NOW – Yearbook 1985-1989: The Final Chapter
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RELEASE DATE 13th FEBRUARY 2026
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In 2025 NOW was proud to complete the Yearbooks for the individual years from the 1980’s… however, we haven’t finished quite yet with the superb pop years 1985-1989.
As we did with the decades’ first half, we want to present some of the brilliant songs that we didn’t get to feature… yet …
We proudly present ‘NOW – Yearbook 1985-1989: The Final Chapter’ – 42 tracks on a 3-LP set pressed on shimmering silver vinyl – celebrating more pop magic from an exceptional time in the UK charts.
Opening with Queen’s beautiful ‘Who Wants To Live Forever’ ahead of Pet Shop Boys’ debut hit, the #1 ‘West End Girls’ – and Eurythmics with elegant synth-pop on ‘It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)’… UB40 hit the Top 3 in 1985 with ‘Don’t Break My Heart’, and Go West followed their debut with ‘Call Me’. Top 10 hits from Living In A Box and Level 42 close the first side, whilst over on the other side a-ha open with ‘Train Of Thought’, and the line-up includes China Crisis and Simple Minds alongside some of the era’s best alt-pop from New Order, The Cure, R.E.M. and The Stranglers.
LP2 opens with Freddie Mercury’s incredible cover of ‘The Great Pretender’ and is followed by one of the greatest power-ballads ever from Heart with ‘Alone’. The 1989 debut hit from Texas ‘I Don’t Want A Lover’ is up next along with Mike + The Mechanics, Bryan Ferry with ‘The Right Stuff’ and Paul McCartney’s theme from the film ‘Spies Like Us’. Flip the LP over for pop gems from Wet Wet Wet and Johnny Hates Jazz – plus, ‘Foolish Beat’ in 1988 made Debbie Gibson the youngest female artist to write, produce and perform a U.S. #1, with the rest of the side celebrating huge pop-dance hits from Gloria Estefan, Five Star and Bobby Brown and the rap-dance smash ‘Me Myself And I’ from De La Soul closing the LP.
LP3 kicks off with a second appearance on this collection and with another #1 – Pet Shop Boys with the peerless ‘It’s A Sin’… Next up The Communards ‘So Cold The Night’ and Bronski Beat with ‘Hit That Perfect Beat’, leading in to the pure pop of ‘I Can’t Help It’ from Bananarama and ‘Cross My Heart’ from Eighth Wonder before Dead Or Alive with ‘In Too Deep’ – their third of four hits in 1985, and ‘Dominion’ from The Sisters Of Mercy closing the side in truly epic style…and over on the final side… Bruce Springsteen made one of the era’s defining albums with ‘Born In The USA’, and its’ lead single ‘Dancing In The Dark’ opens Disc 3, ahead of rock from Bon Jovi and the collaboration ‘Out In The Fields’ from Gary Moore & Phil Lynott. The collection closes with a run of soulful vocals from Tina Turner, Alexander O’Neal, Natalie Cole, and with a powerful performance from Whitney Houston on the sign-off ‘Didn’t We Almost Have It All’.
NOW – Yearbook 1985-1989: The Final Chapter – A continued celebration of the diversity and wonderful creativity of this magical era in pop.
