NOW #1s

Celebrate 70 years of the Official Singles Chart with NOW #1s – 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 and Wings, Rod Stewart and 10cc follow The Beach Boys and Roy Orbison, plus Classic Rock and Roll from Elvis Presley, Bill Haley and 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 Céline 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 – Relax

17. Blondie - Heart Of Glass

18. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket

19. Céline Dion - My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From "Titanic")

20. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

CD 2

1. John Lennon – 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 – Roar

7. Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball

8. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license

9. Gnarls Barkley – 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 – 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 – Wannabe

7. Girls Aloud - The Promise

8. Little Mix - Black Magic

9. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful

10. Chesney Hawkes – 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 (강남스타일)

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?