# Big Band Countdown

Heard 1938–1953. 43 episodes.



## Sets

- Big Band Countdown 1950-07-25 Top Hits of Late July 1950 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/096e68fa-3472-4435-ab3e-2a6556960ebb
- Big Band Countdown 1949-11-01 Top Hits of Early November 1949 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/1410d7dc-4428-4beb-8c99-a8995e95d9a7
- Big Band Countdown 1950-06-25 Last Week of July, 1950 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/1662b75c-77b6-43bd-9eee-f7dd16eb9334
- Big Band Countdown 1944-03-29 4th Week April, 1944 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/22424982-3e02-4e47-9297-daa017d9cb7a
- Big Band Countdown 1938-09-21 3rd Week of September 1938 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/2d5cf03f-f28d-4318-8545-81e70c6d76bc
- Big Band Countdown 1951-02-01 1st Week of February 1951 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/427aac4d-db0a-43b3-8949-b4a80c71b91f
- Big Band Countdown 1944-04-28 Top Hits of Late April 1944 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/52606170-4779-42b6-a593-d3f0c1f1f501
- Big Band Countdown 1943-08-07 2nd Week of May 1943 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/560d6fc2-b8cd-4026-8a86-d0679ba52987
- Big Band Countdown 1943-08-07 2nd Week May, 1943 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/5d99120d-7945-4dcd-b6c0-da351908ed94
- Big Band Countdown 1938-09-21 3rd Week of September, 1938 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/5ddc312c-a43f-449a-8880-02f5ceb07947
- Big Band Countdown 1941-01-15 First Week of September 1941 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/63b1470f-6322-4c76-8e4d-7753e7ec3dec
- Big Band Countdown 1941-01-15 First Week of September 1941 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/6be9c329-b2f9-48e9-8283-b12d0e91a78b
- Big Band Countdown 1942-05-26 1st Week of June 1942 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/73916370-b9c8-4f4f-b14f-22ec8879ba5b
- Big Band Countdown 1947-03-21 3rd Week of March, 1947 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/77785717-46c7-45e8-a112-13556c9feccb
- Big Band Countdown 1941-01-21 Top Hits of Mid-January 1941 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/7c8680c8-ad23-4c7a-8173-c961012751a1
- Big Band Countdown 1943-08-07 First Week of August, 1943 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/84543b38-c3ca-4646-b57b-311e0f29cf95
- Big Band Countdown 1948-09-10 Top Hits of Mid-September 1948 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/859e60c6-4858-4ba0-b2a5-2116fb19c22d
- Big Band Countdown 1942-06-01 Top Hits of Early June 1942 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/8780e7ac-94ea-481d-ae6f-5f28cfd452a9
- Big Band Countdown 1950-06-25 Last Week of July 1950 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/87ae71c8-f519-44da-b08e-dc33bb50abb4
- Big Band Countdown 1951-07-20 Top Hits of Mid-July 1951 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/8ad51622-fa47-4099-b314-f13663cc8b38
- Big Band Countdown 1952-06-20 Top Hits of Mid-June 1952 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/970bac43-a51b-43fc-bda3-ce760673d2b8
- Big Band Countdown 1947-02-27 Third Week of March 1947 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/9c31641a-2e6c-4c09-9b4d-f596701f284c
- Big Band Countdown 1943-07-10 Top Hits of Mid-July 1943 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/9e1ddf72-1251-4a81-a7a0-6923d896be89
- Big Band Countdown 1952-10-10 2nd Week of October 1952 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/a365bb24-910b-451c-813b-52ae91ba1d72
- Big Band Countdown 1952-10-10 2nd Week of October, 1952 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/a907e7e7-63aa-4776-a05d-f8f5c4d005cd
- Big Band Countdown 1943-08-07 1st Week of August 1943 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/ae09d86a-042e-4562-8c49-4e210f7ff4f1
- Big Band Countdown 1950-08-10 Second Week of August 1950 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/b11cf669-a8d1-40f0-8d63-3255735bc048
- Big Band Countdown 1939-03-28 Top Hits of Late March 1939 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/b517af02-8de4-406d-920d-6e175c47b583
