I need Hadji to attempt a tracklisting for Now 116 given the huge influx of new entries this week! I have no idea anymore what it would look like.

Here's a prediction so far

 

CD 1

 

1. Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red

2. Kenya Grace – Strangers

3. Dua Lipa – Dance The Night

4. Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?

5. Peggy Gou – (It Goes Like) Nanana

6. Tate McRae – Greedy

7. Olivia Rodrigo – Bad Idea Right?

8. Calvin Harris & Sam Smith – Desire

9. Miley Cyrus – Used To Be Young

10. Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice & Aqua – Barbie World

11. Jorja Smith – Little Things

12. Issey Cross – Bittersweet Goodbye

13. Selena Gomez – Single Soon

14. Burna Boy – City Boys

15. Tyla – Water

16. J Hus featuring Drake – Who Told You

17. Stormzy & RAYE – The Weekend

18. Hannah Laing & RoRo – Good Love

19. PinkPantheress – Mosquito

20. Turno, Skepsis & Charlotte Plank – Rave Out

21. ANOTR & Abel Balder – Relax My Eyes

22. Ed Sheeran – American Town

23. Zara Larsson & David Guetta – On My Love

24. Royal Blood – Shiner In The Dark

25. Cian Ducrot – Heaven

26. Take That – Windows

 

CD 2

 

1. Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire

2. Becky Hill, Chase & Status – Disconnect

3. Fred Again & Obongjayar – Adore U

4. Cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe – Prada

5. Charli XCX – Speed Drive

6. D.O.D – So Much In Love

7. Chase & Status & Bou feat IRah, Flowdan, Trigga & Takura – Baddadan

8. Jung Kook featuring Jack Harlow – 3D

9. Sonny Fodera & MK featuring Clementine Douglas – Asking

10. Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

11. Kylie Minogue – Tension

12. SZA – Snooze

13. Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion – Bongos

14. Byron Messia – Talibans

15. Travis Scott featuring Drake – Meltdown

16. Billy Gillies featuring Hannah Boleyn – DNA (Loving You)

17. Jazzy – Feel It

18. Luke Combs – Fast Car

19. Troye Sivan – Rush

20. Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves – I Remember Everything

21. Gunna – Fukumean

22. Bou featuring Slay – Closer

23. Joel Corry & MK feat Rita Ora – Drinkin'

24. Busted – Good One

25. The Rolling Stones – Angry

26. Hozier – Unknown/Nth

Edited October 3, 20231 yr by Hadji

If there’s a Royal Blood song on there, I expect it’ll be Shiner in the Dark. I think Pull Me Through was just a “promo” single.

If there’s a Royal Blood song on there, I expect it’ll be Shiner in the Dark. I think Pull Me Through was just a “promo” single.

According to their discography page, Pull Me Through is a single but it’s their previous single as Shiner In The Dark is their latest single so I’ll edit that

Just received these CDs from world of books

 

NOW '86 (first ever NOW album released on CD)

Now That's what i call music Vol. 21 (from 1992)

Awesome and Awesome 2 (EMI compilation similar listings/booklet layout to NOW)

 

Still awaiting confirmation but it looks like the next yearbook will be...1988!

 

November 3rd release date

https://nowmusicwiki.com/index.php?title=No..._1988_(UK_2023)

Edited September 27, 20231 yr by Mark.

Still awaiting confirmation but it looks like the next yearbook will be...1988!

 

November 3rd release date

https://nowmusicwiki.com/index.php?title=No..._1988_(UK_2023)

I was hoping for 1987 but at least they didn’t go back to the 70s. I was hoping more for 1987 over 1988 as the former will have more Now omissions seeing as there were only 2 volumes that year as opposed to 1988 which had 3 volumes

It is 1988 and here it is. I’m surprised Pet Shop Boys are on there and Heaven Is A Place On Earth should’ve been on 1987 seeing as it appeared on 1987 on both 10th anniversary and millennium series https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOW-Yearbook-1988-.../dp/B0CJM4P52P/

Gosh, they cleared Pet Shop Boys, that is a surprise to me! Left To My Own Devices <3

 

That will make the 1987 version so much stronger with their inclusion on that.

 

R.e. Belinda, with this series they do seem to focus on the year of peak rather than the year of release, Belinda was a 1988 No.1 so you could argue it could have gone on either.

