NOW 100 HITS 80s No.1s

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They all vary from one to five disc compilations (occasionally six disc), starting in 1986 and continuing to the present day (Jan 2023). I was 11 in 1980 so my teenage\formulative years were music wise heavily influenced by this period of my life particularly 1983-1986, I have loads of these collections along with complete sets of release by many 80's artists. Originally, the series captured extended 12" mixes of dance hits of the time, but from 1991 onwards, all Now Dance compilations featured 7" edits with only occasional extended versions or mixes included. this arrived wrapped in celophane but once removed trying to open the five cd's was a joke, the whole thing was stuck together.

first reissued 2009 for the 25th anniversary, then again 20 July 2018 to coincide with Now 100) re-issued on 2CD (gatefold in 2009, jewel case in 2018), audio cassette, and a 2LP vinyl release. The series is then moved forward again, with the release of Now Yearbook 1992 in July 2023 (an Extra followed in August). For the 30th anniversary of Now in 2013 and the release of Now 100 in Summer 2018, the first Now album was re-compiled and re-issued. This is a great collection with some songs I had not heard on CD for years it comprises 5 CD's and is great value for money I keep it in the car and it takes me back to my youth. About three cds worth of songs here are the usual 'appears on way too many compilations', but not in the configuration presented here.

a vintage track when he recorded it in 1981, but he had a knack of recording old tracks and making them his own. In November 2018, the Now team took over the " 100 Hits" brand from Demon Music Group, and in 2019 and 2020, the Special Editions series was effectively rested while 24 different Now 100 Hits compilations were issued in very quick succession, until the end of November 2020. was a vintage year for pop music as witnessed here with 'Tainted Love' by Soft Cell and 'Don’t You Want Me' from The Human League.

Please note that these are all brand new unopened, but will have minor wear from storage, such as torn wrappers or slight dents in case.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Germany gave us Goombay Dance Band with the 1982 hit, 'Seven Tears', another one hit wonder, in this country at least.

You can now gorge yourself on 100 Number 1s from the decade that brought you shoulder pads, ra ra skirts and the Sony Walkman.The compilation comes in a special edition box, and includes an 80s pop quiz booklet, making it the perfect gift for any pop fan! Initially, a special edition of a Now compilation was quite rare, and between 1994 and 2002, there weren't any released at all. She was over the moon with it and said it was really nicely presented as thought all the cds would be attached but they were all nicely in individual holders inside the main box and the songs are lots that she knows too.

It is hard to think now that a rock track would get to Number 1 these days, but Europe did it with 'The Final Countdown' in 1986, and Survivor did too with 'Eye of the Tiger'. These compilations are very similar to the anniversary series, however, they contain a lower amount of tracks and retailed much cheaper than the former series. A standard 4-CD version is also issued in a gatefold "wallet" design, which retails cheaper than the mini-hardback books. Each release is issued as a limited edition mini-hardback book, with the CDs in sleeves forming the pages of the ' yearbook' which contains an introductory overview of the year, original 7" single artwork, trivia, chart positions and a quiz.The latter contains a new retro-70s Now logo design and artwork which complements its 80s sister Yearbook series. The Special Editions series includes a wide range of Now anniversary collections, different music genres, eras, and decades, as well as commercial tie-ins with Smash Hits, Disney, Eurovision, HMV and the Official Chart Company. They are also notable as being the first time a Now series had released a compilation of hits from the years 1980 to 1982.