Have seen people on the Facebook Now group ordering all 10 variations at a cost of over £250!

 

As I don't plan on raiding a bank any time soon, I'll have to pick a few, the four decade vinyls are attractive but I haven't really got nearly £140 to shell out on them a month before Christmas, so I'll have to mull it over and probably just get a few of the CDs.

I’ve only picked volumes 1-4 on CD

Mind you Madonna and MJ appeared on NOW 30 years 10 years ago, so it is possible for them to appear on a non-numbered now

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOW-Thats-What-Cal...s/dp/B00CLOH24U

 

Loving the cover of NOW 40 years not a bad tracklist

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=704941...704941318337100

Edited October 12, 20231 yr by Mark.

Out of curiosity, and by comparison... how does this anniversary release compare with the past anniversary releases to mark 10 years, 20 years, 25 years and 30 years?

Out of curiosity, and by comparison... how does this anniversary release compare with the past anniversary releases to mark 10 years, 20 years, 25 years and 30 years?

Only difference is that the 40 years has only used songs from all 115 volumes whereas previous anniversary editions also used songs which never appeared on the main series

I find it weird that the Now 40 Years: 2013-2023 has Kill Bill and Boy's a Liar to represent Now 114. Should've replaced both of them with Escapism. and Calm Down.

 

Also, no We Don't Talk About Bruno for Now 111, even though Let It Go is on there to represent Now 88. Maybe it's wasn't featured due to there wasn't enough room fit the all the artists on the back cover.

Edited October 15, 20231 yr by IdentFan101

About Black Eyed Peas on volume 3, they’re on there with I Gotta Feeling but the regular Now 40 Years has Where Is The Love? They should either replace WITL with IGF on Now 40 Years or replace IGF with WITL on volume 3. I also hope that both discs on Now 116 get filled up with no gaps

Edited October 17, 20231 yr by Hadji

 

NOW Music is pleased to announce the latest addition to the numbered series – NOW That’s What I Call Music! 116 – Out November 17th! 47 huge tracks across 2CDs - the hottest hits from recent sales and airplay charts. Disc 1 kicks off with the second smash hit collaboration - ‘Desire’ - from Calvin Harris & Sam Smith. A run of massive #1s is up next – starting with Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘vampire’ followed by Doja Cat’s ‘Paint The Town Red’ and ‘Strangers’ from Kenya Grace. The smash hit ‘(It Goes Like) Nanana’ from Peggy Gou leads into Pop-Dance from Kylie and Beyond Chicago X Majestic X Alex Mills. Collaborations from Becky Hill & Chase & Status, and Stormzy & RAYE are featured alongside floor-fillers from Sonny Fodera, MK & Clementine Douglas and Billy Gillies feat. Hannah Boleyn. International superstars SZA, Nicki Minaj and Post Malone all feature, and the end of Disc 1 showcases some of the latest releases from legendary artists who are still airplay favourites today – Rick Astley with ‘Never Gonna Stop’, ‘Beside You’ from James Blunt and finishing with ‘Windows’ from Pop royalty Take That. And whilst on the subject of legendary artists… Disc 2 opens with The Rolling Stones with their single ‘Angry’ from their new album ‘Hackney Diamonds’. The #1 ‘What Was I Made For’ from Billie Eilish – from the years’ smash hit movie ‘Barbie’ is included along with hits from Tom Odell, Lana Del Rey, and Selena Gomez plus more great collaborations - Sam Smith & Madonna, will.i.am & Britney Spears, and the return of Timbaland, Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake. The second disc also celebrates the new tracks from Pop superstars S Club, Sugababes, and Duran Duran. Contemporary singers Dermot Kennedy, and Cian Ducrot feature along with the great vocals of Luke Combs on his version of ‘Fast Car’ leading to the final track ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’, the latest solo single from one of the most admired vocalists of all time - Agnetha Fältskog. NOW That’s What I Call 116 – 47 Fantastic Tracks – The Best Of Current Pop - Released November 17th!

 

Disc: 1

1 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Desire

2 Olivia Rodrigo - vampire

3 Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red

4 Kenya Grace – Strangers

5 Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana

6 Kylie Minogue – Tension

7 Beyond Chicago X Majestic X Alex Mills - Million Dollar Bill

8 Becky Hill & Chase & Status – Disconnect

9 Issey Cross - Bittersweet Goodbye

10 Sonny Fodera, MK & Clementine Douglas – Asking

11 Billy Gillies feat. Hannah Boleyn - DNA (Loving You)

12 Hannah Laing & RoRo - Good Love

13 Joel Corry x MK x Rita Ora – Drinkin’

14 Stormzy & RAYE - The Weekend

15 SZA – Snooze

16 PinkPantheress - Mosquito

17 Nicki Minaj - Last Time I Saw You

18 Post Malone – Overdrive

19 Olivia Dean & Leon Bridges - The Hardest Part

20 Stephen Sanchez - Until I Found You

21 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Stop

22 James Blunt – Beside You

23 Take That – Windows

 

Disc: 2

1 The Rolling Stones - Angry

2 Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right?

3 Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture "Barbie")

4 Tom Odell - Black Friday

5 Lana Del Rey - Radio

6 Sia - Gimme Love

7 Sam Smith & Madonna - VULGAR

8 will.i.am & Britney Spears - MIND YOUR BUSINESS

9 Timbaland, Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake - Keep Going Up

10 Jazzy - Feel It (Club Edit)

11 Gorgon City - Voodoo

12 Leigh-Anne feat. Ayra Starr - My Love

13 Selena Gomez – Single Soon

14 Mae Stephens & Meghan Trainor - Mr Right

15 S Club - These Are The Days

16 Sugababes - When The Rain Comes

17 Duran Duran - BLACK MOONLIGHT

18 The Killers – Your Side Of Town

19 The Pretenders - A Love

20 Dermot Kennedy - Don't Forget Me

21 James Arthur – Blindside

22 Cian Ducrot – Heaven

23 Luke Combs - Fast Car

24 Agnetha Fältskog - Where Do We Go From Here?

 

MADONNA FINALLY MAKES A NUMBERED NOW ALBUM!

