REVIEW: Now Thats What I Call Music! 99, Released 23rd March 2018 | 45 Tracks | 1 #1 Single |
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20th March 2022, 09:23 PM
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Origin: United Kingdom Label: Sony Music Entertainment / Universal Format: Double CD, Digital Download Duration: 2:36:46 (156 minutes 46 seconds) Tracks: 45 #1s: 1 Chart Peak: #1 (8 weeks) Sales: 400,623 (Platinum)
2. Dua Lipa IDGAF 3:36 {3} 3. Portugal. The Man Feel It Still 2:43 {3} 4. Justin Timberlake feat. Chris Stapleton Say Something 4:38 {9} 5. Taylor Swift Ready For It? 3:28 {7} 6. Marshmello & Anne-Marie FRIENDS 3:24 {4} 7. Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B Finesse (Remix) 3:37 {5} 8. Sigala & Paloma Faith Lullaby 3:24 {6} 9. Craig David feat. Bastille I Know You 3:35 {5} 10. Jason Derulo feat. French Montana Tip Toe 3:05 {5} 11. Jax Jones feat. Ina Wroldsen Breathe 2:56 {7} 12. George Ezra Paradise 3:42 {2} 13. Kylie Minogue Dancing 2:59 {38} 14. Camila Cabello Never Be The Same 3:47 {7} 15. Mabel & Not3s Fine Line 3:40 {11} 16. Sigrid Strangers 3:53 {10} 17. Paloma Faith Guilty 4:20 {DNC} 18. P!nk Beautiful Trauma 4:11 {25} 19. James Arthur Naked 3:53 {11} 20. Tom Walker Leave A Light On 3:06 {7} 21. Calum Scott You Are The Reason 3:24 {43} 22. Sam Smith One Last Song 3:15 {27} 23. Stormzy feat. MNEK Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 3:52 {7} 24. Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla $ign Psycho 3:41 {4} 25. BlocBoy JB feat. Drake Look Alive 3:02 {17} 26. Khalid Location 3:38 {67} 27. NF Let You Down 3:29 {6} 28. Ramz Barking 3:16 {2} 29. J Hus Bouff Daddy 3:25 {26} 30. CliQ feat. Alika Wavey 2:46 {44} 31. Dave feat. MoStack No Words 3:31 {17} 32. B Young Jumanji 2:44 {13} 33. RAYE & Mr. Eazi Decline 3:08 {15} 34. Not3s x Mabel My Lover 3:12 {14} 35. Rak-Su feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy Dimelo (X Factor Recording) 3:02 {2} 36. G-Eazy & Halsey Him & I 4:28 {22} 37. SZA x Calvin Harris The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix) 2:53 {55} 38. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso feat. Florida Georgia Line & watt Let Me Go 2:56 {30} 39. 5 Seconds Of Summer Want You Back 2:53 {22} 40. Demi Lovato Tell Me You Love Me 3:58 {DNC} 41. Maroon 5 Wait 3:11 {DNC} 42. James Bay Wild Love 3:18 {39} 43. Rag'n'Bone Man As You Are 3:48 {DNC} 44. U2 You're The Best Thing About Me 3:45 {DNC} 45. Oasis Live Forever 4:39 {45} 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(s): Paloma Faith Guilty / Demi Lovato Tell Me You Love Me / Maroon 5 Wait / Rag'n'Bone Man As You Are / U2 You're The Best Thing About Me {DNC} Longest Song: Oasis Live Forever 4:39 Shortest Song: Portugal. The Man Feel It Still 2:43 Edited Tracks: Unknown Unedited Tracks: Unknown Inlay Mistakes: Unknown Other Facts: Live Forever by Oasis originally appeared on Now 33 in 1996.
