I thought it would be good to compile a list of ALL Countdown episodes played on Rage since they first started airing them. I have looked at the Rage website, as well as my episodes, and have put together this list. The Rage website only goes back to 1998. If there are any Countdown episodes aired before then, they won't be on the list.

Please edit the list, re-post, update, comment, correct ..... do whatever improves this list. Together, we can get EVERY episode that has been on Rage. Any interesting information about re-aired Countdown episodes would be great. For example, I know that the first show for 1975 (John Farnham) was aired twice, as have been some other episodes.

1975

March 1 – John Farnham
August 31 - Sherbet
September 7 – Marty Rhone
December 30 – Molly Meldrum

1976

December 5 – John Paul Young
December 12 – Daryl Braithwaite

1977

January 9 – Molly Meldrum (Top 100)
January 16 – John Paul Young (Top 100)
January 23 – (Top 100)
April 3 – John Paul Young Daryl Braithwaite (100th Show)
July 3 – John English
November 13 – Mark Holden
December 24 – Molly Meldrum (Christmas Special)

1978

August 23 – Dame Edna Everidge
September 24 – Marc Hunter
October 1 – Six Rocktober DJs
October 15 – Kate Bush & Leif Garrett
November 5 – Peter Frampton
December 10 – Elton John

1979

March 23 – Shirley Strachan
April 8 – Bob Welch
May 6 – Smokie
June 17 – Eric Oldfield
June 24 – Russell Morris
July 8 – Glen Shorrock
July 22 – Daryl Cotton
July 29 – Shirley Strachan
August 5 – Split Enz
August 12 – The Highway
August 19 – Roger Voudouris
August 26 – Peter Mochrie
October 7 – Shirley Strachan
October 21 – James Reyne
November 4 – Russell Hitchcock
November 11 – Graham Parker
November 18 – Molly Meldrum
November 25 – Marc Hunter
December 16 – End Of The Decade Special

1980

February 3 – Molly Meldrum
February 17 – Daryl Braithwaite
February 24 – Daryl Cotton
March 2 – Judie Tzuke
March 9 – Ellen Foley
March 23 – Robin Scott
March 30 - Racey
April 6 – Christie Allen
April 13 – Glenn Shorrock
April 20 – Harry Casey
June 29 – Daryl Braithwaite
July 13 – The Ramones
July 20 – Rocky Burnette
August 3 – The Dugites
August 10 – Kim Hart
August 23 – Olivia Newton-John
August 31 – John Travolta
September 14 - Kiss
September 28 – XTC & Edith Bliss
October 5 – The Breakers
October 12 – Hall & Oates
November 2 – Wilbur Wild & Red Symons
November 9 – Martha Davis
November 30 – Bette Midler
December 12 – Molly Meldrum

1981

February 8 – Brian Ferry
February 22 – Little Nell
March 1 – Russell Morris
March 15 – Jermaine Jackson
April 5 – James Freud
April 12 – Dave Mason
April 19 – Jo Dolce
April 26 – Steve Kilbey
May 10 – Sheena Easton
May 17 – Jimmy & The Boys
May 24 – James Reyne
May 31 – Ross Wilson
June 7 – Broderick Smith
June 14 – Marc Hunter
July 19 – Marcia Hines
August 16 – Ignatius Jones
August 30 – Dave Mason
September 6 – Mental As Anything
September 13 – Chris Atkins
October 11 – Daryl Somers
October 18 – Leo Sayer
November 8 – Russell Hitchcock
November 22 – Ian Dury
November 29 – Cher & Fee Waybill
December 6 – Greedy Smith
December 20 – Molly Meldrum (Made in Australia Special)
December 27 – Molly Meldrum (The Big Ones of 1981)

