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Now 25: That's What I Call Music Years
Various Artists
Now 25: That's What I Call Music Years
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop
 
  •  Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (19) - Disc #2
  •  Track Listings (22) - Disc #3

2008 three CD set released to coincide with the 25th Anniversary of the Now That's What I Call Music brand. The first Now... album was released on December 10th, 1983 and since then has been something of a Pop phenomenon. ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Now 25: That's What I Call Music Years
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Emd Int'l
Release Date: 12/2/2008
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop
Style: Dance Pop
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 5099923643123

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Album Description
2008 three CD set released to coincide with the 25th Anniversary of the Now That's What I Call Music brand. The first Now... album was released on December 10th, 1983 and since then has been something of a Pop phenomenon. With various extensions on this series including Dance, Christmas, Decades, '80s and No 1's all being as successful, the Now brand can do no wrong! This three CD set features 60 tracks spanning the brand's two and one-half decades including cuts from Queen, Peter Gabriel, U2, Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, R.E.M., Oasis, Shania Twain, Britney Spears, James Blunt, Duffy, Mika, The Killers, Nelly Furtado and many others.
 

CD Reviews

Best of a quarter century
Brit Ishlove | Miami, FL | 01/19/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This three CD set from the makers of "Now That's What I Call Music" distills the very best of 25 years onto a few discs. When this first came out, I remember a boast that the franchise had never once featured a Madonna song on any of its discs and you'll not find any on this three CD set.



What you will find are some classics that you will remember from back in the day ("Thriller" and "Ghostbusters" for me) as well as some of the newer songs on the charts these days (Witness the inclusion of "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry).



To me, the only place this disc falls somewhat short is on the newer inclusions (i.e. Disc 3). I bought this the same time as Now 70 and was disappointed about some of the doubling of tracks. Now do I really consider "I Kissed a Girl" one of the quarter century's best - there were other songs I would have much preferred, especially trending more towards the indie rock side of things."