Sales figures for Now 95 was out. :D

 

Now That's What I Call Music! 95 debuts atop the compilation chart on sales of 222,765 copies. That's the second highest weekly sale of any album thus far in 2016, surpassing the 216,560 copies that immediate predecessor Now! 94 sold on the first of its 13 weeks atop the chart 17 weeks ago, but falling short of the 246,889 copies that Now! 93 sold on the first of its nine weeks at No.1 35 weeks ago. It is 5.30% more than 2015 equivalent Now! 92 sold on debut on the first of its seven weeks at No.1 a year ago next week. Now! 95 sold more than 12 times as many copies as any other compilation last week and more than all of the next 37 best-selling compilations combined.

I was expecting NOW 95 to beat NOW 93's first week sales

Will probably buy Now 70's eventually but do agree with a couple of Amazon reviewers that it's not very representative of the decade. There's no glam rock whatsoever! No-one expects Gary Glitter but what about Slade, Mud, Sweet, T.Rex? Thankfully no Bay City Rollers though.Tiny Dancer wasn't even a single in the 70's for Elton, was an album track.

Will probably buy Now 70's eventually but do agree with a couple of Amazon reviewers that it's not very representative of the decade. There's no glam rock whatsoever! No-one expects Gary Glitter but what about Slade, Mud, Sweet, T.Rex? Thankfully no Bay City Rollers though.Tiny Dancer wasn't even a single in the 70's for Elton, was an album track.

"Everybody's Talkin'" shouldn't be on there because it was released in 1969 which means it's a 60s song

Not sure if anyone who buys the Now compilation in CD actually bothers to read the booklet inserts when they are released, but it seems to me that less and less care and attention is being given to producing a good quality compilation and so little is written up on each track it makes looking into the booklet rather pointless. In fact so many mistakes are made too where it has been so rushed. :angry:

 

It was much better in the 90's/early 00's as more attention to detail was given and that made it a much more enjoyable read.

 

Not anymore though.

NOW 95's sales have dropped to 159,404. I was expecting the sales to increase or decrease slightly, not decrease drastically with it nearing Christmas

Edited December 3, 20168 yr by Hadji

It always falls slightly the second week and recovers on Xmas week and the week beforehand!

That's an expected drop in sales. Not drastic at all.

"Everybody's Talkin'" shouldn't be on there because it was released in 1969 which means it's a 60s song

 

The inclusion of Everybody's Talkin in the Now 70's doesn't make sense at all despite Everybody's Talkin was one of his signature hits. They should include "Without You" instead (Another Nilsson signature hits released in late 1971 and Mariah Carey eventually cover the song) if they really want to featured Harry Nilsson.

 

The inclusion of Everybody's Talkin in the Now 70's doesn't make sense at all despite Everybody's Talkin was one of his signature hits. They should include "Without You" instead (Another Nilsson signature hits released in late 1971 and Mariah Carey eventually cover the song) if they really want to featured Harry Nilsson.

Maybe they wanted to use a song of his which they haven't used yet as "Without You" appeared on NOW Love back in 1994

Maybe they wanted to use a song of his which they haven't used yet as "Without You" appeared on NOW Love back in 1994

 

 

They didn't use Bohemian Rhapsody either. They could have include a different Abba track to Dancing Queen too, come to think of it.

They didn't use Bohemian Rhapsody either. They could have include a different Abba track to Dancing Queen too, come to think of it.