1982

January 17 – Molly Meldrum (The Tourists Special)
February 7 – Molly Meldrum (Studio 31 Special)
February 14 - Devo
March 7 – Molly Meldrum
March 14 – Shakin’ Stevens
March 21 – Molly Meldrum
March 28 – Bill Wyman & Cliff Richard
April 4 – Jon English
April 11 – Jo Kennedy & Ross Donovan
April 17 – Duran Duran
April 25 – Split Enz
May 2 – John Swan
May 23 – The Human League
June 13 – Toni Basil
June 27 – The Go-Go’s
July 18 – Tina Turner
July 25 – John Paul Young
August 1 – The Eurogliders
August 22 – Marc Hunter
October 17 - Madness
November 7 – Errol Brown
November 21 – Jo Jo Zep & Jane Clifton
December 12 – Joan Jett
December 24 – Christmas Show

1983

March 6 – Sharon O’Neill
March 13 – Roger Hart
March 20 – Ignatius Jones
March 27 – Dire Straits
April 3 – Dave Mason
May 1 – Lene Lovich
May 8 - Eurogliders
May 15 – Laura Branigan
May 29 – Alex Smith
June 19 – Bonnie Tyler
July 3 – Real Life
July 17 – Paul Amos & Ray Grech
July 24 – Ian Grace & Gary Shannon
July 31 – Jennifer Beals
August 7 – Flashdance Final
August 14 – Malcolm McLaren
August 21 – Mark Holden
August 28 – Joan Armatrading
September 4 – John Paul Young
September 11 – KC & The Sunshine Band
October 23 – Dave Mason
October 30 – Lynda Nutter
November 6 – John Paul Young
November 13 – Duran Duran
November 20 – Split Enz
December 11 – Steve Gilpin
December 18 – Pseudo Echo
December 24 – Christmas Special

1984

March 4 – Elton John
March 11 – The Police
March 18 – Cyndi Lauper
March 25 – John Paul Young
April 22 - Limahl
April 29 – Pat Wilson
May 6 – Molly Meldrum
May 27 – Kids In The Kitchen
June 3 – The Eurogliders
June 17 – Ron Martini & Pseudo Echo
June 24 – Molly Meldrum
July 1 - Bananarama
July 22 – Real
August 5 – Rodney Rude
August 12 – Stephen Cummings
August 26 – Molly Meldrum
September 9 – U2
September 16 – Howard Jones
September 23 – Split Enz
September 30 – Tim & Debbie
October 7 – The Takeaways
October 21 – Molly Meldrum
November 4 – Lyn Buckfield
November 11 – Austen Tayshus
November 18 – Dee Snyder
November 25 – Molly Meldrum
December 9 – Gavin Wood
December 16 – Tina Turner

1985

March 3 – Marc Hunter
March 17 – Time Bandits
March 24 – Spandau Ballet
March 31 – Greedy Smith
April 7 – Molly Meldrum
April 14 – Tom Carroll
April 21 – Queen
May 5 – Freddie Mercury
May 12 – Nick Kershaw
May 19 - Countdown Music & Video Awards 1984
June 9 – Paul Young
June 16 – Molly Meldrum
July 14 – Molly Meldrum
July 28 – Molly Meldrum
August 4 – Tears For Fears
August 18 – The Style Council
August 25 – Vince Sorrenti & James Reyne
September 1 – Molly Meldrum
September 15 – Brian Mannix
October 6 – Molly Meldrum
October 20 – A-Ha
November 10 – Koo De Tah
November 24 – Brian Canham
December 8 – Grace Jones
December 15 - Neil
December 22 – Tina Turner

1986

February 2 – Simon Le Bon
February 9 – Thompson Twins
March 8 – Molly Meldrum
April 6 – The Venetians
April 20 – Molly Meldrum
May 4 – Rick Mayall & Ben Elton
May 18 – The Sweet
June 8 – Wa Wa Nee
July 13 – Feargal Sharkey
July 20 – Molly Meldrum
September 14 – Cyndi Lauper
September 21 – Gavin Wood
October 5 – Kylie & Jason
October 12 – Simple Minds
November 2 – Elton John
November 16 – John Farnham
November 30 – I’m Talking
December 14 – Australian Made
December 21 – OMD & Greedy Smith

1987

February 15 – Crowded House
March 8 – Samantha Fox
March 15 – The Cockroaches
March 22 – The Chantoozies
April 12 – Peter O’Brien
April 26 – Hoodoo Gurus & Dave Dobbin
May 10 – Jason Donovan
May 17 – D-Generation
May 24 – The Cockroaches
May 31 – Painters & Dockers
June 14 – Warwick Capper
July 5 – Jenny Morris
July 12 – Kylie Minogue

Jason has listed all the Countdown episodes 1993-2012 if you want to recap. Just go to the Rage Re-runs option. Unfortunately he hasn't updated it for 5 years now.

