Now That’s What I Call Music started in the early 1980’s as a great series of compilation albums featuring the biggest hits of that time. Last year, they started releasing ‘Yearbook’ editions, starting with 1983 and 1984. And now they’ve actually gone back to the year 1982 with the newest Yearbook compilation. Of course, Kim also makes an appearance on this collection. ‘View from a Bridge’ appears alongside 83 other tracks from one of the best years in pop. (The 3LP version presents a selection of 44 tracks.)
The 4CD set is available as a hardcover casebound book set, and as a slightly cheaper non-deluxe set. A three LP version on yellow vinyl is also available.
You can pre-order the special edition CD here, the translucent yellow vinyl 3LP here and the standard 4CD here.
Track listings
CD version
CD 1
- Wham! β Young Guns (Go For It!)
- Adam Ant β Goody Two Shoes
- ABC β The Look Of Love β Pt. 1
- Duran Duran β Hungry Like The Wolf
- Spandau Ballet β Instinction
- Haircut 100 β Love Plus One
- Culture Club β Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
- ABBA β Under Attack
- Bucks Fizz β The Land Of Make Believe
- Tight Fit β Fantasy Island
- Dollar β Videotheque
- Madness β House Of Fun
- Dexys Midnight Runners β Come On Eileen
- The Jam β Town Called Malice
- Bow Wow Wow β Go Wild In The Country
- Fun Boy Three feat. Bananarama β It Ainβt What You Do Itβs The Way That You Do It
- Musical Youth β Pass The Dutchie
- Fat Larryβs Band β Zoom
- Dionne Warwick β Heartbreaker
- Lionel Richie β Truly
- Marvin Gaye β Sexual Healing
- Donna Summer β State Of Independence
CD 2
- Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder β Ebony And Ivory
- Irene Cara β Fame
- Shalamar β A Night To Remember
- Odyssey β Inside Out
- Evelyn βChampagneβ King β Love Come Down
- Kool & The Gang β Get Down On It
- Carly Simon β Why
- Malcolm McLaren, The Worldβs Famous Supreme Team β Buffalo Gals
- Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin β Walking On Sunshine
- Boys Town Gang β Canβt Take My Eyes Off You
- Patrick Cowley feat. Sylvester β Do You Wanna Funk
- Imagination β Just An Illusion
- Soft Cell β Torch
- Tears For Fears β Mad World
- The Human League β Mirror Man
- A Flock Of Seagulls β Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
- Visage β The Damned Donβt Cry
- Simple Minds β Promise You A Miracle
- Ultravox β Reap The Wild Wind
- Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark β Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc)
- Japan β Ghosts
CD 3
- Survivor β Eye Of The Tiger
- Meat Loaf with Cher β Dead Ringer For Love
- The J. Geils Band β Centerfold
- Steve Miller Band β Abracadabra
- Pretenders β Back On The Chain Gang
- Daryl Hall & John Oates β I Canβt Go For That (No Can Do)
- Christopher Cross β Arthurβs Theme (Best That You Can Do)
- Chicago β Hard To Say Iβm Sorry
- Foreigner β Waiting For A Girl Like You
- Roxy Music β Avalon
- The Stranglers β Golden Brown
- Siouxsie And The Banshees β Fireworks
- The Clash β Rock The Casbah
- The Jam β Beat Surrender
- Madness β Our House
- Toyah β Brave New World
- Altered Images β See Those Eyes
- Haysi Fantayzee β John Wayne Is Big Leggy
- The Associates β Party Fears Two
- New Order β Temptation
CD 4
- ABBA β The Day Before You Came
- Elton John β Blue Eyes
- Duran Duran β Save A Prayer
- ABC β All Of My Heart
- The Kids From βFameβ β Starmaker
- Bucks Fizz- My Camera Never Lies
- Dollar β Mirror Mirror
- Bardo β One Step Further
- Kim Wilde β View From A Bridge
- Haircut 100 β Fantastic Day
- Modern Romance β Best Years Of Our Lives
- Blondie β Island Of Lost Souls
- Tight Fit β The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- Shakinβ Stevens β Oh Julie
- Mari Wilson β Just What I Always Wanted
- Nicole β A Little Peace
- Charlene β Iβve Never Been To Me
- Clannad β Theme From Harryβs Game
- PhD. β I Wonβt Let You Down
- Japan β I Second That Emotion
- Soft Cell β Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
LP version
LP1
Side A
- Wham! β Young Guns (Go For It!)
- Adam Ant β Goody Two Shoes
- ABC β The Look Of Love β Pt. 1
- Spandau Ballet β Instinction
- Haircut 100 β Love Plus One
- Culture Club β Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
- Duran Duran β Save A Prayer
Side B
- Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder β Ebony And Ivory
- Elton John β Blue Eyes
- Lionel Richie β Truly
- Marvin Gaye β Sexual Healing
- Bucks Fizz β My Camera Never Lies
- Blondie β Island Of Lost Souls
- Madness β Our House
- Dexys Midnight Runners β Come On Eileen
LP 2
Side C
- Tears For Fears β Mad World
- The Human League β Mirror Man
- Visage β The Damned Donβt Cry
- Simple Minds β Promised You A Miracle
- Ultravox β Reap The Wild Wind
- Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark β Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc)
- Soft Cell β Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Side D
- Survivor β Eye Of The Tiger
- Meat Loaf with Cher β Dead Ringer For Love
- Pretenders β Back On The Chain Gang
- Steve Miller Band β Abracadabra
- Christopher Cross β Arthurβs Theme (Best That You Can Do)
- Foreigner β Waiting For A Girl Like You
- Roxy Music β Avalon
LP 3
Side E
- ABBA β The Day Before You Came
- Donna Summer β State Of Independence
- Shalamar β A Night To Remember
- Irene Cara β Fame
- Boys Town Gang β Canβt Take My Eyes Off You
- Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin β Walking On Sunshine
- Malcolm McLaren, The Worldβs Famous Supreme Team β Buffalo Gals
Side F
- The Jam β Town Called Malice
- The Clash β Rock The Casbah
- Bow Wow Wow β Go Wild In The Country
- New Order β Temptation
- The Associates β Party Fears Two
- The Stranglers β Golden Brown
- Japan β Ghosts
- Clannad β Theme From Harryβs Game