Now That's What I Call Music! 25 Years (UK 2008)
Now That's What I Call 25 Years was released to celebrate Now's 25th Anniversary. The track listing of the 3-CD box set contains 60 popular songs spanning the years 1983–2008.
The album cover features the "Now" pig, previously featured on the covers of Now 3, 4 and 5, and the back covers of Now 1 and Now Decades.
Releases
| Version | Release Date | Number of Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Now That's What I Call Music! 25 Years (UK 2008 CD) | 27 October 2008 | 60 |
Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way
- Title: I Want It That Way
- Artist: Backstreet Boys
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 May 1999
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 9 May 1999)
- US First Charted: 24 April 1999
- US Peak: #6
- UK Now Appearances: 6
The Beautiful South - A Little Time
- Title: A Little Time
- Artist: The Beautiful South
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 September 1990
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 21 October 1990)
- UK Now Appearances: 10
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth
- Title: Heaven Is a Place on Earth
- Artist: Belinda Carlisle
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 December 1987
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 10 January 1988)
- US First Charted: 26 September 1987
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 15
Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
- Title: My Humps
- Artist: Black Eyed Peas
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 November 2005
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 20 November 2005)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Boyzone - No Matter What
- Title: No Matter What
- Artist: Boyzone
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 August 1998
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 9 August 1998)
- UK Now Appearances: 18
Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
- Title: Baby One More Time
- Artist: Britney Spears
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 February 1999
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 21 February 1999)
- US First Charted: 21 November 1998
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 21
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Cameo - Word Up!
- Title: Word Up!
- Artist: Cameo
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 August 1986
- UK Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 11
Cher - Believe
- Title: Believe
- Artist: Cher
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 25 October 1998
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 25 October 1998)
- US First Charted: 19 December 1998
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 18
Coldplay - Fix You
- Title: Fix You
- Artist: Coldplay
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 September 2005
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 11 September 2005)
- US First Charted: 1 October 2005
- US Peak: #59
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
- Title: Karma Chameleon
- Artist: Culture Club
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 September 1983
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 18 September 1983)
- US First Charted: 3 December 1983
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 23
David Bowie - Modern Love
- Title: Modern Love
- Artist: David Bowie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 September 1983
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 2 October 1983)
- US First Charted: 17 September 1983
- US Peak: #14
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
- Title: Chain Reaction
- Artist: Diana Ross
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 January 1986
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 2 March 1986)
- US First Charted: 30 November 1985
- US Peak: #66
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Duffy - Mercy
- Title: Mercy
- Artist: Duffy
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 February 2008
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 17 February 2008)
- US First Charted: 10 May 2008
- US Peak: #27
- UK Now Appearances: 12
Duran Duran - The Reflex
- Title: The Reflex
- Artist: Duran Duran
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 April 1984
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 29 April 1984)
- US First Charted: 21 April 1984
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 15
Eurythmics - There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)
- Title: There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
- Artist: Eurythmics
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 June 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 21 July 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 13
Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart
- Title: A Good Heart
- Artist: Feargal Sharkey
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 October 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 10 November 1985)
- US First Charted: 15 March 1986
- US Peak: #74
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
- Title: Two Tribes
- Artist: Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 June 1984
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 10 June 1984)
- US First Charted: 20 October 1984
- US Peak: #43
- UK Now Appearances: 12
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
- Title: Crazy
- Artist: Gnarls Barkley
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 April 2006
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 2 April 2006)
- US First Charted: 20 May 2006
- US Peak: #2
- UK Now Appearances: 17
James - Sit Down
- Title: Sit Down
- Artist: James
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 March 1991
- UK Peak: #2
- UK Now Appearances: 11
James Blunt - You're Beautiful
- Title: You're Beautiful
- Artist: James Blunt
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 5 June 2005
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 17 July 2005)
- US First Charted: 12 November 2005
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River
- Title: Cry Me A River
- Artist: Justin Timberlake
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 February 2003
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 9 February 2003)
- US First Charted: 21 December 2002
- US Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
- Title: Ruby
- Artist: Kaiser Chiefs
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 February 2007
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 25 February 2007)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
- Title: I Kissed A Girl
- Artist: Katy Perry
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 August 2008
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 10 August 2008)
- US First Charted: 24 May 2008
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 7
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
The Killers - Somebody Told Me
- Title: Somebody Told Me
- Artist: The Killers
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 March 2004
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 16 January 2005)
- US First Charted: 4 September 2004
- US Peak: #51
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head
- Title: Can't Get You Out of My Head
- Artist: Kylie Minogue
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 23 September 2001
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 23 September 2001)
- US First Charted: 26 January 2002
- US Peak: #7
- UK Now Appearances: 21
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse - Valerie
- Title: Valerie
- Artist: Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 23 September 2007
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 21 October 2007)
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Michael Jackson - Thriller
- Title: Thriller
- Artist: Michael Jackson
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 November 1983
- UK Peak: #10 (Peak Date: 20 November 1983)
- US First Charted: 11 February 1984
- US Peak: #4
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Mika - Grace Kelly
- Title: Grace Kelly
- Artist: Mika
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 January 2007
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 21 January 2007)
- US First Charted: 17 February 2007
- US Peak: #57
- UK Now Appearances: 15
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
- Title: Torn
- Artist: Natalie Imbruglia
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 November 1997
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 2 November 1997)
- US First Charted: 5 December 1998
- US Peak: #42
- UK Now Appearances: 17
Nelly Furtado - Maneater
- Title: Maneater
- Artist: Nelly Furtado
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 4 June 2006
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 11 June 2006)
- US First Charted: 30 September 2006
- US Peak: #16
- UK Now Appearances: 8
New Radicals - You Get What You Give
- Title: You Get What You Give
- Artist: New Radicals
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 March 1999
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 28 March 1999)
- US First Charted: 5 December 1998
- US Peak: #36
- UK Now Appearances: 10
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Oasis - Wonderwall
- Title: Wonderwall
- Artist: Oasis
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 5 November 1995
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 5 November 1995)
- US First Charted: 27 January 1996
- US Peak: #8
- UK Now Appearances: 10
Outkast - Hey Ya!