3LP
Side A
- Queen – Who Wants To Live Forever
- Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
- Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)
- UB40 – Don’t Break My Heart
- Go West – Call Me
- Living In A Box – Blow The House Down
- Level 42 – To Be With You Again
Side B
- a-ha – Train Of Thought
- Thompson Twins – King For A Day
- China Crisis – King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up)
- Simple Minds – Ghostdancing
- New Order – State Of The Nation
- The Cure – Catch
- R.E.M. – Stand
- The Stranglers – All Day And All Of The Night
Side C
- Freddie Mercury – The Great Pretender
- Heart – Alone
- Texas – I Don’t Want A Lover
- Mike + The Mechanics - Silent Running
- Bryan Ferry – The Right Stuff
- Paul McCartney – Spies Like Us
Side D
- Wet Wet Wet – Angel Eyes (Home And Away)
- Johnny Hates Jazz – Turn Back The Clock
- Debbie Gibson – Foolish Beat
- Gloria Estefan – Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
- Five Star – Find The Time
- Bobby Brown – Every Little Step
- De La Soul – Me Myself And I
Side E
- Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin
- The Communards - So Cold The Night
- Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat
- Bananarama - I Can’t Help It
- Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart
- Dead Or Alive – In Too Deep
- The Sisters Of Mercy – Dominion
Side F
- Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark
- Bon Jovi – Born To Be My Baby
- Gary Moore & Phil Lynott – Out In The Fields
- Tina Turner – I Can’t Stand The Rain
- Alexander O’Neal- If You Were Here Tonight
- Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy
- Whitney Houston – Didn’t We Almost Have It All
4CD
CD1
- Queen – Who Wants To Live Forever
- Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
- Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)
- Thompson Twins – King For A Day
- a-ha – Train Of Thought
- Go West – Call Me
- Bananarama - I Can’t Help It
- Taylor Dayne – Prove Your Love
- Gloria Estefan – Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
- Chaka Khan – I’m Every Woman (Remix Edit)
- Michael Jackson & Jackson 5 – I Want You Back (PWL Remix)
- Bill Withers – Lovely Day (7″ Sunshine Mix)
- Bobby Brown – Every Little Step
- De La Soul – Me Myself And I
- Five Star – Find The Time
- Sananda Maitreya – Dance Little Sister
- Level 42 – To Be With You Again
- Bryan Ferry – The Right Stuff
- Sade – Is It A Crime
CD2
- Freddie Mercury – The Great Pretender
- Heart – Alone
- Chicago – You’re The Inspiration
- T’Pau – I Will Be With You
- Tina Turner – I Can’t Stand The Rain
- Texas – I Don’t Want A Lover
- The Stranglers – All Day And All Of The Night
- Deacon Blue – Wages Day
- Big Country – Look Away
- Simple Minds – Ghostdancing
- R.E.M. - Stand
- The Cure – Catch
- New Order – State Of The Nation
- The Sisters Of Mercy – Dominion
- Dead Or Alive – In Too Deep
- China Crisis – King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up)
- King – Alone Without You
- Fuzzbox – International Rescue
- Amazulu – Excitable
- Aswad – Give A Little Love
- UB40 – Don’t Break My Heart
CD3
- Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark
- Bon Jovi – Born To Be My Baby
- Gary Moore & Phil Lynott – Out In The Fields
- Paul McCartney – Spies Like Us
- Mike + The Mechanics - Silent Running
- Belinda Carlisle – World Without You
- The Bangles – Walking Down Your Street
- The Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
- Status Quo – Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again)
- The Art Of Noise, Tom Jones – Kiss
- D-Mob - We Call It Acieed (feat. Gary Haisman)
- Bomb The Bass – Don’t Make Me Wait
- Cameo – Back And Forth
- Midnight Star – Midas Touch
- Jaki Graham – Round And Around
- The Christians – Ideal World
- Alexander O’Neal- If You Were Here Tonight
- Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy
- Whitney Houston – Didn’t We Almost Have It All
CD4
- Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin
- The Communards - So Cold The Night
- Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat
- Trans-X - Living On Video
- The Reynolds Girls – I’d Rather Jack
- Samantha Fox – I Only Wanna Be With You
- Sinitta – Cross My Broken Heart
- Sonia – Can’t Forget You
- Eighth Wonder – Cross My Heart
- Wet Wet Wet – Angel Eyes (Home And Away)
- Johnny Hates Jazz – Turn Back The Clock
- Swing Out Sister – Twilight World
- Hollywood Beyond – What’s The Colour Of Money
- Living In A Box – Blow The House Down
- Bros – I Quit
- Tiffany – Radio Romance
- Debbie Gibson – Foolish Beat
- Jimmy Nail – Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
- Rick Astley – When I Fall In Love
- Cliff Richard, Hank Marvin, The Young Ones – Living Doll