The list of episodes that rage have shown is as follows as far as my list goes (hopefully correct, just a cut and paste job):

Ep Date Hosted By (in brackets dates Rage repeats)
1 February 22 1975 John Farnham (1997, 2005, 2017)
35 September 24 1975 Sherbet Special (2009)
36 August 31 1975 Sherbet (1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2017)
37 September 7 1975 Marty Rhone (1997, 2000, 2017)
35 December 30 1975 Sherbet Special (2009)

90 December 5 1976 John Paul Young (1997, 1999, 2017)
91 December 12 1976 Daryl Braithwaite (1995, 1996, 2007)

? January 9 1977 JPY and Molly (Top 100 50-33) (2003)
? January 16 1977 JPY and Molly (Top 100 32-17) (2002)
? January 23 1977 John Paul Young and Molly (Top 100 16-1) (1995,1998, 2017)
100 April 2 1977 Leo Sayer (UK) JPY and Molly (Melb) 100th show (1997, 2014)
113 July 3 1977 Jon English (2010, 2017)
132 November 13 1977 Mark Holden and Glenn Shorrock (Silver Jubilee) (1994, 1999)
138 December 17/24 1977 Molly (Christmas Special) (1997, 2014)

148 April 29 1978 JPY and Molly (Saturday Night Fever Dance Contest) (1997)
160 July 23 1978 Dame Edna Everage (1998)
169 September 24 1978 Marc Hunter (2000)
170 October 1 1978 Rocktober State DJ’s (2005)
172 October 15 1978 Leif Garrett and Kate Bush (1998)
175 November 4 1978 Peter Frampton (1994, 1998)
180 December 10 1978 Elton and Molly review 1978 (top 5 songs for year) (1997, 2009)

181 February 18 1979 Molly (Tom Baker interview) (1994)
184 March 11 1979 Shirley Strachan (1997)
186 March 23 1979 Shirley Strachan (standby program) (2004)
188 April 7 1979 Bob Welch (1997)
192 May 5 1979 Smokie (1997)
198 June 17 1979 Eric Oldfield (Young Doctors actor) (1997)
199 June 24 1979 Russell Morris (1997)
201 July 8 1979 Glenn Shorrock (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
202 July 15 1979 Dolly Parton (1994, 1998)
203 July 22 1979 Daryl Cotton (2010)
204 July 29 1979 Shirley Strachan (2002)
205 August 4 1979 Tim Finn (Split Enz) (1997, 2000)
206 August 11 1979 Garth Porter (Highway/Sherbet) (1999)
207 August 18 1979 Roger Voudouris (1997, 2001)
208 August 25 1979 Peter Mockery (Restless Years actor) (2000)
211 September 15 1979 John Paul Young (1997)
214 October 7 1979 Shirley Strachan (2007)
216 October 20 1979 James Reyne (Australian Crawl) (1997, 2003)
217 October 28 1979 Steve Gilpin (Mi-Sex) (1997)
218 November 4 1979 Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) and Christie Allen (1997, 2009)
219 November 11 1979 Graham Parker (2003)
220 November 18 1979 Molly with Boomtown Rats (1997)
221 November 25 1979 Marc Hunter (Dragon) (1997, 2011)
222 December 2 1979 Elton John (1998)
224 December 16 1979 Molly (End Of the Decade episode) also 11/10/80 (1994, 1996, 2011)

