Now That's What I Call Electronic (UK 2022)
Now That's What I Call Electronic (UK 2022)
Now are proud to present Now That's What I Call Electronic, this 78-track 4CD compilation features iconic tracks from legendary artists, Queen, Blondie, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, ABBA and many more.
The album showcases the emergence of synthpop as a dominant sub-genre of new wave, following the breakout success of former Tubeway Army singer Gary Numan with his debut #1 solo single 'Cars'. Electronic music took over the charts during the early 80s, Duran Duran's 'Planet Earth' and Japan's 'Quite Life' filled our soundwaves alongside tracks such as 'Vienna', 'Tainted Love', 'Together In Electric Dreams', 'Never Ending Story' and The Human League's breakthrough single 'The Sound Of The Crowd'. Plus Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's 'Enola Gay' and Paul Hardcastle's '19' gave voice to powerful social statements.
Indie pop tracks such as Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' and The Cure's 'The Walk' became key in the 80s alternate scene. Other massive hits included on the album which have become radio staples include a-ha's 'Take On Me', Visage's 'Fade To Grey' and Heaven 17's 'Temptation'.
Transport yourself to the dance-floor as Now That's What I Call Electronic celebrates huge dance-pop records 'I Feel For You' by Chaka Khan and 'Let The Music Play' by Shannon, both of which pushed the genre boundaries by fusing electro, Hi-NRG and rap. Freeez's 'I.O.U.', Man 2 Man's 'Male Stripper' and 'Fascinated' by Company B sit alongside extended versions of dance classics including the 12” version of Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love', Dead Or Alive's 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)' and the original 'Blue Monday' by New Order which lead the way in 12” single sales.
Of course, we found room for ABBA's 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)' the synth riff from which was sampled so effectively in Madonna's 2005 single 'Hung Up'. Now That's What I Call Electronic is the perfect collector's item and gift for any lover of dance music.Releases
| Version | Release Date | Number of Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Now That's What I Call Electronic (UK 2022 CD) | 7 January 2022 | 78 |
A-Ha - Take on Me
- Title: Take On Me
- Artist: A-Ha
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 September 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 20 October 1985)
- US First Charted: 13 July 1985
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 21
ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- Title: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- Artist: ABBA
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 October 1979
- UK Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Altered Images - Don't Talk to Me About Love
- Title: Don't Talk to Me About Love
- Artist: Altered Images
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 March 1983
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 27 March 1983)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Animotion - Obsession
- Title: Obsession
- Artist: Animotion
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 April 1985
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 9 June 1985)
- US First Charted: 26 January 1985
- US Peak: #6
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Art of Noise - Close (to the Edit)
- Title: Close (to the Edit)
- Artist: The Art of Noise
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 November 1984
- UK Peak: #8
- UK Now Appearances: 5
The Associates - Party Fears Two
- Title: Party Fears Two
- Artist: The Associates
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 February 1982
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 21 March 1982)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling
- Title: Living On The Ceiling
- Artist: Blancmange
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 October 1982
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 21 November 1982)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Blondie - Atomic
- Title: Atomic
- Artist: Blondie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 February 1980
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 24 February 1980)
- US First Charted: 17 May 1980
- US Peak: #39
- UK Now Appearances: 10
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
- Title: Smalltown Boy
- Artist: Bronski Beat
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 27 May 1984
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 17 June 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 11
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
- Title: Video Killed The Radio Star
- Artist: The Buggles
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 September 1979
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 14 October 1979)
- US First Charted: 10 November 1979
- US Peak: #40
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Chaka Khan - I Feel for You
- Title: I Feel For You
- Artist: Chaka Khan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 October 1984
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 4 November 1984)
- US First Charted: 8 September 1984
- US Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 19
China Crisis - Christian
- Title: Christian
- Artist: China Crisis
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 January 1983
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 13 February 1983)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Company B - Fascinated
- Title: Fascinated
- Artist: Company B
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 May 1987
- UK Peak: #89 (Peak Date: 3 May 1987)
- US First Charted: 21 March 1987
- US Peak: #21
- UK Now Appearances: 5
The Cure - The Walk
- Title: The Walk
- Artist: The Cure
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 July 1983
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 17 July 1983)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Dazz Band - Let It All Blow
- Title: Let It All Blow
- Artist: Dazz Band
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 October 1984
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 25 November 1984)
- US First Charted: 1 December 1984
- US Peak: #84
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
- Title: You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
- Artist: Dead or Alive
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 December 1984
- UK Peak: #1
- US First Charted: 1 June 1985
- US Peak: #11
- UK Now Appearances: 25
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
- Title: I Feel Love
- Artist: Donna Summer
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 July 1977
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 17 July 1977)
- US First Charted: 6 August 1977
- US Peak: #6
- UK Now Appearances: 11
Duran Duran - Planet Earth
- Title: Planet Earth
- Artist: Duran Duran
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 February 1981
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 22 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Eighth Wonder - I'm Not Scared
- Title: I'm Not Scared
- Artist: Eighth Wonder
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 February 1988
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 10 April 1988)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Erasure - Drama
- Title: Drama
- Artist: Erasure
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 September 1989
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 1 October 1989)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Eurythmics - Love Is a Stranger
- Title: Love Is A Stranger
- Artist: Eurythmics
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 November 1982
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 17 April 1983)
- US First Charted: 17 September 1983
- US Peak: #23
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
- Title: Rock Me Amadeus
- Artist: Falco
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 March 1986
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 4 May 1986)
- US First Charted: 8 February 1986
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven
- Title: (Feels Like) Heaven
- Artist: Fiction Factory
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 January 1984
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 29 January 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)
- Title: I Ran (So Far Away)
- Artist: A Flock Of Seagulls
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 March 1982
- UK Peak: #43 (Peak Date: 11 April 1982)
- US First Charted: 10 July 1982
- US Peak: #9
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Freeez - I.O.U.
