Since June 2021 we have presented five editions of the 'NOW - Yearbook' series that span the first half of the 1980s. NOW Music is proud to present the another edition to our 'Yearbook' family: 'NOW - Yearbook 1979'. With a re-imagined look that reflects the era, 85 tracks over 4-CDs celebrate a truly spectacular year of chart magic. Kicking off with one of Queen's most popular songs 'Don't Stop Me Now', Disc 1 includes #1's from The Police, The Boomtown Rats and Ian Dury & The Blockheads. Disc 2 opens with three Ska/Pop crossover hits from Madness, The Selecter and The Specials, before taking in some Classic Rock including Meat Loaf, Electric Light Orchestra and the collaboration between Gary Moore and Phil Lynott. Next up is an astonishing run of New Wave and Post-Punk hits including Squeeze, The Jam, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Cure and Siouxsie And The Banshees. Four of 1979s most beautiful songs open Disc 3 from ABBA with 'Chiquitita', 'Every Day Hurts' from Sad Cafe, Elton John's 'Song For Guy', and the best-selling single of the year: 'Bright Eyes' by Art Garfunkel, and finishes with one of the most influential singles of all time: 'Rapper's Delight' from The Sugarhill Gang. The final disc in this collection features four more of the year's #1s and opens with one of them - Cliff Richard's 'We Don't Talk Anymore', before further pop brilliance from Wings, Olivia Newton-John, Neil Diamond, Suzi Quatro and Boney M.. Smooth Soul ballads from Commodores, Peaches & Herb and The Three Degrees follow, as does a Country Pop #1 from Dr. Hook. The disc concludes with three Synth-Pop smashes that pointed the way to the upcoming decade - 'Pop Muzik' from M, and the two final #1s featured: 'Are Friends Electric?' and closing with 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by The Buggles. 'NOW - Yearbook 1979' - A celebration of the diversity of the charts, and the creative brilliance of the year in pop.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Don't Stop Me Now

Queen

2.Walking On the Moon

The Police

3.I Don't Like Mondays

The Boomtown Rats

4.Wow

Kate Bush

5.Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

Ian Dury and The Blockheads

6.Heart of Glass

Blondie

7.Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

ABBA

8.Good Times

Chic

9.We Are Family

Sister Sledge

10.September

Earth, Wind & Fire

11.I Will Survive

Gloria Gaynor

12.YMCA

The Village People

13.Hot Stuff

Donna Summer

14.Beat the Clock

Sparks

15.Cars

Gary Numan

16.Money

The Flying Lizards

17.Stop Your Sobbing

The Pretenders

18.Girls Talk

Dave Edmunds

19.Night Owl

Gerry Rafferty

20.My Life

Billy Joel

21.Dance Away

Roxy Music

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.One Step Beyond

Madness

2.On My Radio

The Selecter

3.Gangsters

The Specials

4.Silly Games

Janet Kay

5.Parisienne Walkways

Gary Moore & Phil Lynott

6.Bat Out of Hell

Meat Loaf

7.Don't Bring Me Down

Electric Light Orchestra

8.Since You've Been Gone

Rainbow

9.The Devil Went Down to Georgia

The Charlie Daniels Band

10.My Sharona

The Knack

11.I Only Want to Be With You

The Tourists

12.Cool for Cats

Squeeze

13.Into the Valley

Skids

14.Something Else

Sex Pistols

15.I Fought the Law

The Clash

16.The Eton Rifles

The Jam

17.Accidents Will Happen

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

18.Making Plans for Nigel

XTC

19.Is She Really Going Out With Him

Joe Jackson

20.Boys Don't Cry

The Cure

21.The Staircase (Mystery)

Siouxsie and the Banshees

22.Lucky Number

Lene Lovich

23.Rock Lobster

The B-52's

Disc 3

Track name

Artist

1.Chiquitita

ABBA

2.Bright Eyes

Art Garfunkel

3.Song for Guy

Elton John

4.Every Day Hurts

Sad Cafe

5.One Way Ticket

Eruption

6.Knock On Wood

Amii Stewart

7.I Want Your Love

Chic

8.He's the Greatest Dancer

Sister Sledge

9.Bad Girls

Donna Summer

10.Street Life

The Crusaders

11.Boogie Wonderland

Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions

12.Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

McFadden and Whitehead

13.Ladies Night

Kool & the Gang

14.Can You Feel the Force

The Real Thing

15.Contact

Edwin Star

16.I Was Made for Dancin'

Leif Garrett

17.Wanted

The Dooleys

18.Strut Your Funky Stuff

Frantique

19.I Don't Want to Be a Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)

Dynasty

20.Rappers Delight

The Sugarhill Gang

Disc 4

Track name

Artist

1.We Don't Talk Anymore

Cliff Richard

2.Forever in Blue Jeans

Neil Diamond

3.Goodnight Tonight

Wings

4.Shine a Little Love

Electric Light Orchestra

5.A Little More Love

Olivia Newton-John

6.Dreaming

Blondie

7.She's in Love With You

Suzi Quatro

8.When You're in Love With a Beautiful Woman

Dr. Hook

9.If I Had You

The Korgis

10.Love's Gotta Hold On Me

Dollar

11.Hellelujah

Milk & Honey

12.Woman in Love

The Three Degrees

13.Reunited

Peaches & Herb

14.Still

Commodores

15.Lay Your Love On Me

Racey

16.Bang Bang

BA Robertson

17.In the Navy

The Village People

18.Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-holiday

Boney M.

19.Pop Muzik

M

20.Are 'Friends' Electric?

Tubeway Army

21.Video Killed the Radio Star

The Buggles

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