, comprising 13 one hour episodes. Each episode focused on one year from 1975 to 1987, showcasing live performances from the show, interviews and Molly's Humdrum. Voice over narration is supplied by recording artists who appeared on the show.
The show was programmed to air in Countdown's original Sunday 6pm slot.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2017/08/22/abc-to-honour-countdown-with-13-episode-tribute-series-on-sunday-nights/ |title = /}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/classic-countdown/ |title=Classic Countdown : ABC TV |publisher=Abc.net.au |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref>
==New Year's Eve : Countdown Live==
For the 2017 Sydney New Year's Eve live show and broadcast on the [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]], there was a countdown to midnight and the fireworks. The show was themed like the ''Countdown'' show, with many live artists including Casey Donovan, Jimmy Barnes, Phil Jamieson, Isiah Firebrace and more. The show had the ''Countdown'' theme song and some of the same graphics. Ian "Molly" Meldrum did not return to host. The stage also had the Countdown logo.
== Compilation albums ==
A series of popular CD compilations have been released by [[ABC Music]], with selective tracks as featured on the original series.<ref>{{cite web|title = ABC Music News|url = https://www.abcmusic.com.au/news/countdown-40th-anniversary-2cd-%25E2%2580%2593-released-7-november|website = ABC Music|access-date = 14 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/tv/C/COUNTDOW/COUNTDOW.html |title=Countdown |publisher=Tvmem.com |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref>
* Countdown : The Wonder Years (3CD) Jul 2006
* Countdown : The Wonder Years 2 (3CD) 2007
* Countdown : One Hit Wonders (3CD) May 2008<ref>{{cite web|title = ABC Shop|date = 2 May 2008|url = http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/05/02/2234046.htm}}</ref>
* Countdown : One Hit Wonders 2 (3CD) 2008
* Countdown : Jukebox Classics (3CD) 2010
* Countdown : Disco Anthems (2CD) Jul 2010<ref>{{cite web|title = Sanity|url = https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2176932/countdown_disco_anthems}}</ref>
* Countdown : 40th Anniversary (2CD) Nov 2014<ref>{{cite web|title = ABC Shop|url = https://shop.abc.net.au/countdown-40th-anniversary-2cd}}</ref>
* Countdown : 40th Anniversary Continues (2CD)
* Countdown : 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1... Rock! (2CD)
* Countdown : Pop! (2CD) 2016<ref>{{cite web|title = ABC Shop|url = https://shop.abc.net.au/products/countdown-pop-2cd|website = ABC Music|access-date = 30 April 2016}}</ref>
* Classic Countdown (4CD) 2017<ref>{{cite web|title = ABC Shop|url = https://shop.abc.net.au/countdown-classic-countdown-4cd}}</ref>
* Molly : Counting down the Hits (3CD) Oct 2016<ref>{{cite web|title = ABC Shop|url = https://shop.abc.net.au/molly-counting-down-the-hits-4cd}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Television|Australia|Music}}
* [[List of Australian music television shows]]
* [[List of Australian television series]]
* [[List of Australian Broadcasting Corporation programs]]
* [[Top of the Pops]], the British equivalent, aired on [[BBC One]] from 1964 to 2006.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831051728/http://countdown.com.au/ |date=31 August 2010 |title=Official ''Countdown'' site (now defunct) }}
* {{IMDb title|id=0250846|title=Countdown}}
* [http://www.countdownmemories.com/ Countdown Memories]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130429012138/http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A553079;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 ''Countdown'' at the National Film and Sound Archive]
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padding: 0.25em 1em;">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Executive producer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shrimpton" title="Michael Shrimpton">Michael Shrimpton</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robbie_Weekes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robbie Weekes (page does not exist)">Robbie Weekes</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Drane" title="Paul Drane">Paul Drane</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production locations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripponlea,_Victoria" title="Ripponlea, Victoria">Ripponlea, Victoria</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Camera setup</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multicamera_setup" class="mw-redirect" title="Multicamera setup">Multi-camera</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">25 min <small>First six episodes</small><br />55 min</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary" style="background: #CCCCFF; padding: 0.25em 1em;">Release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picture format</th><td class="infobox-data">Colour</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Audio format</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereo" class="mw-redirect" title="Stereo">Stereo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original release</th><td class="infobox-data">November 8, 1974 –<br />July 19, 1987</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary" style="background: #CCCCFF; padding: 0.25em 1em;">External links</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100831051728/http://countdown.com.au/">Website</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i><b>Countdown</b></i> was a weekly <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australian</a> music television program that was broadcast by the <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">Australian Broadcasting Corporation</a> from November 8, 1974 until July 19, 1987. It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton, producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Meldrum" title="Molly Meldrum">Ian "Molly" Meldrum</a>. Countdown was produced at the studios of the ABC in the <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a> suburb of <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripponlea,_Victoria" title="Ripponlea, Victoria">Ripponlea</a>. It was screened Sunday night from 6:00pm to 7:00.
