- Artist:
- Various Artists
NOW That’s What I Call Pop Gold (4CD)
Release date: 10 November, 2023
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.
- Formats:
- CD Album
- Label:
- Now