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20th March 2022, 09:50 PM
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The era's omissions are once again headlined by Ed Sheeran and also Drake for chart dominance. Elsewhere hits for the likes of Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Liam Payne & Rita Ora, Bazzi, Justin Timberlake and Steel Banglez all got overlooked. The following artists have not yet appeared again in the series, and this volume remains their only appearance; Portugal. The Man, BlocBoy JB, NF, CLiQ, Not3s (as a lead artist), Rak-Su and SZA (as a lead artist). Artwork Rating: 6/10 Good It isn't much to shout about, but it is simplistic which in graphic terms is sometimes a good thing. The liquid bubbles surrounding the yellow font works well with various hues of blue and purple. As the final artwork to be shown in double digits, it did a good enough job without being too elaborate. Disc 1 Favourite: Craig David feat. Bastille I Know You There really isn't anything on this disc that really jumps out at me as being a favourite, but as I always have chosen one for every disc so far, I've decided to go with the collaboration between Craig David and Bastille, showcasing two of Britain's finest recording artists. Disc 2 Favourite: Oasis Live Forever This disc is truly awful, and it took a song from 1996 tagged onto the end of this disc to determine a favourite. One of Oasis signature tracks which made a welcome comeback at this time. Disc 3 Tracklist: (A concept of what a third disc might look like if other hits from the era were used) 1. Ed Sheeran Perfect 4:23 {1} 2. Drake God's Plan 3:19 {1} 3. Kendrick Lamar & SZA All The Stars 3:52 {5} 4. Liam Payne & Rita Ora For You (Fifty Shared Freed) 4:05 {8} 5. Justin Timberlake Filthy 4:54 {15} 6. David Guetta & Afrojack feat. Charli XCX & French Montana Dirty Sexy Money 2:53 {35} 7. Steel Banglez feat. Yungen, MoStack, Mr Eazi & Not3s Bad 3:25 {29} 8. RAYE, Mabel & Stefflon Don Cigarette 3:08 {41} 9. Yungen feat. Jess Glynne Mind On It 3:11 {47} 10. Bazzi Mine 2:11 {21} 11. Hardy Caprio Rapper 2:53 {34} 12. Kojo Funds feat. RAYE Check 3:36 {26} 13. Luis Fonsi feat. Demi Lovato Echame La Culpa 2:54 {46} 14. Sean Paul & David Guetta feat. Becky G Mad Love 3:20 {22} 15. Calvin Harris feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR Nuh Ready Nuh Ready 3:04 {48} 16. Years & Years Sanctify 3:10 {25} 17. Troye Sivan My My My 3:25 {38} 18. Charlie Puth feat. Kehlani Done For Me 3:00 {45} 19. Hailee Steinfeld & BloopPopฎ Capital Letters 3:39 {39} 20. The Chainsmokers Sick Boy 3:13 {35} 21. Louis Tomlinson Miss You 3:02 {39} 22. Matt Terry The Thing About Love 3:15 {51} 23. Jorja Smith feat. Stormzy Let Me Down 3:08 {34} 24. Elbow Golden Slumbers 2:24 {29} ---------- Total time: 1:19:24 Overall Rating: 2/10 Awful It is not often I have gone so low in my estimations of a volume in this series, but having given it some time since it's release, looking back at many of these forgotten tracks they are really not showcasing the best of what the artists had to offer. The lack of #1 singles licenced for this album, together with far too much filler on Disc 2, along with 5 tracks that failed to chart in the UK, all makes for a dismal appearance, and that is why I have rated this so low. My Best 5 (as of March 2022) 1. Oasis Live Forever 2. Craig David feat. Bastille I Know You 3. Jax Jones feat. Ina Wroldsen Breathe 4. CliQ feat. Alika Wavey 5. Kylie Minogue Dancing My Worst 5 (as of March 2022) 1. BlocBoy JB feat. Drake Look Alive 2. Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla $ign Psycho 3. Maroon 5 Wait 4. Khalid Location 5. James Bay Wild Love |
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20th March 2022, 09:55 PM
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Eminem feat. Beyonce Walk On Water {7} Sam Smith Pray {26} Katie Melua Fields Of Gold {29} Migos feat. Drake Walk It Talk It {31} Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Holy Mountain {31} MIST Game Changer {35} Camila Cabello She Loves Control {40} Cardi B feat. 21 Savage Bartier Cardi {40} The Cranberries Zombie {45} Logic & Marshmello Everyday {46} Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran & Future End Game {49} Fuse ODG feat. Ed Sheeran & Mugeez Boa Me {52} HRVY Personal {62} Machine Gun Kelly, X Ambassadors & Bebe Rexha Home {64} Bastille World Gone Mad {66} Kygo feat. Miguel Remind Me To Forget {69} |
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21st March 2022, 04:41 PM
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Probably agree it is the worst Now ever. Don't think I even bought this, though will pick it up cheap in a charity shop if I see it.
Top 5 for me is:- 1. Oasis - Live Forever 2. Sigala & Paloma Faith - Lullaby 3. Tom Walker Leave A Light On 4. Portugal. The Man Feel It Still 5. George Ezra Paradise Worst 5 1. Rak-Su feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy Dimelo (X Factor Recording) 2. U2 You're The Best Thing About Me 3. G-Eazy & Halsey Him & I 4. NF Let You Down 5. B Young Jumanji 2 |
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22nd March 2022, 06:54 AM
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I remember getting very excited when I saw Kylie appear with Dancing. But looking back that was probably NOW 99's only decent thing (apart from getting a Taylor Swift song).
Top 5: 01: Kylie Minogue - Dancing // Genuinely thought Kylie would never appear again thanks to 'Into the Blue' not being on NOW 87. But now she's on quite a few of them. 02: Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It? // Was shocked they finally licensed a Taylor song as well. Shame it wasn't her (so far) only UK No. 1 03: SZA x Calvin Harris - The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix) // Just so good! 04: Dua Lipa - IDGAF // Love a bit of Dua 05: George Ezra - Paradise // What a bop Bottom 5: Anything from Disc 2 really. |
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22nd March 2022, 04:52 PM
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Dancing is my overall favourite here too - it deserved to be and felt like a much bigger hit than it was.
Disc 2 is indeed terrible - my favourite song on there though is Dimelo by Rak-Su, one of the better X Factor winner's singles for me. |
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19th April 2022, 08:49 AM
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Disc 1 favourite: Taylor Swift
Ready For It?
Disc 2 favourite: Oasis - Live Forever |
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