Released 36 Years Ago Today:

 

CD1:

1 Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends (02:39)

2 Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand (03:41)

3 Maxi Priest - Wild World (03:55)

4 Aswad - Give A Little Love (03:55)

5 Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything) (04:30)

6 Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That (04:33)

7 Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy) (04:22)

8 Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight ('88 Remix) (05:08)

9 Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go (03:30)

10 Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday (03:34)

11 Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer (03:49)

12 Johnny Hates Jazz - Heart Of Gold (03:25)

13 Voice of the Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby (03:04)

14 Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness (03:32)

15 Heart - These Dreams (03:47)

16 T'Pau - I Will Be With You (04:03)

 

CD2:

1 The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis (03:37)

2 Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) (03:54)

3 Bananarama - I Want You Back (03:47)

4 Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (03:48)

5 Hazell Dean - Who's Leaving Who (03:45)

6 The Communards - There's More To Love (03:49)

7 Jermaine Stewart - Get Lucky (03:45)

8 Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (03:48)

9 S'Express - Theme From S'express (03:55)

10 Salt-N-Pepa - Push It (03:29)

11 Derek B - Bad Young Brother (03:48)

12 James Brown - The Payback Mix (03:35)

13 Rose Royce - Car Wash (03:25)

14 Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac (04:16)

15 Jellybean/Adele Bertie - Just A Mirage (Edit) (03:54)

16 Will Downing - A Love Supreme (03:55)

 

 

The Buzzjack Review by awardinary: NOW 12

 

Not my favourite, especially after how amazing NOW 11 was. But still has some great songs on it.

 

Had the cassette when it came out from the old TESCOs in Five Ways, Birmingham.

 

It should be either 87 and 89 as we are due an 80s Yearbook, then 70s and back to 90s.

I think we might get 75 as the next 70s one as that will be coming up to 50 years.

 

I’d prefer an 80s one too but I’m working on the theory that for the last two years the immediate pre-Xmas one has been an 80s one. So I think they’ll leave 87 or 89 to November and try and get some stocking filler sales (if that’s still a thing).

I’m surprised that with James' appearance on extra 1993 that it’s with Sometimes instead of Laid. Even though I thought Laid was the bigger hit, Sometimes actually charted higher than Laid

Going through the clips on iTunes of Now That's What I Call 40 Years - Part Two. Clearly some mixes are different to those used on the original albums, e.g. the abrupt Eurovision ending on Gina G's Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit, and the 7" Radio Mix of Spice Girls' Say You'll Be There which has more R&B style production and a longer sax break. Also, the album version of The Promise by Girls Aloud. I don't know if these are intentional choices or mistakes.

Going through the clips on iTunes of Now That's What I Call 40 Years - Part Two. Clearly some mixes are different to those used on the original albums, e.g. the abrupt Eurovision ending on Gina G's Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit, and the 7" Radio Mix of Spice Girls' Say You'll Be There which has more R&B style production and a longer sax break. Also, the album version of The Promise by Girls Aloud. I don't know if these are intentional choices or mistakes.

It's so odd about the Spice Girl one. They even use the mix in the advert!

 

 

The CD booklet does say something like "the lengths of the tracks might be different compared to the original NOW releases" :lol: Other than that, it's a good album to have playing in the car and even for parties.

Also...

 

Released 5 Years Ago Today!