- Title: I.O.U.
- Artist: Freeez
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 June 1983
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 17 July 1983)
- UK Now Appearances: 12
Furniture - Brilliant Mind
- Title: Brilliant Mind
- Artist: Furniture
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 June 1986
- UK Peak: #21 (Peak Date: 13 July 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Gary Numan - Cars
- Title: Cars
- Artist: Gary Numan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 August 1979
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 16 September 1979)
- US First Charted: 16 February 1980
- US Peak: #9
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams
- Title: Together in Electric Dreams
- Artist: Philip Oakey, Giorgio Moroder
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 September 1984
- UK Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 19
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
- Title: Axel F
- Artist: Harold Faltermeyer
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 March 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 30 June 1985)
- US First Charted: 30 March 1985
- US Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Heaven 17 - Temptation
- Title: Temptation
- Artist: Heaven 17
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 April 1983
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 15 May 1983)
- UK Now Appearances: 15
Howard Jones - New Song
- Title: New Song
- Artist: Howard Jones
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 August 1983
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 16 October 1983)
- US First Charted: 21 January 1984
- US Peak: #27
- UK Now Appearances: 7
The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love)
- Title: Love Action (I Believe In Love)
- Artist: The Human League
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 August 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 16 August 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
The Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd
- Title: The Sound Of The Crowd
- Artist: The Human League
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 April 1981
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 24 May 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Iggy Pop - Nightclubbing
- Title: Nightclubbing
- Artist: Iggy Pop
Click for full song details - Original Year: 1977
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme
- Title: Crockett's Theme
- Artist: Jan Hammer
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 September 1987
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 18 October 1987)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Japan - Quiet Life
- Title: Quiet Life
- Artist: Japan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 September 1981
- UK Peak: #19 (Peak Date: 4 October 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
- Title: Steppin' Out
- Artist: Joe Jackson
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 January 1983
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 23 January 1983)
- US First Charted: 21 August 1982
- US Peak: #6
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
- Title: Love Will Tear Us Apart
- Artist: Joy Division
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 June 1980
- UK Peak: #13 (Peak Date: 20 July 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Kim Wilde - Kids In America
- Title: Kids In America
- Artist: Kim Wilde
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 February 1981
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 22 March 1981)
- US First Charted: 22 May 1982
- US Peak: #25
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
- Title: I Beg Your Pardon
- Artist: Kon Kan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 February 1989
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 9 April 1989)
- US First Charted: 24 December 1988
- US Peak: #15
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go
- Title: Einstein A Go-Go
- Artist: Landscape
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 February 1981
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 5 April 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Limahl - Never Ending Story
- Title: Never Ending Story
- Artist: Limahl
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 7 October 1984
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 18 November 1984)
- US First Charted: 23 March 1985
- US Peak: #17
- UK Now Appearances: 10
Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind
- Title: Losing My Mind
- Artist: Liza Minnelli
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 August 1989
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 13 August 1989)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
The Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You
- Title: The First Picture Of You
- Artist: The Lotus Eaters
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 June 1983
- UK Peak: #15
- UK Now Appearances: 6
M - Pop Muzik
- Title: Pop Muzik
- Artist: M
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 April 1979
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 6 May 1979)
- US First Charted: 11 August 1979
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Malcolm Mclaren & the World Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals
- Title: Buffalo Gals
- Artist: Malcolm McLaren, The World's Famous Supreme Team
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 November 1982
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 9 January 1983)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Man 2 Man - Male Stripper
- Title: Male Stripper
- Artist: Man 2 Man
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 August 1986
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 22 February 1987)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
- Title: The Safety Dance
- Artist: Men Without Hats
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 August 1983
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 30 October 1983)
- US First Charted: 25 June 1983
- US Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Midge Ure - If I Was
- Title: If I Was
- Artist: Midge Ure
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 September 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 29 September 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
New Order - Blue Monday
- Title: Blue Monday
- Artist: New Order
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 March 1983
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 9 October 1983)
- UK Now Appearances: 11
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good
- Title: Wouldn't It Be Good
- Artist: Nik Kershaw
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 January 1984
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 26 February 1984)
- US First Charted: 31 March 1984
