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Thanks for posting these. When I saw Toto Coelo's 'I Eat Cannibals' being played as an in-between episodes video, I hoped there might have been a studio performance of theirs on an episode, but I guess not. 
Jason 'The Moderator'
As good as it is to get 5 Countdown's, the 1985 episode is just terrible.
Full of common as mud crap, ah well
Full of common as mud crap, ah well
You are right Jason, instead of playing the 1985 Countdown, I wouldn't have minded seeing a Rock Arena!!
Jan 22nd, 2016 - 11:10 PM
The 1985 episode does look dire but it's still an unaired Countdown. Don't think I've ever heard the Julian Lennon song so looking forward to that at least.
A few Flashez inserts sprinkled in between the Countdown's instead of oft repeated clips would have been 
Guru Bob
I may have to try this Facebook requesting next year.
I think it would be worth creating an account just for rage suggestions/requests. Jason or I could copy and paste your requests there, but I doubt it would have as much impact, as we often make suggestions ourselves, and although they indulge us from time to time, I think rage might be more open to hearing retro month requests from a 'new' person
I like what I know (only the singles) from Julian Lennon's 80s/early 90's career, but don't know 'Jesse', so am looking forward to seeing it too.
ohnoitisnathan
Gary
Which chart did Counntdown use for the UK top 5? I noticed that "Gold" was at number one but I've always thought that it peaked at #2. So it must have made it to #1 on one of the UK charts. Spandau's best song IMHO
'Gold' definitely peaked at #2 in the UK, see http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18710/spandau-ballet/ .
I don't know about that early in the 80's, but in the late 80s, there was a different UK chart called the Network chart, which was published in UK pop magazine, Number One - a rival Smash Hits-type magazine that used to ship to Australia about 2-3 months after its cover date. The Network chart didn't begin until 1984 though, according to its wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Network_Chart_Show
Countdown were using their own chart, I believe, until mid 1983. e.g. they had some singles tying for positions occasionally in the top 10, and in this Humdrum segment from July 1983, Molly explains that they were now switching to using the ARIA chart (which was then licensing the Kent Report chart): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7OxWO4I2NY
I am guessing they may have produced the chart from No.1 Magazine as Nathan mentioned. At the base of the chart it says "Compiled by N.M.E." which was the New Music Express pop paper similar to RAM and Juke that we had here in Australia. It is more likely that Countdown copied the chart from the one published in N.M.E. rather than the No.1 chart as I had seen Molly hold up copies of that paper in a few Humdrum episodes.
I have just had a look through my copies of No.1 and the August 27 1983 copy had the following chart which was very similar to the Top 5 shown on Countdown Sept 4 1983 except Give It Up and Long Hot Summer swapped positions - this may even have been an error produced by Countdown when reproducing this chart.
Gold spent 2 weeks at No.1 on this chart.
Jan 24th, 2016 - 5:04 PM
