Now That’s What I Call Music was released on 28 November, 1983 with a glossy TV advert voiced by Tracy Ullman. Featuring hits by Culture Club, Heaven 17, Duran Duran and Bonnie Tyler, it entered the charts at number seven before climbing to number one, where it remained for five weeks.
Also Who Started Now That’s What I Call Music? Jon Webster, co-creator. Before the first NOW came out in 1983, compilation albums were cheap and nasty things with black and yellow sleeves. They were mostly 20 Top Hits! or collections of as-seen-on-TV music from companies like K-tel. Supermarkets sold loads of them.
Likewise Who owns now music? NOW That’s What I Call Music! is 50/50 co-owned by Sony Music and Universal Music and the streaming app is available on iOS and Android mobile devices. The NOW Music compilations brand launched in 1983 has seen over 125 million sales and in 2019, over 1 billion streams were made through NOW playlists.
What was on the original now CD? Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | ” Together Again ” | 5:01 |
| 2. | “As Long as You Love Me” | 3:32 |
| 3. | “The Way” | 4:16 |
| 4. | “Flagpole Sitta” | 3:35 |
What now CD came out in 2020?
NOW That’s What I Call Music!, the world’s bestselling multiple-artist album series, continues to showcase today’s biggest hits across chart-topping numbered volumes and themed releases. NOW’s latest numbered volume, NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 73, will be released on CD and digitally on 24 January.
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