Now That's What I Call Music 9 (UK Series)

Now That's What I Call Music 9 or Now 9 was released in 1987. The album is the ninth edition of the (UK) Now! series. The album was re-released on double CD in 2021.

The track listing shown is for the vinyl and audio cassette releases.

Side 1

 * 1) Jackie Wilson : "Reet Petite"
 * 2) Mental as Anything : "Live It Up"
 * 3) Simply Red : "The Right Thing"
 * 4) Erasure : "Sometimes"
 * 5) Robbie Nevil : "C'est la Vie"
 * 6) Hot Chocolate : "You Sexy Thing"
 * 7) The Blow Monkeys : "It Doesn't Have to be This Way"
 * 8) The Housemartins : "Caravan of Love"

Side 2

 * 1) Boy George : "Everything I Own"
 * 2) UB40 : "Rat in Mi Kitchen"
 * 3) The Gap Band : "Big Fun"
 * 4) Five Star : "Stay Out of My Life"
 * 5) Pepsi & Shirlie : "Heartache"
 * 6) Bananarama : "A Trick of the Night"
 * 7) Berlin : "Take My Breath Away"

Side 1

 * 1) Freddie Mercury : "The Great Pretender"
 * 2) Ben E. King : "Stand by Me"
 * 3) Curiosity Killed the Cat : "Down to Earth"
 * 4) The Communards : "So Cold the Night"
 * 5) Steve "Silk" Hurley : "Jack Your Body"
 * 6) Taffy : "I Love My Radio" (Midnight Radio)
 * 7) Nick Kamen : "Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever"
 * 8) a-ha : "Manhattan Skyline"

Side 2

 * 1) Westworld : "Sonic Boom Boy"
 * 2) Bon Jovi : "Livin' on a Prayer"
 * 3) Genesis : "Land of Confusion"
 * 4) Europe : "The Final Countdown"
 * 5) Gary Moore : "Over the Hills and Far Away"
 * 6) The Ward Brothers : "Cross That Bridge"
 * 7) Pretenders : "Hymn to Her"

Video Selection
A video selection was also released featuring selected tracks from the main album and some which did not appear on any Now album.


 * 1) Freddie Mercury : "The Great Pretender"
 * 2) Jackie Wilson : "Reet Petite"
 * 3) Curiosity Killed the Cat : "Down to Earth"
 * 4) The Communards : "So Cold the Night"
 * 5) Pepsi & Shirlie : "Heartache"
 * 6) Boy George : "Everything I Own"
 * 7) UB40 : "Rat in Mi Kitchen"
 * 8) Hot Chocolate : "You Sexy Thing"
 * 9) The Housemartins : "Caravan of Love"
 * 10) Gary Moore : "Wild Frontier"
 * 11) Westworld : "Sonic Boom Boy"
 * 12) Steve "Silk" Hurley : "Jack Your Body"
 * 13) Five Star : "Stay Out of My Life"
 * 14) Nick Kamen : "Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever"
 * 15) The Blow Monkeys : "It Doesn't Have to be This Way"
 * 16) Simply Red : "The Right Thing"

Single CD Track Listing

 * 1) Jackie Wilson : "Reet Petite"
 * 2) Mental as Anything : "Live It Up"
 * 3) Simply Red : "The Right Thing"
 * 4) Robbie Nevil : "C'est la Vie"
 * 5) Hot Chocolate : "You Sexy Thing"
 * 6) The Blow Monkeys : "It Doesn't Have to be This Way"
 * 7) Boy George : "Everything I Own"
 * 8) UB40 : "Rat in Mi Kitchen"
 * 9) Five Star : "Stay Out of My Life"
 * 10) Pepsi & Shirlie : "Heartache"
 * 11) Berlin : "Take My Breath Away"
 * 12) Freddie Mercury : "The Great Pretender"
 * 13) Ben E. King : "Stand by Me"
 * 14) Curiosity Killed the Cat : "Down to Earth"
 * 15) Genesis : "Land of Confusion"
 * 16) Pretenders : "Hymn to Her"

2021 Double CD Re-release
The album was re-released on double CD in 2021. No tracks were omitted from the original release.

CD 1

 * 1) Jackie Wilson : "Reet Petite"
 * 2) Mental as Anything : "Live It Up"
 * 3) Simply Red : "The Right Thing"
 * 4) Erasure : "Sometimes"
 * 5) Robbie Nevil : "C'est la Vie" (Single Version)
 * 6) Hot Chocolate : "You Sexy Thing" (Remix)
 * 7) The Blow Monkeys : "It Doesn't Have to be This Way"
 * 8) The Housemartins : "Caravan of Love"
 * 9) Boy George : "Everything I Own"
 * 10) UB40 : "Rat in Mi Kitchen"
 * 11) The Gap Band : "Big Fun" (Radio Edit)
 * 12) Five Star : "Stay Out of My Life"
 * 13) Pepsi & Shirlie : "Heartache"
 * 14) Bananarama : "A Trick of the Night" (7" Version)
 * 15) Berlin : "Take My Breath Awa" (Love Theme from "Top Gun")

CD 2

 * 1) Freddie Mercury : "The Great Pretender"
 * 2) Ben E. King : "Stand by Me" (Stereo)
 * 3) Curiosity Killed the Cat : "Down to Earth" (Single Version)
 * 4) The Communards : "So Cold the Night"
 * 5) Steve "Silk" Hurley : "Jack Your Body" (Radio Edit)
 * 6) Taffy : "I Love My Radio" (Radio Version)
 * 7) Nick Kamen : "Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever"
 * 8) a-ha : "Manhattan Skyline" (2004 Remaster)
 * 9) Westworld : "Sonic Boom Boy"
 * 10) Bon Jovi : "Livin' on a Prayer"
 * 11) Genesis : "Land of Confusion"
 * 12) Europe : "The Final Countdown"
 * 13) Gary Moore : "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Edit)
 * 14) The Ward Brothers : "Cross That Bridge"
 * 15) Pretenders : "Hymn to Her"