225 February 3 1980 Molly (1st show for 1980) (2004)
227 February 17 1980 Daryl Braithewaite (2011)
228 February 24 1980 Darryl Cotton (2017)
229 March 2 1980 Judie Tzuke (2013)
230 March 9 1980 Ellen Foley (2017)
232 March 23 1980 Robin Scott (M) (1995, 2003)
233 March 30 1980 Racey (2013)
234 April 6 1980 Christie Allen (2009)
235 April 13 1980 TV Week Rock Music Awards (2009)
236 April 20 1980 Harry Casey (KC & The Sunshine Band)
242 June 1 1980 Village People (1995, 1998)
244 June 15 1980 Skyhooks (1996)
246 June 29 1980 Daryl Braithwaite (The Sherbs/Sherbet) (2000)
248 July 13 1980 The Ramones (1995, 2005)
249 July 20 1980 Rocky Burnette (2004)
251 August 3 1980 Dugites (2012)
252 August 10 1980 Kim Hart (2014)
- August 23 1980 James Reyne hosts standby program-Oz artists on Countdown (2011)
254 August 24 1980 Xanadu Dance (1995)
255 August 31 1980 Molly with John Travolta (Movie Musicals episode) (2009)
257 September 14 1980 KISS (1999)
258 September 21 1980 James Freud (James Freud & Berlin) (2011)
259 September 28 1980 no host (individual bands intro songs) (2016)
260 October 5 1980 no host (individual bands intro songs) (2006)
261 October 12 1980 Daryl Hall & John Oates (2015)
262 October 19 1980 Molly (End Of the Decade episode) (repeat episode)
263 October 26 1980 The Romantics (2005)
264 November 2 1980 Wilbur Wilde and Red Symons (2017)
265 November 9 1980 Martha Davis (Motels)/KISS (2000)
266 November 16 1980 Annie Lennox (The Tourists) (1994, 1996)
268 November 30 1980 Bette Midler (2009)
269 December 7 1980 Elton John (2011)
270 December 14 1980 Tim & Neil Finn, R. Hitchcock, G. Russell, S.O’Neill (1994, 1998)

271 February 8 1981 Molly (AC/DC interview) (2004)
273 February 22 1981 Little Nell (Rocky Horror Show) (2016)
274 March 1 1981 Russell Morris (2005)
276 March 15 1981 Jermaine Jackson (2014)
277 March 22 1981 1980 TV Week Rock Music Awards (1995)
278 March 29 1981 Suzi Quatro (1999)
279 April 5 1981 James Freud (2017)
280 April 12 1981 Dave Mason (The Reels) (2011)
281 April 19 1981 Joe Dolce (2008)
282 April 26 1981 Steve Kilby (The Church) (2015)
284 May 10 1981 Sheena Easton (2012)
285 May 17 1981 Ignatius and Joylene (Jimmy & The Boys) (2014)
286 May 24 1981 James Reyne (Australian Crawl) (2017)
287 May 31 1981 Ross Wilson (Mondo Rock) (2006)
288 June 7 1981 Broderick Smith (2016)
289 June 14 1981 Marc Hunter (2016)
292 July 12 1981 Molly (insert show from Mt Buller) (2011)
293 July 19 1981 Marcia Hines (2005)
294 July 26 1981 Kim Wilde (1999)
295 August 2 1981 no host (live acts intro next segment) (2013)
297 August 16 1981 Ignatius Jones (Jimmy & The Boys) (2011 + 2012)
299 August 30 1981 Dave Mason (The Reels) (2009)
300 September 6 1981 Mental As Anything (300th show) (1995, 2006)
301 September 13 1981 Chris Atkins (Blue Lagoon actor) (2015)
302 September 20 1981 Adam Ant (Adam & The Ants) (1995, 1998)
305 October 11 1981 Daryl Somers & Ossie Ostrich (Hey Hey It’s Saturday) (2015)
306 October 18 1981 Leo Sayer (2003)
309 November 8 1981 Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) (2017)
310 November 15 1981 Bucks Fizz (1999)
311 November 22 1981 Ian Dury (1999)
312 November 29 1981 Cher and Fee Waybill (The Tubes) (2005)
313 December 6 1981 Greedy Smith (Mental As Anything) (2007)
- +December 20 1981 Molly (Summer Special – Australian Made) (2011)
- +December 27 1981 Molly (Summer Special - Clips of 81) (2000)