- Big Band Countdown 1949-11-01 Top Hits of Early November 1949 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/c2645ddc-6db3-4e4c-9b1a-91d7dfa3ed56
- Big Band Countdown 1941-09-07 Top Hits of Early September 1941 (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/cdb559e2-a8b7-49af-8f2f-e3c3ddb8d8cb

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [3rd Week of September 1938](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/1b11fd5c6f58), aired 21 September 1938 (53 min): https://archive.org/download/2d5cf03f-f28d-4318-8545-81e70c6d76bc/d7547f583b315b64abd3c6b1726f873463c6f31a224027ef4086c40c90feeea1.mp3
1. [3rd Week of September, 1938](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/1d2b2f3e466c), aired 21 September 1938 (53 min): https://archive.org/download/5ddc312c-a43f-449a-8880-02f5ceb07947/01.%20Big%20Band%20Countdown%2C%203rd%20Week%20of%20September%2C%201938.n%20-%20eaf98ea589d8e565.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Late March 1939](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/ae03adb70dd7), aired 28 March 1939 (57 min): https://archive.org/download/b517af02-8de4-406d-920d-6e175c47b583/Big%20Band%20Countdown%2C%204th%20week%20March%2C%201939%20-%20acb621a8a9a4737a.mp3
1. [3rd Week of January, 1941](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/3f1358a270da), aired 15 January 1941 (55 min): https://archive.org/download/de48d76e-da56-461f-9a7f-958cd668b555/3fa2e5b0068de9051fddb3a00c34faacb1349c119434365f9a8b25df0c962d21.mp3
1. [First Week of September 1941](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/8c821005f7eb), aired 15 January 1941 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/6be9c329-b2f9-48e9-8283-b12d0e91a78b/8e1621c08d42a52e4a10142b0f945c6e1fb3b4ba1ae6e579be627712d12f0f00.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Mid-January 1941](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/c5e52ec8f43f), aired 21 January 1941 (55 min): https://archive.org/download/7c8680c8-ad23-4c7a-8173-c961012751a1/02.%20Big%20Band%20Countdown%2C%203rd%20Week%20of%20January%2C%201941.n%20-%20ad01b20e52b648e9.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Early September 1941](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/0cddda1ed1c7), aired 7 September 1941 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/cdb559e2-a8b7-49af-8f2f-e3c3ddb8d8cb/Big%20Band%20Countdown%2C%20First%20week%20September%2C%201941%20-%202296a6ea8f05ca87.mp3
1. [1st Week of June 1942](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/cd8c21acc0a8), aired 26 May 1942 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/73916370-b9c8-4f4f-b14f-22ec8879ba5b/9635a76411005858b2de41f984882a0beec0f9938f7c68b576a160d116cff028.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Early June 1942](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/38c4e928d863), aired 1 June 1942 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/8780e7ac-94ea-481d-ae6f-5f28cfd452a9/03.%20Big%20Band%20Countdown%2C%20First%20Week%20in%20June%2C%201942.n%20-%20770a6208819f7318.mp3
1. [2nd Week Of May 1943](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/004727dbff87), aired May 1943 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/560d6fc2-b8cd-4026-8a86-d0679ba52987/Big%20Band%20Countdown%201943.05.xx%202nd%20Week%20Of%20May%201943%20-%20cca363a4d1e35ccf.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Mid-May 1943](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/893635787053), aired 14 May 1943 (57 min): https://archive.org/download/ee803886-af3c-40c0-90ac-2ee80a5a8d77/85a898749e0cec287b1212a63dd8f5c776e774044e9ce74ac94dc205062f1a69.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Mid-July 1943](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/5aec1020a1cc), aired 10 July 1943 (54 min): https://archive.org/download/9e1ddf72-1251-4a81-a7a0-6923d896be89/e07a8d962de85b1dd85c843e56f0c32ce91a8e53fa93bb025786b75cf90ee4f4.mp3
1. [First Week of August, 1943](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/411f9a49da11), aired 7 August 1943 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/84543b38-c3ca-4646-b57b-311e0f29cf95/4958bd7bda6113700aff3c5cbd3fdbfc59ec499a7010d23d53ae66d01cd972c6.mp3