- US Peak: #46
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
- Title: I Can't Wait
- Artist: Nu Shooz
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 May 1986
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 22 June 1986)
- US First Charted: 8 March 1986
- US Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay
- Title: Enola Gay
- Artist: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 September 1980
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 26 October 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Messages
- Title: Messages
- Artist: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 4 May 1980
- UK Peak: #13 (Peak Date: 15 June 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Our Daughter's Wedding - Lawn Chairs
- Title: Lawn Chairs
- Artist: Our Daughter's Wedding
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 1
The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star
- Title: I'm In Love With A German Film Star
- Artist: The Passions
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 25 January 1981
- UK Peak: #25
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Patrick Cowley feat. Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk
- Title: Do You Wanna Funk
- Artist: Patrick Cowley, Sylvester
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 5 September 1982
- UK Peak: #32 (Peak Date: 26 September 1982)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Paul Hardcastle - 19
- Title: 19
- Artist: Paul Hardcastle
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 April 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 5 May 1985)
- US First Charted: 1 June 1985
- US Peak: #15
- UK Now Appearances: 12
Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)
- Title: Major Tom (Coming Home)
- Artist: Peter Schilling
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 April 1984
- UK Peak: #42 (Peak Date: 13 May 1984)
- US First Charted: 24 September 1983
- US Peak: #14
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Phil Lynott - Yellow Pearl
- Title: Yellow Pearl
- Artist: Phil Lynott
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 March 1981
- UK Peak: #14 (Peak Date: 17 January 1982)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
The Pointer Sisters - Automatic
- Title: Automatic
- Artist: The Pointer Sisters
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 April 1984
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 13 May 1984)
- US First Charted: 28 January 1984
- US Peak: #5
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Propaganda - Dr Mabuse
- Title: Dr Mabuse
- Artist: Propaganda
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 March 1984
- UK Peak: #27 (Peak Date: 15 April 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Queen - Radio Ga Ga
- Title: Radio Ga Ga
- Artist: Queen
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 January 1984
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 5 February 1984)
- US First Charted: 18 February 1984
- US Peak: #16
- UK Now Appearances: 10
The S.O.S. Band - Just Be Good To Me
- Title: Just Be Good To Me
- Artist: The S.O.S. Band
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 31 March 1984
- UK Peak: #13
- US First Charted: 27 August 1983
- US Peak: #55
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Scritti Politti - Absolute
- Title: Absolute
- Artist: Scritti Politti
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 June 1984
- UK Peak: #17 (Peak Date: 1 July 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Shannon - Let the Music Play
- Title: Let The Music Play
- Artist: Shannon
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 November 1983
- UK Peak: #14 (Peak Date: 19 February 1984)
- US First Charted: 12 November 1983
- US Peak: #8
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Simple Minds - Glittering Prize
- Title: Glittering Prize
- Artist: Simple Minds
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 August 1982
- UK Peak: #16 (Peak Date: 3 October 1982)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
- Title: Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
- Artist: Soft Cell
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 31 January 1982
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 14 February 1982)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
- Title: Tainted Love
- Artist: Soft Cell
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 July 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 30 August 1981)
- US First Charted: 16 January 1982
- US Peak: #8
- UK Now Appearances: 28
Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short
- Title: To Cut A Long Story Short
- Artist: Spandau Ballet
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 November 1980
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 30 November 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Swansway - Soul Train
- Title: Soul Train
- Artist: Swansway
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 January 1984
- UK Peak: #20 (Peak Date: 12 February 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Talk Talk - It's My Life
- Title: It's My Life
- Artist: Talk Talk
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 January 1984
- UK Peak: #13 (Peak Date: 3 June 1990)
- US First Charted: 24 March 1984
- US Peak: #31
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Tears for Fears - Mad World
- Title: Mad World
- Artist: Tears for Fears
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 September 1982
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 31 October 1982)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Thompson Twins - Love On Your Side
- Title: Love On Your Side
- Artist: Thompson Twins
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 January 1983
- UK Peak: #9
- US First Charted: 30 April 1983
- US Peak: #45
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Trans-X - Living on Video
- Title: Living On Video
- Artist: Trans-X
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 April 1984
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 28 July 1985)
- US First Charted: 10 May 1986
- US Peak: #61
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Ultravox - Vienna
- Title: Vienna
- Artist: Ultravox
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 January 1981
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 8 February 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 11
Visage - Fade to Grey
- Title: Fade To Grey
- Artist: Visage
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 December 1980
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 1 February 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Yello - The Race
- Title: The Race
- Artist: Yello
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 August 1988
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 18 September 1988)
- UK Now Appearances: 9
