So the verdict is in. They have got round to releasing “Now That’s What I Call A Now”, the album with a single track from each of the Now That’s What I Call Music albums numbered 1-100.
Back in August I did a post about the impact of the Now series, and I chose my selection of tracks from each of them, ready to compare when the Now That’s What I Call A Now album came out. I said that on the law of averages I should have 2-3 picks the same, but I wasn’t expecting to get that many matches.
I didn’t I ended up with four matches, and it took a long way into the series to get it.
Now 69 – Timberlake featuring OneRepublic – Apologize
Now 75 – Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind (Part II)
Now 84 – Bastille – Pompeii
Now 96 – Rag ‘n’ Bone Man – Human
Along the way I also matched up another ten artists, but selected different songs from them that were on different Now albums. They were Erasure, Oasis, Justin Timberlake, Pink, Amy Winehouse, Pharrell, Maroon 5, Fatboy Slim, Paloma Faith and Katy Perry.
Looking through the track listing, the compiler hadn’t gone as mainstream as I expected them to. There are a number of big names that miss out, and it’s a much more balanced collection than I feared it might be, and it’s certainly miles better than the horrible selection they put on disc two of Now 100.
Now 101 is already out, and at the current rate, Now 200 will be due to hit the shops in November 2051. Always assuming there are still shops, and that music isn’t just implanted straight into your head.
Actually scrub that last bit; we don’t want to be giving them any ideas, do we?