1. [1st Week of August 1943](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/2c4418388665), aired 7 August 1943 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/e1c91726-74b5-4259-9d3e-45fd7d40eb8b/4958bd7bda6113700aff3c5cbd3fdbfc59ec499a7010d23d53ae66d01cd972c6.mp3
1. [2nd Week May, 1943](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/409c06f40bb0), aired 7 August 1943 (57 min): https://archive.org/download/5d99120d-7945-4dcd-b6c0-da351908ed94/fd62fe3fee03b0f0653671f122030d8541ec42fc5e2cfb3d9ee27bde4be9c61b.mp3
1. [4th Week April, 1944](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/e8111267016b), aired 29 March 1944 (57 min): https://archive.org/download/22424982-3e02-4e47-9297-daa017d9cb7a/aebac15065637f1b0723f71cab4c579165a6270153ceb4e5f23a042d5e6e90cf.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Late April 1944](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/b8a3a75f9cb1), aired 28 April 1944 (57 min): https://archive.org/download/52606170-4779-42b6-a593-d3f0c1f1f501/a61019672ab6c295a99250a66c573d2ad0a205f0f3de91961d59f1ecb9b2496c.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Mid-June 1945](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/b4a5a8501bfb), aired 10 June 1945 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/d4f6a9b8-734b-4829-90d7-ef0e96c05055/c95716c3840b380a498017fbd45241de6c3dc84dba122436d14cf9feca692b51.mp3
1. [Third Week of March 1947](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/b302774da558), aired 27 February 1947 (55 min): https://archive.org/download/9c31641a-2e6c-4c09-9b4d-f596701f284c/b498a065d64e972b43063c4b73fbc16694d6558f836f78bfe9bba980dba0ea72.mp3
1. [3rd Week of March, 1947](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/bf44bdeb49d3), aired 21 March 1947 (55 min): https://archive.org/download/77785717-46c7-45e8-a112-13556c9feccb/b73ae8796e4003744316748962023d8e6a2f6054249bfca14ea0f7bf5a97dd08.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Mid-September 1948](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/003b447ed825), aired 10 September 1948 (53 min): https://archive.org/download/859e60c6-4858-4ba0-b2a5-2116fb19c22d/0b76bb36a3d2770c705430019f69541d9e51e9fb5166c9ff615df55ff8289335.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Early November 1949](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/d328618df0cc), aired 1 November 1949 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/1410d7dc-4428-4beb-8c99-a8995e95d9a7/7056026008f3642e603c2fc825294be742e56891cc2b22d49c5039f965c3756e.mp3
1. [Last Week of July, 1950](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/53f60654c84e), aired 25 June 1950 (53 min): https://archive.org/download/1662b75c-77b6-43bd-9eee-f7dd16eb9334/6dc98d00d484ca310486b4fd0869a6eb757a84ee42d9f854365cb69827f1a10b.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Late July 1950](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/78eec23bb8aa), aired 25 July 1950 (53 min): https://archive.org/download/096e68fa-3472-4435-ab3e-2a6556960ebb/263452a21797c8f7098ef1122be3b8813adcdd7fd25f729291e8f237b36ce4a5.mp3
1. [Second Week of August 1950](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/15883fad1c0c), aired 10 August 1950 (53 min): https://archive.org/download/b11cf669-a8d1-40f0-8d63-3255735bc048/9bee944156b54664329889abf4c216759ac86cb425e48ea3fdb41edca412fac1.mp3
1. [1st Week of February, 1951](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/2d2ef4379834), aired 1 February 1951 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/e8a40c7d-5bb8-4b2d-a419-29d3e07b2712/5c99a966a03a80c5de0be36415a4720ef164eb8dd9ba2fb38f5133edca0e4b5b.mp3
