Now That's What I Call the 80s (American series)

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This article describes the first 80s compilation in the US Now! Series. It should not be confused with the UK album of the same name or the UK television channel. For more information, see Now That's What I Call the 80s and Now 80s.
Now That's What I Call the 80s
Now80'sUS.jpg
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedMarch 11, 2008
GenrePop
Length79:55
LabelSony
Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 27
(2008) 		Now That's What I Call the 80s
(2008) 		Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 28
(2008)
Deluxe edition cover
The Deluxe iTunes edition of the album
The Deluxe iTunes edition of the album
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[1]

Now That's What I Call the 80s is a special edition compilation album from the Now! series in the United States, containing hit songs from the 1980s. It was released on March 11, 2008. In addition to a traditional CD release, an 80-track "deluxe digital edition" was made available for download only on iTunes.[2]

The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling just under 34,000 copies in its first week. Sales of the deluxe edition are counted separately.[3]

Track listing (CD)[]

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Billie Jean"Michael Jackson (1983)4:52
2."Uptown Girl"Billy Joel (1983)3:13
3."Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"Wham! (1984)3:50
4."Girls Just Want to Have Fun"Cyndi Lauper (1984)3:48
5."Hungry Like the Wolf"Duran Duran (1983)3:24
6."Don't You (Forget About Me)"Simple Minds (1985)6:31
7."One Thing Leads to Another"The Fixx (1983)3:14
8."Abracadabra"Steve Miller (1982)3:38
9."Shakedown"Bob Seger (1986)4:00
10."Every Breath You Take"The Police (1983)4:12
11."Here I Go Again"Whitesnake (1987)4:32
12."Eye of the Tiger"Survivor (1982)4:02
13."Rockit"Herbie Hancock (1983)3:38
14."Let's Dance"David Bowie (1983)4:06
15."Who Can It Be Now?"Men at Work (1982)3:20
16."Everybody Wants to Rule the World"Tears for Fears (1985)4:06
17."Jessie's Girl"Rick Springfield (1981)3:12
18."Heaven"Bryan Adams (1985)4:02
19."What About Love"Heart (1985)3:39
20."Total Eclipse of the Heart"Bonnie Tyler (1983)4:25

Track listing (deluxe digital edition)[]

  1. Michael Jackson – "Billie Jean" (1983)
  2. M – "Pop Muzik" (1980)
  3. Rupert Holmes – "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" (1980)
  4. The Buggles – "Video Killed the Radio Star" (1980)
  5. Blondie – "Call Me" (1980)
  6. The Romantics – "What I Like About You" (1980)
  7. Pat Benatar – "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (1980)
  8. Kool & the Gang – "Celebration" (1980)
  9. REO Speedwagon – "Keep on Loving You" (1981)
  10. Kim Carnes – "Bette Davis Eyes" (1981)
  11. Rick Springfield – "Jessie's Girl" (1981)
  12. Hall & Oates – "You Make My Dreams" (1981)
  13. Billy Squier – "The Stroke" (1981)
  14. Juice Newton – "Queen of Hearts" (1981)
  15. Red Rider – "Lunatic Fringe" (1981)
  16. The J. Geils Band – "Centerfold" (1982)
  17. Tommy Tutone – "867-5309/Jenny" (1982)
  18. The Go-Go's – "We Got the Beat" (1982)
  19. The Human League – "Don't You Want Me" (1982)
  20. The Motels – "Only the Lonely" (1982)
  21. Steve Miller – "Abracadabra" (1982)
  22. Survivor – "Eye of the Tiger" (1982)
  23. Missing Persons – "Words" (1982)
  24. A Flock of Seagulls – "I Ran (So Far Away)" (1982)
  25. Toni Basil – "Mickey" (1982)
  26. The Pointer Sisters – "I'm So Excited" (1982)
  27. Stray Cats – "Rock This Town" (1982)
  28. Marvin Gaye – "Sexual Healing" (1982)
  29. Toto – "Africa" (1983)
  30. Frida – "I Know There's Something Going On" (1983)
  31. Culture Club – "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" (1983)
  32. Duran Duran – "Hungry Like the Wolf" (1983)
  33. Thomas Dolby – "She Blinded Me with Science" (1983)
  34. David Bowie – "Let's Dance" (1983)
  35. The Tubes – "She's a Beauty" (1983)
  36. Kajagoogoo – "Too Shy" (1983)
  37. Bonnie Tyler – "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (1983)
  38. Men Without Hats – "The Safety Dance" (1983)
  39. Spandau Ballet – "True" (1983)
  40. The Fixx – "One Thing Leads to Another" (1983)
  41. Herbie Hancock – "Rockit" (1983)
  42. Lionel Richie – "All Night Long (All Night)" (1983)
  43. Billy Joel – "Uptown Girl" (1983)
  44. Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (1984)
  45. Billy Idol – "Rebel Yell" (1984)
  46. Kenny Loggins – "Footloose" (1984)
  47. Berlin – "No More Words" (1984)
  48. Night Ranger – "Sister Christian" (1984)
  49. Dan Hartman – "I Can Dream About You" (1984)
  50. Tina Turner – "What's Love Got to Do with It" (1984)
  51. Corey Hart – "Sunglasses at Night" (1984)
  52. John Waite – "Missing You" (1984)
  53. Wham! – "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (1984)
  54. Animotion – "Obsession" (1985)
  55. Simple Minds – "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985)
  56. Tears for Fears – "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (1985)
  57. Katrina and the Waves – "Walking on Sunshine" (1985)
  58. Heart – "What About Love" (1985)
  59. Huey Lewis and the News – "The Power of Love" (1985)
  60. Ready for the World – "Oh Sheila" (1985)
  61. Starship – "We Built This City" (1985)
  62. Mr. Mister – "Broken Wings" (1986)
  63. Miami Sound Machine – "Conga" (1986)
  64. Robert Palmer – "Addicted to Love" (1986)
  65. Level 42 – "Something About You" (1986)
  66. The Outfield – "Your Love" (1986)
  67. Steve Winwood – "Higher Love" (1986)
  68. Cameo – "Word Up!" (1986)
  69. The Bangles – "Walk Like an Egyptian" (1987)
  70. Wang Chung – "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (1987)
  71. Cutting Crew – "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" (1987)
  72. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam – "Head to Toe" (1987)
  73. Whitesnake – "Here I Go Again" (1987)
  74. Belinda Carlisle – "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (1987)
  75. Salt-n-Pepa – "Push It" (1987)
  76. Breathe – "Hands to Heaven" (1987)
  77. Bobby McFerrin – "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (1988)
  78. Poison – "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (1988)
  79. Paula Abdul – "Straight Up" (1988)
  80. Great White – "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" (1989)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Now That's What I Call the 80s track list on iTunes
  3. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Ross Zooms By 'NOW,' Snoop To Debut At No. 1", Billboard.com, March 19, 2008.
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