Thursday, February 1, 2024

VA - Now That’s What I Call Music! turns 40! (23 X CDs)

K SPECIAL

NOW Turns 40

VA - Now That’s What I Call Music! turns 40! (23 x CDs)

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Now That's What I Call Music! (often shortened to NOW) is a series of various artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Sony Music and Universal Music (Universal/Sony Music) which began in 1983. Spinoff series began for other countries the following year, starting with South Africa, and many other countries worldwide soon followed, expanding into Asia in 1995, then the United States in 1998.

The compilation series was conceived in the office of Virgin Records in London and took its name from a 1920s British advertising poster for Danish bacon featuring a pig saying "Now. That's What I Call Music" as it listened to a chicken singing. The pig became the mascot for the series, making its last regular appearance on Now That's What I Call Music 5, before reappearing in 2018, and again in 2021.

The idea for the series was conceived in the office of Virgin Records in Vernon Yard, near Portobello Road in Notting Hill, London, by the head of Licensing and Business Affairs at Virgin Records (1979–1990) Stephen Navin, and General Manager (1983-1988) Jon Webster. The concept was taken to Simon Draper (managing director at Virgin Records) and then Peter Jamieson (managing director of EMI Records (1983-1986)). Jamieson had similar plans to launch such a compilation, and he agreed to the partnership. The deal was negotiated and finalised on Richard Branson's boat moored in Little Venice.

The series took its name from a 1920s British advertising poster for Danish Bacon featuring a pig saying "Now. That's What I Call Music" as it listened to a chicken singing. Richard Branson had bought the poster for his cousin, Simon Draper, to hang behind Draper's desk at the Virgin Records office. Branson wrote, "He was notoriously grumpy before breakfast and loved his eggs in the morning, so I bought him the poster, framed it and had it hung behind his desk." The pig became the mascot for the series, making its last regular appearance on Now That's What I Call Music 5, and made a reappearance on the cover of Now That's What I Call Music! 100 in 2018 and Now That's What I Call Music! 109 in 2021.

The first Now was released on 28 November 1983 and featured 30 UK hit singles from that year on a double vinyl LP or cassette. Although the compilation of recent hit songs into a single release was not a new concept (K-tel and Ronco, for example, had been issuing various-artist compilations for some years), this was the first time that two major record labels had collaborated on such a venture. Virgin agreed to a deal with EMI, which allowed a greater number of major hits to be included (the first album in the series included a total of "eleven number ones" on its sleeve). The album went to number one, and soon after, CBS/WEA's The Hits Album adopted a similar format to Now!. The two series co-existed for the rest of the 1980s, and when Universal (formerly PolyGram from Now 8 in 1986 through to Now 42 in 1999) joined the collaboration, the Now! series was more successful commercially. The Out Now series by MCA and Chrysalis was also established as a rival to the series, but was short-lived and lasted only two volumes.

By 1989, Now, Hits, and other various-artist compilation albums were occupying such a large fraction of the UK Albums Chart that a separate UK Compilation Chart was created to restrict the Albums Chart to releases by a single act.

The rate of release settled very quickly to three per year: one release around late March/early April, another around late July and a third around late November. Over a hundred "main series" (not including spin-off and special edition) albums have been released to date. The UK series has followed a double-album format throughout the series (many other foreign franchises of the Now! series are only released on one disc), now exploiting the capacity of the CD to include between 40 and 46 tracks over two discs. Since November 2005 (Now That's What I Call Music! 62), the Now! series have only been released on CD and digital download formats. Previously, the series had been available on vinyl, cassette and MiniDisc, until these formats declined in popularity.

Peter Duckworth and Steve Pritchard have been managing the Now! brand since NOW 17. Mark Goodier has voiced the Now! adverts since Now That's What I Call Music! 21 in 1992, when he worked for BBC Radio 1, with the exception of Now That's What I Call Music! 95 in 2016, which was voiced by Matt Edmondson due to Goodier suffering a stroke around that time. Ashley Abram of Box Music compiled the albums from Now That's What I Call Music II in 1984 through to Now That's What I Call Music! 81 in 2012. Jenny Fisher took over as the compiler beginning with Now That's What I Call Music! 82.

On 23 October 2013, the Now Music television channel was launched in the UK. Targeting a broad age group, the channel used to play current popular music in the daytime and hits from its 30-year back catalogue in the evenings. It was renamed to Now 80s on 27 December 2016. Its success has led to two more branded channels exploring decades, NOW90s on 27 December 2017, replacing Chilled TV, and Now 70s on 27 December 2019, replacing Total Country.

