Now That's What I Call Music (original UK album)

Now That's What I Call Music or Now 1 was released in 1983. The album is the first edition of the (UK) Now! series. It was only released on vinyl & audio cassette and re-released in 2008 on CD to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album. The album was re-released again in 2018 on CD, vinyl and limited edition audio cassette to commemorate the album's 35th anniversary. It reached number one on the UK Albums chart.

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Side One

 * 1) Phil Collins : "You Can't Hurry Love"
 * 2) Duran Duran : "Is There Something I Should Know"
 * 3) UB40 : "Red Red Wine"
 * 4) Limahl : "Only For Love"
 * 5) Heaven 17 : "Temptation"
 * 6) KC and the Sunshine Band : "Give It Up"
 * 7) Malcolm McLaren : "Double Dutch"
 * 8) Bonnie Tyler : "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

Side Two

 * 1) Culture Club : "Karma Chameleon"
 * 2) Men Without Hats : "The Safety Dance"
 * 3) Kajagoogoo : "Too Shy"
 * 4) Mike Oldfield : "Moonlight Shadow"
 * 5) Men at Work : "Down Under"
 * 6) Rock Steady Crew : "(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew"
 * 7) Rod Stewart : "Baby Jane"
 * 8) Paul Young : "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"

Side Three

 * 1) New Edition : "Candy Girl"
 * 2) Kajagoogoo : "Big Apple"
 * 3) Tina Turner : "Let's Stay Together"
 * 4) The Human League : "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"
 * 5) Howard Jones : "New Song"
 * 6) UB40 : "Please Don't Make Me Cry"
 * 7) Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack : "Tonight I Celebrate My Love"

Side Four

 * 1) Tracey Ullman : "They Don't Know"
 * 2) Will Powers : "Kissing with Confidence"
 * 3) Genesis : "That's All"
 * 4) The Cure : "The Lovecats"
 * 5) Simple Minds : "Waterfront"
 * 6) Madness : "The Sun and the Rain"
 * 7) Culture Club : "Victims"

Video selection
A video selection was also released featuring selected tracks from the main album, one track that later featured on the Now 2 album and two which did not appear on any Now album.


 * 1) Phil Collins : "You Can't Hurry Love"
 * 2) Duran Duran : "Is There Something I Should Know"
 * 3) UB40 : "Red Red Wine"
 * 4) Limahl : "Only for Love"
 * 5) Heaven 17 : "Temptation"
 * 6) Malcolm McLaren : "Double Dutch"
 * 7) Culture Club : "Karma Chameleon"
 * 8) Men Without Hats : "The Safety Dance"
 * 9) Kajagoogoo : "Too Shy"
 * 10) Mike Oldfield : "Moonlight Shadow"
 * 11) Rock Steady Crew : "(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew"
 * 12) Tina Turner : "Let's Stay Together"
 * 13) Freeez : "I.O.U."
 * 14) Howard Jones : "New Song"
 * 15) UB40 : "Please Don't Make Me Cry"
 * 16) Will Powers : "Kissing With Confidence"
 * 17) Genesis : "That's All"
 * 18) Kajagoogoo : "Big Apple"
 * 19) The Assembly : "Never Never"
 * 20) Thompson Twins : "Hold Me Now"
 * 21) Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack : "Tonight I Celebrate My Love"