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The Last Word With Matt Cooper

35 Years Of Now That's What I Call Music

It's 35 years since the very first edition of Now That's What I Call Music was released, and Now 100...
TodayFM
TodayFM

7:22 PM - 17 Jul 2018



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

35 Years Of Now That's What I Call Music

TodayFM
TodayFM

7:22 PM - 17 Jul 2018

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It's 35 years since the very first edition of Now That's What I Call Music was released, and Now 100 is about to be released this Friday.

The first Now album was released in November 1983, at a time when compilations of current chart hits were relatively rare.

The tracklisting was as follows:

Side 1:

1. Phil Collins - 'You Can't Hurry Love'

2. Duran Duran - 'Is There Something I Should Know?'

3. UB40 - 'Red Red Wine'

4. Limahl - 'Only for Love'

5. Heaven 17 - 'Temptation'

6. KC and the Sunshine Band - 'Give It Up'

7. Malcolm McLaren - 'Double Dutch'

8. Bonnie Tyler - 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'

9. Culture Club - 'Karma Chameleon'

10. Men Without Hats - 'The Safety Dance'

11. Kajagoogoo - 'Too Shy'

12. Mike Oldfield - 'Moonlight Shadow'

13. Men at Work - 'Down Under'

14. Rock Steady Crew - '(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew'

15. Rod Stewart - 'Baby Jane'

16. Paul Young - 'Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)'

Side 2

1. New Edition - 'Candy Girl'

2. Kajagoogoo - 'Big Apple'

3. Tina Turner - 'Let's Stay Together'

4. The Human League - 'Fascination'

5. Howard Jones - 'New Song'

6. UB40 - 'Please Don't Make Me Cry'

7. Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - 'Tonight I Celebrate My Love'

8. Tracey Ullman - 'They Don't Know'

9. Will Powers - 'Kissing with Confidence'

10. Genesis - 'That's All'

11. The Cure - 'The Love Cats'

12. Simple Minds - 'Waterfront'

13. Madness - 'The Sun and the Rain'

14. Culture Club - 'Victims'

How many of these did you like at the time?

John Caddell and Larissa Nolan discussed this and more in our music slot.

To catch the full chat press the play button on the image on the top of the screen


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