Records/achievements

The most successful volume to date is 1999's Now That's What I Call Music! 44, which sold 2.3 million copies and remains the biggest-selling various artists compilation album in the UK. 2008's Now That's What I Call Music! 70 sold 383,002 units in the first week of sales, the biggest ever first week sale of any Now album.

Here is the full collection of the 40th anniversary Now That's What I Call Music! special editions - all official CD rips with full artwork scans, plus Volume 1 where it all started on 28 November 1983, fully remastered and corrected to include all 30 UK 7" single mixes and edits as featured on the original vinyl and cassette editions.

Enjoy!

K


  • Now That's What I Call Music! - Volume 1 (2023 40th Anniversary Remastered & Fully Corrected Edition) (2CD) (1983)
  • Now That's What I Call 40 Years (Official CD Rip) (5CD) (2023)
  • Now That's What I Call 40 Years (Volume 1 1983-1993 (Official CD Rip) (3CD) (2023)
  • Now That's What I Call 40 Years (Volume 2 1993-2003) (Official CD Rip) (3CD) (2023)
  • Now That's What I Call 40 Years (Volume 3 2003-2013) (Official CD Rip) (3CD) (2023)
  • Now That's What I Call 40 Years (Volume 4 2013-2023) (Official CD Rip) (3CD) (2023)
  • VA - Now Yearbook '73 (Official CD Rip) (4CD) (2023)

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Track lists

Now That's What I Call Music! - Volume 1 (2023 40th Anniversary Remastered & Fully Corrected Edition) (2CD) (1983)

CD01

01 Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love 2:52

02 Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know 4:08

03 UB40 - Red Red Wine 3:00

04 Limahl - Only for Love (7" Single Version) 3:49

05 Heaven 17 - Temptation 3:07

06 K.C. & The Sunshine Band - Give It Up 4:03

07 Malcolm McLaren & The Ebonettes - Double Dutch (7" Single Version) 3:41

08 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart 4:28

09 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 3:52

10 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance 2:45

11 Kajagoogoo - Too Shy 3:43

12 Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow 3:35

13 Men at Work - Down Under 3:39

14 The Rock Steady Crew - (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew 3:48

15 Rod Stewart - Baby Jane 4:45

16 Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) 3:59


CD02

01 New Edition - Candy Girl (7" Single Version) 3:33

02 Kajagoogoo - Big Apple 4:11

03 Tina Turner - Let's Stay Together 3:37

04 The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination 3:43

05 Howard Jones - New Song 4:15

06 UB40 - Please Don't Make Me Cry 3:25

07 Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - Tonight I Celebrate My Love 3:33

08 Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know 3:00

09 Will Powers - Kissing with Confidence 3:57

10 Genesis - That's All 4:24

11 The Cure - The Love Cats 3:40

12 Simple Minds - Waterfront (7" Single Edit) 4:47

13 Madness - The Sun and the Rain 3:28

14 Culture Club - Victims 4:55


Now That's What I Call 40 Years (Official CD Rip) (5CD) (2023)

