NOW 55 and NOW New Wave 80s, the ultimate summer playlist collections, will be available on Friday, August 7, 2015. (PRNewsFoto/Legacy Recordings)
NOW That’s What I Call Music!, the world’s best-selling multi-artist album series, is proud to announce all the major hits chosen for NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol.55 and the simultaneous release of NOW That’s What I Call New Wave 80s!, the NOW brand’s first foray into the post-punk alt-rock New Wave pop music universe of the 1980s featuring the songs, artists and bands that defined the look, sound and style of that era.
NOW 55 and NOW New Wave 80s, the ultimate summer playlist collections,will be available on Friday, August 7, 2015.
NOW New Wave 80s is being offered in both a standard 18-track edition and an expanded deluxe digital-only package showcasing 40 classic songs.
NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 55 features 16 major current hits from today’s hottest artists including Ellie Goulding, Tove Lo, Jason Derulo, Fifth Harmony (featuring Kid Ink), David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack), OMI, Major Lazer (with MO & DJ Snake), Skrillex & Diplo (with Justin Bieber), Pitbull (featuring Chris Brown), DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge, Nick Jonas, Maroon 5, Andy Grammer, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Little Big Town.
In addition, NOW 55 continues the “NOW What’s Next” bonus track program with five free up-and-coming New Music Preview tracks from stars of tomorrow including Conrad Sewell, Clairity, Jidenna (featuring Roman GianArthur), All Time Low and Smallpools.
The NOW New Wave 80s standard CD and digital edition features 18 essential 80s New Wave tracks by artists including INXS, Billy Idol, The Romantics, The B-52’s, Adam Ant, The Go-Go’s, Thompson Twins, Berlin, General Public, The Cure, Psychedelic Furs, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Echo & the Bunnymen, Big Country, R.E.M., Tears For Fears, Eurythmics, and Human League.
The expanded 40-track digital-only NOW New Wave 80s Deluxe Edition includes all the material from the standard edition with the addition of songs by Duran Duran, ABC, Scritti Politti, The Icicle Works, Dead Or Alive, Yaz, Heaven 17, Bow Wow Wow, Soft Cell, A Flock Of Seagulls, Erasure, Howard Jones, Paul Young, The Church, The Alarm, The Fixx, Wall Of Voodoo, Violent Femmes, After The Fire, Romeo Void, Missing Persons, and Scandal.
NOW That’s What I Call Music! debuted in the U.S. in 1998, following 15 years of multi-platinum international success. The series has generated sales exceeding 250 million albums worldwide, including more than 96 million in the U.S. alone. All 54 previous releases in NOW’s numeric U.S. series have reached Billboard’s Top 10, and 19 volumes have reached No. 1.
NOW That’s What I Call Music! is a joint venture from Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment.
NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 55
1. Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do
2. Tove Lo – Talking Body
3. Jason Derulo – Want To Want Me
4. Fifth Harmony feat. Kid Ink – Worth It
5. David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack – Hey Mama
6. OMI – Cheerleader
7. Major Lazer w/MO & DJ Snake – Lean On
8. Skrillex & Diplo w/Justin Bieber – Where Are Ü Now
9. Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – Fun
10. DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge – You Know You Like It
11. Nick Jonas – Chains
12. Maroon 5 – This Summer’s Gonna Hurt Like A Mother…
13. Andy Grammer – Honey, I’m Good
14. Taylor Swift – Style
15. Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
16. Little Big Town – Girl Crush
NOW presents WHAT’S NEXT!
5 FREE tracks from hot up and coming artists!
17. Conrad Sewell – Hold Me Up
18. Clairity – Scarecrow
19. Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur – Classic Man
20. All Time Low – Something’s Gotta Give
21. Smallpools – Dreaming
NOW That’s What I Call New Wave 80s! (standard edition)
1. INXS – The One Thing
2. Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
3. The Romantics – What I Like About You
4. The B-52’s – Private Idaho
5. Adam Ant – Desperate But Not Serious
6. The Go-Go’s – We Got The Beat
7. Thompson Twins – Lies
8. Berlin – The Metro
9. General Public – Tenderness
10. The Cure – Just Like Heaven
11. Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
12. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – If You Leave
13. Echo & the Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar
14. Big Country – In A Big Country
15. R.E.M. – The One I Love
16. Tears For Fears – Mad World
17. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
18. Human League – Don’t You Want Me
NOW That’s What I Call New Wave 80s! (Deluxe Edition, Digital-Only)
1. INXS – The One Thing
2. Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
3. The Romantics – What I Like About You
4. The B-52’s – Private Idaho
5. Adam Ant – Desperate But Not Serious
6. The Go-Go’s – We Got The Beat
7. Thompson Twins – Lies
8. Berlin – The Metro
9. General Public – Tenderness
10. The Cure – Just Like Heaven
11. Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
12. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – If You Leave
13. Echo & the Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar
14. Big Country – In A Big Country
15. R.E.M. – The One I Love
16. Tears For Fears – Mad World
17. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
18. Human League – Don’t You Want Me
19. Duran Duran – Planet Earth
20. ABC – The Look of Love
21. Scritti Politti – Perfect Way
22. The Icicle Works – Whisper to a Scream
23. Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round
24. Yaz – Don’t Go
25. Heaven 17 – Let Me Go
26. Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy
27. Soft Cell – Tainted Love
28. A Flock Of Seagulls – I Ran
29. Erasure – Chains of Love
30. Howard Jones – What Is Love
31. Paul Young – Come Back and Stay
32. The Church – Under the Milky Way
33. The Alarm – Rain in the Summertime
34. The Fixx – Are We Ourselves?
35. Wall Of Voodoo – Mexican Radio
36. Violent Femmes – Blister In the Sun
37. After The Fire – Der Kommissar
38. Romeo Void – Never Say Never
39. Missing Persons – Words
40. Scandal – Goodbye to You