Now That's What I Call Music 8 (UK 1986)

Release Date November 24, 1986
Country UK
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VersionRelease DateNumber of Tracks
Now That's What I Call Music 8 (UK 1986 CD)24 November 198617
Now That's What I Call Music 8 (UK 1986 Cassette)24 November 19860
Now That's What I Call Music 8 (UK 1986 Vinyl)24 November 19860
Now That's What I Call Music 8 (UK 2021 CD)26 March 202132

All Tracks on This Album

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.

(32 Tracks)

Tracks Exclusive to This Album

Unique Tracks on This Album: 9

(These tracks don’t appear on any other album currently listed on the site.)


Tracks Exclusive to UK Releases

Unique UK Tracks on This Album: 9

(These tracks appear exclusively on this album within the UK releases.)


Big Country - One Great Thing
Billy Bragg - Greetings To The New Brunette
Boris Gardiner - I Wanna Wake Up With You
Cameo - Word Up!
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
Debbie Harry - French Kissin' in the USA

  • Title: French Kissin' In The USA
  • Artist: Debbie Harry
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  • UK First Charted: 9 November 1986
  • UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 30 November 1986)

  • US First Charted: 22 November 1986
  • US Peak: #57

  • UK Now Appearances: 4


Doctor and the Medics/Roy Wood - Waterloo
Duran Duran - Notorious
Genesis - In Too Deep

  • Title: In Too Deep
  • Artist: Genesis
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  • UK First Charted: 24 August 1986
  • UK Peak: #19 (Peak Date: 28 September 1986)

  • US First Charted: 25 April 1987
  • US Peak: #3

  • UK Now Appearances: 1


Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)

  • Title: I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)
  • Artist: Grace Jones
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  • UK First Charted: 9 November 1986
  • UK Peak: #56 (Peak Date: 16 November 1986)

  • US First Charted: 29 November 1986
  • US Peak: #69

  • UK Now Appearances: 1


Gwen Guthrie - (They Long To Be ) Close To You
The Housemartins - Think For A Minute
Huey Lewis and the News - Stuck With You
The Human League - Human
It Bites - Calling All The Heroes
Jaki Graham - Step Right Up
Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately

  • Title: What Have You Done For Me Lately
  • Artist: Janet Jackson
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  • UK First Charted: 16 March 1986
  • UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 27 April 1986)

  • US First Charted: 22 February 1986
  • US Peak: #4

  • UK Now Appearances: 1


Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On
Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train

  • Title: (Waiting For) The Ghost Train
  • Artist: Madness
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  • UK First Charted: 2 November 1986
  • UK Peak: #18 (Peak Date: 16 November 1986)

  • UK Now Appearances: 1


Mel and Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)

  • Title: Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)
  • Artist: Mel and Kim
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  • UK First Charted: 14 September 1986
  • UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 16 November 1986)

  • US First Charted: 21 February 1987
  • US Peak: #78

  • UK Now Appearances: 6


Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - (Forever) Live and Die
Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard
Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia
Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush - Don't Give Up
Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On

  • Title: I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
  • Artist: Robert Palmer
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  • UK First Charted: 13 July 1986
  • UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 27 July 1986)

  • US First Charted: 16 August 1986
  • US Peak: #2

  • UK Now Appearances: 2


Run DMC/Aerosmith - Walk This Way
Status Quo - In The Army Now
Steve Winwood - Higher Love
Swing Out Sister - Breakout





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