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DetailsReleased: 19th November 2012

Origin: United Kingdom

Label: Sony Music Entertainment / EMI / Universal

Format: Double CD, Digital Download

Duration: 2:37:04 (157 minutes 4 seconds)

Tracks: 43

#1’s: 12

Chart Peak: #1 (9 weeks)

Sales: TBC (5x Platinum)

Tracklisting1. Psy – Gangnam Style (강남스타일) 3:40 {1}

2. Robbie Williams – Candy 3:20 {1}

3. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child 3:33 {1}

4. Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 3:14 {4}

5. The Wanted – I Found You 3:41 {3}

6. Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing 3:30 {1}

7. Maroon 5 – One More Night 3:41 {8}

8. Wiley feat. Skepta, JME & Ms D – Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya) 3:53 {3}

9. Flo Rida – I Cry 3:41 {3}

10. Ne-Yo – Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) 3:55 {1}

11. Owl City feat. Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time 3:24 {5}

12. Katy Perry – Wide Awake 3:44 {9}

13. P!nk – Blow Me (One Last Kiss) 3:50 {3}

14. Little Mix – Wings 3:40 {1}

15. Stooshe – Waterfalls 3:32 {21}

16. JLS – Hottest Girl In The World 3:38 {6}

17. Nicki Minaj – Pound The Alarm 3:25 {8}

18. Redlight – Lost In Your Love 2:42 {5}

19. Rita Ora – How We Do (Party) 4:07 {1}

20. Cheryl – Under The Sun 3:30 {13}

21. Wiley feat. Ms D – Heatwave 3:15 {1}

22. Sam And The Womp – Bom Bom 2:56 {1}

23. Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé – Beneath Your Beautiful 4:30 {1}

24. The Script feat. will.i.am – Hall Of Fame 3:21 {1}

25. Florence + The Machine – Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix) 3:36 {1}

26. David Guetta feat. Sia – She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) 3:30 {8}

27. Calvin Harris feat. Example – We’ll Be Coming Back 3:54 {2}

28. Ellie Goulding – Anything Could Happen 3:49 {5}

29. Naughty Boy feat. Emeli Sandé – Wonder 3:25 {10}

30. Conor Maynard feat. Ne-Yo – Turn Around 3:51 {8}

31. One Direction – Live While We’re Young 3:19 {3}

32. Chris Brown – Don’t Wake Me Up 3:41 {2}

33. Amelia Lily – You Bring Me Joy 3:50 {2}

34. Fun. – Some Nights 4:35 {7}

35. Example – Say Nothing 3:42 {2}

36. Lawson – Taking Over Me 3:09 {3}

37. Karmin – Brokenhearted 3:47 {6}

38. Trey Songz – Simply Amazing 3:58 {8}

39. Simple Plan feat. Sean Paul – Summer Paradise 3:53 {12}

40. Angel – Wonderful 3:30 {9}

41. Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran – Watchtower 3:39 {7}

42. Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait 4:34 {12}

43. Elbow – One Day Like This 3:54 {4}

 

Key

Tracks highlighted red were official UK #1’s.

Tracks with an asterisk (*) next to their title have also been included in special releases from the series.

The track duration has been highlighted cyan.

Bracketed numbers refer to highest chart position reached.

Miscellaneous FactsTrack Most Weeks At #1: Florence + The Machine – Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix) (3 weeks)

Lowest Charting Track: Stooshe – Waterfalls {21}

Longest Song: Fun. – Some Nights 4:35

Shortest Song: Redlight – Lost In Your Love 2:42

Edited Tracks: Unknown

Unedited Tracks: Unknown

Inlay Mistakes: None

Other Facts: None

On This Day In HistoryNo music news to report for 19th November 2012.Other ResourcesOfficial Now Music Website

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Now 83 Rate

Andrew's ReviewNow That’s What I Call Music! 83 otherwise known as Now 83 came to music stores everywhere in the late Autumn of 2012. It contained some 43 of the latest hits around and a total of 12 UK #1 singles. Only a single artist made their debut on this volume who then went on to appear at least one other occasion in the series, and than was the opening track from Psy.

