It's hard to believe it's 35 years since we waved goodbye to Ian “Molly” Meldrum and his iconic music show Countdown.
In its mammoth 13-year run, Countdown supported and nurtured local artists like Sherbet, Skyhooks, AC/DC, Olivia Newton-John, Ted Mulry Gang, Divinyls, The Angels, Icehouse, Mondo Rock, Australian Crawl, Dragon, Hush, Kylie Minogue, INXS, Mark Holden – and that's only a small snapshot of the Aussie talent.
The show also gave us overseas acts like Abba, Madonna, The Eurythmics and Culture Club and helped revive the careers of superstars Elton John, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner and a whole host of other international acts.
It's been said if not for Molly Meldrum and Countdown, many iconic acts may never have had hits, or have been given airplay and may never have…