</p><p><i>Countdown</i> was the most popular music program in Australian TV history. It was broadcast nationwide on Australia's government-owned broadcaster, the <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">ABC</a>, and commanded a huge and loyal audience. It soon exerted a strong influence on radio programmers because of its audience and the amount of Australian content it featured. The first half-hour episode went to air at 6.30pm on Friday, 8 November 1974, but for most of the time it was on air, it also gained double exposure throughout the country by screening a new episode each Sunday evening, and then repeating it the following Saturday evening. The majority of performances on the show were <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lip_sync" title="Lip sync">lip synched</a>.
</p><p>Molly Meldrum, the program's talent co-ordinator, began appearing on-air in 1975, presenting the "Humdrum" music news segment and conducting interviews. Meldrum soon became the "face" of <i>Countdown</i>. He appeared regularly on-air until 1986. Another attraction to the program was the local and international acts who would host an episode - usually performing as well. During the show, Meldrum would interview them (while co-hosting) or have a chat with them before the show went out with the number 1 single of the week. In October 2014, Meldrum published his autobiography, "The Never, Um, Ever Ending Story".
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Cultural_influence"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Cultural influence</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Prince_Charles_interview"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Prince Charles interview</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Wiped_episodes"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wiped episodes</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Countdown_Revolution_era"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext"><i>Countdown Revolution</i> era</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#40th_Anniversary"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">40th Anniversary</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#"Molly"_television_drama"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">"<i>Molly</i>" television drama</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Rage_:_Countdown"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Rage : Countdown</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Classic_Countdown"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Classic Countdown</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#New_Year's_Eve_:_Countdown_Live"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">New Year's Eve : Countdown Live</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Compilation_albums"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Compilation albums</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Cultural_influence">Cultural influence</span></h2>
<p>Teen-oriented pop music still enjoyed strong popularity during the 1970s, although much of it was sourced from overseas, and the proportion of Australian acts in the charts had hit an all-time low by 1973. That trend began to change around 1975, and many credit that largely to the advent of <i>Countdown</i>. Much of the show's influence derived from its timeslot (Sundays at 6pm) and the fact that each week's show was repeated the following Saturday at 5pm; the series also undoubtedly benefitted hugely from the long-delayed introduction of <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL" title="PAL">PAL</a> <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Colour television">colour television</a> system in Australia, which was introduced four months after <i>Countdown</i> premiered. Because of this, <i>Countdown</i> was also one of the first Australian TV series to be made entirely in colour.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup>
</p><p>Although it is not widely recognised, <i>Countdown</i> also had a strong international influence, because it was one of the first TV shows in the world to promote the regular use of the music video as a major part of its programming. Because of its receptivity to music videos (something of a necessity because of the comparative rarity of tours by overseas acts) <i>Countdown</i> proved to be instrumental in the worldwide success of a number of important overseas acts of the period. <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a> achieved her first hit single in April 1984 when "<a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_(Madonna_song)" title="Holiday (Madonna song)">Holiday</a>" was screened on <i>Countdown</i>. Subsequently, "<a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Up_(Madonna_song)" title="Burning Up (Madonna song)">Burning Up</a>" reached the top twenty following repeated showings of the video clip on the show; this second song was not a hit in other countries. Other international artists including <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_(band)" title="Blondie (band)">Blondie</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABBA" title="ABBA">ABBA</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mellencamp" title="John Mellencamp">John Mellencamp</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_Loaf" title="Meat Loaf">Meat Loaf</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boz_Scaggs" title="Boz Scaggs">Boz Scaggs</a> and <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyndi_Lauper" title="Cyndi Lauper">Cyndi Lauper</a> achieved their first hits in Australia, thanks to their video clips being aired on <i>Countdown</i>, and this in turn led to their records being picked up and becoming hits in America and/or Europe.
