COUNTDOWN: 40th Anniversary Continues…

Following on from the success of Countdown 40th Anniversary comes this new double CD collection, Countdown 40th Anniversary Continues… featuring all your favourites that couldn’t fit on the original anniversary album!

On the 8th November 1974, a journey began that would last 13 years, influence a generation of Australians and kick-start the careers of some of the world’s great musical artists.

Countdown, the most popular music show in Australian television history, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary and to mark this milestone, ABC Music will release a second 2CD collection that traces the history of this iconic program.

Featuring a mix of local and international artists, covering pop, rock and everything in between, the Countdown 40th Anniversary Continues 2CD will trace the history of this iconic program.

Featuring even more of your favourite tracks from the Countdown TV series including songs by ABBA, Queen, Elton John, The B-52’s, Billy Joel and lots more!

TRACKLISTING:

CD1
1. Countdown Theme 0.11
2. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 5:58
3. Elton John – Rocket Man 4:41
4. Skyhooks – Horror Movie 3:47
5. ABBA – Take A Chance On Me 4:23
6. Sherbet – Summer Love 3:35
7. John Paul Young – I Hate The Music 3:50
8. 10cc – The Things We Do For Love 3:21
9. Boz Scaggs – Lido Shuffle 3:48
10. Little River Band – Curiosity Killed The Cat 3:44
11. Bryan Ferry – The Price Of Love 3:27
12. Blondie – One Way Or Another 3:34
13. David Bowie – The Jean Genie 4:06
14. Dragon – This Time 3:10
15. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Pump It Up 3:12
16. The Angels – After The Rain 2:58
17. The Ferrets – Don’t Fall In Love 3:08
18. Dr. Hook – Walk Right In 3:04
19. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Rich Girl 2:23
20. Leo Sayer – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing 2:48
21. Marcia Hines – You 3:15
22. Meat Loaf – Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad 5:23
23. John Farnham – You’re The Voice 5:02

CD2
1. Countdown Theme 0.11
2. Madness – Baggy Trousers 2:27
3. Ian Dury & The Blockheads – I Want To Be Straight 3.17
4. Australian Crawl – Things Don’t Seem 3:57
5. Divinyls – Siren 2:29
6. The B-52’s – Private Idaho 3:35
7. The Jam – Town Called Malice 2:55
8. Squeeze – Cool For Cats 3:39
9. Nena – 99 Luftballons 3:50
10. Mental As Anything – Too Many Times 2:38
11. Billy Joel – You May Be Right 4:13
12. Mondo Rock – Cool World 3:35
13. Joan Armatrading – Drop The Pilot 3:40
14. Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf 3:40
15. Devo – Beautiful World 3:34
16. Mi-Sex – Computer Games 3:58
17. Men At Work – Who Can It Be Now? 3:20
18. Hunters & Collectors – Talking To A Stranger 3:53
19. Spy vs Spy – Don’t Tear It Down 4:04
20. Go-Go’s – Our Lips Are Sealed 2:44
21. Pseudo Echo – Funky Town 4:51
22. Kylie Minogue – Locomotion 3:15

COUNTDOWN: 40th Anniversary Continues… is available now.