With ABBA, they could've used "Fernando", "Waterloo", "Mamma Mia", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "Take A Chance On Me", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", "Chiquitita" or "What's The Name Of The Game"

Let's just agree that they did a poor job of the Now 70's album, and move on. :P

They should do a spin-off called NOW Movies 2017 and include songs like these and not to reuse songs from the last NOW Movies

 

Pharrell Williams - "Happy" (from "Despicable Me 2")

Ellie Goulding - "Love Me Like You Do" (from "Fifty Shades Of Grey")

The Weeknd - "Earned It" (from "Fifty Shades Of Grey")

ZAYN & Taylor Swift - "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" (from "Fifty Shades Darker")

Halsey - "Not Afraid Anymore" (from "Fifty Shades Darker")

Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth - "See You Again (from "Fast & Furious 7")

Charli XCX - "Boom Clap" (from "The Fault In Our Stars")

Will Smith featuring Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee - "Wild Wild West" (from "Wild Wild West")

Will Smith - "Men In Black" (from "Men In Black")

Pitbull - "Back In Time" (from "Men In Black 3")

Harold Faltermeyer - "Axel F" (from "Beverly Hills Cop")

Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody" (from "Wayne's World")

Bruno Mars - "It Will Rain" (from "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1")

Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Bad Moon Rising" (from "An American Werewolf In London")

Bonnie Tyler - "Holding Out For A Hero" (from "Footloose")

Kenny Loggins - "Danger Zone" (from "Top Gun")

Jerry Lee Lewis - "Great Balls Of Fire" (from "Top Gun")

The Righteous Brothers - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (from "Top Gun")

Chris Isaak - "Wicked Game" (from "Wild At Heart")

Tina Turner - "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (from "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome")

Yello - "Oh Yeah" (from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off")

Take That - "Love Love" (from "X-Men: First Class")

Prince & The Revolution - "Purple Rain" (from "Purple Rain")

Prince & The Revolution - "When Doves Cry" (from "Purple Rain")

Prince - "Partyman" (from "Batman")

U2 - "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (from "Batman Forever")

Seal - "Kiss From A Rose" (from "Batman Forever")

Eric Carmen - "Hungry Eyes" (from "Dirty Dancing")

The Contours - "Do You Love Me" (from "Dirty Dancing")

Go West - "The King Of Wishful Thinking" (from "Pretty Woman")

Echo & The Bunnymen - "People Are Strange" (from "The Lost Boys")

Billy Ocean - "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going" (from "The Jewel Of The Nile")

Billy Ocean - "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" (from "License To Drive")

Dan Hartman - "I Can Dream About You" (from "Streets Of Fire")

Julia Fordham - "(Love Moves In) Mysterious Ways" (from "The Butcher's Wife)

Tiffany - "I Think We're Alone Now" (from "Ted")

UB40 - "(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You" (from "Sliver")

Big Mountain - "Baby, I Love Your Way" (from "Reality Bites")

Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories - "Stay (I Missed You)" (from "Reality Bites")

BC52s - "(Meet) The Flintstones" (from "The Flintstones")

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - "If You Leave" (from "Pretty In Pink")

John Parr - "Man In Motion (St Elmo's Fire)" (from "St Elmo's Fire")

Al Green - "Let's Stay Together" (from "Pulp Fiction")

Dusty Springfield - "Son Of A Preacher Man" (from "Pulp Fiction")

AC/DC - "Back In Black" (from "Iron Man")

Roxette - "Almost Unreal" (from "Super Mario Bros")

Was (Not Was) - "Walk The Dinosaur" (from "Super Mario Bros")

Robert Palmer - "Addicted To Love" (from "Cocktail")

Rupert Holmes - "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (from "Cocktail")

Partners In Kryme - "Turtle Power" (from "Teenage Mutant Minja Turtles")

Smash Mouth - "All Star" (from "Shrek")

Chase & Status featuring Plan B - "End Credits" (from "Harry Brown")

Boyzone - "Picture Of You" (from "Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie")

Bobby Brown - "On Our Own" (from "Ghostbusters II")

The Who - "Pinball Wizard" (from "Tommy")

MC Hammer - "Addams Groove" (from "The Addams Family")

Mental As Anything - "Live It Up" (from "Crocodile Dundee")

Joe Esposito - "You're The Best" (from "The Karate Kid")

Peter Cetera - "Glory Of Love" (from "The Karate Kid II")

Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting - "All For Love" (from "The Three Musketeers")

Bryan Adams - "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman (from "Don Juan De Marco")