CD01

01 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 4:01

02 UB40 - Red Red Wine 3:02

03 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart 4:28

04 Queen - Radio Ga Ga 5:43

05 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax 3:55

06 Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace 3:27

07 Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It 3:47

08 Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 3:52

09 Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters 4:04

10 Eurythmics, Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) 4:41

11 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 4:51

12 Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going 4:07

13 Bananarama - Venus 3:38

14 The Communards With Sarah Jane Morris - Don't Leave Me This Way 4:31

15 Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith - Walk This Way 3:38

16 Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer 3:46

17 T'Pau - China In Your Hand 4:07

18 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 3:54

19 S'Express - Theme From S-Express 3:52


CD02

01 Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up 4:00

02 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 3:51

03 Kim Wilde - You Came 3:30

04 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 4:41

05 Soul II Soul Feat. Caron Wheeler - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 3:48

06 Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U 4:40

07 Elton John - Sacrifice 5:07

08 Andrew Lloyd Webber With Jason Donovan - Any Dream Will Do 3:53

09 Shakespear's Sister - Stay 3:48

10 The KLF Feat. Tammy Wynette - Justified And Ancient 3:37

11 Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer 3:42

12 Duran Duran - Ordinary World 4:38

13 Sade - No Ordinary Love 3:59

14 Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own 3:37

15 Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) 5:26

16 Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around 3:59

17 The Pretenders - I'll Stand By You 3:58

18 Coolio, LV - Gangsta's Paradise 4:01

19 Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger 4:48


CD03

01 Spice Girls - Wannabe 2:53

02 George Michael - Fastlove 4:44

03 Eternal Feat. BeBe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One 3:35

04 All Saints - Never Ever 3:58

05 Aqua - Barbie Girl 3:15

06 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn 4:05

07 Robbie Williams - Angels 4:26

08 Boyzone - No Matter What 4:37

09 Cher - Believe 3:58

10 Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time 3:31

11 Steps - Tragedy 4:31

12 Gabrielle - Rise 3:38

13 S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin' 3:52

14 Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head 3:50

15 Mary J. Blige - Family Affair (Radio Edit) 4:01

16 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor 3:47

17 Girls Aloud - Sound Of The Underground 3:40

18 Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River 4:48

19 Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love 3:51

20 Will Young - Leave Right Now 3:33


CD04

01 James Blunt - You're Beautiful 3:23

02 Westlife - You Raise Me Up 4:00

03 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 2:58

04 MIKA - Grace Kelly 3:08

05 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black 4:00

06 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love 4:22

07 Take That - Rule The World 3:58

08 P!nk - So What 3:35

09 Coldplay - Viva La Vida 4:02

10 The Killers - Human 4:05

11 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 4:21

12 Katy Perry - Firework 3:47

13 Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor 3:39

14 Lana Del Rey - Video Games 4:02

15 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful 3:18

16 PSY - Gangnam Style 3:39

17 Bastille - Pompeii 3:33

18 Pharrell Williams - Happy 3:52

19 Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball 3:41

20 Sia - Chandelier 3:34

21 Idina Menzel - Let It Go 3:41


CD05

01 Ed Sheeran - Sing 3:54

02 Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk 3:55

03 Little Mix - Black Magic 3:31

04 Shawn Mendes - Stitches 3:27

05 Justin Bieber - Love Yourself 3:53

06 Rag'n'Bone Man - Human 3:19

07 Dua Lipa - New Rules 3:30

08 George Ezra - Shotgun 3:18

09 Calvin Harris, Sam Smith - Promises 3:34

10 Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Cast - This Is Me 3:54

11 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved 3:02

12 Billie Eilish - Bad Guy 3:13

13 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights 3:20

14 Glass Animals - Heat Waves 3:26

15 Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License 4:01

16 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) 2:19

17 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) 3:22

18 Sam Ryder - Space Man 3:38

19 David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue) 2:55

20 Loreen - Tattoo 3:02

21 Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 2:46


Now That's What I Call 40 Years (Volume 1 1983-1993 (Official CD Rip) (3CD) (2023)

