Picked up NOW 80's Party today. It's one of the better party themed NOW Spin-offs. Hope they do a 90s one.

Now Country is my favourite spin-off in quite some time. Picked it up on Friday and really enjoying it, mainly because 90% of these songs don't pop on every other bloody spin-off. So refreshing to hear and a great track selection. Double Carrie Underwood <3

Decided to compile a very very early version of one of the discs for the upcoming volume Now 99 likely due for release in April 2018.

 

1. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (at long last he’s given the rights for this to be featured)

2. Rak-Su feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy – Dimelo

3. Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same

4. James Arthur – Naked

5. Sam Smith – One Last Song

6. P!nk – Beautiful Trauma

7. NF – Let You Down

8. Ramz – Barking

9. Stormzy feat. MNEK – Blinded By Your Grace, Pt 2

10. Post Malone – I Fall Apart

11. Dave feat. Mostack – No Words

12. Lil Pump – Gucci Gang

13. Not3s & Mabel – My Lover (Remix)

14. RAYE & Mr Eazi – Decline

15. Jason Derulo feat. French Montana – Tip Toe

16. Craig David feat. Bastille – I Need You

17. David Guetta & Afrojack feat. Charli XCX & French Montana – Dirty Sexy Money

18. Jax Jones feat. Ina Wroldsen – Breathe

19. Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still

20. Tom Walker – Leave A Light On

21. Paloma Faith – Guilty

22. Elbow – Golden Slumbers

23. Katie Melua – Fields Of Gold

It wouldn't be Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran that late on a Now I wouldn't think! It would be 'Perfect' if anything.

If Ed indeed has given NOW the rights to Shape Of You (but not to Perfect, though I suppose NOW could include both if Ed let them) I think it's more likely it will begin Disc 2, it'd look better for NOW to have a recent hit begin Disc 1.

Decided to compile a very very early version of one of the discs for the upcoming volume Now 99 likely due for release in April 2018.

Easter Sunday next year is 1st April which means NOW 99 will be released on 23rd March

It would never happen but I’d love Now 100 to have a third disc of the 20 biggest songs never previously featured on a numbered edition that they now have the rights to. They could definitely get away with it because of the nature of the celebration and obviously Shape Of You would be a great inclusion on that.

I just hope they decide to do something special to coincide with Now 100. If they play it off like any other Now compilation I (and many others) will be very disappointed.

I think that'd defeat the point of the numbered NOW albums if it wasn't like the others?

 

I do like the idea of a bonus disc idea. But apart from the topic Gooddelta suggested, I can't see what the other disc would/should be considering they've had numerous spin offs etc..

They’ll probably just release a spin off called Now Century which will be compiled of 45 tracks from 2014-18 and 15 tracks from 1983-2013.

I think that'd defeat the point of the numbered NOW albums if it wasn't like the others?

 

I do like the idea of a bonus disc idea. But apart from the topic Gooddelta suggested, I can't see what the other disc would/should be considering they've had numerous spin offs etc..

 

Maybe something like a released box set of all Now 1-100 would be cool. Definitely more for the long term fans but I don’t see why it couldn’t happen.

 

An extra disc on Now 100 would be nice too but, unless it was for non-current chart music, it would just add even more filler to the tracklist. Lately Now albums have either been hitting the mark with what to / not to include (95, 98) or completely screwing up (93, 96). Obviously that is slightly down to personal opinion, but no one can deny the sporadic random inclusion of flops on Now 97’s Disc Two.

As discussed a while ago, they should do this shortly before NOW 100 is released to celebrate 100 NOWs: They should do a spin-off titled "The Very Best Of NOW That's What I Call Music" and make it a 5 disc set with each track from a past NOW for e.g.