 

NOW 100 Hits - Car Songs

 

CD1

1 Queen - Another One Bites The Dust

2 Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies

3 Duffy - Mercy

4 Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime

5 Clean Bandit/Zara Larsson - Symphony

6 George Ezra - Paradise

7 Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's

8 Huey Lewis and the News - The Power Of Love

9 Don McLean - American Pie

10 Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time

11 Anastacia - Left Outside Alone

12 Chris Rea - The Road To Hell (Part 2)

13 Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

14 Soul Asylum - Runaway Train

15 Stereophonics - Dakota

16 The Fray - How To Save A Life

17 James Bay - Hold Back The River

18 Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town

19 Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight

20 Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo

 

CD2

1 Blondie - Heart Of Glass

2 The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

3 Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again

4 Destiny's Child - Survivor

5 Shaggy/Rayvon - In The Summertime

6 Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy

7 Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds

8 The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup

9 The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'

10 Kirsty MacColl - A New England

11 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour

12 Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine

13 Jess Glynne - Don't Be So Hard On Yourself

14 Texas - I Don't Want A Lover

15 The Bangles - Manic Monday

16 Ritchie Valens - La Bamba

17 The Knack - My Sharona

18 ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'

19 The Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music

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

 

CD3

1 Dua Lipa - IDGAF

2 Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?

3 Sigrid - Don't Feel Like Crying

4 Pitbull/Ke$ha - Timber

5 Zara Larsson - Lush Life

6 Bastille - Pompeii

7 Avril Lavigne - Complicated

8 Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This

9 Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball

10 Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road

11 Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway

12 Catatonia - Road Rage

13 Hozier - Take Me To Church

14 Keane - Everybody's Changing

15 The Cars - Drive

16 James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go

17 Joan Osborne - One Of Us

18 Alannah Myles - Black Velvet

19 Babybird - You're Gorgeous

20 Take That - Rule The World

 

CD4

1 Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling

2 Little Mix - Black Magic

3 Republica - Ready to Go

4 Moloko - Sing It Back

5 Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved

6 Mike Posner - In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)

7 Lewis Capaldi - Grace

8 Owl City - Fireflies

9 The 1975 - The Sound

10 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On

11 Lighthouse Family - Lifted

12 Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)

13 Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

14 Steve Winwood - Valerie

15 Spandau Ballet - Gold

16 Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night

17 Kula Shaker - Hush

18 Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life

19 Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

20 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

 

CD5

1 Dolly Parton - Jolene

2 Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

3 Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis

4 New Radicals - You Get What You Give

5 Roxy Music - Oh Yeah!

6 Emeli Sandé - Next To Me

7 Stereo MCs - Step It Up

8 Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body

9 Jonas Blue/Dakota - Fast Car

10 OneRepublic - Counting Stars

11 Ram Jam - Black Betty

12 Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat Song

13 The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You

14 The La's - There She Goes

15 Train - Drive By

16 James - Sit Down

17 Dodgy - Good Enough

18 Dr. Alban - It's My Life

19 Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

20 John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John - The Grease Megamix

 

 

Does anyone miss the 100 Hits series? I was never a fan because they just looked and felt lazy.

The album would've been so good if all the songs were car/roadtrip themed. So songs like "Mustang Sally", "Vroom Vroom", "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster", and "Jesus Take The Wheel" were included.

 

What would have you included?

Shame they scrapped it when it was doing well. If anything, they should scrap the vault and the re-issues. I’d rather have had the years as 100 hits instead of yearbooks

Edited July 12, 2024Jul 12 by Hadji

We DESERVED a '100 Hits Forgotten 00s' release

We DESERVED a '100 Hits Forgotten 00s' release

Preach Lewis!

We DESERVED a '100 Hits Forgotten 00s' release

Totally! And NOW 100 Hits - 00s No. 1s.

I didn't mind the 100 Hits albums, they were value for money and I loved the Forgotten 80s and 90s editions. The 100 Hits Christmas one was funny as there was so much filler padding it out.

 

I did get the Car Songs one but it definitely wasn't a favourite. A real grab bag of songs that weren't sequenced very well, so felt like a playlist on shuffle.

