Now Yearbook ’80-’84: The Final Chapter
Bonus Yearbook
The Now That’s What I Call Music Team say they intend to “move forward to the second half of the 1980s” with the popular NOW Yearbook series but before they do that they will take care of unfinished business with regards to the “golden pop years” of 1980-1984. To that end, they will issue a special Yearbook which spans that era and has the subtitle ‘The Final Chapter’.
They point out that there were more than 1500 new entries in the UK top 40 singles chart between 1980 and 1984 but so far the Yearbooks and ‘Extras’ have presented 726 tracks between them, which is less than half of that total. So there is one last hurrah: NOW Yearbook 1980-1984: The Final Chapter.
In 4CD guise, this offers 81 tracks issued between ’80 and ’84 and is presented in deluxe hardcover book format, which comes with the usual 28-page booklet featuring a summary of the period and track-by-track guide, original singles artwork and a quiz. There is also a standard 4CD version in a card sleeve and a 43-track 3LP vinyl set pressed on gold-coloured vinyl.
Even though this is clearly a mopping up exercise, such was the quality of this era, it doesn’t really feel like it. This new set includes hits from Wham!, Eurythmics, Kate Bush, The Smiths, Scritti Politti, Sade, Spandau Ballet, Roxy Music, The Police, Paul McCartney, Kim Wilde, Toyah, Culture Club, Gary Numan, Ultravox, Blancmange, The Human League, Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, U2, New Order, The Jam, The Creatures and more!
NOW Yearbook 1980-1984: The Final Chapter will be released on 2 December 2022.
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Tracklisting
Now Yearbook ’80-’84: The Final Chapter Various Artists /
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CD 1
- Wham! – Freedom
- Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – Love Is A Stranger
- Laurie Anderson – O Superman
- Kate Bush – Sat In Your Lap
- The Smiths – What Difference Does It Make?
- Scritti Politti – Absolute
- Bronski Beat – Why?
- Sade – When Am I Going To Make A Living
- Tom Robinson – War Baby
- Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding
- Spandau Ballet – Round And Round
- Roxy Music – Take A Chance With Me
- The Police – So Lonely
- The Specials – Nelson Mandela
- Fun Boy Three – Our Lips Are Sealed
- Elton John – Kiss The Bride
- Billy Joel – The Longest Time
- Neil Diamond – Love On The Rocks (From “The Jazz Singer” Soundtrack)
- Paul McCartney – We All Stand Together
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CD 2
- Bananarama – Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)
- Adam Ant – Desperate But Not Serious
- Kim Wilde – Water On Glass
- Toyah – Thunder In The Mountains
- Gary Numan – We Are Glass
- Ultravox – Hymn
- Blancmange – Living On The Ceiling
- Talk Talk – Talk Talk
- Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Tesla Girls
- Thomas Dolby – Hyperactive!
- Heaven 17 – Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry
- Simple Minds – Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)
- Soft Cell – Where The Heart Is
- The Human League – Louise
- Howard Jones – Hide And Seek
- Nik Kershaw – Human Racing
- Thompson Twins – Lay Your Hands On Me
- Kajagoogoo – Hang On Now
- Culture Club – The Medal Song
- Tracey Ullman – Move Over Darling
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CD 3
- Iron Maiden – Run To The Hills
- Meat Loaf – Modern Girl
- Pretenders – Day After Day
- Rick Springfield – Human Touch
- Laura Branigan – The Lucky One
- Chicago – Hard Habit To Break
- Daryl Hall & John Oates – Say It Isn’t So
- Tina Turner – Better Be Good To Me
- The Fixx – One Thing Leads To Another
- Madness – Grey Day
- UB40 – Cherry Oh Baby
- The Style Council – A Solid Bond In Your Heart
- Jo Boxers – Just Got Lucky
- The Go-Go’s – We Got The Beat
- Hazel O’Connor – D-Days
- The Creatures – Miss The Girl
- The Jam – Just Who Is The 5 O’Clock Hero?
- U2 – 11 O’Clock Tick Tock
- New Order – Everything’s Gone Green
- Echo And The Bunnymen – Silver
- Associates – 18 Carat Love Affair
- Japan – Cantonese Boy
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CD 4
- Lionel Richie – Running With The Night
- Donna Summer – Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
- Shalamar – Friends
- The Pointer Sisters – I’m So Excited
- Flash And The Pan – Waiting For A Train
- Patrice Rushen – Forget Me Nots
- Kool & The Gang – Fresh
- Jeffrey Osborne – Stay With Me Tonight
- The Temptations – Treat Her Like A Lady
- Linx – Intuition
- Animal Nightlife – Mr. Solitaire
- Modern Romance – Don’t Stop That Crazy Rhythm
- Stars On 45 / Starsound – More Stars (ABBA Medley) / Stars On 45 Vol. 2
- Bucks Fizz – Piece Of The Action
- F.R. David – Words
- Sheena Easton – When He Shines
- Kenny Rogers – Coward Of The County
- The Art Company – Susanna
- Goombay Dance Band – Seven Tears
- Renée & Renato – Save Your Love
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