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

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

Release Date	November 24, 1986
Country	UK
Album Series	Main Series

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Now That's What I Call Music 8 (CD)
(Fri Mar 26 2021)

Now That's What I Call Music 8 (CD)
(Mon Nov 24 1986)

Version	Release Date	Format	Number of Tracks
Now That's What I Call Music 8 (UK 1986 CD)	24 November 1986	CD	17
Now That's What I Call Music 8 (UK 2021 CD)	26 March 2021	CD	32

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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.

• 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
• Doctor and the Medics/Roy Wood - Waterloo
• Duran Duran - Notorious
• Genesis - In Too Deep
• Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)
• 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
• Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
• Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On
• Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train
• Mel and Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)
• 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
• Run DMC/Aerosmith - Walk This Way
• Status Quo - In The Army Now
• Steve Winwood - Higher Love
• Swing Out Sister - Breakout

(32 Tracks)

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• Big Country - One Great Thing
• Billy Bragg - Greetings To The New Brunette
• Doctor and the Medics/Roy Wood - Waterloo
• Genesis - In Too Deep
• Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)
• Gwen Guthrie - (They Long To Be ) Close To You
• The Housemartins - Think For A Minute
• Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately
• Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train

Number of Unique Tracks : 9 (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 467

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• Big Country - One Great Thing
• Billy Bragg - Greetings To The New Brunette
• Doctor and the Medics/Roy Wood - Waterloo
• Genesis - In Too Deep
• Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)
• Gwen Guthrie - (They Long To Be ) Close To You
• The Housemartins - Think For A Minute
• Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately
• Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train

Number of Unique UK Tracks : 9 (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	First US Billboard Chart Appearance	Highest US Billboard Chart Position	Original Year	UK Now Appearances
Big Country - One Great Thing	Big Country	20 September 1986	19				1
Billy Bragg - Greetings To The New Brunette	Billy Bragg	8 November 1986	58				1
Boris Gardiner - I Wanna Wake Up With You	Boris Gardiner						8
Cameo - Word Up!	Cameo	30 August 1986	3				11
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way	The Communards Sarah Jane Morris	23 August 1986	1				22
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms	Cutting Crew	9 August 1986	4				11
Debbie Harry - French Kissin' In The USA	Debbie Harry	15 November 1986	8	22 November 1986	57		3
Doctor and the Medics/Roy Wood - Waterloo	Doctor and the Medics Roy Wood	22 November 1986	45				1
Duran Duran - Notorious	Duran Duran	1 November 1986	7				4
Genesis - In Too Deep	Genesis	30 August 1986	19				1
Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)	Grace Jones	15 November 1986	56				1
Gwen Guthrie - (They Long To Be ) Close To You	Gwen Guthrie	11 October 1986	25				1
The Housemartins - Think For A Minute	The Housemartins	4 October 1986	18				1
Huey Lewis and the News - Stuck With You	Huey Lewis and the News	23 August 1986	12	2 August 1986	1		3
The Human League - Human	The Human League	23 August 1986	8				4
It Bites - Calling All The Heroes	It Bites						4
Jaki Graham - Step Right Up	Jaki Graham	15 November 1986	15				2
Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately	Janet Jackson	22 March 1986	3	22 February 1986	4		1
Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off	Jermaine Stewart	2 August 1986	2	17 May 1986	5		9
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On	Kim Wilde	25 October 1986	2				7
Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train	Madness	8 November 1986	18				1
Mel and Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)	Mel and Kim	20 September 1986	3	21 February 1987	78		5
Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins	Nick Berry	4 October 1986	1				4
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - (Forever) Live And Die	Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	6 September 1986	11				2
Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard	Paul Hardcastle	11 October 1986	15				2
Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia	Pet Shop Boys	4 October 1986	8	6 December 1986	70		2
Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush - Don't Give Up	Kate Bush Peter Gabriel	1 November 1986	9				2
Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On	Robert Palmer	19 July 1986	9				2
Run DMC/Aerosmith - Walk This Way	Aerosmith Run DMC	6 September 1986	8				20
Status Quo - In The Army Now	Status Quo	4 October 1986	2				5
Steve Winwood - Higher Love	Steve Winwood	21 June 1986	13	14 June 1986	1		6
Swing Out Sister - Breakout	Swing Out Sister	18 October 1986	4				7