The Rolling Stones not only appearing but opening disc 2 :o their first appearance in almost 30 years then. Wow at Madonna too albeit not her finest work :lol:

 

'Radio' by Lana is a pleasant surprise (with it dating back to 2012) but it did make a bit of a splash in the top 100 recently so why not.

 

The following songs made my personal chart:

 

2 Olivia Rodrigo - vampire

5 Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana

6 Kylie Minogue – Tension

20 Stephen Sanchez - Until I Found You

 

2 Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right?

3 Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture "Barbie")

4 Tom Odell - Black Friday

18 The Killers – Your Side Of Town

 

(+ a big fan of 'Radio' too but didn't chart it as an album track at the time)

 

Peggy's is probably my favourite on this edition :wub: outside of the top 40 hits it's good to see 'Your Side Of Town' making it on too, did hope that would be the case.

Didn't expect the tracklist to be out so soon, not particularly good sequencing - four No.1s but opening again with Calvin (fair enough with Miracle but not Desire).

 

The end of Disc 1 and almost all of Disc 2 is VERY Radio 2 leaning. Nice to see S Club and Sugbabes though.

Edited October 19, 20231 yr by gooddelta

Have seen people on the Facebook Now group ordering all 10 variations at a cost of over £250!

 

As I don't plan on raiding a bank any time soon, I'll have to pick a few, the four decade vinyls are attractive but I haven't really got nearly £140 to shell out on them a month before Christmas, so I'll have to mull it over and probably just get a few of the CDs.

 

 

They're all insane. The same songs that they already have if they have the numbered series and probably several other places too. They'll buy anything with the letters, N, O and W on it.

Edited October 19, 20231 yr by Colm

Didn't expect the tracklist to be out so soon, not particularly good sequencing - four No.1s but opening again with Calvin (fair enough with Miracle but not Desire).

Yeah, should've been either vampire or Paint the Town Red.

Wow at Madonna finally making the numbered series, though it does feel like a bit of a non event given it wasn’t a massive hit.

This will be Rick Aatley's 2nd Numbered NOW album appearance

the other was Cry For Help on NOW 19

 

Kate Bush - The Sensual World only track missing from NOW 16 re-issue but we have an extra track not on the original album

in the shape of Brother Beyond's Drive On.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=7097310...709731071191458

Edited October 19, 20231 yr by Mark.

A yay but oops moment there with Madonna. Should've added with something like 'Ghosttown' or something at the time if they finally were going to coming round to including her!

 

Stephen Sanchez only getting a add now when it first made the top 40 in January and was charting for ages last year as well

Kate Bush - The Sensual World only track missing from NOW 16 re-issue but we have an extra track not on the original album

in the shape of Brother Beyond's Drive On.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=7097310...709731071191458

Drive On was on the original but CD version only and Lil Louis which is only on the CD version is the other track that was removed

Edited October 19, 20231 yr by Hadji

Drive On was on the original and Lil Louis which is only on the CD version is the other track that was removed

 

Apparently so i only ever had the cassette version, never knew about the differences between the two before.

Apparently so i only ever had the cassette version, never knew about the differences between the two before.

Fine Young Cannibals, Lil Louis and Brother Beyond were the only 3 tracks which were exclusive to the CD version. And as for Lana Del Rey, why include a song of hers from her first album?

Edited October 19, 20231 yr by Hadji

Some really needless additions to this latest volume, very unnecessary and cruel to see some major hits ignored.

 

Big List of Omissions;

 

Dua Lipa – Dance The Night

Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer

Charli XCX – Speed Drive

Troye Sivan – Rush

Tyla – Water

Miley Cyrus – Used To Be Young

Tate McRae – greedy

casso, RAYE & D-Block Europe – Prada

Jung Kook feat. Latto – Seven

Fred again.. & Obongjayer – Adore You

D.O.D – So Much In Love

Chase & Status feat. IRAH, Flowdan, Trigga & Takura – Baddadan

Turno & Skepsis feat. Charlotte Plank – Rave Out

Bou feat. Slay – Closer

ANOTR & Abel Balder – Relax My Eyes

Jorja Smith – Little Things

Jess Glynne – What Would You Do

Rita Ora – Don’t Think Twice

Miley Cyrus – Jaded

Calum Scott – At Your Worst

Nothing But Thieves – Overcome

Måneskin – HONEY (ARE U COMING?)

Royal Blood – Mountains At Midnight

Caity Baser – Why Can’t I Have Two? (2468)

Mae Muller – Me, Myself & I

Griff – Vertigo

Sam Ryder – Mountain

Dave & Central Cee – Sprinter

Bebe Rexha & David Guetta – One In A Million

Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – Bongos

Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice feat. Aqua – Barbie World

Jungle – Back On 74

J Hus feat. Drake – Who Told You

Burna Boy – Sittin’ On Top Of The World

Jax Jones & Fireboy DML – Me And My Guitar

Luude & Bru-C feat. Kevin Lyttle – TMO (Turn Me On)

Campbell & Alcemist – Would You (go to bed with me?)

Hannah Laing & HVRR – Party All The Time

Busted & Jonas Brothers – Year 3000 2.0

Zara Larsson – End Of Time

Jessie Ware & Róisin Murphy – Freak Me Now

Mitski – My Love Mine All Mine

The Weeknd with Playboi Carti & Madonna – Popular

Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U