March 6Mar 6 OK track list but they could’ve included more songs to fill the discs. At least the track list isn’t disastrous like Now 119 was. I knew with Lady Gaga, they would include Disease and Abracadabra will most likely appear on Now 121
March 6Mar 6 Artwork for the album for those who haven't seen it is Slinkys against a sky background, and the pig appears below the "THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC!" cylinder. Edited March 8Mar 8 by WazzupMyBoyz
March 6Mar 6 Wow! There's a lot of great stuff on NOW 120!Immediate thoughts:Tracks 1-7 being songs by the Pop Girls! Iconic! Brilliant! It's what we deserve!APT. is here! That follows "Gangam Style", "Gentleman", "My Universe", and "Cupid" in the K-Pop stars appearing!My favourite song of the moment "Pink Pony Club" is here! This is the first "Pony" song to appear on the Numbered NOW series! It's also the 3rd song to feature Pink the title (after Pink Cadillac on NOW 12 & Pink Friday Girls on NOW 117). P!nk & PinkPantheress have made numerous appearances, but have no songs with Pink in the name.Bed Chem! I guess Busy Woman was too late to be added? Or they think it's gonna get bigger over time?Guess is missing, but we got Apple! I guess the remix is harder to license that we thought.Tracks 11-13 are again more amazing tracks by the biggest female acts of the moment!Interesting that "Buzz" single "IT Girl" is here instead of "Fantasy", but it was bigger.Dirty Cash makes it's 2nd appearance on the NOW series, the first being on NOW 18. Technically it also appears on NOW 76 as well, as Dizzee Rascal uses it in his song "Dirtee Cash", which was then mashed up with Florence + The Machine's cover of You Got the Love at the 2010 Brit Awards (another song with multiple appearances on the NOWs)Doechii, SZA, and Tyler make fabulous holy trio from 15-17Olivia Dean joins Geri's "It's Raining Men", Gabrielle's "Out Of Reach", Jamelia's "Stop", and Ellie Goulding's "Still Falling For You" in the list of Bridget Jones songs on the NOWsDisc 2 is... Disc 2But The Cure make their first appearance since NOW 22's "Friday I'm In Love"!Olly Alexander, and Confidence Man are lovely inclusions! We love a Pop Bop!And I do love Filthy Rich by Ella HendersonThe artist/band that has the most appearances across the whole NOW franchise on this album is Coldplay. "All My Love" is there 25th appearance since NOW 46 with Yellow. Elton John is the most featured artist on the NOW Yearbooks (including Extras) that appears here with his collab with Brandi CarlileMissing for me: Defying Gravity by Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande, and Guess (Remix) by Charli XCX & Billie Eilish. Missing for everyone else: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
March 6Mar 6 Defying Gravity being omitted is probably due to the Wicked soundtrack still being at #1 on the compilation chart. I’ll be surprised if it pops up on Now 121 and same goes with Busy Woman. I was expecting Now 120 to be announced next week and released on 11th April but at least it’s released before Easter this time Edited March 6Mar 6 by Hadji
March 6Mar 6 It’s an ok track list. Disc 1 is very strong, Disc 2 really isn’t. But 17 top ten hits and 4 No.1s (come tomorrow) is a better strike rate than some Nows recently. Not mad on the cover, I suppose the springs are to represent the season of Spring though.
March 6Mar 6 I reckon next weeks announcement will be 12" 1984 part 2 and announce the next yearbook whether it’s 70s or 1989 the following week. I hope the next yearbook is 1989 before they do another 70s yearbook. Also nice to see that Now 120 is being released before Easter. I think they’re gonna start doing set release dates for the spring Nows on either first or second Friday in April. With Good Friday falling on 3rd April next year, that means Now 123 if released next year will most likely be released 10th April
March 6Mar 6 Author Here's a Spotify playlist for anyone wanting to give the songs a listen in their running order;Here are some of the notable omissions;Charli xcx feat. Billie Eilish – GuessKendrick Lamar – Not Like UsLady Gaga – AbracadabraTate McRae – Sports carJimin – WhoKendrick Lamar & SZA – luther Charli xcx feat. Ariana Grande – Sympathy is a knifeCynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying GravityTate McRae – 2 handsSabrina Carpenter – Busy WomanSam Fender – Arm's LengthLinkin Park – Heavy Is The CrownColdplay feat. Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna & TINI – WE PRAYDrake – NOKIALinkin Park – 2 FacedAitch & Bou – Raving In The StudioAJ Tracey feat. Jorja Smith – CrushSelena Gomez & benny blanco with Gracie Abrams – Call Me When You Break UpImogen Heap – HeadlockSexxy Red & Bruno Mars – Fat Juicy & WetAlex Warren – Burning DownLISA, Doja Cat & RAYE – Born AgainJENNIE feat. Doechii – ExtraLFontaines D.C. – It's Amazing To Be YoungAddison Rae – AquamarineMichael Marcagi – Midwest KidFranz Ferdinand – HookedMumford & Sons – RushmereRudimental feat. Mystic Marley & Flowdan – Ram PamCentral Cee feat. 21 Savage – GBPGriff – last night’s mascaraRAYE – Oscar Winning Tears.Sub Focus feat. Katy B – Push The TempoNimino – I Only Smoke When I DrinkKylie Minogue & YouNotUs – Someone For MeKaty Perry – LIFETIMESSophie Ellis-Bextor – Freedom Of The NightJADE – FantasyPerrie – You Go Your WayRobbie Williams – Forbidden Road (from ‘Better Man’ Original Soundtrack)Liam Payne – TeardropsGirls Aloud – I'll Stand By YouLady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter & Tate McRae will all reappear on the next release with their latest singles.