- January 17 1982 Molly (Summer Special – The Tourists, touring bands) (2005)
- January 24 1982 Molly (Summer Special #6 – Whatever Happened To) (1995, 1999)
- January 31 1982 Molly (Summer Special #7 – Video Rock) (1994, 1998)
- February 7 1982 Molly (Summer Special – Studio 31 Best Live clips) (2010)
315 February 14 1982 Molly with Devo interview (1st show for 1982) (2002)
317 February 28 1982 Molly interviews Cliff Richard, Bill Wyman and Elton John (2017)
318 March 7 1982 Molly (pre-recorded interviews Human League and Adam Ant) (2007)
319 March 14 1982 Shakin’ Stevens (2015)
320 March 21 1982 Molly interviews Duran Duran (2014)
321 March 28 1982 Elton John (2008)
322 April 4 1982 Jon English (2016)
323/1 April 17 1982 Duran Duran (2005, 2017)
- (324?) April 18 1982 1981 Countdown Awards (2009)
325 April 25 1982 Split Enz (2015)
326 May 2 1982 Swanee (1999)
328 May 16 1982 Ignatius Jones (1999)
329 May 23 1982 Human League (2008)
331 June 6 1982 Marc Hunter (Dragon) (1996)
332 June 13 1982 Toni Basil (2002)
333 June 20 1982 Gary Glitter (1999)
334 June 27 1982 Go Go’s (2010)
335 July 4 1982 Bucks Fizz (ABC 50th anniversary) (1995)
337 July 18 1982 Tina Turner (1999)
338 July 25 1982 John Paul Young (2017)
339 August 1 1982 Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch (Eurogliders) (2013)
340 August 8 1982 Chris Atkins (1999)
342 August 22 1982 Marc Hunter (Dragon) (1995, 2009)
347 September 26 1982 Billy Field (2013)
348 October 10 1982 Molly with Simple Minds (2010)
349 October 17 1982 Madness (1999, 2008)
350 October 24 1982 Carol Pope (Rough Trade) (2010)
352 November 7 1982 Errol Brown (Hot Chocolate) (2017)
353 November 14 1982 Daryl Hall and John Oates (2008)
354 November 21 1982 Joe Camilleri (Jo Jo Zep) and Jane Clifton (2015)
357 December 12 1982 Joan Jett (long version) (2006)
359 December 24 1982 Countdown Christmas Special (2009)

360 February 27 1983 James Reyne (Australian Crawl) 1st show for 1983 (1994)
361 March 6 1983 Sharon O’Neill (2016)
362 March 13 1983 Roger Hart (Little Heroes) (2006)
363 March 20 1983 Ignatius Jones (2010)
364 March 27 1983 Gavin Wood via voiceover, Molly with Dire Straits (2017)
365 April 3 1983 Dave Mason (The Reels) (2015)
- April 19 1983 1982 Countdown Awards (2009)
368 May 1 1983 Lene Lovich (2017)
369 May 8 1983 Bernie Lynch and Grace Knight (Eurogliders) (2013)
370 May 15 1983 Laura Branigan (2005)
372 May 29 1983 Alex Smith (Moving Pictures) (2000)
375 June 19 1983 Bonnie Tyler (2013)
377 July 3 1983 David Sterry and Richard Zatorski (Real Life) (2014)
379 July 17 1983 Paul Amos (Radio 10) and Ray Grech (5AD) (1999)
380 July 24 1983 Ian Grace (2SM) and Gary Shannon (6PM) (2016)
381 July 31 1983 Molly with Jennifer Beals (2004)
382 August 7 1983 Malcolm McLaren/Duran Duran (Flashdance Final) (2000)
383 August 14 1983 Malcolm McLaren (2010)
384 August 21 1983 Mark Holden (2004)
385 August 28 1983 Joan Armatrading (2017)
386 September 4 1983 John Paul Young (2016)
387 September 11 1983 Harry Casey (KC & The Sunshine Band) (2009)
393 October 23 1983 Dave Mason (The Reels) (2008)
394 October 30 1983 Lynda Nutter (Dugites) (2017)
395 November 6 1983 John Paul Young (2004)
396 November 13 1983 Duran Duran (1999)
397 November 20 1983 Split Enz (2011)
400 December 11 1983 Steve Gilpin (Mi-Sex) (2009)
401 December 18 1983 Pseudo Echo (2006)
402 December 24 1983 Molly (Christmas Show) (2009)