 

Certainly a few omissions that would have surprised people at the time, not least of these was the absence of Adele who was a series favourite by this time, but her #2 theme for the latest James Bond franchise didn’t make the cut. This was also the case for Emeli Sandé, Public Enemy, Far East Movement, Otto Knows, Dappy, Porter Robinson, Of Monsters And Men And The Killers to name a few.

 

As for one hit wonders, this volume marked the only occasion that there has been music from Redlight, Sam And The Womp, Amelia Lily, Karmin, Trey Songz, Simple Plan, Angel and Elbow.

 

Artwork Rating: 9/10 Amazing

A stunning display of fireworks makes this one of the best artworks for me. It’s visually stunning and electric, and it works so well too. I like the logo colour choice and the theme of an ice lake with snow falling too. It is a very good idea and it would be used again for the 100th volume a few years later.

 

Disc 1 Favourite: Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child

Probably the most remembered single by Swedish House Mafia, it’s a stellar production and vocals and it spending a week at the top of the charts was certainly a highlight of 2012. It was just such an anticlimax when there was no more music from these guys again afterward.

 

Disc 2 Favourite: Elbow – One Day Like This

Technically this was a favourite song from 2008, which was the year it was first released, but thanks to renewed popularity from the use in the London Olympics in 2012 it was able to make a new peak and gain a feature on this volume. One of my favourite songs of the last decade in fact.

 

Disc 3 Tracklist:

(A concept of what a third disc might look like if other hits from the era were used)

 

1. Adele – Skyfall 4:46 {2}

2. Emeli Sandé – Read All About It, Pt. III 4:43 {3}

3. Leona Lewis feat. Childish Gambino – Trouble 3:42 {7}

4. Dappy – Good Intentions 3:49 {12}

5. Tulisa feat. Tyga – Live It Up 3:36 {11}

6. Conor Maynard – Vegas Girl 2:51 {4}

7. Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj – Beauty & A Beat 3:47 {16}

8. Far East Movement feat. Cover Drive – Turn Up The Love 3:15 {13}

9. David Guetta feat. Chris Brown & Lil Wayne – I Can Only Imagine 3:29 {18}

10. Nicki Minaj – Va Va Voom 3:03 {20}

11. Dizzee Rascal feat. Pepper – Scream 2:36 {22}

12. Rebecca Ferguson – Backtrack 3:09 {15}

13. Bastille – Flaws 3:37 {21}

14. Lucy Spraggan – Last Night (Beer Fear) 2:13 {11}

15. Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks 4:26 {12}

16. The Killers – Runaway 4:06 {18}

17. Willy Moon – Yeah Yeah 2:43 {34}

18. Otto Knows – Million Voices 3:10 {14}

19. Porter Robinson – Language 3:19 {9}

20. Sub Focus feat. Alpines – Tidal Wave 3:46 {12}

21. Cedric Gervais – Molly 2:45 {26}

22. DJ Fresh feat. RaVaughn – The Feeling 3:28 {13}

23. Madeon – Finale 3:25 {35}

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Total time: 1:19:44

 

Overall Rating: 7/10 Very Good

A good attempt this to create a fresh, appealing selection of various artists and many genres mixed together and the finished outcome goes down a treat. I think there is certainly room for improvement for some of the forgotten songs and some of the unforgotten omissions, but it’s not too bad. The iconic Gangnam Style that swept the nation being the opening track was a good decision too.

 

Andrew's Best 5 (as of May 2018)

1. Elbow – One Day Like This

2. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child

3. Florence + The Machine – Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix)

4. Redlight – Lost In Your Love

5. Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait

 

Andrew's Worst 5 (as of May 2018)

1. Stooshe – Waterfalls

2. Cheryl – Under The Sun

3. Conor Maynard feat. Ne-Yo – Turn Around

4. Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran – Watchtower

5. JLS – Hottest Girl In The World

Other OmissionsPublic Enemy – Harder Than You Think {4}

Kate Bush – Runninh Up That Hill {6}

Misha B – Do You Think Of Me {9}

Rita Ora – Shine Ya Light {10}

Misha B – Home Run {11}

Gerry & The Pacemakers – You’ll Never Walk Alone {12}

Underworld – Caliban’s Dream {12}

George Michael – White Light {15}

Christina Aguilera – Your Body {16}

Paloma Faith – Never Tear Us Apart {16}

Fazer – Killer {17}

John Lennon – Imagine {18}

Arctic Monkeys – Come Together {21}

B.o.B feat. Taylor Swift – Both Of Us {22}

Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean – As Long As You Love Me {22}

