Advert is out, I think one kiss and shotgun are the only new songs in the advert and most of it seems to be dedicated to that waste of a disc :(

This is so tragic. Why did they think this was a good idea?

 

Really selling the 'greatest NOW hits EVER' aspect of it then. It'll probably fly off the shelves anyway but it's still a major disappointment.

It could be the first NOW since NOW 33 to have first week sales of less than 100k

I don't think it'll do quite that badly. I'm sure some people will buy it specifically for the greatest hits disc or because it is the 100th edition. We're all disappointed but the average music consumer will probably go to the supermarket, look at the tracklist and think 'ooh I liked some of those songs' and pick it up.

Now Ibiza pre-ordered :P

I don't think it'll do quite that badly. I'm sure some people will buy it specifically for the greatest hits disc or because it is the 100th edition. We're all disappointed but the average music consumer will probably go to the supermarket, look at the tracklist and think 'ooh I liked some of those songs' and pick it up.

They’ve got a lot of making up to do for NOW 101. It better be filled with all the hits which missed NOW 100

I think it’s going to be huge - yes the tracklisting is meh but it’s going to have HUGE media coverage, TV ads, promo etc., plus on nostalgia alone for it reaching a milestone it will pick up sales, expecting it to be heavily promoted in stores too - such a Supermarket pick up line.

I can’t believe how watered down the celebration is :lol:

 

It 100% should be two CDs of current hits and three CDs of celebratory hits. Now THAT’S what I call a celebration!

I have all of the previous 99 albums but this is likely to be the last one I'll be buying on CD. TBH they're taking the p*** with these spin-offs now - as someone said in the Radio 2 documentary - Now That's What I Call A Song is really scraping the barrel themewise. The charts are so slow moving these days maybe a 1 CD set would be sufficient and I do think that may be one of the reason for the half new, half greatest hits idea. This would be the perfect time to do it.

 

Oh and for whoever was asking about the inclusion of 3 Lions... these tracklists are worked out well in advance of release - nobody would have forseen it's recent success so it wouldn't have been considered,

It wouldn't surprise me if NOWs after 100 also kept Disc 1 as chart hits and Disc 2 as classic hits. I hope that's not the case, but money speaks volume, and this'll sell quite a bit.

 

10 One Kiss - Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa

08 Shotgun - George Ezra

10 Solo (Feat. Demi Lovato) - Clean Bandit

11 No Tears Left to Cry - Ariana Grande

05 2002 - Anne-Marie

05 I'll Be There - Jess Glynne

07 If You're Over Me - Years & Years

04 Flames - David Guetta & Sia

00 Better Now - Post Malone

06 Rise (Feat. Jack & Jack) - Jonas Blue

00 Familiar - Liam Payne & J. Balvin

02 Answerphone (Feat. Yxng Bane) - Banx & Ranx & Ella Eyre

04 Bad Vibe (Feat. Lotto Boyzz & Mr. Eazi) - M.O.

00 Jackie Chan (Feat. Preme & Post Malone) - Tiësto & Dzeko

06 First Time (Feat. Medina) - M-22

04 Youngblood - 5 Seconds of Summer

08 Meant to Be (Feat. Florida Georgia Line) - Bebe Rexha

09 The Middle - Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey

07 Love Lies - Khalid & Normani

10 Ring Ring (Feat. Rich the Kid) - Jax Jones & Mabel

03 Only You - Cheat Codes x Little Mix

05 In My Blood - Shawn Mendes

-1 You Can't Hurry Love (GMB Competition Winners) - Mu4

 

A lot of mediocre stuff really, but the (actual) pop songs make it quite good.

I don’t like the idea of how the classics disc consists of three 80s, six 90s, nine 00s and three 10s. It would’ve been better if it was 21 tracks consisting of seven 80s, seven 90s and seven 00s or 22 tracks consisting of six 80s, six 90s, six 00s and four 10s

Early thoughts for Now 101, if indeed we are to assume the series will continue with that number or a complete rebranding perhaps. I think it would be possible that future volumes will get marked down to one disc instead of two seeing as the cutbacks are inevitable and US volumes are also a single disc.

 

I think it could be possible if the charts ever do pick up again someday that a 4 volume a year release could be possible (one per season) but that’s only based on it being a one disc compilation.

 

What are your predictions for where the series goes from here following Now 100?

Now 101 is going to be packed with hits isn’t it?

 

 

I think they should stick to 3 a year. 4 a year, even if it's only 1 disc each, would be too much, as they'd have to do 4 marketing campaigns per year rather than 3 (well, a lot more than 3 considering how many spinoffs they churn out but you get the idea).

 

The current format seems to be working fine, I wouldn't want it to change. There seem to be a few odd inclusions on each compilation but we probably just need to get used to that as there aren't too many real hit singles to choose from and many seem to have licensing issues now.

 

And yes they have loads to choose from for NOW 101 so they really have no excuse to make that a single disc (of new hits) compilation.

Three double disc editions a year is better than four single disc editions a year so they should just stick to that

Three double disc editions a year is better than four single disc editions a year so they should just stick to that

I just don’t think the pool of available songs is there for that need anymore though.

 

As Dan said, much fewer singles are making the Top 40 these days and those that do very well, such as the hits from Drake, Ed Sheeran, Rihanna and Taylor Swift to name examples, are causing licensing problems leaving only the lesser hits. It’s only a matter of time before a big name like Justin Bieber issues the same order not to allow his music on compilations too.

 

So I don’t know what the best option is anymore to be honest.

hm, well Now 99 shows that they can get two CDs of mostly hits, then some of the flops were by recognisable names. they might just have to stick to that way of doing it. also it seems now that a song can be somewhat of a hit without making the top 40, just look at the current chart run of NOTD 'I Wanna Know'. I think it would be too much to downgrade to just one CD per volume (would tarnish the legacy) but I fear that might happen.

Everything they’ve been doing the last couple of years has been directing followers toward their official app which is in fact a streaming service. I don’t use it myself but I gather that Sony Who now owns Now That’s What I Call Music will eventually do away with physical CD’s anyway and only offer their compilations via their streaming service by subscription only. :(

 

Reality bites.

can't see it happening in the near future when they clearly still get a lot of supermarket impulse buys. maybe within the next 10 years they'll phase CDs out though?