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AdvertDetailsReleased: 29th July 2022

Origin: United Kingdom

Label: Sony Music Entertainment / Universal

Format: Double CD, Digital Download

Duration: 2:36:09 (156 minutes 9 seconds)

Tracks: 48

#1’s: 1

Chart Peak: #1

Sales: Unknown

Tracklisting1. George Ezra – Green Green Grass 2:48 {3}

2. Sam Ryder – SPACE MAN 3:36 {2}

3. Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran – Bam Bam 3:25 {7}

4. Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa & Young Thug – Potion 3:34 {16}

5. David Guetta x Becky Hill x Ella Henderson – Crazy What Love Can Do 2:48 {5}

6. LF System – Afraid To Feel 2:56 {1}

7. Lizzo – About Damn Time 3:11 {3}

8. Latto – Big Energy 2:52 {21}

9. Diplo & Miguel – Don't Forget My Love 3:19 {30}

10. Tion Wayne x La Roux – IFTK 3:10 {6}

11. Bad Boy Chiller Crew – BMW 3:32 {7}

12. Sigala feat. Talia Mar – Stay The Night 2:52 {11}

13. Mabel, Jax Jones & Galantis – Good Luck 3:16 {45}

14. Ava Max – Maybe You're The Problem 3:09 {DNC}

15. Steps – Hard 2 Forget 3:27 {DNC}

16. Shawn Mendes – When You're Gone 2:52 {32}

17. Benson Boone – In The Stars 3:35 {21}

18. Sam Smith – Love Me More 3:09 {52}

19. Paolo Nutini – Through The Echoes 3:42 {46}

20. Florence + The Machine – My Love 2:57 {51}

21. Miley Cyrus – Like A Prayer (Live) 3:28 {DNC}

22. Sigrid & Bring Me The Horizon – Bad Life 3:46 {50}

23. Måneskin – SUPERMODEL 2:27 {43}

24. KALUSH – Stefania (Kalush Orchestra) 2:59 {38}

25. Lady Gaga – Hold My Hand 3:44 {24}

26. Ed Sheeran – The Joker And The Queen 3:05 {2}

27. Cat Burns feat. Sam Smith – go 3:34 {2}

28. Jack Harlow – First Class 2:53 {2}

29. Post Malone & Roddy Ricch – Cooped Up 3:07 {18}

30. The Kid LAROI – Thousand Miles 2:43 {21}

31. Nathan Dawe feat. Ella Henderson – 21 Reasons 2:35 {9}

32. Becky Hill & Galantis – Run 3:08 {21}

33. Chase & Status – Mixed Emotions 3:43 {44}

34. A1 x J1 & Tion Wayne – Night Away (Dance) 2:56 {11}

35. Aitch & Ashanti – Baby 2:57 {2}

36. N-Dubz – Charmer 3:07 {32}

37. Justin Bieber & Don Toliver – Honest 3:13 {54}

38. Tom Grennan – Remind Me 3:30 {27}

39. Sam Fender – Getting Started 3:10 {47}

40. Dermot Kennedy – Something To Someone 3:16 {44}

41. Liam Gallagher – Better Days 4:18 {DNC}

42. Lost Frequencies, James Arthur – Questions 2:57 {DNC}

43. Mimi Webb – Goodbye 3:03 {74}

44. Lauren Spencer-Smith – Flowers 2:36 {17}

45. Baby Queen – Colours Of You 4:13 {DNC}

46. Cian Ducrot – All For You 3:39 {19}

47. Mark Owen – You Only Want Me 3:25 {DNC}

48. The Wanted – Gold Forever - For Tom 4:27 {DNC}

 

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: LF System – Afraid To Feel (8 Weeks)

Lowest Charting Track: Ava Max – Maybe You're The Problem / Steps – Hard 2 Forget / Miley Cyrus – Like A Prayer (Live) / Liam Gallagher – Better Days / Lost Frequencies, James Arthur – Questions / Baby Queen – Colours Of You / Mark Owen – You Only Want Me / The Wanted – Gold Forever - For Tom {DNC}

Longest Song: The Wanted – Gold Forever - For Tom 4:27

Shortest Song: Måneskin – SUPERMODEL 2:27

Edited Tracks: Unknown

Unedited Tracks: Unknown

Inlay Mistakes: None

Other Facts: None

On This Day In HistoryNo music news to report for 29th July 2022.Other ResourcesOfficial Now Music Website

Wikipedia

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My ReviewNow That’s What I Call Music! 112 aka Now 112 was released in the summer of 2022 and featured 48 tracks including just one UK #1 single. It became the first volume in the series to include music by Sam Ryder and LF System.