TGS has gone back to the top of the compilation chart and Now Summer Party 2024 has outsold Now Yearbook 1993 this week. They should’ve released the former last week so both albums would’ve had turns at #1. I’d rather Now Yearbook 1993 outsold Now Summer Party 2024

Now 118 isn't even out yet and ALREADY I am demanding all these songs to be on the next edition, Now 119;

 

Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please

Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Mark Ambor – Belong Together

Coldplay – feelslikeimfallinginlove

Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton – Pour Me A Drink

Ariana Grande – the boy is mine

Dua Lipa – Falling Forever

Katy Perry – WOMAN'S WORLD

Kesha – JOYRIDE

Artemas – dirty little secret

BL3SS & CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose – Kisses

Majestic, The Jammin Kid & Céline Dion – Set My Heart On Fire

Kylie Minogue, Bebe Rexha & Tove Lo – My Oh My

Jessie Ware & Romy – Lift You Up

Calum Scott – Roots

Rag'n'Bone Man – What Do You Believe In?

Nathan Dawe & MNEK – Ten (Get Back Up)

Ella Henderson, Switch Disco & Alok – Under The Sun

Sigala, Trevor Daniel & 24kGoldn – It's A Feeling

Jax Jones, Joel Corry & Jason Derulo – Tonught (D.I.Y.A)

Charli XCX & Lorde – the girl, so confusing

Becky Hill – Multiply

Jazzy – Make Up

Dasha – Didn't I

Perrie – Tears

JADE – Angel Of My Dreams

Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding – Free

 

What a bloodbath it will be in four months time! :cry:

Now 118 isn't even out yet and ALREADY I am demanding all these songs to be on the next edition, Now 119;

 

Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please

Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Ariana Grande – the boy is mine

Dua Lipa – Falling Forever

Katy Perry – WOMAN'S WORLD

Kesha – JOYRIDE

Majestic, The Jammin Kid & Céline Dion – Set My Heart On Fire

Kylie Minogue, Bebe Rexha & Tove Lo – My Oh My

Jessie Ware & Romy – Lift You Up

Nathan Dawe & MNEK – Ten (Get Back Up)

Ella Henderson, Switch Disco & Alok – Under The Sun

Charli XCX & Lorde – the girl, so confusing

Dasha – Didn't I

Perrie – Tears

JADE – Angel Of My Dreams

Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding – Free

 

What a bloodbath it will be in four months time! :cry:

 

These are the ones I'd love to see.I wonder if Kesha would be licensable since she's independent now.

I wonder if Kesha would be licensable since she's independent now.

Well RAYE is independent and she was licensable last year, so it's not out of the question, plus it would be quite some time since she last featured on Now 87 with Pitbull.

Well RAYE is independent and she was licensable last year, so it's not out of the question, plus it would be quite some time since she last featured on Now 87 with Pitbull.

Fingers crossed. It's turning into my favourite song of the year so far.

RAYE didn’t appear on Now 118 because they didn’t want any r1xtra artists on the album. She did appear on Now 117 and with Now 119, I hope they include more r1xtra artists. Hence why Central Cee was absent from the album and Jorja Smith was absent from Now 115

Edited July 13, 2024Jul 13 by Hadji

Yeah the 100 Hits were great and the ones before NOW took them over!

RAYE didn’t appear on Now 118 because they didn’t want any r1xtra artists on the album. She did appear on Now 117 and with Now 119, I hope they include more r1xtra artists. Hence why Central Cee was absent from the album and Jorja Smith was absent from Now 115

Mabel’s Vitamins was playlisted by 1Xtra and is included on Now 118, so that (unsurprisingly) didn’t play a part in their decisions.

 

Yeah they don’t tend to include rap songs, but there isn’t going to be a blanket ban on anyone who could be playlisted by 1Xtra. 115 may not have included Jorja Smith, but it did have FLO and Ice Spice/Nicki Minaj.

RAYE didn’t appear on Now 118 because they didn’t want any r1xtra artists on the album. She did appear on Now 117 and with Now 119, I hope they include more r1xtra artists. Hence why Central Cee was absent from the album and Jorja Smith was absent from Now 115