Posted February 3, 20214 yr Which UK number one singles have never appeared on a Now That's What I Call Music album from 1983 to present. Feel free to comment.
February 3, 20214 yr Author Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven Drake - One Dance
February 3, 20214 yr Have Madonna or Michael Jackson ever appeared on a NOW album? If not there's a load of number ones right there.
February 3, 20214 yr Seem to remember 2007 was one of the few years where every single #1 that year made it on a Now.
February 3, 20214 yr Seem to remember 2007 was one of the few years where every single #1 that year made it on a Now. And 2012
February 3, 20214 yr I believe Shape of You was never on one, Now rightfully chose Castle on the Hill instead
February 3, 20214 yr I'd imagine it's a case of licensing issues rather than them 'choosing' 'Castle On The Hill'.
February 3, 20214 yr I only saw "Dress You up" by Madonna on a NOW album (4, i think), so all her 12 number ones aren't one any NOW album
February 3, 20214 yr Madonna has never appeared on a numbered Now. Hung Up and Into The Groove have appeared on spin offs though. Michael Jackson has two Now appearances though neither song was no.1. Same is true for the two appearances Whitney Houston has made. Ditto Celine Dion. Mariah Carey has also never had a no.1 on a Now despite 4 appearances.
February 3, 20214 yr Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 (SYBT was on Now 35 and by the time Now 36 came out in Spring 1997 Mama was the opening track)
February 3, 20214 yr Going off topic - I dare say that most number 1s that appeared on the Hits compilations did not appear on Nows. There have been a few that appeared on both. Theme from S-Express, I think was on both. In the 80s it was harder to predict what would be on a Now album. For example, Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind and Kylie's I Should Be So Lucky were on Now 11. The follow ups (Heart and Got to Be Certain - which were big hits) - did not appear on Now 12. Some artists wandered from Hits to Now or from Now to Hits. Wet Wet Wet and Johnny Hates Jazz were both on Hits 6 but later featured on Now 11 with follow up hits. Edited February 3, 20214 yr by Colm
February 3, 20214 yr Fugees killing me softly comes to mind and Thier other chart topper ready or not iirc
February 3, 20214 yr I believe Shape of You was never on one, Now rightfully chose Castle on the Hill instead ‘Perfect’ never made it either but ‘Galway Girl’ did.
February 4, 20214 yr ‘Perfect’ never made it either but ‘Galway Girl’ did. Neither did I Don't Care or Beautiful People only Take Me Back to London from the No. 6 Collaborations Project album did. Edited February 4, 20214 yr by IdentFan101
February 4, 20214 yr There is a few I can think of: Freaky Friday - Lil Dicky feat. Chris Brown Do the Bartman - The Simpsons Teletubbies Say "Eh-Oh!" - Teletubbies Godzilla - Eminem feat. Juice WRLD Toosie Slide - Drake God's Plan - Drake Nice for What - Drake In My Feelings - Drake Times Like These - BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge Allstars No Time To Die - Billie Eilish Look What You Made Me Do - Taylor Swift
February 4, 20214 yr I only saw "Dress You up" by Madonna on a NOW album (4, i think), so all her 12 number ones aren't one any NOW album My bad...Dress You up was Madonna's only hit on any of these compilation albums....HITS 3 !
February 5, 20214 yr Eminem has had loads of songs that didn't appear including "The Real Slim Shady", "Lose Yourself", "Just Lose It", "Like Toy Soldiers", "The Monster"
February 5, 20214 yr I think I had a spreadsheet containing a list of such songs once but it has been lost a long time ago. I could probably recall a lot of the songs though. Taking 2020 as an example, 8 UK #1 singles (out of 21) did not feature; Ellie Goulding – River Eminem feat. Juice WRLD – Godzilla Billie Eilish – No Time To Die Live Lounge Allstars – Times Like These Drake – Toosie Slide Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You LadBaby – Don’t Stop Me Eatin’ Wham – Last Christmas The year before, 2019, only 2 UK #1’s (out of 12) did not feature; Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid – Beautiful People LadBaby – I Love Sausage Rolls
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