{{Short description|Dutch music television program (1978-1993)}} {{more citations needed|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox television | image = Logo CountDown.jpg | caption = | alt_name = | genre = Music | creator = Rob de Boer productions | based_on = | developer = | writer = | director = | creative_director = Rob de Boer | presenter = {{Plainlist| *Erik de Zwart (1983–1984) *Adam Curry (1984–1987) *Simone Walraven *Wessel van Diepen *Jasper Faber }} | theme_music_composer = | opentheme = | endtheme = | composer = | country = Netherlands | language = Dutch | num_seasons = <!-- or num_series --> | num_episodes = | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Rob de Boer | producer = | editor = | location = Bussum | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = | company = | channel = Nederland 2 | first_aired = {{Start date|1978}} | last_aired = {{End date|1993}}<ref name=wilde>{{cite web|title=Countdown (Netherlands)|url=http://www.wilde-life.com/encyclopedia/countdown-netherlands|work=Wilde Life|accessdate=27 July 2013}}</ref> | related = }}
'''''Countdown''''' was a popular Dutch music television program which was broadcast by the public broadcasting system Veronica from 1978 to 1993. It ranked as one of the top music television programs in all of Europe. Due the popularity of the program, one of its hosts, Adam Curry, became a celebrity. Other hosts included Simone Walraven, Jasper Faber, Erik de Zwart and Wessel van Diepen.
A special English-language edition of ''Countdown'' was produced for pan-European music channel Music Box super channel in 1986-87, with presenters Adam Curry and Erik de Zwart.
The program may have been inspired by the Australian music show CountDown, which aired from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}
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