Now That's What I Call the 80s (American series)
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Now That's What I Call the 80s is a special edition compilation album from the Now! series in the United States, containing hit songs from the 1980s. It was released on March 11, 2008. In addition to a traditional CD release, an 80-track "deluxe digital edition" was made available for download only on iTunes.[2]
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Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
Released | March 11, 2008 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 79:55 | |||
Label | Sony | |||
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Deluxe edition cover | ||||
![]() The Deluxe iTunes edition of the album |
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The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling just under 34,000 copies in its first week. Sales of the deluxe edition are counted separately.[3]
Track listing
edit- Michael Jackson – "Billie Jean"
- Billy Joel – "Uptown Girl"
- Wham! – "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
- Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
- Duran Duran – "Hungry Like the Wolf"
- Simple Minds – "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
- The Fixx – "One Thing Leads to Another"
- Steve Miller – "Abracadabra"
- Bob Seger – "Shakedown"
- The Police – "Every Breath You Take"
- Whitesnake – "Here I Go Again"
- Survivor – "Eye of the Tiger"
- Herbie Hancock – "Rockit"
- David Bowie – "Let's Dance"
- Men at Work – "Who Can It Be Now?"
- Tears for Fears – "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
- Rick Springfield – "Jessie's Girl"
- Bryan Adams – "Heaven"
- Heart – "What About Love"
- Bonnie Tyler – "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Track listing (deluxe digital edition)
edit- Michael Jackson – "Billie Jean" (1983)
- M – "Pop Muzik" (1980)
- Rupert Holmes – "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" (1980)
- The Buggles – "Video Killed the Radio Star" (1980)
- Blondie – "Call Me" (1980)
- The Romantics – "What I Like About You" (1980)
- Pat Benatar – "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (1980)
- Kool & the Gang – "Celebration" (1980)
- REO Speedwagon – "Keep on Loving You" (1981)
- Kim Carnes – "Bette Davis Eyes" (1981)
- Rick Springfield – "Jessie's Girl" (1981)
- Hall & Oates – "You Make My Dreams" (1981)
- Billy Squier – "The Stroke" (1981)
- Juice Newton – "Queen of Hearts" (1981)
- Red Rider – "Lunatic Fringe" (1981)
- The J. Geils Band – "Centerfold" (1982)
- Tommy Tutone – "867-5309/Jenny" (1982)
- The Go-Go's – "We Got the Beat" (1982)
- The Human League – "Don't You Want Me" (1982)
- The Motels – "Only the Lonely" (1982)
- Steve Miller – "Abracadabra" (1982)
- Survivor – "Eye of the Tiger" (1982)
- Missing Persons – "Words" (1982)
- A Flock of Seagulls – "I Ran (So Far Away)" (1982)
- Toni Basil – "Mickey" (1982)
- The Pointer Sisters – "I'm So Excited" (1982)
- Stray Cats – "Rock This Town" (1982)
- Marvin Gaye – "Sexual Healing" (1982)
- Toto – "Africa" (1983)
- Frida – "I Know There's Something Going On" (1983)
- Culture Club – "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" (1983)
- Duran Duran – "Hungry Like the Wolf" (1983)
- Thomas Dolby – "She Blinded Me with Science" (1983)
- David Bowie – "Let's Dance" (1983)
- The Tubes – "She's a Beauty" (1983)
- Kajagoogoo – "Too Shy" (1983)
- Bonnie Tyler – "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (1983)
- Men Without Hats – "The Safety Dance" (1983)
- Spandau Ballet – "True" (1983)
- The Fixx – "One Thing Leads to Another" (1983)
- Herbie Hancock – "Rockit" (1983)
- Lionel Richie – "All Night Long (All Night)" (1983)
- Billy Joel – "Uptown Girl" (1983)
- Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (1984)
- Billy Idol – "Rebel Yell" (1984)
- Kenny Loggins – "Footloose" (1984)
- Berlin – "No More Words" (1984)
- Night Ranger – "Sister Christian" (1984)
- Dan Hartman – "I Can Dream About You" (1984)
- Tina Turner – "What's Love Got to Do with It" (1984)
- Corey Hart – "Sunglasses at Night" (1984)
- John Waite – "Missing You" (1984)
- Wham! – "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (1984)
- Animotion – "Obsession" (1985)
- Simple Minds – "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985)
- Tears for Fears – "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (1985)
- Katrina and the Waves – "Walking on Sunshine" (1985)
- Heart – "What About Love" (1985)
- Huey Lewis and the News – "The Power of Love" (1985)
- Ready for the World – "Oh Sheila" (1985)
- Starship – "We Built This City" (1985)
- Mr. Mister – "Broken Wings" (1986)
- Miami Sound Machine – "Conga" (1986)
- Robert Palmer – "Addicted to Love" (1986)
- Level 42 – "Something About You" (1986)
- The Outfield – "Your Love" (1986)
- Steve Winwood – "Higher Love" (1986)
- Cameo – "Word Up!" (1986)
- The Bangles – "Walk Like an Egyptian" (1987)
- Wang Chung – "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (1987)
- Cutting Crew – "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" (1987)
- Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam – "Head to Toe" (1987)
- Whitesnake – "Here I Go Again" (1987)
- Belinda Carlisle – "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (1987)
- Salt-n-Pepa – "Push It" (1987)
- Breathe – "Hands to Heaven" (1987)
- Bobby McFerrin – "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (1988)
- Poison – "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (1988)
- Paula Abdul – "Straight Up" (1988)
- Great White – "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" (1989)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Now That's What I Call the 80s track list on iTunes
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Ross Zooms By 'NOW,' Snoop To Debut At No. 1", Billboard.com, March 19, 2008.