Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call 40 Years - Part Two [CD]

In November 2023 we celebrated NOWs 40th anniversary with a collection of 100 massive Pop hits but with 40 years of hits to choose from we had to leave out so many fantastic tracks so its time to continue that celebration with NOW Thats What I Call 40 Years - Part 2 100 more essential hit tracks across 5 CDs again honouring the legacy with a stellar selection from the past four decades of NOW. Embark on a musical journey from 1983 right up to the present day making at least one memorable stop in each year along the way. Opening with Duran Durans 1983 1 Is There Something I Should Know? which featured on the first NOW album along with Temptation by Heaven 17. Unforgettable hits including Here Comes The Rain Again by Eurythmics and Synth-Pop smashes from Howard Jones with What Is Love? and Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat are up next. Two Tribes by Frankie Goes To Hollywood spent 9 weeks at 1 in 1984 and features ahead of covers including the 1 collaboration between UB40 and Chrissie Hynde and Kim Wildes version of You Keep Me Hangin On which hit 1 in the U.S. The production team Stock Aitken and Waterman hit Pop gold in the late 80s and huge hits they produced for Bananarama and Hazell Dean are included. The first disc closes with 1989 classics from Fine Young Cannibals and the first 1 from Simple Minds Belfast Child. Disc Two opens with Neneh Cherrys PopHip-Hop fusion Buffalo Stance and includes floor-fillers Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) by CC Music Factory and Happenin All Over Again from Lonnie Gordon. The sophisticated Soul of Seals Crazy and Oleta Adams Get Here follow before a Rock classic from Lenny Kravitz Pop anthems Joyride by Roxette and the global smash All She Wants Is from Ace Of Base. Whats Up? from 4 Non Blondes the debut hit and 1 Dreams from Gabrielle the beautiful Dont Be A Stranger from Dina Carroll and the superb cover of Go West from Pet Shop Boys highlight the diversity of the 90s charts. The disc finishes with essential tunes from M People and Pato Banton and When Do I Get To Sing My Way from Sparks which has been increasingly celebrated as a true Pop classic. Kicking off with Boyzone one of the 90s biggest Pop acts the third disc includes timeless gems including Wonderwall by Oasis Wake Up Boo! from The Boo Radleys pure Pop magic from the Spice Girls and Gina G euphoric club classics Born Slippy (Nuxx) by Underworld Faithless with Insomnia and the captivating alt anthem Paranoid Android by Radiohead. Run DMC and Jason Nevins hit 1 with a fantastic remix of Its Like That and as the 90s came to a close there was an explosion of huge Pop hits from new and established stars including Pop royalty Kylie Minogue with Spinning Around Robbie Williams with Rock DJ and new favourites S Club Westlife and into the new millennium with crowd-pleasers from Sugababes and Blue. Disc Four opens with Are You Ready For Love? by Elton John which hit 1 over 20 years after it was originally released the explosive 1 Toxic by Britney Spears and the contemporary classic Run by Snow Patrol. Rehab from Amy Winehouse confirmed her star status and the anthemic Patience by Take That saw the reformed band back at 1 ten years after they split up. Duffy had a massive year in 2008 and the same year saw Girls Alouds The Promise become a landmark in their Pop story. X Factor alumni JLS Olly Murs and One Direction achieved huge Chart success and theres also space for fantastic collaborations Maroon 5 Christina Aguilera enjoyed a world-wide smash with Moves Like Jagger and P!nk partnered with Nate Ruess on the bittersweet Just Give Me A Reason. The final disc opens with the electrifying remix of Summertime Sadness by Lana Del Rey Cedric Gervais and features the 1 Counting Stars by OneRepublic and the anthemic A Sky Full of Stars from Coldplay. Modern classics Stay With Me by Sam Smith and Sorry by Justin Bieber feature alongside hits from Little Mix Ariana Grande and George Ezra.and from the past five years the fantastic Nothing Breaks Like A Heart from Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus - plus Dua Lipa The Weeknd Lil Nas X Lewis Capaldi and another massive 1 Bad Habits from Ed Sheeran. NOW Thats What I Call 40 Years - Part 2 a further spectacular celebration of NOWs legacy with a timeless collection of Pop hits from the past four decades.