</p><p>Many international acts who would otherwise have gone largely unheard on Australian commercial radio, gained important exposure in Australia on <i>Countdown</i> through their music videos; the list includes many UK "<a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_wave_music" title="New wave music">new wave</a>" acts, such as <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTC" title="XTC">XTC</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beat_(British_band)" title="The Beat (British band)">The Beat</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Costello" title="Elvis Costello">Elvis Costello</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Specials" title="The Specials">The Specials</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lene_Lovich" title="Lene Lovich">Lene Lovich</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Jackson_(musician)" title="Joe Jackson (musician)">Joe Jackson</a>, and <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cure" title="The Cure">The Cure</a>, and US acts such as <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ramones" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ramones">The Ramones</a> and <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars" title="The Cars">The Cars</a>.
</p><p>Above all, <i>Countdown</i> was crucial to the success of many leading Australian acts, including <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Farnham" title="John Farnham">John Farnham</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC/DC" title="AC/DC">AC/DC</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John" title="Olivia Newton-John">Olivia Newton-John</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/INXS" title="INXS">INXS</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_(band)" title="Dragon (band)">Dragon</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush_(band)" title="Hush (band)">Hush</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylie_Minogue" title="Kylie Minogue">Kylie Minogue</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Talking" title="I'm Talking">I'm Talking</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Young" title="John Paul Young">John Paul Young</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbet_(band)" title="Sherbet (band)">Sherbet</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhooks_(band)" title="Skyhooks (band)">Skyhooks</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Mulry" title="Ted Mulry">Ted Mulry Gang</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_and_the_Boys" title="Jimmy and the Boys">Jimmy and the Boys</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Hines" title="Marcia Hines">Marcia Hines</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Holden" title="Mark Holden">Mark Holden</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angels_(Australian_band)" title="The Angels (Australian band)">The Angels</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondo_Rock" title="Mondo Rock">Mondo Rock</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_at_Work" title="Men at Work">Men at Work</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icehouse_(band)" title="Icehouse (band)">Icehouse</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Crawl" title="Australian Crawl">Australian Crawl</a> and <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_As_Anything" title="Mental As Anything">Mental As Anything</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>The program dominated Australian popular music well into the 1980s. The popularity of <i>Countdown</i> started to lose momentum by the mid-1980s. Music videos were often shown, rather than the artists performing live in the studio. It was cheaper to produce with videos and this led to <i>Countdown</i> having no significant difference from any other music video program shown on TV during this time.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>The final episode of <i>Countdown</i> aired on 19 July 1987. Meldrum co-hosted with, and interviewed, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Hitchcock" title="Carol Hitchcock">Carol Hitchcock</a> and <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Keays" title="Jim Keays">Jim Keays</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Count_Mem_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Count_Mem-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Archives_563_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Archives_563-3">[3]</a></sup> It was followed by the last <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_pop_music_awards#1981–1986:_Countdown_Music_and_Video_Awards" title="Australian pop music awards"><i>Countdown</i> Awards</a> ceremony. It was a sad night for many, yet a celebration of musical achievements in '86/'87. Meldrum made his appearance at the end of the show wearing his well-known Stetson hat. Meldrum saluted the music industry and fans and then bared his shaved head to the audience. It was well known that his shaved head was a statement to artists like Midnight Oil, who during their career and being one of Australia's favourite bands, never appeared on the show because they often regarded <i>Countdown</i> as too industry/hit driven and appealed only to a young teenage audience.
</p><p>In March 2007, pay television channel <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtel" title="Foxtel">Foxtel</a>, and its regional affiliate <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austar" title="Austar">Austar</a>, began screening hundreds of studio performances from the <i>Countdown</i> era. Themed <i>Countdown</i> specials have become very popular and lost performances by <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Farnham" title="John Farnham">John Farnham</a>, drag queen Divine, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-ha" title="A-ha">a-ha</a>, <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo_Echo" title="Pseudo Echo">Pseudo Echo</a> and the Countdown Dancers performing the <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashdance" title="Flashdance">Flashdance</a> medley highlight the great music of the period.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Prince_Charles_interview">Prince Charles interview</span></h2>
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<p>A well known segment of the show's run is an atypical studio interview Meldrum conducted with <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Charles" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Charles">Prince Charles</a>. Meldrum was extremely nervous about interviewing the prince and botched a great many takes during the interview by flubbing his lines and even committing several royal protocol blunders. Members of his production crew gave him constant encouragement between takes and eventually Prince Charles politely asked Meldrum if he could get a <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleprompter" title="Teleprompter">teleprompter</a> to assist him with the interview, to which Meldrum replied that there was not one available.