CD01

01 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon 4:01

02 UB40 - Red Red Wine 3:02

03 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart 4:28

04 The Cure - The Lovecats 3:39

05 Queen - Radio Ga Ga 5:43

06 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax 3:55

07 Nena - 99 Red Balloons 3:50

08 Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace 3:27

09 Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It 3:47

10 Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 3:52

11 Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams 3:46

12 Limahl - Never Ending Story 3:30

13 Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters 4:04

14 Lionel Richie - Hello 4:05

15 Sister Sledge - Frankie 3:54

16 Simple Minds - Don’t You (Forget About Me) 4:20

17 Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) 4:41

18 Level 42 - Something About You 3:43

19 Bananarama - Venus 3:37

20 Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going 4:06


CD02

01 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 4:52

02 The Communards With Sarah Jane Morris - Don't Leave Me This Way 4:31

03 Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith - Walk This Way 3:39

04 Bon Jovi - Livin' On a Prayer 3:46

05 Europe - The Final Countdown 3:59

06 T'Pau - China In Your Hand 4:07

07 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 3:54

08 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth 4:04

09 Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now 3:48

10 S'Express - Theme From S-Express 3:52

11 Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up 4:00

12 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 3:51

13 Kim Wilde - You Came 3:31

14 Robin Beck - First Time 3:17

15 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 4:41

16 Inner City - Good Life 3:55

17 Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 3:48

18 Cliff Richard - I Just Don't Have The Heart 3:24

19 Debbie Harry - I Want That Man 3:43

20 Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love 3:53


CD03

01 Adamski & Seal - Killer 4:12

02 Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me 3:59

03 The Beautiful South - A Little Time 2:59

04 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 4:17

05 Elton John - Sacrifice 5:07

06 Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U 4:40

07 The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go 3:07

08 Scorpions - Wind Of Change 3:42

09 Andrew Lloyd Webber & Jason Donovan - Any Dream Will Do 3:54

10 Simply Red - Stars 4:09

11 Shakespear's Sister - Stay 3:48

12 The KLF Feat. Tammy Wynette - Justified And Ancient 3:37

13 Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer 3:42

14 Charles & Eddie - Would I Lie To You 3:42

15 Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite 4:41

16 Duran Duran - Ordinary World 4:38

17 West End Feat. Sybil - The Love I Lost 3:26

18 New Order - Regret 4:08

19 Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own 3:37

20 Sade - No Ordinary Love 3:58


Now That's What I Call 40 Years (Volume 2 1993-2003) (Official CD Rip) (3CD) (2023)

CD01

01 Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) 5:26

02 D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better 4:00

03 M People - Moving On Up 3:34

04 Dawn Penn - You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) 3:15

05 Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around 3:59

06 All-4-One - I Swear 3:42

07 The Pretenders - I'll Stand By You 3:59

08 Youssou N'Dour Feat. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 4:08

09 Corona - The Rhythm Of The Night 3:41

10 Whigfield - Saturday Night 4:06

11 East 17 - Stay Another Day 4:26

12 Supergrass - Alright 3:01

13 Livin' Joy - Dreamer 3:43

14 Coolio, L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise 4:01

15 Babylon Zoo - Spaceman 4:01

16 Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) 4:12

17 Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger 4:48

18 Saint Etienne - He's On The Phone 4:07

19 Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack 3:32

20 Spice Girls - Wannabe 2:52


CD02

01 George Michael - Fastlove 4:44

02 Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's 4:17

03 Texas - Say What You Want 3:51

04 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity 4:05

05 The Prodigy - Breathe 4:00

06 The Source Feat. Candi Staton - You Got The Love 3:32

07 Eternal Feat. BeBe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One 3:34

08 Hanson - Mmmbop 3:59

09 Chumbawamba - Tubthumping 3:32

10 Aqua - Barbie Girl 3:16

11 All Saints - Never Ever 3:58

12 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn 4:05

13 Robbie Williams - Angels 4:27

14 The Tamperer Feat. Maya - Feel It 3:16

15 The Corrs - Dreams 3:53

16 Boyzone - No Matter What 4:37

17 Fatboy Slim - Praise You 3:47

18 Cher - Believe 3:59

19 ATB - 9PM (Till I Come) 2:42

20 Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way 3:33


CD03

01 Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time 3:31

02 Steps - Tragedy 4:31

03 Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) 4:43

04 Gabrielle - Rise 3:39

05 Sonique - It Feels So Good 3:49

06 Black Legend - You See The Trouble With Me 3:19

07 Craig David - 7 Days 3:55

08 Atomic Kitten - Whole Again 3:04

09 Hear'Say - Pure & Simple 3:46

10 Blue - All Rise 3:43

11 S Club - Don't Stop Movin' 3:52

12 Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head 3:50

13 Mary J. Blige - Family Affair 4:01

14 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor 3:47

15 Liberty X - Just A Little 3:55

16 Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Asereje) 3:33

17 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said 3:29

18 Girls Aloud - Sound Of The Underground 3:41

19 Nelly & Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 4:50

20 Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One 4:18


Now That's What I Call 40 Years (Volume 3 2003-2013) (Official CD Rip) (3CD) (2023)