- Title: Hey Ya!
- Artist: Outkast
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 November 2003
- UK Peak: #3
- US First Charted: 18 October 2003
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 14
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Paolo Nutini - Last Request
- Title: Last Request
- Artist: Paolo Nutini
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 July 2006
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 9 July 2006)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin
- Title: It's a Sin
- Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 June 1987
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 28 June 1987)
- US First Charted: 5 September 1987
- US Peak: #9
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
- Title: Sledgehammer
- Artist: Peter Gabriel
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 April 1986
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 18 May 1986)
- US First Charted: 10 May 1986
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
- Title: You Can't Hurry Love
- Artist: Phil Collins
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 November 1982
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 9 January 1983)
- US First Charted: 6 November 1982
- US Peak: #10
- UK Now Appearances: 5
The Police - Every Breath You Take
- Title: Every Breath You Take
- Artist: The Police
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 May 1983
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 29 May 1983)
- US First Charted: 4 June 1983
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 12
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
- Title: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
- Artist: The Proclaimers
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 August 1988
- UK Peak: #11 (Peak Date: 25 September 1988)
- US First Charted: 12 June 1993
- US Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 11
Queen - I Want to Break Free
- Title: I Want to Break Free
- Artist: Queen
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 April 1984
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 22 April 1984)
- US First Charted: 28 April 1984
- US Peak: #45
- UK Now Appearances: 12
R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts
- Title: Everybody Hurts
- Artist: R.E.M.
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 April 1993
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 9 May 1993)
- US First Charted: 11 September 1993
- US Peak: #29
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
- Title: Ghostbusters
- Artist: Ray Parker Jr.
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 19 August 1984
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 16 September 1984)
- US First Charted: 16 June 1984
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 21
Rihanna featuring Jay-Z - Umbrella
- Title: Umbrella
- Artist: Rihanna, Jay-Z
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 May 2007
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 20 May 2007)
- US First Charted: 28 April 2007
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Robbie Williams - Angels
- Title: Angels
- Artist: Robbie Williams
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 7 December 1997
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 15 February 1998)
- US First Charted: 20 November 1999
- US Peak: #53
- UK Now Appearances: 24
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
- Title: It Must Have Been Love
- Artist: Roxette
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 27 May 1990
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 24 June 1990)
- US First Charted: 7 April 1990
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 12
Run DMC/Aerosmith - Walk This Way
- Title: Walk This Way
- Artist: Aerosmith, Run DMC
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 31 August 1986
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 21 September 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 20
Shania Twain - That Don't Impress Me Much
- Title: That Don't Impress Me Much
- Artist: Shania Twain
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 May 1999
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 16 May 1999)
- US First Charted: 23 January 1999
- US Peak: #7
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
- Title: Nothing Compares 2 U
- Artist: Sinéad O'Connor
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 January 1990
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 28 January 1990)
- US First Charted: 17 March 1990
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 14
Spice Girls - Wannabe
- Title: Wannabe
- Artist: Spice Girls
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 July 1996
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 21 July 1996)
- US First Charted: 25 January 1997
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 20
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Sugababes - Push The Button
- Title: Push The Button
- Artist: Sugababes
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 October 2005
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 2 October 2005)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Take That - Patience
- Title: Patience
- Artist: Take That
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 19 November 2006
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 26 November 2006)
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Timbaland/OneRepublic - Apologize
- Title: Apologize
- Artist: Timbaland, OneRepublic
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 October 2007
- UK Peak: #3
- US First Charted: 21 April 2007
- US Peak: #2
- UK Now Appearances: 13
Tina Turner - The Best
- Title: The Best
- Artist: Tina Turner
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 27 August 1989
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 17 September 1989)
- US First Charted: 2 September 1989
- US Peak: #15
- UK Now Appearances: 21
Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo
- Title: Is This The Way To Amarillo
- Artist: Tony Christie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 November 1971
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 20 March 2005)
- UK Now Appearances: 11
U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)
- Title: Pride (In The Name Of Love)
- Artist: U2
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 September 1984
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 23 September 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
UB40 - Red Red Wine
- Title: Red Red Wine
- Artist: UB40
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 August 1983
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 28 August 1983)
- US First Charted: 28 January 1984
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 24
Westlife - You Raise Me Up
- Title: You Raise Me Up
- Artist: Westlife
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 October 2005
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 30 October 2005)
- UK Now Appearances: 14
Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
- Title: Love Is All Around
- Artist: Wet Wet Wet
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 May 1994
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 29 May 1994)
- US First Charted: 9 July 1994
- US Peak: #41
- UK Now Appearances: 18
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
- Title: Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
- Artist: Wham!
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 May 1984
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 27 May 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 17
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Will Young - Leave Right Now
- Title: Leave Right Now
- Artist: Will Young
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 November 2003
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 30 November 2003)
- US First Charted: 12 June 2010
- US Peak: #81
- UK Now Appearances: 8