</p><p>The interview, or rather, the numerous botched takes from it, has become a staple of blooper shows in Australia. Meldrum has since said of the interview, "It's not a regret, but I definitely stuffed that up."
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wiped_episodes">Wiped episodes</span></h2>
<p>A large number of master videotapes recorded between 1974 and 1978 were later <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiping" class="mw-redirect" title="Wiping">erased and recycled</a> during a management-initiated "economy drive" at the ABC, an action which Meldrum later criticised and said was "unforgivable".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> Given the costs at the time of recording on videotape, most tapes were wiped and re-used. At least 100 episodes in total were erased from this period of the show's history.
</p><p>In the book <i>Glad All Over</i><sup id="cite_ref-Countdown_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Countdown-5">[5]</a></sup> Michael Shrimpton said at that time the ABC were "run by financial types [who] suddenly discovered that the increase in the purchase of video tapes had roared up 200 percent in 12 months". He said they didn't stop to consider that the video tape "was the cheapest link in the chain". An order came through from middle-management Bill Pritchard to erase a whole wall of tapes.
</p><p>500 12-inch reels were pulled out which affected at least 100 episodes. Ted Emery and Paul Drane heard about the order, surreptitiously removing as many reels as they could during the middle of the night and hiding them in their cars.<sup id="cite_ref-Countdown_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Countdown-5">[5]</a></sup> According to Ted Emery, when the order came to erase the episodes he used stalling tactics<sup id="cite_ref-Countdown_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Countdown-5">[5]</a></sup> such as moving the tapes around. He said: "I kept thinking fifteen years down the track this stuff will be important." The producers tried stalling further by handing in trims and pre-assemblies rather than the master copies. "But it wasn't enough," Emery said. "I didn't have enough to give him so they took the masters as well".<sup id="cite_ref-Countdown_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Countdown-5">[5]</a></sup> Had it not been for Emery and Drane, the few episodes from the 1974-78 period that remained would have been erased. That includes the first episode broadcast in colour.
</p><p>With the exception of 30 episodes, all programs aired between 1975 and 1978 were erased; only two episodes which aired in 1976 are known to exist. Most of the episodes erased originally aired from 1975 to 1977, but there are other episodes either missing or too damaged for future airing, the latter of which are most likely held only for research purposes.
</p><p>According to Ted Emery, it was not just episodes of <i>Countdown</i> that were affected by the purge. A number of <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian Rules Football</a> Grand Final games,<sup id="cite_ref-Countdown_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Countdown-5">[5]</a></sup> along with episodes of <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellbird_(TV_series)" title="Bellbird (TV series)"><i>Bellbird</i></a> and <i><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certain_Women_(television_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Certain Women (television series)">Certain Women</a></i>, were also erased.
</p><p>In recent years, ABC Archives has undertaken an upgrade of the remaining episodes, copying what was left to its two on-air playback formats (Betacam SP and Digital Betacam). It is the copying of the programs onto this format that has allowed the ABC to re-broadcast episodes of <i>Countdown</i> during its all-night music show, <i><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_(TV_program)" title="Rage (TV program)">Rage</a></i> in place of video clips which would normally air during that timeslot.
</p><p>Missing episode enthusiast, Troy Walters, has a website <i>Turning Back Time: The Hunt For ABC’s Countdown</i>, which discusses what has been lost and found.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Countdown_Revolution_era"><i>Countdown Revolution</i> era</span></h2>
<p>From 3 July 1989 to December 1990, <i>Countdown</i> returned in the guise of <i>Countdown Revolution</i>. Without Meldrum, who had since gone on to <i><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Hey_It%27s_Saturday" title="Hey Hey It's Saturday">Hey Hey It's Saturday</a></i>, it featured a group of young hosts including <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tania_Lacy" title="Tania Lacy">Tania Lacy</a> and <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Little_(Australian_actor)" title="Mark Little (Australian actor)">Mark Little</a>. The duo were fired by the <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">ABC</a> after an unauthorised on-air protest on 22 June 1990 against the policy of not allowing acts to perform live and insisting they mime to backup tracks. The show continued until its cancellation in December 1990. It also played once a month in Sydney at the Artransa Studios in Frenchs Forest.
