NOW Yearbook 1980
Various Artists
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Release Date: 25/10/2024
NOW Music is proud to present 'NOW - Yearbook 1980', featuring 4 CDs of 85 tracks that defined the charts in 1980. Kicking off with Queen's anthem 'Another One Bites The Dust', Disc 1 includes massive hits from Kate Bush, Madness, Roxy Music and the Top 40 debut from Adam & The Ants, alongside #1s from Blondie, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Jam and ABBA. Disc Two begins with John Lennon's '(Just Like) Starting Over' and is followed by huge trans-Atlantic hits for Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones and Billy Joel. Rock legends had a huge year in 1980 - including here, Status Quo, Rainbow, Judas Priest and Motorhead. Disc Two is also home to some of the year's biggest dance tracks from Donna Summer, Change, The Whispers, The Gap Band, Jermaine Jackson and the #1 'Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl' from The (Detroit) Spinners. In January 1980 the iconic 'London Calling' from The Clash reached its chart peak - and opens Disc 3 which features an incredible line-up of New Wave, Post Punk and Ska classics that helped make 1980 a fantastically diverse year in the singles charts: #1s from The Jam (again!) and The Specials (as The Special AKA) alongside Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Joy Division, Ramones, Hazel O'Connor, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Martha And The Muffins, UB40, and The Selecter. The final disc features six of the year's #1s and is all about 1980s pure pop, beginning with one of ABBA's most successful and popular tracks 'The Winner Takes It All', and the beautiful 'Waterfalls' from Paul McCartney. Olivia Newton-John, Blondie, and Sheena Easton follow and lead into party classics from Kelly Marie, The Nolans, Liquid Gold, Odyssey, and Kool & The Gang. A few easy-pop gems from Andrew Lloyd Webber & Marti Webb, Rupert Holmes, Captain & Tennille, plus the 1980 Eurovision winner Johnny Logan, the #1 theme from 'MASH' 'Suicide Is Painless' and bringing this collection to a close. This special edition is housed in 'hard-back book' packaging, including a booklet with a summary of the year, a track-by-track guide, a quiz, and original singles artwork.
Disc 1
1: Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
2: Atomic - Blondie
3: Dog Eat Dog - Adam & The Ants
4: Babooshka - Kate Bush
5: Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police
6: Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners
7: Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders
8: Start! - The Jam
9: Baggy Trousers - Madness
10: Super Trouper - ABBA
11: Spacer - Sheila & B. Devotion
12: Upside Down - Diana Ross
13: Funkytown - Lipps, Inc
14: Enola Gay - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
15: To Cut a Long Story Short - Spandau Ballet
16: Sleepwalk - Ultravox
17: I Die: You Die - Gary Numan
18: Oh Yeah! - Roxy Music
19: Please Don't Go - KC And Sunshine Band vs DJ Kama
20: One Day I'll Fly Away - Randy Crawford
21: With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston & Syreeta
Disc 2
1: (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
2: It's Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
3: Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones
4: Coming Up - Paul McCartney
5: Runaway Boys - Stray Cats
6: What You're Proposing - Status Quo
7: All Night Long - Rainbow
8: Breaking the Law - Judas Priest
9: Ace of Spades - Motörhead
10: Me Myself I - Joan Armatrading
11: All Out of Love - Air Supply
12: Lady - Kenny Rogers
13: On the Radio - Donna Summer
14: Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills
15: Medley: Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl - The Spinners
16: Searching - Change
17: And the Beat Goes On - The Whispers
18: You Gave Me Love - Crown Heights Affair
19: I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops, Up Side Your Head) - The Gap Band
20: Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson
21: Behind the Groove - Teena Marie
22: Funkin' for Jamaica - Tom Browne
Disc 3
1: London Calling - The Clash
2: Going Underground - The Jam
3: Talk of the Town - The Pretenders
4: Baby, I Love You - Ramones
5: I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
6: Eighth Day - Hazel O'Connor
7: Happy House - Siouxsie and the Banshees
8: Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
9: Echo Beach - Martha and The Muffins
10: Over You - Roxy Music
11: Living By Numbers - New Musik
12: So Good to Be Back Home Again - The Tourists
13: Turning Japanese - The Vapors
14: 7 Teen - The Regents
15: It's Different for Girls - Joe Jackson
16: Banana Republic - The Boomtown Rats
17: Food for Thought - UB40
18: Special Brew - Bad Manners
19: Missing Words - The Selecter
20: Too Much Too Young - The Special AKA
21: My Girl - Madness
Disc 4
1: The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
2: Waterfalls - Paul McCartney
3: Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime - The Korgis
4: No Doubt About It - Hot Chocolate
5: Magic - Olivia Newton-John
6: My Old Piano - Diana Ross
7: The Tide Is High - Blondie
8: 9 to 5 (Morning Train) - Sheena Easton
9: I'm in the Mood for Dancing - The Nolans
10: Feels Like I'm in Love - Kelly Marie
11: Dance Yourself Dizzy - Liquid Gold
12: Use It Up and Wear It Out - Odyssey
13: Celebration - Kool & the Gang
14: Jump to the Beat - Stacy Lattisaw
15: I Wanna Hold Your Hand - Dollar
16: Take That Look Off Your Face - Andrew Lloyd Webber & Marti Webb
17: Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
18: Do That to Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille
19: What's Another Year - Johnny Logan
20: Suicide Is Painless - The MASH
21: Stop the Cavalry - Jona Lewie