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This item will be released on Friday 14th February. It will be shipped to arrive on or around the release date.
The NOW Yearbook series is back, taking you on a musical journey through one of the most dynamic years in pop with NOW – Yearbook 1998 – Out February 14th! This release is available as a standard 4-CD set, and as a special edition 4-CD set in ‘hardback book’ packaging, which includes a 28-page booklet packed with notes about all of the 80 featured tracks that capture the unforgettable sounds from the year. Whether you’re reliving the hits or discovering them for the first time, this collection brings you the best from the singles charts of 1998.Disc 1 opens with George Michael’s ‘Outside’, the lead track from his massive ‘Ladies And Gentlemen’ collection, followed by Cher’s global smash ‘Believe’ which held the #1 spot for 7 weeks in the UK, becoming the biggest seller of the year. RUN-DMC vs. Jason Nevins’ dance-floor phenomenon ‘It’s Like That’ also claimed the top spot, cementing itself as an era defining track. The chart-topping ‘Never Ever’ from All Saints along with ‘The Boy Is Mine’ from Brandy & Monica showcases some of the best R&B pop from the year, while the Spice Girls’ ‘Stop’, Billie Piper’s ‘Because We Want To’ and B*Witched’s infectious ‘C’est La Vie’ bring a fresh, vibrant pure pop. With more feel-good smashes from Aqua, Steps, and Ricky Martin, before the disc draws to its close with Meja, Ace Of Base and The Corrs, who enjoyed a huge hit with their cover of Fleetwood Mac’s classic ‘Dreams’.Disc 2 celebrates the best of ‘98’s alt-pop kicking off with Radiohead, R.E.M., and the Manic Street Preachers’ ‘If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next’, which became their first #1 single. Oasis’ epic ‘All Around The World’, topped the chart and became the longest-running UK #1 single of the year. Jamiroquai enjoyed their first #1, The Cardigans’ ‘My Favourite Game’, Stereophonics’ ‘The Bartender and the Thief’ and Natalie Imbruglias’‘Big Mistake’ were among the years’ big successes for recently established chart hitmakers. Disc 3 is a celebration of dance, club anthems, and infectious electronic beats – opening with Air and the timeless brilliance of ‘Sexy Boy’. Cornershop’s ‘Brimful Of Asha’ claimed the #1 spot, with a remix by Norman Cook who is up next as Fatboy Slim with ‘The Rockafeller Skank’, and also remixed ‘Renegade Master’ for Wildchild which became a defining dance floor anthem once again in 1998. Faithless’ ‘God Is A DJ’ continued their run of hits, while Sash!, Vengaboys, Dario G, and Bus Stop & Carl Douglas enjoyed enjoyed crossover dance-pop smashes. More R&B/pop follows from Robyn, Ultra Naté, M People and Melanie B who became the first of the Spice Girls to achieve a #1 away from the group – with ‘I Want You Back’, a collaboration with Missy Elliott….and the disc signs off with another collaboration – between Texas and Wu-Tang Clan (& Robert F. “Price Rakeem Diggs) on a reworking of ‘Say What You Want’, extending the title to ‘Say What You Want (All Day Every Day)’.The final disc delivers a combination of massive hit ballads and infectious pop anthems. Robbie Williams’ iconic ‘Angels’ became a career-defining track, Boyzone’s ‘No Matter What’ became their biggest hit, and Aqua hit #1 for the third time with ‘Turn Back Time’. Steps, 911, Cleopatra and Des’ree all made big impacts on the charts, and Catatonia, The Beautiful South and Fat Les all enjoyed huge hits, plus 1998 saw the return of Culture Club to the charts after a twelve-year absence. This celebration of 1998’s hits closes with a run of the years’ biggest pop ballads including from the Backstreet Boys, K-Ci & JoJo, B*Witched and signing off with the Spice Girls with their #1 ‘Viva Forever’…NOW – Yearbook 1998 - a celebration of the diversity, creativity, and magic of the year in pop!
Track Listing
George Michael - Outside
Cher - Believe
RUN DMC vs. Jason Nevins - It's Like That
Robbie Williams - Millennium
Spice Girls - Stop
All Saints - Never Ever
Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine
Usher - You Make Me Wanna...
Another Level - Freak Me
Five - Got The Feelin'
Billie Piper - Because We Want To
B*Witched - C'est La Vie
Steps - Last Thing On My Mind
Dana International - Diva
Aqua - Doctor Jones
Gloria Estefan - Heaven's What I Feel
Ricky Martin - The Cup Of Life
The Mavericks - Dance The Night Away
Meja - All 'Bout The Money
Ace Of Base - Life Is A Flower
The Corrs - Dreams
Radiohead - No Surprises
R.E.M. - Daysleeper
Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Oasis - All Around The World
Embrace - Come Back To What You Know
Bernard Butler - Stay
Hole - Celebrity Skin
Stereophonics - The Bartender And The Thief
Kula Shaker - Sound Of Drums
Space – Avenging Angels
Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground
The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
Tori Amos - Spark
Natalie Imbruglia - Big Mistake
Sheryl Crow - My Favorite Mistake
Eagle-Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
Billie Myers - Kiss The Rain
Emilia - Big Big World
Tina Arena - Whistle Down The Wind
Air - Sexy Boy
Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha
Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank
Wildchild - Renegade Master (Fatboy Slim Old Skool Edit)
Faithless - God Is A DJ
Dario G – Carnaval De Paris
Bus Stop & Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
Sash! feat. Tina Cousins - Mysterious Times
Vengaboys - Up & Down
Sweetbox - Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Simply Red - The Air That I Breathe
Aretha Franklin - A Rose Is Still A Rose
Robyn - Show Me Love
Ultra Naté - Found A Cure
M People - Angel St
All Saints - Bootie Call
Melanie B & Missy Elliott - I Want You Back
Honeyz - Finally Found
Wyclef Jean feat. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Gone Till November
Texas feat. Wu-Tang Clan & Robert F. "Prince Rakeem" Diggs - Say What You Want (All Day)
Robbie Williams - Angels
Céline Dion - My Heart Will Go On
Shania Twain - You're Still The One
Boyzone - No Matter What
Aqua - Turn Back Time
Steps - One For Sorrow
911 - More Than A Woman
Adam Garcia & "Saturday Night Fever" Original London Cast - Night Fever
Wes - Alane
Cleopatra - Cleopatra's Theme
Des'ree - Life
The Beautiful South - Perfect 10
Fat Les - Vindaloo
Catatonia - Mulder And Scully
Culture Club - I Just Wanna Be Loved
UB40 - Come Back Darling
Backstreet Boys - All I Have To Give
K-Ci & JoJo - All My Life
B*Witched - To You I Belong
Spice Girls - Viva Forever
Details
- Product Type: Audio CD
- Barcode: 0198028435727
- Release Date: February 14, 2025
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