NOW Yearbook 1980

Description

NOW Music is proud to present ‘NOW – Yearbook 1980’, featuring 3 LPs of 47 tracks that defined the charts in 1980. Kicking off with Queen’s anthem ‘Another One Bites The Dust’, and including the Top 40 debut from Adam & The Ants, alongside #1s from ABBA, Blondie, The Jam, Dexys Midnight Runners, and the decade’s first new #1 ‘Brass In Pocket’ from Pretenders. Massive hits from Kate Bush, Madness, and Olivia Newton-John feature alongside dancefloor-fillers from Lipps Inc., Kelly Marie, Kool & The Gang, ‘Spacer’ from Sheila & B. Devotion, and ‘Upside Down’ from Diana Ross. The rise of synth-pop produced huge hits for Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Martha And The Muffins, and the debut from Spandau Ballet. In January 1980 the iconic ‘London Calling’ from The Clash reached its chart peak – and features along with New Wave, Post Punk and Ska from The Specials (as The Special AKA), Ramones, Joy Division, Siouxsie And The Banshees, UB40, and Elvis Costello & The Attractions. Closing this collection are two of the year’s most popular and enduring love songs from Randy Crawford and Billy Preston & Syreeta. ‘NOW – Yearbook 1980’ – a celebration of the diversity and creative brilliance of the year in pop.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
2. Atomic – Blondie
3. Dog Eat Dog – Adam & The Ants
4. Babooshka – Kate Bush
5. Don’t Stand So Close to Me – The Police
6. Brass in Pocket – The Pretenders
7. Start! – The Jam
8. I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
9. Baggy Trousers – Madness
10. Super Trouper – ABBA
11. Spacer – Sheila & B. Devotion
12. Upside Down – Diana Ross
13. Funkytown – Lipps, Inc
14. Use It Up and Wear It Out – Odyssey
15. Dance Yourself Dizzy – Liquid Gold
16. Feels Like I’m in Love – Kelly Marie
Disc 2
1. (Just Like) Starting Over – John Lennon
2. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me – Billy Joel
3. Emotional Rescue – The Rolling Stones
4. Coming Up – Paul McCartney
5. What You’re Proposing – Status Quo
6. All Night Long – Rainbow
7. Me Myself I – Joan Armatrading
8. Suicide Is Painless – The MASH
9. Enola Gay – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
10. I Die: You Die – Gary Numan
11. Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division
12. Echo Beach – Martha and The Muffins
13. To Cut a Long Story Short – Spandau Ballet
14. Too Much Too Young – The Special AKA
15. Food for Thought – UB40
16. Geno – Dexys Midnight Runners
Disc 3
1. London Calling – The Clash
2. Going Underground – The Jam
3. Talk of the Town – The Pretenders
4. Baby, I Love You – Ramones
5. Happy House – Siouxsie and the Banshees
6. Eighth Day – Hazel O’Connor
7. Over You – Roxy Music
8. It’s Different for Girls – Joe Jackson
9. The Winner Takes It All – ABBA
10. Magic – Olivia Newton-John
11. The Tide Is High – Blondie
12. Medley: Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me Girl – The Spinners
13. Celebration – Kool & the Gang
14. One Day I’ll Fly Away – Randy Crawford
15. With You I’m Born Again – Billy Preston & Syreeta