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post 5th January 2015, 08:52 PM
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By Rob Copsey

Now That’s What I Call Music! series and Frozen dominate the best-selling compilation albums of the year list.

Now That’s What I Call Music 89 is the best-selling compilation album of 2014, OfficialCharts.com can reveal.

Despite being released in November, the album - which features 45 tracks including nine Official Singles Chart Number 1s - tops the list of best-selling compilation of the year with sales of 954,000.

The collection also holds the title of fastest-selling album of 2014 with impressive first-week sales of 283,000, overtaking the record set by its predecessor Now 88, which sold 224,000 in its opening week back in July.

Now 89 fought off strong competition from Disney’s Frozen soundtrack, which finishes second place with sales of 937,000. The film’s signature song Let It Go - performed by Idina Menzel - also appears on the Biggest Selling Singles of 2014 list at Number 10 on 636,000.



Meanwhile, at Numbers 2 and 3 on the best-sellers compilation list are Now 88 (sales of 701,000) and Now 87 (645,000), and completing the op 5 is Disney’s sing-a-long version of the Frozen soundtrack on 405,000.

Elsewhere in the Top 40, there are a further 12 Now That’s What I Call Music! albums, including Now That’s What I Call Christmas (Number 7), Now That’s What I Call Disney (9), Now That’s What I Call A Million (17) and Now That’s What I Call Feel Good (20).

The Official Top 40 Best Selling Compilations of 2014


1 . Now That'S What I Call Music 89 - Various Artists
2 . Frozen - Original Soundtrack
3 . Now That'S What I Call Music 88 - Various Artists
4 . Now That'S What I Call Music 87 - Various Artists
5 . Disney Sing-Along - Frozen - Various Artists
6 . Bbc Radio 1'S Live Lounge 2014 - Various Artists
7 . Now That'S What I Call Christmas - Various Artists
8 . Keep Calm And Chillout - Various Artists
9 . Now That'S What I Call Disney - Various Artists
10 . Now That'S What I Call 21St Century - Various Artists
11 . Now That'S What I Call Music 86 - Various Artists
12 . The Trevor Nelson Collection 2 - Various Artists
13 . Pop Party 13 - Various Artists
14 . Eat Sleep Rave Repeat - Various Artists
15 . Guardians Of The Galaxy - Awesome Mix 1 - Original Soundtrack
16 . Silence Is Golden - Various Artists
17 . Now That'S What I Call A Million - Various Artists
18 . I'M Every Woman - Various Artists
19 . Just Great Songs 2014 - Various Artists
20 . Now That'S What I Call Feel Good - Various Artists
21 . Now That'S What I Call Summer - Various Artists
22 . Now That'S What I Call Running 2014 - Various Artists
23 . Your Songs 2014 - Various Artists
24 . The Annual 2014 - Various Artists
25 . Anthems - House - Various Artists
26 . The Annual 2015 - Various Artists
27 . Brit Awards 2014 - Various Artists
28 . The Nation'S Favourite Motown Songs - Various Artists
29 . Running Trax 2014 - Various Artists
30 . Now That'S What I Call Drive - Various Artists
31 . Marbella Sessions 2014 - Various Artists
32 . Now That'S What I Call Legends - Various Artists
33 . Now That'S What I Call A Party - Various Artists
34 . Now That'S What I Call Rock - Various Artists
35 . The Best Of Dreamboats & Petticoats - Various Artists
36 . Anthems - Trance - Various Artists
37 . 80S Mix - Various Artists
38 . E Stobart - Trucking All Over The World - Various Artists
39 . The House That Garage Built - Various Artists
40 . The Suggs Selection - Various Artists
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post 5th January 2015, 08:57 PM
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you'd think with how dominant Frozen was that it would be #1 here but clearly the popularity of the Now series hasn't faded, good to see that #1 from a musical taste point of view although the Frozen soundtrack clearly has more cultural impact than Now 89
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post 5th January 2015, 09:21 PM
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QUOTE(► ▲ N @ Jan 5 2015, 08:57 PM) *
you'd think with how dominant Frozen was that it would be #1 here but clearly the popularity of the Now series hasn't faded, good to see that #1 from a musical taste point of view although the Frozen soundtrack clearly has more cultural impact than Now 89

Completely agree.

Not sure if I'm surprised by the lack of soundtracks or not. I suppose there weren't many big films that would sell soundtracks this year.
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post 5th January 2015, 09:34 PM
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Wow, Now completely dominant with all the spin-offs, no wonder they keep churning them out. Shame the Clubland series doesn't make the list anymore, although it stopped being great a long time ago. I used to love the unknown AATW stuff that filled the albums, now it's just like any other dance compilation.

I still don't get what was so great about Keep Calm and Chillout, boring tracklist yet it had weeks at #1 and has made the top ten here!?!
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post 5th January 2015, 09:52 PM
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What did last Nov Now album sell be the end of the year?
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post 5th January 2015, 10:13 PM
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The last time that a NOW failed to make it as the biggest compilation of the year was in 2008 when Mamma Mia OST outsold 69, 70 and 71
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post 5th January 2015, 10:29 PM
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Shame the only 'compilation' album I actually bought this year (or indeed ever) isn't on here (the 'Mockingjay' soundtrack, which is amaze BTW ~)

Is that sing-along version of 'Frozen' just an instrumental version of the main soundtrack or something?
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post 8th January 2015, 08:58 PM
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If NOW Music didn't keep changing the release date for NOW Million, it would have topped the compilation chart and stopped "Keep Calm & Chillout" from hogging the top spot

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