I always download them as I hate when the tracks join onto each other so I obviously downloaded this one

Edited November 22, 20241 yr by Hadji

Hitty & Karen Harding - 'Take U Home' is the only track that hasn't been released yet

 

 

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A bit of a markup for The Annual 2025 this year at £14.99, I'll buy it anyway as I've got all of them since about 2002 on CD. It was better value back then as for many years they'd throw in either a third disc or a DVD of the big music videos.

 

Quite disappointed that Amazon hasn't got Autorip on it like the last few years though, as that used to be the only cost effective way to get the full mixes and the individual unmixed tracks. So if I want the unmixed tracks I've now got to buy the download again on iTunes, while people who download can only get the full continuous mixes if they buy the CD (they used to be available as two separate long tracks at the end).

 

This has now been rectified, for some reason the Amazon download version only came out today but Autorip is now available.

 

So if you buy the CD on there for £14.99 you do now have access to downloaded all of the individual unmixed files, as well as the two long mixes (one for each CD) as separate downloads too.

I thought Ministry Of Sound Annual was over but there is gonna be an Annual 2026 and it’s due for release on 28th November https://www.amazon.co.uk/B0FZL1VYDX

Great news, and I love the cover. Glad they are persisting with these as it's a good way to fill the dance song gaps from the year.

It’s also nice like the others that they included hits on there that Now chose not to include on their albums. Now we know that they don’t appear not because of licensing but because they choose not to include them. Shame they didn’t include the NOTION remix of The Days on Now 120 as that was the version that helped the song become a hit

Edited November 8, 20251 yr by Hadji

On 08/11/2025 at 00:07, Hadji said:

I thought Ministry Of Sound Annual was over but there is gonna be an Annual 2026 and it’s due for release on 28th November https://www.amazon.co.uk/B0FZL1VYDX

Should be called Annual 2025 mk2 though as all of the songs are from this year and have already peaked in the club circuit and are very unlikely to be hits next year.

Edited November 11, 20251 yr by TheSnake

They're just continuing tradition with the year numbers in the name though admittedly it's harder for them to predict future big hitters given the age of streaming so it's more of a retrospective than anything else.

Only Human closing out Disc 2???

Soooo has anyone bought it?

Flops into #10 on the compilation chart, the same position as last year. Wonder what the sales figures are for that number.

No word on a release for this year's Annual CD yet, but looks like it was announced on 8th November last year so maybe in the next few days. Hopefully they continue it because Now has missed a few of the big dance hits this year.

I keep seeing this interesting looking new MOS book promoted, however not paying that price for it. It's cheaper on Amazon but still not cheap enough for me. I would assume The Annual series must be mentioned in the book.

https://ministryofsound.com/products/mos-anthology-book-by-simon-moore/

Edited November 1Nov 1 by gooddelta

I don’t think they’ll do an annual 2027. If that’s the case, Now shouldn’t have refused to include the missing dance hits on Now 125 and I hope they show up on Now 126

Edited November 3Nov 3 by Hadji

The Annual 2027 is out 27th November on 2CD and digital download. The download version includes the individual tracks and separate continuous mixes whereas the CD is mixed together like normal.

Disc 1

1. Milky x Mall Grab - Just the Way You Are

2. HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté - Movin' to the Sun

3. Calvin Harris & Jazzy - Satisfy

4. Ewan McVicar - Share the House

5. MK feat. Poppy Baskcomb - Zone

6. Dom Dolla & Tiga - Don't Worry Baby

7. Cloonee - Back of the Club

8. FISHER x Tones and I - Favour

9. Franky Rizardo - Shinjuku

10. Josh Baker & Poppy Baskcomb - My Place

11. The Bausa - Magnetic

12. D.O.D & Hayley May - Closure

13. Jayda G - Forever Now

14. Sonny Fodera feat. Chrystal - My Loving

15. Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion

16. James Hype - Be Mine

17. Fcukers - if you wanna party, come over to my house

18. Fred again.., Sammy Virji & Reggie - Talk of the Town

19. Nia Archives feat. Jorja Smith - Get Me Down

20. Chrystal x Rudimental - 3 2 1

Disc 2

1. Silva Bumpa - On 2nite

2. Dean Turnley - Actin' Tough

3. Tommy Phillips - Sun is Shining (Lovelee Dae)

4. L.P. Rhythm - How Ya Feelin’

5. Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are (Max Dean Remix)

6. Omar+ & Luke Dean - Back to the 305

7. Cam Stockman & Joyce Sims - Into My Life

8. Michael Bibi x KETTAMA x Wu-Tang Clan - MYSTERY OF RAW

9. Obskür - Look Into My Eyes

10. Interplanetary Criminal & Silva Bumpa - HOLD DA PHONE

11. Kitty Hall - Puff Puff Pass

12. Tre Reynolds - Don't Go (Don't Leave)

13. Carlita & Paige Cavell - Patchwork

14. Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) [not without friends Remix]

15. Julian Fijma - Ain't With That (Late Night Callin')

16. Joe Rolét - YES YES

17. Ben Evers & Najeh - Chica

18. Bushbaby - Pumpin Jumpin

19. The Trip - Selector

20. RUZE & Chesster x Ranger Trucco - Another Night (Ranger Trucco Remix)

Quite surprised the following are missing:

ANOTR feat. 54 Ultra - Talk To You

KETTAMA - Comes And Goes

Prospa & Cloonee feat. Sybil - Free Your Mind

Prospa - Baby

Cloonee & Prospa feat. Tristan - Good Girl

Cloonee and KETTAMA already there in some capacity so can't necessarily be licensing problems, Prospa is VERY ODD and ANOTR are on their own label so would've thought they'd want the promo? Maybe it's deeper than just label politics but explains the NOW absence if they were not being saved over from NOW 124 or NOW 125.

As an example, Prospa's singles and album this era have all been released through CircoLoco Records, which the Michael Bibi & KETTAMA track on Disc 2 is also signed to.

Absolutely adore Chica on Disc 2 so glad that made it and New Religion yay, Fcukers too! Bushbaby is a great grab even if it is from 2025, it didn't get playlisted by Radio 1 until this year. It is a half decent album though I don't know much on Disc 2 at all which means some discoveries which I enjoyed with the last compilation in the end.

Nice to have some hits on there that missed the Now series

Excited for this as there are a fair few songs I don't know, just like the Annual CDs always used to be before they basically just became a best of the year compendium.

Agreed that the ommissions are strange, we'll never get any of those on a compilation then.

My tip is to buy it on Amazon, as they usually give you Autorip access to the unmixed versions, and then the CD obviously is mixed, so best of both worlds for the price of one (that is, assuming they continue the Autorip offer this year).