March 6Mar 6 I don’t think The Days is the Notion remix which it should be as it was the remix that helped the song to become a hit and they need to reduce the price of the album. HMV has it at £15 and Now store has it at £13. If it has low sales, we’ll know it’s because of the price of the album. They should reduce it to make it more affordable
March 6Mar 6 The price doesn't matter, it'll be the same core fanbase buying it meaning a 10k week one opening and a plummet straight after.
March 6Mar 6 As far as Radio 2 artists go i was hoping Kim Wilde would make her first NOW appearance since NOW 25. Nevermind.
March 6Mar 6 2 hours ago, lewistgreen said:The price doesn't matter, it'll be the same core fanbase buying it meaning a 10k week one opening and a plummet straight after.Yes it does. When Now 116 had a price decrease, it had an increase in sales. They should be putting their prices down, not up. If you keep increasing your prices, you will lose customers. That’s how business works. They should be charging £10 for their albums because that’s what they’re worth. It’s like stopping shopping at certain places because that place is increasing their prices
March 6Mar 6 The following songs made my personal chart:Chappell Roan - Pink Pony ClubCharli xcx - AppleLady Gaga - DiseaseThe Weeknd - Timeless (feat. Playboi Carti)Addison Rae - Diet PepsiJADE - IT girlThe Marías - No One NoticedSam Barber - Indigo (feat. Avery Anna)so very much team Disc 1 as well
March 7Mar 7 2 hours ago, Hadji said:Yes it does. When Now 116 had a price decrease, it had an increase in sales. They should be putting their prices down, not up. If you keep increasing your prices, you will lose customers. That’s how business works. They should be charging £10 for their albums because that’s what they’re worth. It’s like stopping shopping at certain places because that place is increasing their pricesThey would not make any profit at £10 and the albums would cease to exist - the sales increase would be minimal, like a couple of hundred copies, which wouldn’t offset the loss from the big price drop.I don’t expect that the numbered albums turn much profit as it is, they are there to keep the brand’s core product alive while they can. The expensive yearbook and boxset vinyls are where the actual money is.
March 7Mar 7 Songs that could make NOW 121:• Three Six Five (actually might be SD's first appearance after "Second Chance" was passed for NOW 72)• I Want it That Way (previously on NOW 43, may appear with BSB's Millennium 2.0 album coming soon)• luther (only if popularity persists)• Cry for Me (again, only if popularity lasts)Plus...NOW 120 disc 3 concept tracklisting:Born AgainWhoAbracadabraForever YoungOscar Winning Tears.LIFETIMESsports carBusy WomanFat, Juicy & Wetsquabble upBlick SumStickyAquamarineCRIMINALSCall Me When You Break Up2 handsGood NewsForbidden RoadHeavy is the CrownI'll Stand By YouTeardropsDefying Gravity (from Wicked)
March 7Mar 7 11 minutes ago, gooddelta said:They would not make any profit at £10 and the albums would cease to exist - the sales increase would be minimal, like a couple of hundred copies, which wouldn’t offset the loss from the big price drop.I don’t expect that the numbered albums turn much profit as it is, they are there to keep the brand’s core product alive while they can. The expensive yearbook and boxset vinyls are where the actual money is.Issuing the numbered series on vinyl would also help its declining sales and in terms of sales, the yearbooks are their second biggest seller behind the numbered series as for set release dates for Spring Nows, I think they have set release dates of first Friday in April, second Friday in April if first Friday is Good Friday Edited March 7Mar 7 by Hadji
March 7Mar 7 Some people are forgetting that at one point CD Compilations costed between £15-£18, I still on own a Top Of The Pops CD with the ASDA Price sticker on it with £16.99 on it.It must cost a lot more to make these now, so they have to hike the prices back up.
March 7Mar 7 They can put their prices up and they will lose buyers. That’s how business works. It’s like being a regular customer at a place and you stop going there because they increase their prices
March 7Mar 7 Author These songs I'm hoping get picked for Now 121;Lady Gaga – AbracadabraTate McRae – 2 hands / Sports carSabrina Carpenter – Busy WomanChappell Roan – The GiverJADE – FUFNDoechii – AnxietySam Fender – Arm's LengthMorgan Wallen – I'm The ProblemBenson Boone – Sorry I'm Here For Someone ElseRemember Monday – What The Hell Just Happened?
March 7Mar 7 I just hope that Kylie Minogue appears if she has a new song by then. I hope she hasn’t decided to become unlicensable seeing as she’s isn’t on Now Gold, Now 120 or extra 1998. We’ll have to wait until we get the 1989 yearbook to see whether she appears or not Edited March 7Mar 7 by Hadji
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