CD01

01 50 Cent - In Da Club 3:46

02 Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River 4:48

03 Sugababes - Hole In The Head 3:37

04 Keane - Somewhere Only We Know 3:55

05 Will Young - Leave Right Now 3:33

06 Kelis - Milkshake 3:03

07 Outkast - Hey Ya! 3:57

08 Anastacia - Left Outside Alone 3:54

09 Natasha Bedingfield - These Words 3:36

10 Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved 4:17

11 Eric Prydz - Call On Me 2:48

12 Tony Christie - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 3:10

13 Stereophonics - Dakota 4:57

14 James Blunt - You're Beautiful 3:23

15 Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone 3:09

16 The Pussycat Dolls, Busta Rhymes - Don't Cha 3:38

17 Westlife - You Raise Me Up 4:00

18 Shayne Ward - That's My Goal 3:38

19 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On 3:34

20 Lily Allen - Smile 3:15

21 McFly - Don't Stop Me Now 3:23


CD02

01 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 2:59

02 Nelly Furtado - Maneater 3:17

03 Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin' 4:08

04 MIKA - Grace Kelly 3:08

05 Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby 3:22

06 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black 4:01

07 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love 4:22

08 Take That - Rule The World 3:58

09 Duffy - Mercy 3:41

10 Sam Sparro - Black & Gold 3:30

11 Usher Feat. Young Jeezy - Love In This Club 4:21

12 Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight 3:44

13 P!nk - So What 3:35

14 Coldplay - Viva La Vida 4:02

15 The Killers - Human 4:05

16 Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah 3:37

17 Pixie Lott - Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) 3:17

18 Cheryl Cole - Fight For This Love 3:45

19 La Roux - Bulletproof 3:26

20 The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling 4:06

21 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 4:21


CD03

01 B.O.B Feat. Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You 4:28

02 JLS - The Club Is Alive 3:35

03 Flo Rida Feat. David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me 3:53

04 Katy Perry - Firework 3:47

05 Ceelo Green - Forget You 3:43

06 Jessie J - Price Tag 3:08

07 LMFAO, Lauren Bennett & Goonrock - Party Rock Anthem 4:24

08 Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor 3:39

09 Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts 4:06

10 Lana Del Rey - Video Games 4:02

11 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful 3:18

12 Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight 3:23

13 David Guetta Feat. Sia - Titanium 4:05

14 Fun. Feat. Janelle Monáe - We Are Young 4:10

15 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe 3:14

16 PSY - Gangnam Style (?????) 3:39

17 Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix) 3:36

18 Will.I.Am & Britney Spears - Scream & Shout 4:13

19 Bastille - Pompeii 3:33

20 Icona Pop Feat. Charli XCX - I Love It 2:35

21 Tom Odell - Another Love 3:46


Now That's What I Call 40 Years (Volume 4 2013-2023) (Official CD Rip) (3CD) (2023)

CD01

01 Avicii - Wake Me Up 4:06

02 Lorde - Royals 3:09

03 Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball 3:41

04 Pitbull Feat. Ke$ha - Timber 3:24

05 Pharrell Williams - Happy 3:52

06 Ed Sheeran - Sing 3:54

07 Idina Menzel - Let It Go 3:41

08 Sia - Chandelier 3:35

09 Ella Henderson - Ghost 3:34

10 Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This 3:52

11 Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass 3:08

12 Hozier - Take Me To Church 4:01

13 Labrinth - Jealous 4:01

14 James Bay - Hold Back The River 3:59

15 Years & Years - King 3:33

16 Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk 3:55

17 Little Mix - Black Magic 3:31

18 Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do 3:58

19 Rachel Platten - Fight Song 3:22

20 Sigala - Easy Love 2:39

21 Jonas Blue & Dakota - Fast Car 3:32


CD02

01 Justin Bieber - Love Yourself 3:54

02 Lukas Graham - 7 Years 3:58

03 Shawn Mendes - Stitches 3:27

04 DNCE - Cake By The Ocean 3:39

05 James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go 3:30

06 Christine And The Queens - Tilted 3:54

07 Rag'n'Bone Man - Human 3:19

08 The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Like This 4:07

09 Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson - Symphony 3:33

10 Dua Lipa - New Rules 3:30

11 Rita Ora - Anywere 3:35

12 Tom Walker - Leave A Light On 3:05

13 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still 2:43

14 George Ezra - Shotgun 3:18

15 Anne-Marie - 2002 3:07

16 Calvin Harris, Sam Smith - Promises 3:34

17 Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho 3:07

18 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved 3:02

19 Billie Eilish - Bad Guy 3:13

20 Post Malone - Circles 3:35

21 Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love 3:47

22 Tones And I - Dance Monkey 3:29


CD03

01 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights 3:21

02 Joel Corry Feat. MNEK - Head & Heart 2:47

03 Ariana Grande - Positions 2:51

04 Glass Animals - Heat Waves 3:26

05 Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License 4:02

06 The Kid Laroi - Without You 2:41

07 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) 2:19

08 Tom Grennan - Little Bit Of Love 3:46

09 Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under 3:56

10 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (Pnau Remix) 3:22

11 Lost Frequencies, Calum Scott - Where Are You Now 2:29

12 Cat Burns - Go 3:35

13 Gayle - Abc (Nicer) 2:48

14 LF System - Afraid To Feel 2:57

15 Lizzo - About Damn Time 3:12

16 Sam Ryder - Space Man 3:38

17 Rosa Linn - Snap 3:00

18 OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried 2:28

19 David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue) 2:55

20 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy 2:38

21 SZA - Kill Bill 2:34

22 PinkPantheress - Boy's A Liar 2:11

23 Loreen - Tattoo 3:02

24 Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam 2:46


VA - Now Yearbook '73 (Official CD Rip) (4CD) (2023)

