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Now That's What I Call 40 Years

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Released: 24th November 2023. Celebrate 40 years of compilations with 'NOW That's What I Call 40 Years' - 43 tracks across 3 LPs - honouring the legacy with a selection of the best from 40 years of NOW. Take the journey from the first edition back in 1983, right up to the present day. The 3 LPs are each pressed in different colours, reflecting the artwork in stunning blue, white and violet. Opening with 1983's biggest selling single 'Karma Chameleon' from Culture Club, before #1s from UB40 and Bonnie Tyler, and the huge hits 'Radio Ga Ga' by Queen, 'What's Love Got To Do With It' from Tina Turner, and 'Pipes Of Peace' by Paul McCartney. Mid-'80s pop gold from Eurythmics, Peter Gabriel and The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris are up next alongside legendary rap/rock collaboration 'Walk This Way' from RUN DMC feat. Aerosmith, and chart-toppers from Pet Shop Boys and Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler. LP1 closes with The KLF and Tammy Wynette's collaboration 'Justified And Ancient', and 'Ordinary World', a huge hit from 1993 for Duran Duran. LP2 includes massive #1s from Meat Loaf, Coolio & L.V., and Oasis, before era-defining hits from Spice Girls, George Michael, and Robbie Williams. Flip the vinyl over for the mega-selling 'Believe' from Cher, Britney Spears' debut '...Baby One More Time' and Kylie Minogue's biggest hit 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'. The journey continues through the Noughties with Girls Aloud, S Club, The Black Eyed Peas and Take That with 'Rule The World'.The final LP kicks off with Coldplay's first #1 'Viva La Vida', and the huge dance-pop hit 'Bad Romance' from Lady Gaga ahead of One Direction's debut, Pharrell Williams' 'Happy', and Ed Sheeran's first #1 'Sing'. The side finishes with 'Uptown Funk' from Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, and pop magic from Little Mix with 'Black Magic'. George Ezra's #1 'Shotgun' leads the final side alongside Calvin Harris and Sam Smith's collaboration on 'Promises', and the signature song from Lewis Capaldi. The Weeknd's global smash hit 'Blinding Lights' brings the collection into the '20s, followed by the massive debut 'Heat Waves' from Glass Animals. 'Cold Heart' - the #1 pairing of Elton John & Dua Lipa is followed by David Guetta & Bebe Rexha's #1 'I'm Good (Blue)'. and as we reach 2023, Loreen's Eurovision winner 'Tattoo' features ahead of the final track - taken from the Summer of 2023 - 'Padam Padam' from Kylie Minogue - an artist who has enjoyed - much like 'NOW That's What I Call Music' - continued success during five decades from the '80s to the '20s. 'NOW That's What I Call 40 Years' - celebrating NOW's legacy with Massive Pop Hits from the past 40 years.

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  • Details

    Released:
    24th November 2023
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    Vinyl 12" Album
    Barcode:
    196588366017
  • Description