</p><p>The program aired 6:30 weeknights for 30 mins. On Friday nights, the Top 10 biggest selling songs in Australia was counted down (using information from the ARIA Chart). Video clips were generally shown, but memorable appearances live on stage included <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_(American_band)" title="Poison (American band)">Poison</a> ("<a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothin%27_but_a_Good_Time" title="Nothin' but a Good Time">Nothin' but a Good Time</a>"), Kylie Minogue ("<a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_on_Your_Heart" title="Hand on Your Heart">Hand on Your Heart</a>" and "Never Too Late"), <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Donovan" title="Jason Donovan">Jason Donovan</a> ("<a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealed_with_a_Kiss" title="Sealed with a Kiss">Sealed with a Kiss</a>"), <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collette_Roberts" title="Collette Roberts">Collette</a> ("All I Wanna Do Is Dance" and "That's What I Like About You"), <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Beyond" title="Brother Beyond">Brother Beyond</a> ("He Ain't No Competition"), Indecent Obsession ("Say Goodbye"), Martika ("I Feel The Earth Move"), <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Freud" title="James Freud">James Freud</a> ("One Fine Day") and many more.
</p><p>The hour long Batdance competition was a high rating show in November 1989 where Molly Meldrum aided in the judging of the talent from the state finalists.
</p><p>The ABC's late night continuous music show <i>rage</i> replayed old episodes of <i>Countdown Revolution</i> in January 2012, and again in January 2015, including the first episode from 1989.
</p><p>The <i>Countdown Magazine</i> continued to be published during the run of <i>Countdown Revolution</i>.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="40th_Anniversary">40th Anniversary</span></h2>
<p>Countdown, the show that epitomised the pop music scene in Australia for over a decade, celebrated the 40th anniversary of its debut with the release of an anthology album in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> A two-part 40th Anniversary TV special, "Countdown: Do Yourself A Favour", was broadcast on Sunday 16 November 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> Hosted by Julia Zemiro and including a guest appearance by Prince Charles. At the <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_2014" title="ARIA Music Awards of 2014">ARIA Music Awards of 2014</a> in November both <i>Countdown</i> and Meldrum were inducted into the <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARIA_Hall_of_Fame" title="ARIA Hall of Fame">ARIA Hall of Fame</a> – the first time a non-performing artist was inducted.<sup id="cite_ref-ARIA_News_28_Oct_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ARIA_News_28_Oct-9">[9]</a></sup>
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<h2><span id=".22Molly.22_television_drama"></span><span class="mw-headline" id=""Molly"_television_drama">"<i>Molly</i>" television drama</span></h2>
<p><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_(miniseries)" title="Molly (miniseries)">A two-part documentary-drama</a> about the life of Meldrum and his experiences with Countdown was created by Channel 7 in 2016. Episode one aired on 7 February 2016 and episode two on 14 February 2016. Australian actor Samuel Johnson starred as Meldrum, with Tom O'Sullivan as Shrimpton and <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.J._Power" title="T.J. Power">T.J. Power</a> as Weekes. It tells of the rise and fall of Countdown, its production struggles and various other tales about the music groups that went on it. The show received predominantly positive ratings.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Rage_:_Countdown">Rage : Countdown</span></h2>
<p>The show lived up to its name when it angered devoted viewers by slashing its top 50 in mid-2006 and playing videos freeform.
But nearly a decade after that controversial decision, a new segment called "The Chart" hit the silver screen.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup>
<a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_(TV_program)" title="Rage (TV program)">Rage</a> now regularly plays chart hits with a 'Countdown' of the most popular videos from the ARIA singles<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Classic_Countdown">Classic Countdown</span></h2>
<p>On 17 September 2017 the <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">ABC</a> commenced airing a retrospective of the show, comprising 13 one hour episodes. Each episode focused on one year from 1975 to 1987, showcasing live performances from the show, interviews and Molly's Humdrum. Voice over narration is supplied by recording artists who appeared on the show.