Edited September 28, 20231 yr by gooddelta

I have made a list of omissions which could make Now Yearbook Extra 1988

 

Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain

Kylie Minogue - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi

Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You

Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing

U2 - Desire

U2 - Angel Of Harlem

Level 42 - Heaven In My Hands

Yazz & The Plastic Population - Stand Up For Your Love Rights

Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance

Inner City - Big Fun

Bomb The Bass - Don't Make Me Wait

Bananarama - Nathan Jones

S-Express - Superfly Guy

A-Ha - You Are The One

Ofra Haza - Im Nin'Alu

T'Pau - I Will Be With You

T'Pau - Secret Garden

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock

Johnny Hates Jazz - Heart Of Gold

Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby

Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car

Robert Palmer - She Makes My Day

Deacon Blue - Dignity

Beatmasters featuring PP Arnold - Burn It Up

Petula Clark - Downtown '88

Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River

Pat & Mick - Let's All Chant

Harry Enfield - Loadsamoney

The Christians - Harvest For The World

Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy

Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love

Art Of Noise featuring Tom Jones - Kiss

Fat Boys & Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo, Twist)

Salt-N-Pepa - Twist & Shout

D-Mob featuring Gary Haisman - We Call It Acieed

Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True

Human League - Love Is All That Matters

Aswad - Give A Little Love

Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go

Jermaine Stewart - Say It Again

Jermaine Stewart - Get Lucky

Jellybean featuring Adele Bertei - Just A Mirage

Derek B - Good Groove

Derek B - Bad Young Brother

Morrissey - Suedehead

Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday

Mel & Kim - That's The Way It Is

Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi

Coldcut featuring Yazz & The Plastic Population - Doctorin' The House

The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back '88

Five Star - Another Weekend

Tiffany - Could've Been

Tiffany - I Saw Him Standing There

Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock 'N' Roll

Prefab Sprout - Cars And Girls

Taja Sevelle - Love Is Contagious

Whitney Houston - Love Will Save The Day

Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere

Sade - Paradise

The Primitives - Crash

Miami Sound Machine - 1-2-3

Chris De Burgh - Missing You

Fairground Attraction - Find My Love

Bill Withers - Lovely Day '88

Communards - For A Friend

Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas

Edited December 3, 20231 yr by Hadji

Gosh, they cleared Pet Shop Boys, that is a surprise to me! Left To My Own Devices <3

 

That will make the 1987 version so much stronger with their inclusion on that.

This also means that West End Girls, Opportunities and Suburbia could appear across Now Yearbook 1985-1989 and its extra equivalent

Edited September 28, 20231 yr by Hadji

This also means that West End Girls, Opprtunities and Suburbia could appear across Now Yearbook 1985-1989 and its extra equivalent

 

Could be that Neil and Chris wanted the time to promote their Smash: Greatest Hits album before licensing again. That's why they're

available again to NOW.

with this series they do seem to focus on the year of peak rather than the year of release, Belinda was a 1988 No.1 so you could argue it could have gone on either.

I just hope that with Should I Stay Or Should I Go and Young At Heart appearing on 1982 and 1984 respectively, I just hope that they don’t also appear on 1991 and 1993, respectively

Will they still make a “Final Chapter” spin-off for other groups of years like they did for 1980-1984?

Will they still make a “Final Chapter” spin-off for other groups of years like they did for 1980-1984?

 

Of course they will, another way of milking the 80's, but I doubt it will happen until they've released all the yearbooks to do 85-89.

I quite like that those mop-up releases give them a chance to add a few tracks they couldn't license before. I think there's probably now a good chance for some of the 1986 tracks to make that release, as Hadji suggested.

 

It's a good point Mark made r.e. PSB wanting to wait to promote Smash before they licensed anything to Now. I wonder what's stopping Erasure licensing now then.

I wonder what's stopping Erasure licensing now then.

Bit pointless to not include Erasure seeing as they’re on the re-releases. Watch Drama appear on the Now 16 re-release. Speaking of Now 16, I hope the 3 CD only tracks get included. After 1988, I hope they release 1987 then 1989 then do 70s, 90s, 70s, 90s. Now Iron Maiden are frequently appearing on compilations, I hope they include Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter on Now Yearbook 1990 or its extra equivalent

Edited September 29, 20231 yr by Hadji

It's a good point Mark made r.e. PSB wanting to wait to promote Smash before they licensed anything to Now. I wonder what's stopping Erasure licensing now then.

 

I think they fully own their masters now ever since Mute was sold to BMG, so they can just say yes or no whenever they feel like perhaps.

I think they fully own their masters now ever since Mute was sold to BMG, so they can just say yes or no whenever they feel like perhaps.

The one that’s funniest about licensing is Rod Stewart. He appears on 70s compilations but never on 80s compilations. Same with David Bowie