 

CD 1

 

1. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

2. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax

3. Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

4. Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters

5. Sister Sledge - Frankie

6. Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart

7. Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red

8. Communards & Sarah Jane Morris - Don't Leave Me This Way

9. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

10. T'Pau - China In Your Hand

11. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth

12. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now

13. Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up

14. Marc Almond & Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

15. Soul II Soul - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)

16. Technotronic featuring Felly - Pump Up The Jam

17. Adamski featuring Seal - Killer

18. The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

19. The KLF - 3am Eternal

20. Jason Donovan - Any Dream Will Do

 

CD 2

 

1. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

2. Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer

3. Charles & Eddie - Would I Lie To You?

4. 2 Unlimited - No Limit

5. Ace Of Base - All That She Wants

6. Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

7. Chaka Demus & Pliers featuring Jack Radics & Taxi Gang - Twist And Shout

8. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around

9. Whigfield - Saturday Night

10. East 17 - Stay Another Day

11. The Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom

12. Coolio featuring L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise

13. Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

14. Spice Girls - Wannabe

15. George Michael - Fastlove

16. No Doubt - Don't Speak

17. Hanson - MMMBop

18. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping

19. All Saints - Never Ever

20. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - The Grease Megamix

 

CD 3

 

1. Boyzone - No Matter What

2. Cher - Believe

3. Martine McCutcheon - Perfect Moment

4. Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time

5. Gabrielle - Rise

6. Sonique - It Feels So Good

7. Robbie Williams - Rock DJ

8. Shaggy featuring Ricardo 'RikRok' Ducent - It Wasn't Me

9. S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin'

10. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head

11. Enrique Iglesias - Hero

12. Liberty X - Just A Little

13. DJ Sammy & Yanou featuring Do - Heaven

14. Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

15. R Kelly - Ignition (Remix)

16. Fatman Scoop featuring The Crooklyn Clan - Be Faithful

17. Will Young - Leave Right Now

18. The Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme

19. Eric Prydz - Call On Me

20. Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo

 

CD 4

 

1. James Blunt - You're Beautiful

2. Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes - Don't Cha

3. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

4. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

5. Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie

6. MIKA - Grace Kelly

7. Take That - Shine

8. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love

9. Duffy - Mercy

10. Estelle featuring Kanye West - American Boy

11. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl

12. Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis - Just Dance

13. David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over

14. Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling

15. Tinie Tempah featuring Labrinth - Pass Out

16. Usher featuring will.i.am - OMG

17. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are

18. Jessie J featuring B.O.B - Price Tag

19. Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull - On The Floor

20. Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger

 

CD 5

 

1. Gotye featuring Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know

2. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe

3. Psy - Gangnam Style

4. will.i.am featuring Britney Spears - Scream & Shout

5. Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams - Blurred Lines

6. Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up

7. Pharrell Williams - Happy

8. Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne - Rather Be

9. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

10. Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

11. OMI - Cheerleader

12. Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?

13. Lukas Graham - 7 Years

14. Sia featuring Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills

15. Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex

16. Rag'n'Bone Man - Human

17. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber - Despacito

18. Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug - Havana

19. A song from NOW 99

20. A song which will be on NOW 100

I think they will make now 100 just a normal one and then quickly release a celebratory spin off with a track list that will disappoint everyone.

It would be good to get Andy Abram back to compile the celebration Now CD if they decide to do one!

I think Ed will give us Perfect for NOW 99. The album version though.

I think Ed will give us Perfect for NOW 99. The album version though.

If he does, we’ll obviously have the album version

It would be good to get Andy Abram back to compile the celebration Now CD if they decide to do one!

You mean Ashley Abram and yes. Instead of bringing him back for that spin-off, bring him back for good

YAS sack Jenny Fisher, the reason we don’t get Rihanna...

YAS sack Jenny Fisher, the reason we don’t get Rihanna...

And if Abram compiled NOW 96, we would have most likely got “Careless Whisper” instead of “Fastlove”

Now Country is my favourite spin-off in quite some time. Picked it up on Friday and really enjoying it, mainly because 90% of these songs don't pop on every other bloody spin-off. So refreshing to hear and a great track selection. Double Carrie Underwood <3

 

 

Yes, listening to it now in fact.