The show was programmed to air in Countdown's original Sunday 6pm slot.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>
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<h2><span id="New_Year.27s_Eve_:_Countdown_Live"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="New_Year's_Eve_:_Countdown_Live">New Year's Eve : Countdown Live</span></h2>
<p>For the 2017 Sydney New Year's Eve live show and broadcast on the <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_(Australian_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC (Australian TV channel)">ABC</a>, there was a countdown to midnight and the fireworks. The show was themed like the <i>Countdown</i> show, with many live artists including Casey Donovan, Jimmy Barnes, Phil Jamieson, Isiah Firebrace and more. The show had the <i>Countdown</i> theme song and some of the same graphics. Ian "Molly" Meldrum did not return to host. The stage also had the Countdown logo.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Compilation_albums">Compilation albums</span></h2>
<p>A series of popular CD compilations have been released by <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Music" title="ABC Music">ABC Music</a>, with selective tracks as featured on the original series.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup>
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<ul><li>Countdown : The Wonder Years (3CD) Jul 2006</li>
<li>Countdown : The Wonder Years 2 (3CD) 2007</li>
<li>Countdown : One Hit Wonders (3CD) May 2008<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup></li>
<li>Countdown : One Hit Wonders 2 (3CD) 2008</li>
<li>Countdown : Jukebox Classics (3CD) 2010</li>
<li>Countdown : Disco Anthems (2CD) Jul 2010<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup></li>
<li>Countdown : 40th Anniversary (2CD) Nov 2014<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup></li>
<li>Countdown : 40th Anniversary Continues (2CD)</li>
<li>Countdown : 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1... Rock! (2CD)</li>
<li>Countdown : Pop! (2CD) 2016<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup></li>
<li>Classic Countdown (4CD) 2017<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup></li>
<li>Molly : Counting down the Hits (3CD) Oct 2016<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grime_(music_genre)#Australian_grime" title="Grime (music genre)">Grime</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_immigrant_communities_in_Australia" title="Music of immigrant communities in Australia">Immigrant</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_music_of_Australia" title="Indigenous music of Australia">Indigenous</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_hip_hop" title="Australian hip hop">Hip-hop</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_jazz" title="Australian jazz">Jazz</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae_in_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Reggae in Australia">Reggae</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music_in_Australia" title="Rock music in Australia">Rock</a>
<ul><li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_rock#Australia" title="Indigenous rock">Aboriginal</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_indie_rock" title="Australian indie rock">Indie</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_heavy_metal" title="Australian heavy metal">Metal</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pub_rock_(Australia)" title="Pub rock (Australia)">Pub</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock_in_Australia" title="Punk rock in Australia">Punk</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_thrash_metal" title="Australian thrash metal">Thrash</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_ska" title="Australian ska">Ska</a></li></ul>
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<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/APRA_AMCOS" title="APRA AMCOS">APRA AMCOS</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association" title="Australian Recording Industry Association">ARIA</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Music_Association_of_Australia" title="Country Music Association of Australia">CMAA</a></li></ul>
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<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/APRA_Awards_(Australia)" title="APRA Awards (Australia)">APRA Awards</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARIA_Music_Awards" title="ARIA Music Awards">ARIA Music Awards</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Music_Prize" title="Australian Music Prize">Australian Music Prize</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Women_in_Music_Awards" title="Australian Women in Music Awards">AWMA Awards</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Music_Awards_of_Australia" title="Country Music Awards of Australia">Country Music Awards of Australia</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadly_Awards" title="Deadly Awards">Deadly Awards</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Awards" title="J Awards">J Awards</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Dreamtime_Awards" title="National Dreamtime Awards">National Dreamtime Awards</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Indigenous_Music_Awards" title="National Indigenous Music Awards">National Indigenous Music Awards</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Live_Music_Awards" title="National Live Music Awards">National Live Music Awards</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Victoria_Awards" title="Music Victoria Awards">Music Victoria Awards</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland_Music_Awards" title="Queensland Music Awards">Queensland Music Awards</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australian_Music_Awards" title="South Australian Music Awards">South Australian Music Awards</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Australian_Music_Industry_Awards" title="West Australian Music Industry Awards">West Australian Music Industry Awards</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Charts</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIR_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="AIR Charts">AIR Charts</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA Charts</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">Kent Music Report</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rock_Across_Australia" title="The Rock Across Australia">The Rock Across Australia</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_J_Hottest_100" title="Triple J Hottest 