 

The biggest name of 2022 was absent from this volume, as Harry Styles became a very clear omission with the best selling UK #1 single of 2022, As It Was. Along with this, the reborn interest in Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush which caused the song to reach #1 for the first time was also overlooked, though this song did feature originally on Now 6. Other absentees include Kendrick Lamar, ArrDee, Beyoncé, Wet Leg and others.

 

As at the time of this review, it is the only volume in the series to include music by Latto, Bad Boy Chiller Crew, Benson Boone, Bring Me The Horizon, KALUSH, Jack Harlow, Don Toliver and Baby Queen.

 

Artwork Rating: 2/10 Awful

Another very childish design with animated characters surrounding the logo, including more overuse of the unoriginal Now pig. It might look bright and summery, but it is nothing we haven't seen on many occasions before, and this was just not a very original design once again.

 

Disc 1 Favourite: David Guetta x Becky Hill x Ella Henderson – Crazy What Love Can Do

It was a big hit for the three names involved in this single, and testament to the success that both Becky and Ella had been enjoying much more in recent times, and they were in demand vocalists which many dance producers, including David Guetta, were eager to snap up for recording duties.

 

Disc 2 Favourite: Tom Grennan – Remind Me

Very much enjoyed this whole era by Tom Grennan, and I was very pleased to see his singles get included on each Now volume at the time, and this was no exception.

 

Disc 3 Tracklist:

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

 

1. Harry Styles – As It Was 2:47 {1}

2. Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill 4:59 {1}

3. Future feat. Drake & Tems – Wait For U 3:10 {8}

4. Kendrick Lamar, Blxst & Amanda Reifer – Die Hard 3:59 {7}

5. Ed Sheeran feat. Lil Baby – 2step 2:43 {9}

6. ArrDee – Come & Go 3:00 {16}

7. Aitch – 1989 2:18 {23}

8. Digga D – Hold It Down 2:13 {35}

9. Central Cee – Doja 1:37 {2}

10. Beyoncé – BREAK MY SOUL 4:38 {2}

11. D.O.D. & Carla Monroe – Still Sleepless 2:43 {46}

12. Tom Santa – Rainfall 2:47 {42}

13. BTS – Yet To Come 3:14 {27}

14. venbee & Dan Fable – Low Down 3:03 {59}

15. Leah Kate – 10 Things I Hate About You 2:37 {30}

16. Wet Leg – Chaise Longue 3:17 {74}

17. Liam Gallagher – Diamond In The Dark 3:25 {65}

18. Pink Floyd feat. Andriy Khlyvnyuk – Hey Hey Rise Up 3:26 {49}

19. Doja Cat – Vegas 3:03 {24}

20. Halsey – So Good 2:56 {67}

21. Tate McRae – Chaotic 2:59 {36}

22. Dylan Conrique – Birthday Cake 3:25 {30}

23. Joji – Glimpse Of Us 3:53 {12}

24. Adele – I Drink Wine 6:16 {4}

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Total time: 1:18:28

 

Overall Rating: 3/10 Extremely Poor

The omission of Harry Styles, whilst this was likely due to licencing constraints, made this volume a much weaker offering because of it. Then Kate Bush being left out too was another disappointing outcome, and it has left only one UK #1 on the volume making it feel much less remembered than the music in the charts at the time.

