Not to be confused with Now! That's What I Call Music! 80, otherwise, see Now That's What I Call Music! 80 (Disambiguation)
Now: 100 Hits: Forgotten 80s is a quintuple-disc compilation album which was released in the United Kingdom on May 31. 2019.
Track listing[]
CD 1:
- Amazulu: Too Good To Be Forgotten
- F.R. David: Words
- Aneka: Japanese Boy
- Transvision Vamp: Baby I Don't Care
- The Primitives: Sick Of It
- Fiction Factory: (Feels Like) Heaven
- Deacon Blue: Chocolate Girl
- Tears For Fears: Pale Shelter
- Red Box: Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)
- Modern Romance: Best Years Of Our Lives
- King: Love & Pride
- Level 42: Running In The Family
- Shalamar: A Night To Remember
- Diana Ross: Chain Reaction
- The Pasadenas: Tribute (Right On)
- Odyssey: Use It Up And Wear It Out
- Forrest: Rock The Boat
- Sugar Minott: Good Thing Going
- Judy Boucher: Can't Be With You Tonight
- Eighth Wonder: Cross My Heart
CD 2:
- John Parr: St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
- Danny Wilson: Mary's Prayer
- Thompson Twins: Hold Me Now
- Blancmange: Living On The Ceiling
- Sister Sledge: Frankie
- Haircut One Hundred: Fantastic Day
- The Christians: Harvest For The World
- Curiosity Killed The Cat: Down To Earth
- Terence Trent D'Arby: Wishing Well
- Sly Fox: Let's Go All The Way
- Big Audio Dynamite: E=MC2
- Melissa Manchester: You Should Hear How She Talks About You
- Rebel MC & Double Trouble: Street Tuff
- Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin: Walking On Sunshine
- Whitney Houston: Where Do Broken Hearts Go
- Dire Straits: Romeo & Juliet
- Haysi Fantayzee: John Wayne Is Big Leggy
- Sophia George: Girlie Girlie
- Stock Aitken Waterman: Roadblock
- Ashford & Simpson: Solid
CD 3:
- Dee C Lee: See The Day
- The Housemartins: Caravan Of Love
- Big Country: Chance
- The Bluebells: I'm Falling
- China Crisis: Wishful Thinking
- The Human League: Human
- Landscape: Einstein A Go-Go
- George Michael: Monkey
- Trio: Da Da Da (Aha Aha Aha I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me)
- Toni Basil: Mickey
- Tight Fit: Fantasy Island
- Bucks Fizz: The Land Of Make Believe
- Michael Jackson: She's Out Of My Life
- Jim Diamond: I Should Have Known Better
- Rockwell: Somebody's Watching Me
- Pepsi & Shirlie: Heartache
- Sydney Youngblood: If Only I Could
- Sonia: You'll Never Stop Me Loving You
- Teena Marie: Behind The Groove
- Milli Vanilli: Girl I'm Gonna Miss You
CD 4:
- Fat Larry's Band: Zoom
- Black: Wonderful Life
- Boris Gardiner: I Want To Wake Up With You
- Stephanie Mills: Never Knew Love Like This Before
- Mai Tai: History
- Randy Crawford: One Day I'll Fly Away
- Gregory Abbott: Shake You Down
- Imagination: Body Talk
- The Pointer Sisters: Slow Hand
- The Damned: Eloise
- Sigue Sigue Sputnik: Love Missile F1-11
- Bronski Beat: Hit That Perfect Beat
- Westworld: Sonic Boom Boy
- JoBoxers: Boxerbeat
- Spandau Ballet: To Cut A Long Story Short
- Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy: Kiss Me
- Bros: Cat Among The Pigeons
- Five Star: Rain Or Shine
- Baltimora: Tarzan Boy
- Nick Berry: Every Loser Wins
CD 5:
- Fairground Attraction: Perfect
- The Korgis: Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
- Squeeze: Labelled With Love
- T'Pau: Heart And Soul
- Modern Talking: Brother Louie
- Nu Shooz: I Can't Wait
- Wee Papa Girl Rappers: Wee Rule
- Paula Abdul: Straight Up
- Stacy Lattisaw: Jump To The Beat
- Ottawan: Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)
- Debbie Gibson: Shake Your Love
- Liza Minnelli: Losing My Mind
- Sinitta: Right Back Where We Started From
- Trans-X: Living On Video
- Heaven 17: Come Live With Me
- Voice Of The Beehive: Don't Call Me Baby
- The Lotus Eaters: The First Picture Of You
- Furniture: Brilliant Mind
- Lionel Richie: Stuck On You
- Toy Dolls: Nellie The Elephant
Trivia[]
- Modern Romance's 1983 song "Best Years Of Our Lives" regained in popularity after it was covered by the Baha Men, for the Oscar-winning animated film Shrek, in 2001.
- The 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire may have been critically tanked (winning Rob Lowe a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor), but was a box office smash.
- Charlene's song "I've Never Been To Me" originally flopped in 1977, but hit the charts in 1982 when re-released.
- The Bronski Beat's "Hit That Perfect Beat" was chosen as one of the official theme songs for the 1985 Channel 4 film Letter To Brezhnev.
- T'Pau's "Heart And Soul" is more successful in the US than in their home country.
- Liza Minnelli's "Losing My Mind" is also a successful hit in the American dance charts, peaking at #26.
- Lionel Richie's 1983 song "Stuck On You" is considered to be his debut in the country music genre.