    Celebrate 40 years of compilations with 'NOW That's What I Call 40 Years' - 43 tracks across 3 LPs - honouring the legacy with a selection of the best from 40 years of NOW. Take the journey from the first edition back in 1983, right up to the present day. The 3 LPs are each pressed in different colours, reflecting the artwork in stunning blue, white and violet. Opening with 1983's biggest selling single 'Karma Chameleon' from Culture Club, before #1s from UB40 and Bonnie Tyler, and the huge hits 'Radio Ga Ga' by Queen, 'What's Love Got To Do With It' from Tina Turner, and 'Pipes Of Peace' by Paul McCartney. Mid-'80s pop gold from Eurythmics, Peter Gabriel and The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris are up next alongside legendary rap/rock collaboration 'Walk This Way' from RUN DMC feat. Aerosmith, and chart-toppers from Pet Shop Boys and Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler. LP1 closes with The KLF and Tammy Wynette's collaboration 'Justified And Ancient', and 'Ordinary World', a huge hit from 1993 for Duran Duran. LP2 includes massive #1s from Meat Loaf, Coolio & L.V., and Oasis, before era-defining hits from Spice Girls, George Michael, and Robbie Williams. Flip the vinyl over for the mega-selling 'Believe' from Cher, Britney Spears' debut '...Baby One More Time' and Kylie Minogue's biggest hit 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'. The journey continues through the Noughties with Girls Aloud, S Club, The Black Eyed Peas and Take That with 'Rule The World'.The final LP kicks off with Coldplay's first #1 'Viva La Vida', and the huge dance-pop hit 'Bad Romance' from Lady Gaga ahead of One Direction's debut, Pharrell Williams' 'Happy', and Ed Sheeran's first #1 'Sing'. The side finishes with 'Uptown Funk' from Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, and pop magic from Little Mix with 'Black Magic'. George Ezra's #1 'Shotgun' leads the final side alongside Calvin Harris and Sam Smith's collaboration on 'Promises', and the signature song from Lewis Capaldi. The Weeknd's global smash hit 'Blinding Lights' brings the collection into the '20s, followed by the massive debut 'Heat Waves' from Glass Animals. 'Cold Heart' - the #1 pairing of Elton John & Dua Lipa is followed by David Guetta & Bebe Rexha's #1 'I'm Good (Blue)'. and as we reach 2023, Loreen's Eurovision winner 'Tattoo' features ahead of the final track - taken from the Summer of 2023 - 'Padam Padam' from Kylie Minogue - an artist who has enjoyed - much like 'NOW That's What I Call Music' - continued success during five decades from the '80s to the '20s. 'NOW That's What I Call 40 Years' - celebrating NOW's legacy with Massive Pop Hits from the past 40 years.
    Extras:
    Blue, white and violet coloured vinylbr/
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Karma Chameleon
    Culture Club
    2.Red Red Wine
    UB40
    3.Total Eclipse of the Heart
    Bonnie Tyler
    4.Radio Ga Ga
    Queen
    5.Pipes of Peace
    Paul McCartney
    6.What's Love Got to Do With It
    Tina Turner
    7.There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)
    Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
    8.Sledgehammer
    Peter Gabriel
    9.Walk This Way (Feat. Aerosmith)
    RUN DMC
    10.Don't Leave Me Tonight
    The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris
    11.Always On My Mind
    Pet Shop Boys
    12.Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
    Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler
    13.Justified and Ancient (Feat. Tammy Wynette)
    The KLF
    14.Ordinary World
    Duran Duran

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
    Meat Loaf
    2.Gangsta's Paradise
    Coolio & L.V.
    3.Don't Look Back in Anger
    Oasis
    4.Wannabe
    Spice Girls
    5.Fastlove
    George Michael
    6.Angels
    Robbie Williams
    7.Believe
    Cher
    8....Baby One More Time
    Britney Spears
    9.Don't Stop Movin'
    S Club
    10.Can't Get You Out of My Head
    Kylie Minogue
    11.Sound of the Underground
    Girls Aloud
    12.Where Is the Love?
    Black Eyed Peas
    13.Rule the World
    Take That

    Disc 3

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Viva La Vida
    Coldplay
    2.Bad Romance
    Lady Gaga
    3.What Makes You Beautiful
    One Direction
    4.Happy (From 'Despicable Me 2')
    Pharrell Williams
    5.Sing
    Ed Sheeran
    6.Uptown Funk (Feat. Bruno Mars)
    Mark Ronson
    7.Black Magic
    Little Mix
    8.Shotgun
    George Ezra
    9.Promises
    Calvin Harris and Sam Smith
    10.Someone You Loved
    Lewis Capaldi
    11.Blinding Lights
    The Weeknd
    12.Heat Waves
    Glass Animals
    13.Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
    Elton John & Dua Lipa
    14.I'm Good (Blue)
    David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
    15.Tattoo
    Loreen
    16.Padam Padam
    Kylie Minogue
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