CD01

01 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 3:14

02 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die 3:11

03 Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize 4:24

04 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy 3:38

05 Sweet - Blockbuster 3:11

06 Mud - Dyna-Mite 2:57

07 Suzi Quatro - Can the Can 3:34

08 Wizzard - See My Baby Jive 4:57

09 Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo 2:45

10 10cc - Rubber Bullets 3:42

11 Gilbert O’Sullivan - Get Down 2:40

12 David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome 2:59

13 Jackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes 3:11

14 Limmie & Family Cookin’ - You Can Do Magic 2:57

15 The Osmonds - Let Me In 3:36

16 The O’Jays - Love Train 2:59

17 First Choice - Smarty Pants 2:37

18 The Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love 4:11

19 Rod Stewart - Oh! No Not My Baby 3:39

20 Aretha Franklin - Angel 4:26

21 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Help Me Make It Through The Night 3:26


CD02

01 John Lennon - Mind Games 4:12

02 Bruce Springsteen - Blinded By The Light 5:02

03 Billy Joel - Piano Man 4:34

04 Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door 2:30

05 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain 4:18

06 Paul Simon - Take Me To The Mardi Gras 3:26

07 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You 3:24

08 Faces - Cindy Incidentally 2:37

09 Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits 2:51

10 Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way 3:41

11 Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beethoven 4:32

12 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar 3:43

13 Free - Wishing Well 3:40

14 Nazareth - This Flight Tonight 3:22

15 Status Quo - Caroline 4:17

16 Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy 3:06

17 Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall 4:16

18 Mungo Jerry - Alright, Alright, Alright 2:47

19 Dave Edmunds - Born To Be With You 3:29

20 Clifford T. Ward - Gaye 3:34

21 Fleetwood Mac - Albatross 3:09


CD03

01 Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love 4:09

02 Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song 4:45

03 Kiki Dee - Amoureuse 4:07

04 Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind 3:38

05 Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning 3:50

06 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Feat. Teddy Pendergrass - If You Don't Know Me By Now 3:26

07 Billy Paul - Me And Mrs. Jones 3:35

08 Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On 4:00

09 Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby 4:09

10 Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need In Me 3:41

11 The Isley Brothers - That Lady, Pt. 1 3:13

12 The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone 6:58

13 Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra 5:10

14 Michael Jackson - Morning Glow 3:37

15 Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse 3:39

16 The Drifters - Like Sister And Brother 3:24

17 Junior Campbell - Sweet Illusion 3:36

18 Medicine Head - One and One Is One 3:27

19 The Hot Shots - Snoopy Versus The Red Baron 3:09

20 Strawbs - Part Of The Union 2:56


CD04

01 Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz 4:02

02 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 3:53

03 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone 3:05

04 Roxy Music - Street Life 3:28

05 David Essex - Rock On 3:23

06 Mud - Crazy 3:11

07 Barry Blue - Dancin' (On A Saturday Night) 3:10

08 Donny Osmond - Young Love 2:23

09 Dawn Feat. Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree 3:26

10 Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads 3:19

11 Marie Osmond - Paper Roses 2:39

12 Peters & Lee - Welcome Home 3:30

13 Anne-Marie David - Wonderful Dream 2:38

14 Cliff Richard - Power To All Our Friends 3:01

15 Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never 3:38

16 Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time) 4:39

17 Perry Como - And I Love You So 3:18

18 Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level (Theme From The TV Series Van Der Valk) 2:21

19 Steeleye Span - Gaudette 2:24

20 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day 4:38

21 Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody 3:42

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3 comments:

  1. Thanks K. Yet another Treasure. Lots to enjoy. Not my usual cup of tea, but I will dig deep and find the gems.
    Hi BB

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  2. I have all the US editions of Now. I'm wondering how different they are... Either way, thanks for compiling these.

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    1. The US editions are very inferior to the 2CD UK editions, and don’t even come close in breadth of the music offered. I have all 116 regular UK volumes released so far; plus, countless special themed editions released over the past 40 years.
      Anyway, I hope you find lots to enjoy in these special 40th anniversary sets.
      K

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