Now That's What I Call Music! 1986 (UK 1993)

Now That's What I Call Music! 1986

Release Date	July 11, 1993
Country	UK
Album Series	Anniversary Series
Album Short Name	Now 1986 (Anniversary)

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Now That's What I Call Music! 1986 (CD)
(Sun Jul 11 1993)

Version	Release Date	Format	Number of Tracks
Now That's What I Call Music! 1986 (UK 1993 CD)	11 July 1993	CD	40

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Overall Unique Appearances

Unique UK Appearances

Song Chart and Appearance Count Details

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This is a full list of tracks (in alphabetical order) that appear on at least one format of this album. For further breakdown of each format version, please see links above.

• Bananarama - Venus
• The Bangles - Manic Monday
• Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
• Cameo - Word Up!
• Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red
• The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
• Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
• David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
• Dire Straits - Walk of Life
• Erasure - Sometimes
• Europe - The Final Countdown
• Eurythmics - Thorn in My Side
• Five Star - Rain or Shine
• Genesis - Invisible Touch
• George Michael - A Different Corner
• Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent
• The Housemartins - Happy Hour
• Huey Lewis and the News - Stuck With You
• Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
• James Brown - Living in America
• Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
• Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On
• Level 42 - Lessons In Love
• Mel and Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)
• Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
• Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time
• Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
• Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
• Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
• Prince/The Revolution - Kiss
• Public Image Ltd - Rise
• Queen - A Kind Of Magic
• Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
• Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
• Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way
• The Smiths - Panic
• Status Quo - In The Army Now
• Steve Winwood - Higher Love
• Swing Out Sister - Breakout
• Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven

(40 Tracks)

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• Dire Straits - Walk of Life
• Prince/The Revolution - Kiss

Number of Unique Tracks : 2 (ie these tracks only appear on this album on this whole site)

*Bearing in mind that not all albums are yet added to this site. Current count of albums with tracklists is 418

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• Dire Straits - Walk of Life
• Prince/The Revolution - Kiss

Number of Unique UK Tracks : 2 (ie these tracks only appear on this album in the UK)

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	Artist(s)	First UK Chart Appearance	Highest UK Chart Position	Original Year	UK Now Appearances
Bananarama - Venus	Bananarama	31 May 1986	8		12
The Bangles - Manic Monday	The Bangles	8 February 1986	2		5
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going	Billy Ocean	25 January 1986	1		12
Cameo - Word Up!	Cameo	30 August 1986	3		11
Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red	Chris de Burgh	5 July 1986	1		8
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way	The Communards Sarah Jane Morris	23 August 1986	1		20
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms	Cutting Crew	9 August 1986	4		11
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners	David Bowie	15 March 1986	2		4
Dire Straits - Walk of Life	Dire Straits	11 January 1986	2		1
Erasure - Sometimes	Erasure	18 October 1986	2		3
Europe - The Final Countdown	Europe	25 October 1986	1		17
Eurythmics - Thorn in My Side	Eurythmics	6 September 1986	5		3
Five Star - Rain or Shine	Five Star	13 September 1986	2		4
Genesis - Invisible Touch	Genesis	31 May 1986	15		2
George Michael - A Different Corner	George Michael	5 April 1986	1		3
Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent	Gwen Guthrie	19 July 1986	5		10
The Housemartins - Happy Hour	The Housemartins	7 June 1986	3		6
Huey Lewis and the News - Stuck With You	Huey Lewis and the News	23 August 1986	12		3
Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite	Jackie Wilson	21 November 1957	1		7
James Brown - Living in America	James Brown	25 January 1986	5		6
Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off	Jermaine Stewart	2 August 1986	2		9
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On	Kim Wilde	25 October 1986	2		6
Level 42 - Lessons In Love	Level 42	26 April 1983	3		8
Mel and Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)	Mel and Kim	20 September 1986	3		5
Mr. Mister - Broken Wings	Mr. Mister	14 December 1985	4		6
Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time	Owen Paul				4
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al	Paul Simon	6 September 1986	4		7
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer	Peter Gabriel	26 April 1986	4		8
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong	Pretenders	11 October 1986	10		3
Prince/The Revolution - Kiss	Prince The Revolution	8 March 1986	6		1
Public Image Ltd - Rise	Public Image Ltd	1 February 1986	11		2
Queen - A Kind Of Magic	Queen	29 March 1986	3		5
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love	Robert Palmer	10 May 1986	5		12
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years	Simply Red	16 November 1985	2		6
Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way	Sly Fox	24 May 1986	3		7
The Smiths - Panic	The Smiths	2 August 1986	11		2
Status Quo - In The Army Now	Status Quo	4 October 1986	2		5
Steve Winwood - Higher Love	Steve Winwood	21 June 1986	13		6
Swing Out Sister - Breakout	Swing Out Sister	18 October 1986	4		7
Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven	Wham!	21 June 1986	1		3