403 February 12 1984 Sandii (Sandii & The Sunsetz) (1998)
406 March 4 1984 Elton John (2010)
407 March 11 1984 Molly (Police interviews) (2000)
408 March 18 1984 Cyndi Lauper (2002)
409 March 25 1984 Jane Clifton and John Paul Young (2010)
410 April 1 1984 Jenny Morris (QED) (1995)
411 April 8 1984 Marilyn (1995, 1999)
- April 15 1984 1983 Countdown Awards (1998)
413 April 22 1984 Limahl (2014)
414 April 29 1984 Pat Wilson (1999)
415 May 6 1984 Molly (2016)
418 May 27 1984 Kids In The Kitchen (2000)
419 June 3 1984 Bernie Lynch and Grace Knight (Eurogliders) (2017)
420 June 10 1984 Duran Duran (1998)
421 June 17 1984 Brian Canham (Pseudo Echo) and Ron Martini (Dear Enemy) (2010)
422 June 24 1984 Molly (interviews Rod Stewart) (2005)
- June 26 1984 Special “Who’s A Tart” – Culture Club episode (2016)
423 July 1 1984 Bananarama (1999)
424 July 8 1984 Culture Club (1994, 1998)
426 July 22 1984 Real Life (2002)
427 July 29 1984 Rock Steady Crew (Beat Street Dance Final) (2001)
428 August 5 1984 Rodney Rude (2014)
429 August 12 1984 Molly interviews Stephen Cummings (2007)
431 August 26 1984 Molly (live from Sydney) (2014)
433 September 9 1984 Molly (U2 interviews) (2000)
434 September 16 1984 Howard Jones (2005)
435 September 23 1984 Split Enz (2008)
436 September 30 1984 Tim & Debbie and INXS (2009)
437 October 7 1984 Cast Of Sweet & Sour (2005)
439 October 21 1984 Molly (2011)
-(440) October 28 1984 10th Aniversary Special (1993, 1996, 2011)
441 November 4 1984 Lyn Buckfield (Electric Pandas) (2012)
442 November 11 1984 Austen Tayshus (2015)
443 November 18 1984 Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) (2000)
444 November 25 1984 Molly (Fashion episode) (2001)
445 December 2 1984 Molly (2013)
446 December 9 1984 Molly (via Toronto and New York) (2012)
447 December 16 1984 Tina Turner (2014)
448 December 23 1984 Johnny Rotten and Mental As Anything (1998)

453 March 10 1985 Molly (DJ at Moomba) (2011)
454 March 17 1985 Alides and Ake (Time Bandits) (2011)
455 March 24 1985 Spandau Ballet (2012)
456 March 31 1985 Greedy Smith (Mental As Anything) (2003)
457 April 7 1985 Molly interviews Phil Collins (2015)
458 April 14 1985 Tom Carroll (Australian World Surfing Champion) (2012)
459 April 21 1985 Queen (2015)
461 May 5 1985 Molly with Freddie Mercury (1993, 2001)
462 May 12 1985 Nik Kershaw (2000)
- May 19 1985 Countdown Music & Video Awards 1984 (2008)
465 June 9 1985 Paul Young (2017)
466 June 16 1985 Molly (interviews Eurythmics) (2016)
470 July 14 1985 Molly (a few hours after Oz For Africa telethon) (2014)
472 July 28 1985 Molly (interviewing AC/DC) (2015)
473 August 4 1985 Tears For Fears (2010)
475 August 18 1985 Style Council (2000)
476 August 25 1985 Vince Sorrenti, James Reyne and Martha Davis (2016)
477 September 1 1985 no host (2011)
479 September 15 1985 Uncanny X-Men (2004)
482 October 6 1985 Molly (from Rockhampton) (2016)
484 October 20 1985 a-ha (2002)
487 November 10 1985 Koo De Tah (2015)
488 November 17 1985 Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch (Eurogliders) (2010)
490 December 1 1985 Midge Ure (2011)
491 December 8 1985 Grace Jones (2007)
492 December 15 1985 Neil (Young Ones) (2008)
493 December 22 1985 Tina Turner (2009)

