| Countdown America | ||
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| radio show album | ||
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| Country | USA 
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| Catalogue no. | Unknown | |
| Label | RKO Radio Networks | |
| Format | 4 x 12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM) | |
| Length | 47 tracks | |
| Released | 1984 | |
| Genre | Pop, Rock | |
| Producer | Various | |
| featuring Duran Duran | ||
Countdown America: January 7, 1984 is a syndicated radio show album featuring Duran Duran, released in the USA by RKO Radio Networks during 1984.
About the album[]
The album was used for licence broadcast on January 7, 1984, by a syndicated independent radio program presented by John Leader.
Issued with a cover letter and cue sheets detailing each record, the show as its title implies counts down the American top selling singles.
Included is Duran Duran's "Union of the Snake", a single which peaked at no.3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and featured a music video directed by Simon Milne.
Spandau Ballet are also featured, a band who appeared with Duran Duran on various Pop Quiz shows in the 1980s.
Track listing[]
40. "Iddle of the Road" - The Pretenders
39. "Baby I Lied" - Deborah Allen
38. "Send Me An Angel" - Real Life"
37. "Let The Music Play" - Shannon
36. "In The Mood" - Robert Plant
35. "When The Lights Go Out" - Naked Eyes
34. "Sign of Fire" - The Fixx
- Spotlight: "Mandy" - Barry Manilow
33. "Think of Laura" - Christopher Cross
32. "Gold" - Spandau Ballet
31. "Stay With Me Tonight" - Jeffrey Osborne
30. "I Won't Stand In Your Way" - Stray Cats
29. "Crumblin' Down" - John Cougar Mellencamp
28. "Souls" - Rick Springfield
27. "Pink Houses" - John Cougar Mellencamp
26. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper
25. "Holiday" - Madonna
24. "In A Big Country" - Big Country
23. "Time Will Reveal" - DeBarge
- Spotlight: "Some Kind of Friend" - Barry Manilow
- Extra: "Look Loke We Made It" - Barry Manilow
22. "Ain't Nobody" - Rufus & Chaka Khan
21. "All Night Long" - Lionel Richie
20. "Joanna" - Kool & The Gang
- Former #1 "Down Under" - Men At Work
19. "I Still Can't Over Loving You" - Ray Paker Jr.
- Spotlight: "Read 'Em And Weep" - Barry Manilow
18. "If I'd Been The One" - .38 Special
17. "Why Me" - Irene Cara
16. "Uptown Girl" - Billy Joel
15. "Running With The Night" - Lionel Richie
14. "That's All" - Genesis
13. "Karma Chameleon" - Culture Club
12. "Break My Stride" - Mathew Wilder
11. "Love Is A Battlefield" - Pat Benatar
10. "Church of the Poison Mind" - Culture Club
09. "Major Tom" - Peter Schilling
08. "Synchronicity II" - The Police
07. "Talking In Your Sleep"- The Romantics
06. "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" - Elton John
05. "Twist of Fate" - Olivia Newton-John
04. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" - Yes
- Spotlight: "I Write The Songs" - Barry Manilow
03. "Union of the Snake" - Duran Duran
02. "Say It Isn't So" - Hall & Oates
- Top five Montage from 1981
01. "Say, Say, Say" - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson