REVIEW: Now Thats What I Call Music! 96, Released 7th April 2017 | 43 Tracks | 0 #1 Singles |
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10th September 2018, 08:11 PM
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Origin: United Kingdom Label: Sony Music Entertainment / Universal Format: Double CD, Digital Download Duration: 2:32:46 (152 minutes 46 seconds) Tracks: 43 #1s: 0 Chart Peak: #1 (9 weeks) Sales: TBC (Platinum)
2. Rag'n'Bone Man Human 3:17 {2} 3. Little Mix Touch 3:31 {4} 4. The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk Starboy 3:49 {2} 5. The Chainsmokers Paris 3:35 {5} 6. Starley Call On Me (Ryan Riback Remix) 3:15 {6} 7. Anne-Marie Ciao Adios 3:19 {9} 8. Bruno Mars 24K Magic 3:45 {5} 9. Zara Larsson I Would Like 3:43 {2} 10. Katy Perry feat. Skip Marley Chained To The Rhythm 3:55 {5} 11. Sean Paul feat. Dua Lipa No Lie 3:40 {10} 12. Martin Jensen Solo Dance 2:54 {7} 13. Zedd & Alessia Cara Stay 3:30 {8} 14. Sigrid Don't Kill My Vibe 3:01 {62} 15. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson Just Hold On 3:17 {2} 16. Dua Lipa Be The One 3:21 {9} 17. Jonas Blue feat. RAYE By Your Side 3:18 {15} 18. Coldplay Hypnotised 5:53 {70} 19. John Legend Love Me Now 3:29 {17} 20. Robbie Williams Love My Life 3:25 {22} 21. George Michael Fastlove, Pt. 1 5:24 {DNC} 22. Jax Jones feat. RAYE You Don't Know Me 3:32 {3} 23. The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk I Feel It Coming 4:27 {9} 24. Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa Scared To Be Lonely 3:40 {14} 25. Kygo & Selena Gomez It Ain't Me 3:40 {7} 26. Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane Black Beatles 4:51 {2} 27. Machine Gun Kelly feat. Camila Cabello Bad Things 3:58 {16} 28. Sage The Gemini Now And Later 3:11 {17} 29. Tinie Tempah feat. Tinashe Text From Your Ex 3:07 {23} 30. Stormzy Big For Your Boots 4:00 {6} 31. Tom Zanetti feat. Sadie Ama You Want Me 3:07 {22} 32. Martin Solveig feat. Ina Wroldsen Places 3:22 {27} 33. Robin Schulz & David Guetta & Cheat Codes Shed A Light 3:11 {24} 34. M.O feat. Kent Jones Not In Love 3:17 {42} 35. Rag'n'Bone Man Skin 3:57 {13} 36. Train Play That Song 3:21 {21} 37. The Vamps & Matoma All Night 3:11 {24} 38. Ariana Grande feat. Future Everyday 3:11 {DNC} 39. Major Lazer feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR & Nicki Minaj Run Up 3:22 {20} 40. Post Malone feat. Quavo Congratulations 3:40 {28} 41. Julia Michaels Issues 2:54 {10} 42. Lorde Green Light 3:53 {20} 43. Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos Slide 3:52 {10} Key Tracks highlighted red were official UK #1s. Tracks with an asterisk (*) next to their title have also been included in special releases from the series. The track duration has been highlighted cyan. Bracketed numbers refer to highest chart position reached.
Lowest Charting Track: George Michael Fastlove, Pt. 1 / Ariana Grande feat. Future Everyday {DNC} Longest Song: Coldplay Hypnotised 5:53 Shortest Song: Martin Jensen Solo Dance / Julia Michaels Issues 2:54 Edited Tracks: Unknown Unedited Tracks: Unknown Inlay Mistakes: None Other Facts: None
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10th September 2018, 08:12 PM
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During this era there was the notable death of British singer George Michael. He did appear on this volume with a posthumous appearance, but with a single that did not chart during this time, and which was previously featured on Now 35, whilst other songs of his that charted following his death, such as Careless Whisper (which had not previously been used in the main series) was overlooked. Ed Sheeran also had a huge chart spree with all of the album tracks from Divide being in the Top 40 simultaneously, the main single Shape Of You was one of the biggest charting omissions of the whole series. Elsewhere the likes of Maroon 5, Olly Murs, Drake, Lady GaGa, Migos, James Arthur, Zayn and Steps all got omitted. This has been the only volume in the series so far to include music from Starley, Martin Jensen, Steve Aoki, Rae Sremmurd, Machine Gun Kelly (as a lead artist), Sage The Gemini, Tom Zanetti and Julia Michaels (as a lead artist). Artwork Rating: 7/10 Very Good I like the concept used for this artwork, the clever use of various smokey colours all mixing together is very aesthetically pleasing. It is very good and colourful. I like the white logo on this cover too as it seems to stand out better than if another colour was used. Disc 1 Favourite: Zara Larsson I Would Like A catchy remake of an older pop song which Zara adds some great vocals to and some original lyrics too. Probably my favourite Zara Larsson song to date. This is the kind of music I hope to hear more of from her in the future. Disc 2 Favourite: Jax Jones feat. RAYE You Dont Know Me This song really put Jax Jones on the map of great dance music producers of the 21st century. It was a few weeks after the impact of RAYE who featured on a Jonas Blue single also on this volume. This Disc 2 opener is a great song and really showcased the potential of Jax Jones. Disc 3 Tracklist: (A concept of what a third disc might look like if other hits from the era were used) 1. Drake feat. Rihanna Too Good 4:23 {3} 2. Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert Bad And Boujee 3:27 {30} 3. The Weeknd Party Monster 4:09 {17} 4. Maroon 5 feat. Future Cold 3:54 {24} 5. Zayn & Taylor Swift I Dont Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) 4:05 {5} 6. Snakehips & MΨ Dont Leave 3:34 {27} 7. Sia Move Your Body (Single Mix) 4:12 {59} 8. Steps Scared Of The Dark 3:46 {37} 9. Olly Murs Grow Up 3:44 {25} 10. AJR feat. Louisa Johnson Weak 3:19 {58} 11. The xx On Hold 3:44 {34} 12. Lady GaGa Million Reasons 3:25 {39} 13. Vaults One Day Ill Fly Away 3:27 {53} 14. Alessia Cara Scars To Your Beautiful 3:50 {55} 15. James Arthur Safe Inside 3:42 {31} 16. Imagine Dragons Believer 3:24 {42} 17. Lana Del Rey Love 4:39 {41} 18. Louisa Johnson Best Behaviour 3:35 {48} 19. Naughty Boy feat. Kyla & Popcaan Shouldve Been Me 4:04 {61} 20. Sigala & Digital Farm Animals Only One 3:22 {53} 21. Galantis Rich Boy 3:03 {60} ---------- Total time: 1:18:48 Overall Rating: 3/10 Extremely Poor What makes this volume extremely poor is the lack of the most talked about and listened to single of this era, and in fat the year 2017, and that was Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran. Admittedly, there were no other UK #1 singles to choose from this era, which is why the song was essential, but it was not included. The choice of adding tracks that failed to chart such as that George Michael track and Ariana Grande also let it down, as did the longest track on this volume that did not deserve a place from Coldplay. It was very disappointing to see Steps get overlooked too for their comeback, especially when their single spent a brief period at #1 on iTunes. There is an awful lot wrong with this volume, and its certainly not one of my favourites. Andrew's Best 5 (as of September 2018) 1. Jax Jones feat. RAYE You Dont Know Me 2. Zara Larsson I Would Like 3. Martin Jensen Solo Dance 4. Jonas Blue feat. RAYE By Your Side 5. Major Lazer feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR & Nicki Minaj Run Up Andrew's Worst 5 (as of September 2018) 1. Ariana Grande feat. Future Everyday 2. Sage The Gemini Now And Later 3. Train Play That Song 4. Coldplay Hypnotised 5. Post Malone feat. Quavo Congratulations |
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10th September 2018, 08:13 PM
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Matt Terry When Christmas Comes Around {3} Drake Fake Love {10} Zayn feat. Partynextdoor Still Got Time {24} Nathan Sykes Famous {28} J Cole Deja Vu {30} The Dave Clark Five Glad All Over {31} Adele Water Under The Bridge {39} Little Mix feat. Charlie Puth Oops {41} George Michael Careless Whisper {44} Zara Larsson feat. Ty Dolla $ign So Good {44} Sia Helium {45} Inspiral Carpets Saturn 5 {48} Alessia Cara How Far Ill Go {49} J Cole Immortal {49} Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne No Frauds {49} Dave feat. Drake Wanna Know {51} Ariana Grande & John Legend Beauty And The Beast {52} Giggs feat. Donaeo Lock Doh {52} Linkin Park feat. Kiiara Heavy {53} Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone City Of Stars {53} Mic Lowry Oh Lord {54} Big Sean feat. Eminem No Favors {56} Izzy Bizu Talking To You {56} London Grammar Rooting For You {58} Mura Masa feat. A$AP Rocky Lovesick {59} The xx Say Something Love {60} Stargate feat. P!nk & Sia Waterfall {61} Dave & J Hus Samantha {63} Childish Gambino Redbone {64} David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne Light My Body Up {64} Nathan Sykes Theres Only One Of You {65} Chris Brown feat. Usher & Gucci Mane Party {68} DJ Khaled feat. Beyoncι & Jay-Z Shining {71} Alesso Falling {72} Axwell Λ Ingrosso feat. Kid Ink I Love You {72} London Grammar Big Picture {73} |
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10th September 2018, 09:12 PM
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Right in front of my salad?!
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Double Daft Punk for me.
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10th September 2018, 09:14 PM
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13th September 2018, 06:46 AM
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A poor edition with plenty of filler that I can't see me coming back to in years to come.
Here's my Top 5:- 1. Martin Solveig - Places 2. Robin Schulz feat. David Guetta and Cheat Codes - Shed A Light 3. Calvin Harris - Slide 4. The Weekend feat. Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming 5. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic |
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3rd October 2018, 11:00 PM
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Before I bought the album, I had a bad feeling about the album. Strangely for me, it's actually up there with my favourites. Some great hits particularly on disc 1.
My favourite 7: Be The One You Don't Know Me Chained To The Rhythm No Lie I Feel It Coming Skin Ciao Adios Wouldn't say there are any songs I particularly disliked. Robbie and John Legend are quite boring additions however. |
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