Aerosmith - "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" (from "Armageddon")

Aerosmith - "Dude, Looks Like A Lady" (from "Mrs Doubtfire")

Sixpence None The Richer - "Kiss Me" (from "She's All That")

Sean Kingston - "Party All Night (Sleep All Day)" (from "The Inbetweeners Movie")

INXS - "New Sensation" (from "The Inbetweeners Movie 2")

Toots & The Maytals - "54-46 Was My Number" (from "This Is England")

The Cardigans - "Lovefool" (from "Romeo & Juliet")

Wheatus - "Teenage Dirtbag" (from "Loser")

Jem & The Holograms - "Youngblood" (from "Jem & The Holograms")

Anna Kendrick - "Cups" (from "Pitch Perfect")

Jessie J - "Flashlight" (from "Pitch Perfect 2")

The Immortals - "Techno Syndrome" (from "Mortal Kombat")

Tegan & Sara featuring The Lonely Island - "Everything Is Awesome" (from "The Lego Movie")

Justin Timberlake - "Can't Stop The Feeling" (from "Trolls")

Justin Timberlake & Anna Kendrick - "True Colors" (from "Trolls")

P!nk - "Just Like Fire" (from "Alice Through The Looking Glass")

Dru Hill - "How Deep Is Your Love" (from "Rush Hour")

Ellie Goulding - "Still Falling For You" (from "Bridget Jones' Baby")

Years & Years - "Meteorite" (from "Bridget Jones' Baby")

Twenty One Pilots - "Heathens (from "Suicide Squad")

Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic, Ty Dolla $ign & X Ambassadors - "Sucker For Pain" (from "Suicide Squad")

Phil Collins - "Two Hearts" (from "Buster")

The Four Tops - "Loco In Acapulco" - (from "Buster")

Cyndi Lauper - "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (from "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun")

Cyndi Lauper - "The Gonnies 'R' Good Enough" (from "The Goonies")

The Trashmen - "Surfin' Bird" (from "Full Metal Jacket")

Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding - "Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)" (from "Full Metal Jacket")

Barenaked Ladies - "One Week" (from "American Pie")

The Chiffons - "One Fine Day" (from "One Fine Day")

Edited February 7, 20178 yr by Hadji

Just a minor announcement to say that the weekly Now reviews have been moved to their new home, and forthcoming home, of the Retro Lounge forum. :)

 

Please continue to contribute your own reviews and comments as we currently progress through the 90's volumes.

Edited December 25, 20168 yr by awardinary™

As David Bowie was added to NOW 93 as a tribute, I hope they do the same thing with George Michael for NOW 96 and use a song of his which they ain't used yet i.e. "Careless Whisper", "Faith", "As" or "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"

As David Bowie was added to NOW 93 as a tribute, I hope they do the same thing with George Michael for NOW 96 and use a song of his which they ain't used yet i.e. "Careless Whisper", "Faith", "As" or "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"

David Bowie was added because of managing to get a #12 hit with Heroes.

 

If George Michael can get a similarly high charting posthumous hit then he may be considered.

Edited December 27, 20168 yr by awardinary™

David Bowie was added because of managing to get a #12 hit with Heroes.

 

If George Michael can get a similarly high charting posthumous hit then he may be considered.

If they do include him, it will most likely be "Careless Whisper" as that one looks set to chart the highest. The way it's climbing on iTunes and Spotify, it could even go top 10

Why not do a Now...Gone To Heaven with all deceased artists right from the 50's to now. I'm not joking or being disrespectful here as there's actually an online radio station called Radio Dead which plays nothing but dead singers and groups. I'd buy that and I bet many others would.

Edited December 27, 20168 yr by crazy christmas

Why not do a Now...Gone To Heaven with all deceased artists right from the 50's to now. I'm not joking or being disrespectful here as there's actually an online radio station called Radio Dead which plays nothing but dead singers and groups. I'd buy that and I bet many others would.

It's true, most of the greatest song writers of all time are no longer with us now. :(