Now Yearbooks

The Yearbook series, launched in June 2021, offers music enthusiasts a nostalgic journey through time with its 4-CD and 3-LP vinyl sets, each dedicated to a specific year of music. These collections coincide with special programming on Now 80s and are presented as limited edition mini-hardback books. Each book features CDs tucked into sleeves that form the pages of the 'yearbook,' providing an introductory overview of the year, original 7" single artwork, trivia, chart positions, and a quiz. The 3-LP sets are pressed on bright coloured vinyl, while the more affordable 4-CD sets are housed in a gatefold "wallet" design.

The series began with a focus on 1983, the inaugural year of the Now That's What I Call Music! series, followed by 1984. Subsequent releases journeyed backwards to 1982 and earlier years, reaching into the late 1970s. In addition to the main releases, a triple-CD collection titled Yearbook Extra: The Collectors Edition is released a few weeks later. These extras include lesser-known tracks and additional songs by major artists featured on the main albums, packaged in a standard gatefold wallet design.

December 2022 saw the release of "The Final Chapter," a deluxe 4-CD and 3-LP set that concluded the Yearbook series covering 1980 to 1984. Simultaneously, a deluxe 5-LP box set, Now Yearbook 1980-1984: Vinyl Extra, was issued, marking the first time Extra CD tracks were available on vinyl.

In August 2022, the series took an experimental turn with the release of a limited edition 7" vinyl single, featuring two tracks each from the 1983 and 1984 Yearbooks. This marked the Now That's What I Call Music! brand's debut in the 7" vinyl format.

The 1979 release introduced a new retro-70s Now logo and artwork that complements the 80s Yearbook series. Moving forward again, the 1990s Yearbook series features a new retro-90s logo and artwork, maintaining consistency with its sister decade series.

Tie-in television programs accompany these releases, featuring month-by-month video playlists of tracks from the years covered by the Now Yearbook albums, presented by Bruno Brookes.

All UK Releases

Upcoming and Recent UK Releases

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Now Yearbook 1983 (UK)
(Jun 25 2021)

Now Yearbook 1984 (UK)
(Oct 29 2021)

Now Yearbook Extra 1983 (UK)
(Dec 10 2021)

Now Yearbook Extra 1984 (UK)
(Jan 14 2022)

Now Yearbook 1982 (UK)
(Feb 4 2022)

Now Yearbook Extra 1982 (UK)
(Mar 18 2022)

Now Yearbook 1981 (UK)
(May 20 2022)

Now Yearbook Extra 1981 (UK)
(Jul 1 2022)

Now Yearbook 1980 (UK)
(Jul 15 2022)

Now Yearbook Extra 1980 (UK)
(Aug 26 2022)

Now Yearbook 1979 (UK)
(Sep 9 2022)

Now Yearbook Extra 1979 (UK)
(Oct 21 2022)

Now Yearbook 1985 (UK)
(Nov 4 2022)

Now Yearbook 1980 - 1984: The Final Chapter (UK)
(Dec 2 2022)

Now Yearbook 1980 - 1984 : Vinyl Extra (UK)
(Dec 16 2022)

Now Yearbook Extra 1985 (UK)
(Jan 6 2023)

Now Yearbook Extra 1980 - 1984: The Final Chapter (UK)
(Feb 3 2023)

Now Yearbook 1986 (UK)
(Feb 24 2023)

Now Yearbook Extra 1986 (UK)
(Apr 7 2023)

Now Yearbook 1978 (UK)
(Apr 28 2023)

Now Yearbook Extra 1978 (UK)
(Jun 9 2023)

Now Yearbook 1992 (UK)
(Jul 7 2023)

Now Yearbook Extra 1992 (UK)
(Aug 18 2023)

Now Yearbook 1973 (UK)
(Sep 8 2023)

Now Yearbook Extra 1973 (UK)
(Oct 13 2023)

Now Yearbook 1988 (UK)
(Nov 3 2023)

Now Yearbook Extra 1988 (UK)
(Jan 12 2024)

Now Yearbook 1990 (UK)
(Feb 2 2024)

Now Yearbook Extra 1990 (UK)
(Mar 15 2024)

Now Yearbook 1974 (UK)
(May 3 2024)

Now Yearbook The Vault 1983 (UK)
(May 31 2024)

Now Yearbook Extra 1974 (UK)
(Jun 7 2024)

Now Yearbook 1980 - 1984 : Vinyl Extra Volume II (UK)
(Jun 14 2024)

Now Yearbook 1993 (UK)
(Jun 28 2024)

Now Yearbook Extra 1993 (UK)
(Aug 9 2024)

Now Yearbook 1987 (UK)
(Aug 30 2024)

Now Yearbook The Vault 1984 (UK)
(Oct 4 2024)

Now Yearbook Extra 1987 (UK)
(Oct 11 2024)

Now Yearbook 1977 (UK)
(Nov 1 2024)