Muse – Madness {25}

Taylor Swift – Red {26}

Plan B – Deepest Shame {27}

Jake Bugg – Two Fingers {28}

Tyler James – Single Tear {28}

Cover Drive – Explode {29}

Kanye West feat. Jay-Z & Big Sean – Clique {29}

Professor Green feat. Sierra Kusterbeck – Avalon {29}

Asaf Avidan & The Mojos – One Day / Reckoning Song {30}

Taylor Swift – Begin Again {30}

Ryan O’Shaughnessy – No Name {31}

Ben Howard – Burgh Island {32}

Drumsound & Bassline Smith – Through The Night {34}

Ed Sheeran, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford, David Arnold & Richard Jones – Wish You Were Here {34}

Sneakbo – Zim Zimma {35}

Jessica Wright – Dance All Night {36}

Other Tribe – Skirts {36}

Taylor Swift – State Of Grace {36}

Adele – I Can’t Make You Love Me {37}

Drake feat. The Weeknd – Crew Love {37}

Everything Everything – Cough Cough {37}

Clement Marfo & The Frontline – Champion {38}

John Denver – Annie’s Song {38}

Oasis – Wonderwall {38}

The Vaccines – Teenage Icon {39}

Frank Turner – I Still Believe {40}

Hot Natured & Ali Love – Benediction {40}

Now 83 is a really good edition. Here's my Top 5:-

 

1) Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child

2) Florence & The Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix)

3) Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welsh - Sweet Nothing

4) David Guetta feat. Sia - She Wolf (Falling To Pieces)

5) Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait

One of my favourite Now albums, great selection of songs.

 

My top 5:

 

5. Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin - Don't You Worry Child

4. Cavlin Harris ft. Example - We'll Be Coming Back

3. Elbow - One Day Like This

2. Simple Plan ft. Sean Paul - Summer Paradise

1. Robbie Williams - Candy

Top 5- Spectrum (Say My Name); Lost In Your Love; Pound The Alarm; One More Night; Sweet Nothing

Disc One

1. Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing 3:30 {1}

2. Maroon 5 – One More Night 3:41 {8}

3. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child 3:33 {1}

4. Flo Rida – I Cry 3:41 {3}

5. P!nk – Blow Me (One Last Kiss) 3:50 {3}

6. Ne-Yo – Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) 3:55 {1}

7. Wiley feat. Ms D – Heatwave 3:15 {1}

8. Owl City feat. Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time 3:24 {5}

 

Disc Two

1. Florence + The Machine – Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix) 3:36 {1}

2. The Script feat. will.i.am – Hall Of Fame 3:21 {1}

3. Simple Plan feat. Sean Paul – Summer Paradise 3:53 {12}

4. David Guetta feat. Sia – She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) 3:30 {8}

5. Calvin Harris feat. Example – We’ll Be Coming Back 3:54 {2}

6. Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait 4:34 {12}

7. Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé – Beneath Your Beautiful 4:30 {1}

8. Fun. – Some Nights 4:35 {7}

 

Artwork: 9/10

A party of an artwork, one of the best and definitely reflects on the quality of the songs included.

 

Overall: 9/10

The sound of Summer 2012, a time when I was moving far away for the second time in two years and radio was big. It's extremely hard to pick a favourite disc as both contain such great songs from start to finish.

 

Of the omissions I'm not missing too much. Skyfall, Flaws, and Little Talks are big songs I loved back then so would've been nice to see added. Runaway is decent but not one of the best The Killers singles, same goes for Justin Bieber and Christina Aguilera songs.

 

Wasn’t this around the time of Green Days comeback? I thought Oh Love would’ve chatted at like #20 or something for a week around this time huh