Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Pop Gold [2CD]
Format: 2 x CD
Catalogue No.: CDNNNOW144
Barcode: 0196588366123
Release Date: 10 Nov 2023
Genre: Pop
NOW Music is proud to present NOW That’s What I Call Pop Gold – a celebration of the very best of Pop with 87 massive hits – The Ultimate Party Album!
CD1 begins with the first #1 for Wham! ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’ and is followed by the signature anthem ‘I’m Still Standing’ from Elton John. Superstars Justin Timberlake and The Weeknd both feature as does Dua Lipa with her massive hit ‘Levitating’ and Britney Spears with her iconic ‘…Baby One More Time’ alongside party essentials from Steps with ‘Tragedy’ and Aqua’s effervescent ‘Barbie Girl’. Legendary bands Take That and One Direction come next before more hugely successful groups – Little Mix, Girls Aloud, S Club and the Spice Girls! This disc winds down with modern Pop favourites from Shawn Mendes and George Ezra, before Sam Ryder’s smash ‘SPACE MAN’.
CD2 opens with a run of some of the greatest 80s Pop gems ever. ‘Hungry Like The Wolf’ from Duran Duran, a-ha’s ‘Take On Me’, Kim Wilde’s ‘Kids In America’, ‘Baggy Trousers’ from Madness and The B-52’s ‘Love Shack’ are all here. The massive ‘Uptown Girl’ from Billy Joel and soundtrack smash ‘Ghostbusters’ from Ray Parker Jr. follow, plus other artists who enjoyed mega 80s Pop smashes, including Deniece Williams, Blondie, ABC, Haircut 100, Culture Club and Sister Sledge… and from the early ‘90s the disc closes with the 5-week #1 ‘The One And Only’ from Chesney Hawkes.
More modern Pop classics begin disc 3, from Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Lizzo and Ariana Grande. The huge #1 ‘Crazy’ from Gnarls Barkley follows next and The Black Eyed Peas with ‘Pump It’ bring the energy. Massive Latin-Pop from Ricky Martin and Las Ketchup lead into U.S. superstars Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC and Christina Aguilera with her 99 #1 ‘Genie In A Bottle’. This disc ends with the huge hit ‘Flying Without Wings’ from Pop legends Westlife.
Icon Kylie Minogue kicks off CD4 with the timeless ‘Better The Devil You Know’, followed by Electro-Pop smash ‘Bad Romance’ from Lady Gaga and Sam Smith & Kim Petras’ huge chart disruptor ‘Unholy’. Eurovision gold from Gina G with ‘Ooh Aah (Just a Little Bit)’ is followed by a stellar run of Stock, Aitken and Waterman produced party classics from Rick Astley, Jason Donovan, Mel & Kim, Donna Summer and Hazell Dean. Up next is Pure-Pop from Deuce, Dollar, Tight Fit and Bucks Fizz before Noughties nuggets from Scissor Sisters and Mika sign off the greatest Pop-party collection ever!
NOW That’s What I Call Pop Gold. The Ultimate Pop Collection for the Ultimate Party - Out November 10th.
Track-list:
CD1:
1. Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
2. Elton John - I'm Still Standing
3. Justin Timberlake - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (From DreamWorks Animation's "TROLLS")
4. David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)
5. The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
6. Dua Lipa – Levitating
7. Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
8. Katy Perry – Firework
9. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
10. Take That feat. Lulu - Relight My Fire
11. Steps – Tragedy
12. Aqua - Barbie Girl
13. PSY - Gangnam Style (강남스타일)
14. P!NK - So What
15. A. R. Rahman, The Pussycat Dolls & Nicole Scherzinger - Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)
16. Little Mix - Black Magic
17. Girls Aloud - The Promise
18. S Club - Reach
19. Spice Girls – Stop
20. Shawn Mendes – Stitches
21. George Ezra - Green Green Grass
22. Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN
CD2:
1. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
2. a-ha - Take On Me
3. Kim Wilde – Kids In America
4. Madness - Baggy Trousers
5. The B-52's - Love Shack
6. Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
7. Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting
8. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
9. Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters
10. Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy
11. Blondie – Rapture
12. Nena - 99 Red Balloons
13. Limahl - Never Ending Story
14. Culture Club - It's A Miracle
15. Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
16. ABC - The Look Of Love, Pt.1
17. Sister Sledge – Frankie
18. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
19. Five Star - Can't Wait Another Minute
20. Halo James - Could Have Told You So
21. Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only
CD3:
1. Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don’t Care
2. Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
3. Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.
4. Lizzo - Good As Hell
5. Rita Ora – Anywhere
6. Ariana Grande - One Last Time
7. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
8. The Black Eyed Peas - Pump It
9. Alexandra Burke feat. Flo Rida - Bad Boys
10. Olly Murs feat. Rizzle Kicks - Heart Skips A Beat
11. The Saturdays - Up
12. Sugababes - Round Round
13. Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss
14. Ricky Martin - María (Pablo Flores Spanglish Radio Edit)
15. Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) (Spanglish Version)
16. Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
17. *NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye
18. Boyzone - Picture Of You
19. McFly - Don't Stop Me Now
20. Hanson - MMMBop
21. Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle
22. Westlife - Flying Without Wings
CD4:
1. Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know
2. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
3. Sam Smith & Kim Petras – Unholy
4. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
5. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
6. Nicole Scherzinger - Poison
7. Gina G - Ooh Aah (Just a Little Bit)
8. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
9. Jason Donovan - When You Come Back To Me
10. Sinitta - So Macho
11. Mel & Kim – Respectable
12. Donna Summer – I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt
13. Hazell Dean - Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)
14. Deuce - On The Bible
15. Dollar – Videotheque
16. Tight Fit - Fantasy Island
17. Bucks Fizz - New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
18. B*Witched - C'est La Vie
19. Roxette - Joyride
20. Alphabeat – Fascination
21. Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
22. MIKA - Grace Kelly
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