100">Triple J Hottest 100</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_festivals_in_Australia" title="List of music festivals in Australia">Festivals</a></th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pineapple_Music_Festival" title="Big Pineapple Music Festival">Big Pineapple Music Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Bay_Bluesfest" title="Byron Bay Bluesfest">Byron Bay Bluesfest</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falls_Festival" title="Falls Festival">Falls Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Things_(Australian_music_festival)" title="Good Things (Australian music festival)">Good Things</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groovin%27_the_Moo" title="Groovin' the Moo">Groovin' the Moo</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildura_Country_Music_Festival" title="Mildura Country Music Festival">Mildura Country Music Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Folk_Festival_(Australia)" title="National Folk Festival (Australia)">National Folk Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splendour_in_the_Grass" title="Splendour in the Grass">Splendour in the Grass</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Jerome%27s_Laneway_Festival" title="St Jerome's Laneway Festival">St Jerome's Laneway Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamworth_Country_Music_Festival" title="Tamworth Country Music Festival">Tamworth Country Music Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOMADelaide" title="WOMADelaide">WOMADelaide</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Day_Out" title="Big Day Out">Big Day Out</a> (1992-1997; 1999-2014)</li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defqon.1_Festival" title="Defqon.1 Festival">Defqon.1 Festival</a> (2009-2018)</li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Music_Festival" title="Future Music Festival">Future Music Festival</a> (2006-2015)</li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebake" title="Homebake">Homebake</a> (1996; 1998-2012)</li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raggamuffin_Music_Festival" title="Raggamuffin Music Festival">Raggamuffin Music Festival</a> (2008-2011)</li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereosonic" title="Stereosonic">Stereosonic</a> (2008-2015)</li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundwave_(Australian_music_festival)" title="Soundwave (Australian music festival)">Soundwave</a> (2004-2015)</li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summadayze" title="Summadayze">Summadayze</a> (2003-2013)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3RRR" title="3RRR">3RRR</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/4ZZZ" title="4ZZZ">4ZZZ</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_V_Australia" title="Channel V Australia">Channel V Australia</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Music_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Country Music Channel">CMC</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_radio#Australia" title="Community radio">Community radio</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Countdown</i></a></li>
<li><i><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-Set" title="Go-Set">Go-Set</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_(Australian_TV_channel)" title="Max (Australian TV channel)">Max</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_(Australia_and_New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV (Australia and New Zealand)">MTV</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Classic_(Australia_and_New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Classic (Australia and New Zealand)">MTV Classic</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_(TV_program)" title="Rage (TV program)"><i>Rage</i></a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Arena" title="Rock Arena">Rock Arena</a></li>
<li><i><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone_Australia" title="Rolling Stone Australia">Rolling Stone Australia</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_J" title="Triple J">Triple J</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_J_TV" title="Triple J TV">Triple J TV</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Hits_(Australian_TV_series)" title="Video Hits (Australian TV series)"><i>Video Hits</i></a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National anthem</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em">
<ul><li>"<a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_Australia_Fair" title="Advance Australia Fair">Advance Australia Fair</a>"</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cities and regions</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Adelaide" title="Music of Adelaide">Adelaide</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Brisbane" title="Music of Brisbane">Brisbane</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Canberra" title="Music of Canberra">Canberra</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Melbourne" title="Music of Melbourne">Melbourne</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Perth" title="Music of Perth">Perth</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Sydney" title="Music of Sydney">Sydney</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>
<ul><li>See also: <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_trends_in_Australian_music" title="Timeline of trends in Australian music">Timeline</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audio_a.svg" class="image"><img alt="Audio a.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Audio_a.svg/32px-Audio_a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="18" class="noviewer" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Audio_a.svg/48px-Audio_a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Audio_a.svg/64px-Audio_a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="460" /></a> <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Music" title="Portal:Music">Music portal</a></li>
<li><a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Australia.svg" class="image"><img alt="Flag of Australia.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/32px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="16" class="noviewer" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/48px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/64px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a> <a href="/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australia" title="Portal:Australia">Australia portal</a></li></ul>
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