Celebrate 70 years of the Official Singles Chart with NOW #1s ¨C 5CDs featuring 100 of the greatest #1s of all time.
CD1 Kicks off in magnificent style with the peerless classic ¡®Bohemian Rhapsody¡¯ by Queen. Huge 70¡¯s number ones from Paul McCartney & Wings, Rod Stewart and 10cc follow The Beach Boys and Roy Orbison, plus Classic Rock and Roll from Elvis Presley, Bill Haley & His Comets and The Everly Brothers. Led by Lionel Richie¡¯s beautiful ¡®Hello¡¯, up next is an extraordinary run of 80¡¯s number ones including hits from The Police, The Human League and Frankie Goes To Hollywood, before New Wave number ones from Blondie and The Pretenders and drawing to a close with unforgettable film themed love songs from C¨¦line Dion and Whitney Houston.
The timeless ¡®Imagine¡¯ from John Lennon opens the second disc, followed by contemporary classics from Oasis, U2 and Coldplay before heartbreak anthems from Miley Cyrus with ¡®Wrecking Ball¡¯ and Olivia Rodrigo with ¡®drivers license¡¯. A fabulous run of Classic, Pop-Soul and R&B including Gnarls Barkley, The Weeknd and Lil Nas X follows before we go back to the 60¡¯s to close the disc with superb songs from the Four Tops, The Supremes and Marvin Gaye.
CD3 opens with a celebration of British love songs with Ed Sheeran, James Blunt, Lewis Capaldi, Take That and Wet Wet Wet before moving into feel-good Pop classics from Spice Girls, Girls Aloud, Little Mix and One Direction. Legends Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw and Sonny And Cher keep the Pop flowing 60s-style, before rounding off the disc with Reggae standards from Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Althea & Donna and UB40.
Massive Dance floor hits feature on the first half of disc 4, including the iconic ¡®Dancing Queen¡¯ from ABBA and Gloria Gaynor¡¯s ¡®I Will Survive¡¯, alongside noughties #1s from Lady Gaga and Kylie Minogue, plus the mega selling ¡®Believe¡¯ from Cher. Barry White and Boney M. lead off a run of 70¡¯s number one¡¯s including Glam-Pop from Mud, Suzi Quatro, Sweet and Slade before finishing the disc with the epic ¡®I¡¯d Do Anything For Love¡¯ from Meat Loaf.
The final disc opens with three massive Dance-Pop collaborations : Elton John & Dua Lipa with ¡®Cold Heart¡¯, David Guetta feat. Sia with ¡®Titanium¡¯, and ¡®Uptown Funk¡¯ from Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, before celebrating with giant party anthems from Robbie Williams, George Ezra, Madness and Culture Club - and paying tribute to some classic early #1s from Jo Stafford, Frankie Laine and the first ever number one from 1952 from Al Martino with ¡®Here In My Heart¡¯. Enduring and uplifting tracks ¡®You¡¯ll Never Walk Alone¡¯ and ¡®You Raise Me Up¡¯ lead into our final selection with the incomparable ¡®Do They Know It¡¯s Christmas?¡¯ from Band Aid.
Probably the best playlist you¡¯ll ever have. 100 of the greatest #1s ever spanning the past seven decades - NOW #1s.
Tracklist
CD 1
1. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Paul McCartney & Wings - Mull Of Kintyre
3. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
4. 10cc - I'm Not In Love
5. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
6. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
7. Bill Haley & His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock
8. The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
9. Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman
10. Lionel Richie - Hello
11. Spandau Ballet - True
12. The Police - Every Breath You Take
13. Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know
14. The Human League - Don't You Want Me
15. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
16. Frankie Goes To Hollywood ¨C Relax
17. Blondie - Heart Of Glass
18. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
19. C¨¦line Dion - My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From "Titanic")
20. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
CD 2
1. John Lennon ¨C Imagine
2. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
3. U2 - Beautiful Day
4. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
5. P!NK - So What
6. Katy Perry ¨C Roar
7. Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
8. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license
9. Gnarls Barkley ¨C Crazy
10. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
11. Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)
12. Fugees - Killing Me Softly With His Song
13. Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
14. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
15. All Saints - Never Ever
16. Ariana Grande ¨C Positions
17. Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
18. The Supremes - Baby Love
19. Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
20. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
CD 3
1. Ed Sheeran - Perfect
2. James Blunt - You¡¯re Beautiful
3. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
4. Take That - Back For Good
5. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (From "Four Weddings And A Funeral" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
6. Spice Girls ¨C Wannabe
7. Girls Aloud - The Promise
8. Little Mix - Black Magic
9. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
10. Chesney Hawkes ¨C The One And Only
11. Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite
12. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
13. Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had A Heart
14. Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
15. Sandie Shaw - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me
16. Sonny And Cher - I Got You Babe
17. Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual
18. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites
19. Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
20. UB40 - Red Red Wine
CD 4
1. ABBA - Dancing Queen
2. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
3. Irene Cara - Fame
4. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
5. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head
6. Cher - Believe
7. Steps - Tragedy
8. Aqua - Barbie Girl
9. Psy - Gangnam Style (?????)
10. The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
11. Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
12. Boney M. - Rivers Of Babylon
13. Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
14. Mud - Tiger Feet
15. Suzi Quatro - Can The Can
16. Sweet - Blockbuster
17. Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
18. The Jam - Going Underground
19. Babylon Zoo - Spaceman
20. Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
CD 5
1. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
2. David Guetta feat. Sia - Titanium
3. Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
4. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
5. Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
6. Dean Martin - Memories Are Made Of This
7. George Ezra - Shotgun
8. Robbie Williams - Rock DJ
9. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
10. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
11. Madness - House Of Fun
12. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
13. Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver
14. Boyzone - No Matter What
15. Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me
16. Al Martino - Here In My Heart
17. Frankie Laine - I Believe
18. Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone
19. Westlife - You Raise Me Up
20. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