 

My Best 5 (as of January 2024)

1. David Guetta x Becky Hill x Ella Henderson – Crazy What Love Can Do

2. Shawn Mendes – When You're Gone

3. Sam Ryder – SPACE MAN

4. Tom Grennan – Remind Me

5. Lizzo – About Damn Time

 

My Worst 5 (as of January 2024)

1. Sam Smith – Love Me More

2. Lost Frequencies, James Arthur – Questions

3. Bad Boy Chiller Crew – BMW

4. KALUSH – Stefania (Kalush Orchestra)

5. Justin Bieber & Don Toliver – Honest

Other OmissionsHarry Styles – Late Night Talking {2}

Harry Styles – Music For A Sushi Restaurant {3}

Kendrick Lamar – N95 {6}

Drake feat. 21 Savage – Jimmy Cooks {7}

Drake – Massive {8}

Drake – Falling Back {10}

Kendrick Lamar – United In Grief {14}

Lil Tjay – In My Head {18}

D-Block Europe & Ghost Killer – Elegant & Gang {18}

Jack Harlow feat. Drake – Churchill Downs {19}

The K**ts – Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty N**ce {20}

Metallica – Master Of Puppets {22}

Kendrick Lamar – The Heart - Pt 5 {24}

Drake – Sticky {30}

Kanye West & XXXTENTACION – True Love {31}

Jack Harlow – Dua Lipa {33}

Billie Eilish – The 30th {33}

D-Block Europe – Black Beatles {35}

My Chemical Romance – The Foundations Of Decay {37}

ArrDee feat. Kyla – Hello Mate {37}

Post Malone – Lemon Tree {40}

Charlie Puth feat. Jung Kook – Left And Right {41}

Aitch & Giggs – Just Coz {42}

Taylor Swift – This Love (Taylor's Version) {42}

Russ Millions – Baba (Toma Tussi) {42}

Lil Baby – In A Minute {44}

Sleepy Hallow feat. 347AIDEN – Die Young {45}

Digga D & B-Lovee – What You Reckon {46}

Subwoolfer – Give That Wolf A Banana {47}

Kendrick Lamar feat. Sampha – Father Time {47}

Burna Boy feat. J Hus – Cloak & Dagger {47}

Russ feat. Ed Sheeran – Are You Entertained {47}

Dave – My 24th Birthday {48}

Pink Floyd feat. Andriy Khlyvnyuk – Hey Hey Rise Up {49}

D-Block Europe – Fantasy {49}

Future feat. Drake – I'm On One {50}

Knucks & SL – Nice & Good {51}

Eminem feat. Snoop Dogg – From The D 2 The LBC {51}

Future – Puffin On Zootiez {53}

S-X & KSI – Locked Out {53}

Chris Brown feat. Wizkid – Call Me Every Day {53}

Chanel – Slomo {56}

Declan McKenna – Brazil {56}

Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen {57}

The 1975 – Part Of The Band {57}

PinkPantheress feat. Willow – Where You Are {58}

AJ Tracey – Seoul {58}

Cornelia Jakobs – Hold Me Closer {59}

Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – Hot S**t {59}

Bring Me The Horizon – Strangers {60}

PSY feat. SUGA – THAT THAT {61}

Knucks & Stormzy – Die Hard {61}

Polo G – Distraction {61}

Sam Fender – Alright {61}

Maisie Peters – Cate's Brother {62}

BTS – Run BTS {62}

Taylor Swift – Carolina {63}

Young Adz – Press Da Button {64}

Chris Brown feat. Jack Harlow – Psychic {64}

Digga D – STFU {64}

Madeline The Person – Mean {66}

Chris Brown feat. Lil Durk & Capella Grey – Till The Wheels Fall Off {66}

Headie One – Came In The Scene {67}

Clavish – Greece {70}

Jax Jones & Martin Solveig pts. Europa feat. GRACEY – Lonely Heart {70}

Jhope – More {70}

French The Kid – Neverland {72}

Cafune – Tek It {72}

Junior Andre – Slide {72}

Brent Faiyaz – Loose Change {72}

Camila Cabello feat. Willow – Psychofreak {73}

Pharrell Williams feat. 21 Savage – Cash In Cash Out {73}

Yung Gravy – Betty (Get Money) {73}

Wet Leg – Wet Dream {74}

My top 5 favourites songs are:

1. Jack Harlow - First Class

2. Latto - Big Energy

3. Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN

4. David Guetta x Becky Hill x Ella Henderson – Crazy What Love Can Do

5. George Ezra – Green Green Grass

Cover artwork is very good 7/10

SPACE MAN for disc 1

Woah Disc 2 is pitiful. Voted for The Wanted!

Poor 5/10