25th April 1982

THE SHOW IS HOSTED BY MEMBERS OF SPLIT ENZ AND OPENING TITLES FEATURE MONTAGE SEQUENCE OF COUNTDOWN AWARDS.LIVE STUDIO ITEMS: SPLIT ENZ 'DIRTY CREATURE','HELLO SANDY ALLEN' HEE BEE GEE BEES 'BORING SONG' NUMBERS 'BIG BEAT' SILENT MOVIES 'I CAN'T SAY NO' OVERSEAS ARTISTS VIDEO CLIPS: ASIA 'HEAT OF THE MOMENT' FUN BOY THREE 'THE LUNATICS' J GEILS BAND 'FREEZE FRAME' JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS 'I LOVE ROCK N ROLL' CHARTBUSTERS: JO KENNEDY 'BODY & SOUL' MEN AT WORK 'BE GOOD JOHNNY' TIGHT FIT 'THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT' TONI BASIL 'MICKEY' STRANGLERS 'GOLDEN BROWN' HUMDRUM ITEMS: ANGELS 'LIVING ON THE OUTSIDE' IGNATIUS JONES 'LIKE A GHOST' SWANEE 'TEMPORARY HEARTACHE' STING 'I SHALL BE RELEASED' RED RIDER 'LUNATIC FRINGE' TOP TEN ITEMS: ROD STEWART 'YOUNG TURKS' SPLIT ENZ 'DIRTY CREATURE' SHAKIN STEVENS 'OH JULIE' COLD CHISEL 'FOREVER NOW' JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS 'I LOVE ROCK N ROLL' JOEY SCRABURY 'BELIEVE IT OR NOT' J GEILS BAND 'CENTREFOLD' ELTON JOHN 'BLUE EYES' DEPECHE MODE 'JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH' MOVING PICTURES 'WHAT ABOUT ME'