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'