Now Yearbook Extra 1977 (UK)
(Jan 10 2025)

Now Yearbook 1998 (UK)
(Feb 14 2025)

Now Yearbook The Vault 1980 (UK)
(Feb 28 2025)

Now Yearbook Extra 1998 (UK)
(Mar 28 2025)

Now Yearbook 1989 (UK)
(Apr 25 2025)

Now Yearbook Extra 1989 (UK)
(Jun 6 2025)

Now Yearbook The Vault 1981 (UK)
(Jun 13 2025)

Now Yearbook 1997 (UK)
(Jun 27 2025)

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Now Yearbook 1997 (Vinyl)
(Jun 27 2025)

Now Yearbook 1997 (Deluxe CD)
(Jun 27 2025)

Now Yearbook 1997 (CD)
(Jun 27 2025)

Now Yearbook The Vault 1981 (Vinyl)
(Jun 13 2025)

Now Yearbook The Vault 1981 (Deluxe CD)
(Jun 13 2025)

Now Yearbook The Vault 1981 (CD)
(Jun 13 2025)

Now Yearbook Extra 1989 (CD)
(Jun 6 2025)

Now Yearbook 1989 (Vinyl)
(Apr 25 2025)

Now Yearbook 1989 (MP3 Download)
(Apr 25 2025)

Now Yearbook 1989 (Deluxe CD)
(Apr 25 2025)

Now Yearbook 1989 (CD)
(Apr 25 2025)

Now Yearbook Extra 1998 (CD)
(Mar 28 2025)

Now Yearbook The Vault 1980 (Vinyl)
(Feb 28 2025)

Now Yearbook The Vault 1980 (Deluxe CD)
(Feb 28 2025)

Now Yearbook The Vault 1980 (CD)
(Feb 28 2025)

Now Yearbook 1998 (Vinyl)
(Feb 14 2025)

Now Yearbook 1998 (MP3 Download)
(Feb 14 2025)

Now Yearbook 1998 (Deluxe CD)
(Feb 14 2025)

Now Yearbook 1998 (CD)
(Feb 14 2025)

Now Yearbook Extra 1977 (CD)
(Jan 10 2025)

Now Yearbook 1977 (Vinyl)
(Nov 1 2024)

Now Yearbook 1977 (MP3 Download)
(Nov 1 2024)

Now Yearbook 1977 (Deluxe CD)
(Nov 1 2024)

Now Yearbook 1977 (CD)
(Nov 1 2024)

• Now Yearbook 1983 (Jun 25 2021)
• Now Yearbook 1984 (Oct 29 2021)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1983 (Dec 10 2021)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1984 (Jan 14 2022)
• Now Yearbook 1982 (Feb 4 2022)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1982 (Mar 18 2022)
• Now Yearbook 1981 (May 20 2022)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1981 (Jul 1 2022)
• Now Yearbook 1980 (Jul 15 2022)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1980 (Aug 26 2022)
• Now Yearbook 1979 (Sep 9 2022)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1979 (Oct 21 2022)
• Now Yearbook 1985 (Nov 4 2022)
• Now Yearbook 1980 - 1984 (Dec 2 2022)
• Now Yearbook 80-84 Vinyl Extra (Dec 16 2022)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1985 (Jan 6 2023)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1980 - 1984 (Feb 3 2023)
• Now Yearbook 1986 (Feb 24 2023)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1986 (Apr 7 2023)
• Now Yearbook 1978 (Apr 28 2023)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1978 (Jun 9 2023)
• Now Yearbook 1992 (Jul 7 2023)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1992 (Aug 18 2023)
• Now Yearbook 1973 (Sep 8 2023)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1973 (Oct 13 2023)
• Now Yearbook 1988 (Nov 3 2023)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1988 (Jan 12 2024)
• Now Yearbook 1990 (Feb 2 2024)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1990 (Mar 15 2024)
• Now Yearbook 1974 (May 3 2024)
• Now Yearbook Vault 1983 (May 31 2024)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1974 (Jun 7 2024)
• Now Yearbook 80-84 Vinyl Extra 2 (Jun 14 2024)
• Now Yearbook 1993 (Jun 28 2024)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1993 (Aug 9 2024)
• Now Yearbook 1987 (Aug 30 2024)
• Now Yearbook Vault 1984 (Oct 4 2024)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1987 (Oct 11 2024)
• Now Yearbook 1977 (Nov 1 2024)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1977 (Jan 10 2025)
• Now Yearbook 1998 (Feb 14 2025)
• Now Yearbook Vault 1980 (Feb 28 2025)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1998 (Mar 28 2025)
• Now Yearbook 1989 (Apr 25 2025)
• Now Yearbook Extra 1989 (Jun 6 2025)
• Now Yearbook Vault 1981 (Jun 13 2025)
• Now Yearbook 1997 (Jun 27 2025)