494 February 2 1986 Simon Le Bon (2004)
495 February 9 1986 Thompson Twins (2007)
498 March 2 1986 Marc and Nadja (Jump Incorporated) (2015)
503 April 6 1986 Rik and Tim (Venetians) (2017)
- April 20 1986 Countdown Music & Video Awards 1985 (2007)
507 May 4 1986 Rik Mayall and Ben Elton (Young Ones/comedians) (2008)
509 May 18 1986 The Sweet (2002)
512 June 8 1986 Steve Williams and Paul Gray (Wa Wa Nee) (2015)
517 July 13 1986 Feargul Sharkey (2009)
518 July 20 1986 Russell Mulcahy (film producer) (2012)
519 July 27 1986 Molly (in London and Edinburgh) (1993)
526 September 14 1986 Cyndi Lauper (2004)
529 October 5 1986 Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Guy Pearce (Neighbours) (2007)
530 October 12 1986 Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds) (2014)
533 November 2 1986 Elton John (2013)
535 November 16 1986 John Farnham (2013)
537 November 30 1986 Kate Ceberano and Zan (I’m Talking) (2016)
539 December 14 1986 Live show (2016)
540 December 21 1986 Greedy Smith, Kim Wilde and OMD (2009, 2015)

541 February 15 1987 Crowded House (2006)
544 March 8 1987 Samantha Fox (2003)
545 March 15 1987 Cockroaches (2013)
546 March 22 1987 Chantoozies (2012)
549 April 12 1987 Peter O’Brien (actor Flying Doctors) (2015)
551 April 26 1987 Hoodoo Gurus, Suzi Quatro, John Justin and Dave Dobbyn (2015)
553 May 10 1987 Jason Donovan (2016)
554 May 17 1987 D-Generation (2005)
555 May 24 1987 Cockroaches (2003)
556 May 31 1987 Painters & Dockers (2014)
558 June 14 1987 Warwick Capper (Sydney Swans footballer) (2015)
561 July 5 1987 Jenny Morris (2016)
562 July 12 1987 Kylie Minogue (2005)
563 July 19 1987 Carol Hitchcock (1993)
- July 19 1987 Countdown Music & Video Awards (1995)

I did a list of episodes that have yet to air in another thread titled
"Episodes of Countdown that Rage have not aired (2017 update)" in January last year

Thanks for these lists.

As I've said for the last couple of years, I think we're due for a 1986 onslaught at some point :smile:

Thanks Armin. Now I know what I've got and what I don't have in the way of episodes. I missed quite a lot in the 90s.

Very useful lists to have. I can now see that all 3 Countdowns that I requested this year have been shown before, albeit between 13 and 17 years ago. No wonder I missed them. I'd still like copies though, otherwise I'll have to keep requesting them and hope they get repeated.

I saw it purely by chance in 1993 when I just happened to watch Rage and was amazed to see a Countdown episode being shown. I just caught the end of the Freddie Mercury 1985 show and watched the 10th Anniversary show.

This was in the days before websites and the only way you could find out what was on was to make an expensive phone call. The music in the early 90's didn't warrant my interest to the extent I would make a phone call but I started taping every Rage after that night of Countdown.

I remember the frustrating thing in the 90's was that they would constantly repeat episodes. The Sherbet hosted episode of 1975 got shown 4 times in 8 years. The Iggy Pop episode from 1979 aired 4 times in 6 years.

Fortunately these days they are steering away from repeating episodes and the only repeats appear to be accidents such as showing the wrong Ignatius Jones episode or the wrong ep 323. The majority of the other repeats were during the Michael Shrimpton tribute.

When I first stumbled across this website from Jason in about 2004 I was able to obtain copies of the broadcasts I missed from other forum contributors.

Therefore, as I have copies of every episode of Countdown (and Rock Arena etc) that Rage have shown since 1993 I am happy to share those as long as my costs are covered.

If anyone is missing any broadcast episodes and are keen to get them you can contact me via my email.