Modern NOW YEARBOOK 1979 – Triple Vinyl LP

NOW Music is proud to present the newest edition to our ‘Yearbook’ family: NOW – Yearbook 1979.

With a re-imagined look that reflects the era, 48 tracks over 3-LPs on bright orange vinyl, celebrating a truly spectacular year of chart magic. Kicking off with one of Queen’s most popular songs ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, LP1 includes #1s from The Police (‘Walking On The Moon’) and the defining ‘Heart Of Glass’ from Blondie, as well as timeless hits from ABBA, Kate Bush, Olivia Newton-John and closing Side A with the beautiful ‘Song For Guy’ by Elton John.

‘Hot Stuff’ by Donna Summer features on Side B alongside massive Disco-Floor-Fillers from Chic, Sister Sledge, and Amii Stewart plus two further iconic #1s from Gloria Gaynor with ‘I Will Survive’ and ‘YMCA’ from Village People.

LP2 Side A showcases an astonishing run of New Wave and Post-Punk hits leading with #1s from Ian Dury & The Blockheads (‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’) and The Boomtown Rats (‘I Don’t Like Mondays’), and featuring Squeeze, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Clash and Sex Pistols, before three Ska/Pop crossover hits from The Specials, The Selecter and ‘One Step Beyond’ from Madness.

Flipping to Side B, Classic Rock from Meat Loaf and Electric Light Orchestra is joined by timeless hits from Billy Joel, Gerry Rafferty, Dave Edmunds and the debut ‘Stop Your Sobbing’ by Pretenders.

LP3 is all about Pop Gold – starting with ABBA’s ‘Chiquitita’ and including ‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’ – #1 for Cliff Richard, along with the year’s biggest-selling single, ‘Bright Eyes’ by Art Garfunkel, plus Neil Diamond, Roxy Music, and the winner of 1979’s Eurovision Song Contest – the Top 5 hit ‘Hallelujah’ from Milk & Honey.

Concluding the set, Side B features Wings, Earth, Wind & Fire, and opens with the superb ‘Street Life’ from The Crusaders. The unforgettable chart debut for The B-52’s with the iconic ‘Rock Lobster’ is included and the side concludes with four Synth-Pop smashes that pointed the way to the upcoming decade – ‘Money’ by The Flying Lizards, ‘Pop Muzik’ from M, and two further #1s from 1979: ‘Cars’ – one of two chart-toppers for Gary Numan in 1979 – and closing with ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’ by The Buggles. This track was co-written, produced and performed by Trevor Horn whose work would define the pop landscape over the next few years, whilst the song would be the first to be played on MTV in the US when it launched in 1981.

NOW – Yearbook 1979 – A celebration of the diversity of the charts, and the creative brilliance of the year in pop.

LP1 Side A:

1Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now

2The Police – Walking On The Moon

3Blondie – Heart Of Glass

4ABBA – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

5Olivia Newton – John – A Little More Love

6Kate Bush – Wow

7Elton John – Song For Guy

LP1 Side B:

1Donna Summer – Hot Stuff

2Chic – Good Times

3Sister Sledge – He’s The Greatest Dancer

4Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood

5Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive

6Village People – YMCA

7McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (Single Version)

8Commodores – Still

LP2 Side A:

1Ian Dury & The Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

2The Boomtown Rats – I Don’t Like Mondays

3Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Accidents Will Happen (Remastered 2020)

4Sex Pistols – Something Else

5The Clash – I Fought The Law

6Siouxsie And The Banshees – The Staircase (Mystery)

7Squeeze – Cool For Cats

8The Specials – Gangsters

9The Selecter – On My Radio

10Madness – One Step Beyond

LP2 Side B:

1Meat Loaf – Bat Out Of Hell

2Electric Light Orchestra – Shine A Little Love

3Blondie – Dreaming

4Pretenders – Stop Your Sobbing

5Dave Edmunds – Girls Talk

6Gerry Rafferty – Night Owl

7Billy Joel – My Life

8Gary Moore & Phil Lynott – Parisienne Walkways

LP3 Side A:

1ABBA – Chiquitita

2Art Garfunkel – Bright Eyes

3Roxy Music – Dance Away

4Neil Diamond – Forever In Blue Jeans

5Cliff Richard – We Don’t Talk Anymore

6Milk & Honey – Hallelujah

7Sad Café – Every Day Hurts

LP3 Side B:

1The Crusaders – Street Life

2Earth, Wind & Fire – September

3Wings – Goodnight Tonight

4The B– 52’s – Rock Lobster

5The Flying Lizards – Money

6M – Pop Muzik

7Gary Numan – Cars

8The Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star