1. [1st Week of February 1951](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/6351a03c7d46), aired 1 February 1951 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/427aac4d-db0a-43b3-8949-b4a80c71b91f/f8c9af94cdfb3b81b913b3529b85b9c139b2143373f87f5cb2564255d9788a7e.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Early November 1949](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/757eea9916ab), aired 6 June 1951 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/c2645ddc-6db3-4e4c-9b1a-91d7dfa3ed56/67bb4caf755cfd66d83a750e16a87f328dbf6d82dd0af71e5e15b40e510606d0.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Mid-July 1951](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/07b374a00324), aired 20 July 1951 (54 min): https://archive.org/download/8ad51622-fa47-4099-b314-f13663cc8b38/e77bb8127bc03ada9a64adcdc1f507a72c81e8a29580c066f889ed9c08d5d83e.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Mid-June 1952](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/adc3370cb9ff), aired 20 June 1952 (54 min): https://archive.org/download/970bac43-a51b-43fc-bda3-ce760673d2b8/2c7784920c6df2c39fcbb50ba24aed32849adc6d132e4e52da5b7e50e1e26fa1.mp3
1. [2nd Week of October 1952](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/bf88832f3d42), aired 10 October 1952 (55 min): https://archive.org/download/a365bb24-910b-451c-813b-52ae91ba1d72/177901d315c3dcdc1453874d08fd185260005633f58bb9b40d5469c2ca718d40.mp3
1. [2nd Week of October, 1952](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/e85d6a8d6d7a), aired 10 October 1952 (55 min): https://archive.org/download/a907e7e7-63aa-4776-a05d-f8f5c4d005cd/fbc485d8eea0e657bbcedf0eb8c987ab1d4248d251ece6043c12dc0fd946e159.mp3
1. [3rd Week of May 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/191256a85883), aired 30 April 1953 (56 min): https://archive.org/download/eceaa714-384e-49eb-b2b8-33196582926c/ddfd235b0c2e6c7ec1eaa5e8eb8e45d1a10d1ba0d7a60ebef5b5912393259dc2.mp3
1. [Top Hits of Mid-May 1953](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/b6f04514b0fc), aired 20 May 1953 (56 min): https://archive.org/download/db749ba3-d8b4-46f9-a51c-68d36c93ecd2/b591b9c263c5166890b8f643a50aee67f0e0b4d6f95ed69bff887e74564e7bc2.mp3
1. [1st Week Of September 1941](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/4b3f8d6b75b0) (58 min): https://archive.org/download/63b1470f-6322-4c76-8e4d-7753e7ec3dec/336d75127157565f3f75dd5421d03a3d943b967deabc1d252e63e1b90f4c702c.mp3
1. [3rd Week Of January 1941](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/b23f1b856fcb) (55 min): https://archive.org/download/63b1470f-6322-4c76-8e4d-7753e7ec3dec/b7c189895009e39954548495d43e8c80915f9e7dcc23fc7394f6b7b266b49d5a.mp3
1. [0985bdd6e5e043805bca1e94c95180eba4f58fd062573070cede4bff9d4d8e35](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/6eac10a8a271) (53 min): https://archive.org/download/87ae71c8-f519-44da-b08e-dc33bb50abb4/0985bdd6e5e043805bca1e94c95180eba4f58fd062573070cede4bff9d4d8e35.mp3
1. [f618bcfa18c79a44f7b3413ebfb8b46e3fc4243e19b6c631194524b735ae10a1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/4cf19e7a6eb4) (53 min): https://archive.org/download/87ae71c8-f519-44da-b08e-dc33bb50abb4/f618bcfa18c79a44f7b3413ebfb8b46e3fc4243e19b6c631194524b735ae10a1.mp3
1. [cca363a4d1e35ccf0c83931918ebf832a7cf9bd25b5b1082dc406a38112a9101](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/69e83504c8c7) (58 min): https://archive.org/download/ae09d86a-042e-4562-8c49-4e210f7ff4f1/cca363a4d1e35ccf0c83931918ebf832a7cf9bd25b5b1082dc406a38112a9101.mp3
1. [d3e578cb055bd3233ed93ac6636e6544264011aaa2de1a672046d2252921f169](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/eb09b2681749) (54 min): https://archive.org/download/ae09d86a-042e-4562-8c49-4e210f7ff4f1/d3e578cb055bd3233ed93ac6636e6544264011aaa2de1a672046d2252921f169.mp3
1. [f1f5a987858b9dd2d19836bbb6d161b1706d95730ebd07a68988462836920120](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/ab38544841e9) (59 min): https://archive.org/download/ae09d86a-042e-4562-8c49-4e210f7ff4f1/f1f5a987858b9dd2d19836bbb6d161b1706d95730ebd07a68988462836920120.mp3
1. [3rd Week Of July 1951](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/d05949918dfa) (54 min): https://archive.org/download/f8647e04-7a39-49c0-b8fb-e42351e9347a/199d1a2553fbe51976f84981c9902bdfe344756423d5e03ed0f1e2ff8d8669b5.mp3
1. [1st Week Of February 1951](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/big-band-countdown/e192aefaa1e3) (58 min): https://archive.org/download/f8647e04-7a39-49c0-b8fb-e42351e9347a/c5e2658586ce8fe448890098eab0d3f15124bb4a850caa93164853c4a24defd6.mp3

From the Old Time Radio collection at the Internet Archive, uploaded by the collector named.

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