Various Artists - NOW Yearbook 1982

The 'Yearbook' series presents: 'NOW Yearbook 1982'. 4 CDs and 84 defining tracks that ruled the charts in 1982, including 16 of the year's number 1s. 1982 saw the first huge hits from a wealth of new artists including Culture Club, Wham! and Tears For Fears. 'Fame' was the TV phenomenon of the year, and ABBA released their last singles for nearly 40 years. Leading artists from the punk scene enjoyed continued and renewed success, including The Stranglers, The Clash and Pretenders, whilst Foreigner and Steve Miller Band provided radio-favourite rock and power ballads. 1982 saw a huge chart presence for dance music - from hi-NRG to electro-infused beats to 1980's disco, alongside soul classics from Marvin Gaye and a return to the charts for Dionne Warwick. Plus, stellar ballads from Elton John, Lionel Richie, and Roxy Music. 'NOW Yearbook 1982' is a celebration of the eclectic brilliance of the year in pop.

Disc 1:
1) Young Guns (Go for It!) - Wham! ()
2) Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant ()
3) The Look of Love - Pt. 1 - ABC ()
4) Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran ()
5) Instinction - Spandau Ballet ()
6) Love Plus One - Haircut 100 ()
7) Do You Really Want to Hurt Me - Culture Club ()
8) Under Attack - ABBA ()
9) The Land of Make Believe - Bucks Fizz ()
10) Fantasy Island - Tight Fit ()
11) Videotheque - Dollar ()
12) House of Fun - Madness ()
13) Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners ()
14) Town Called Malice - The Jam ()
15) Go Wild in the Country - Bow Wow Wow ()
16) It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It (Feat. Fun Boy Three) - Bananarama ()
17) Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth ()
18) Zoom - Fat Larry's Band ()
19) Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick ()
20) Truly - Lionel Richie ()
21) Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye ()
22) State of Independence - Donna Summer ()

Disc 2:
1) Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney ()
2) Fame - Irene Cara ()
3) A Night to Remember - Shalamar ()
4) Inside Out - Odyssey ()
5) Love Come Down - Evelyn 'Champagne' King ()
6) Get Down On It - Kool & the Gang ()
7) Why - Carly Simon ()
8) Buffalo Gals - Malcolm McLaren & World's Famous Supreme Team ()
9) Walking On Sunshine (Feat. Donnie Calvin) - Rockers Revenge ()
10) Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Boys Town Gang ()
11) Do You Wanna Funk (Feat. Sylvester) - Patrick Cowley ()
12) Just an Illusion - Imagination ()
13) Torch - Soft Cell ()
14) Mad World - Tears for Fears ()
15) Mirror Man - The Human League ()
16) Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) - A Flock of Seagulls ()
17) The Damned Don't Cry - Visage ()
18) Promised You a Miracle - Simple Minds ()
19) Reap the Wild Wind - Ultravox ()
20) Maid of Orleans (The Waltz of Joan of Arc) - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ()
21) Ghosts - Japan ()

Disc 3:
1) Eye of the Tiger - Survivor ()
2) Dead Ringer for Love - Meat Loaf & Cher ()
3) Centerfold - The J. Geils Band ()
4) Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band ()
5) Back On the Chain Gang - The Pretenders ()
6) I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) - Daryl Hall & John Oates ()
7) Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross ()
8) Hard to Say I'm Sorry - Chicago ()
9) Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner ()
10) Avalon - Roxy Music ()
11) Golden Brown - The Stranglers ()
12) Fireworks - Siouxsie and the Banshees ()
13) Rock the Casbah - The Clash ()
14) Beat Surrender - The Jam ()
15) Our House - Madness ()
16) Brave New World - Toyah ()
17) See Those Eyes - Altered Images ()
18) John Wayne Is Big Leggy - Haysi Fantayzee ()
19) Party Fears Two - The Associates ()
20) Temptation - New Order ()

Disc 4:
1) The Day Before You Came - ABBA ()
2) Blue Eyes - Elton John ()
3) Save a Prayer - Duran Duran ()
4) All of My Heart - ABC ()
5) Starmaker - The Kids From Fame ()
6) My Camera Never Lies - Bucks Fizz ()
7) Mirror Mirror - Dollar ()
8) One Step Further - Bardo ()
9) View from a Bridge - Kim Wilde ()
10) Fantastic Day - Haircut 100 ()
11) Best Years of Our Lives - Modern Romance ()
12) Island of Lost Souls - Blondie ()
13) The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tight Fit ()
14) Oh Julie - Shakin' Stevens ()
15) Just What I Always Wanted - Mari Wilson ()
16) A Little Peace - Nicole ()
17) I've Never Been to Me - Charlene ()
18) Theme from Harrys Game (From 'Harrys Game') - Clannad ()
19) I Won't Let You Down - Ph.D ()
20) I Second That Emotion - Japan ()
21) Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell ()