NOW Yearbook 1986 is a 4-CD and 3-LP album of the UK Now Yearbook series and was released on 24 February 2023.

Now Yearbook 1986
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released 24 February 2023

Tracklist edit

CD edit

Disc 1

No. Title Artist Length
1 A Different Corner George Michael 4:02
2 The Sun Always Shines on T.V.   (Single Mix / 2015 Remaster) a-ha 4:43
3 Notorious   (Single Mix) Duran Duran 3:59
4 Hounds of Love Kate Bush 3:02
5 Thorn in My Side   (2018 Remastered) Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart 4:15
6 Rock Me Amadeus   (The American Edit) Falco 3:14
7 Lessons in Love Level 42 4:04
8 You Keep Me Hangin' On   (Album Version) Kim Wilde 4:15
9 Each Time You Break My Heart Nick Kamen 4:33
10 My Favourite Waste of Time Owen Paul 3:27
11 Manic Monday The Bangles 3:04
12 Don't Get Me Wrong Pretenders 3:46
13 You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon 4:40
14 Marlene on the Wall Suzanne Vega 3:40
15 Suspicious Minds Fine Young Cannibals 3:57
16 Too Good to be Forgotten Amazulu 3:05
17 Sing Our Own Song UB40 3:59
18 I Want to Wake Up with You Boris Gardiner 3:59
19 Holding Back the Years   (Single Version / 2008 Remaster) Simply Red 4:11
20 Through the Barricades Spandau Ballet 5:19

Disc 2

No. Title Artist Length
1 The Edge of Heaven Wham! 4:34
2 Don't Leave Me This Way The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris 4:31
3 Venus Bananarama 3:57
4 Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend) Mel & Kim 3:35
5 New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) Bucks Fizz 4:06
6 Bad Boy   (Shep Pettibone 7" Remix) Miami Sound Machine 3:45
7 So Macho Sinitta 3:24
8 Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Samantha Fox 3:40
9 French Kissin' (in the USA)   (Edit) Debbie Harry 4:07
10 Imagination Belouis Some 3:34
11 Digging Your Scene The Blow Monkeys 4:05
12 Breakout Swing Out Sister 3:45
13 Who's Zoomin' Who?   (Single Version) Aretha Franklin 4:07
14 Ain't Nothin' Goin' on but the Rent Gwen Guthrie 3:33
15 Set Me Free Jaki Graham 3:37
16 Word Up!   (Single Version) Cameo 4:18
17 Can't Wait Another Minute Five Star 4:31
18 We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off Jermaine Stewart 4:03
19 How Will I Know   (Remastered) Whitney Houston 4:32
20 Dancing on the Ceiling Lionel Richie 4:22

Disc 3

No. Title Artist Length
1 Panic The Smiths 2:19
2 Rage Hard Frankie Goes to Hollywood 5:03
3 Love Missile F1-11 Sigue Sigue Sputnik 3:43
4 The Wizard (Part 1) Paul Hardcastle 3:23
5 Bizarre Love Triangle   (Single Remix) New Order 3:45
6 Pretty in Pink   (from "Pretty in Pink") The Psychedelic Furs 3:53
7 All the Things She Said   (Remastered 2005 / Edit) Simple Minds 3:58
8 Life's What You Make It   (Edit) Talk Talk 3:38
9 Brilliant Mind Furniture 3:40
10 Driving Away from Home (Jim's Tune)   (Single Version) It's Immaterial 3:51
11 Rise   (7" Edit) Public Image Limited 4:27
12 E=MC² Big Audio Dynamite 4:26
13 Sinful   (7" Version) Pete Wylie 3:45
14 For America Red Box 3:44
15 I've Been Losing You a-ha 4:24
16 Move Away   (Remastered 2004) Culture Club 4:08
17 (Forever) Live and Die   (Remastered 2019) Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark 3:37
18 No One is to Blame Howard Jones 4:09
19 Eloise   (Single Version) The Damned 5:08
20 Spirit in the Sky Doctor & the Medics 3:28

Disc 4

No. Title Artist Length
1 Take My Breath Away   (Love Theme from "Top Gun") Berlin 4:15
2 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi 4:06
3 The Final Countdown Europe 4:00
4 Walk This Way   (7" Single Version) RUN DMC feat. Aerosmith 3:38
5 Addicted to Love   (Edit Version) Robert Palmer 3:59
6 Typical Male Tina Turner 4:15
7 Harlem Shuffle The Rolling Stones 3:24
8 Don't Stand So Close to Me '86 The Police 4:50
9 In the Army Now   (Single Edit) Status Quo 3:52
10 Broken Wings Mr. Mister 4:22
11 The Lady in Red Chris de Burgh 4:13
12 Every Loser Wins Nick Berry 3:11
13 Reet Petite Jackie Wilson 2:40
14 When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going Billy Ocean 4:08
15 Higher Love   (Single Version) Steve Winwood 4:10
16 Human   (Edit) The Human League 3:47
17 I Can't Wait Nu Shooz 3:37
18 Rain or Shine   (7" Version) Five Star 3:56
19 Greatest Love of All Whitney Houston 4:49
20 Caravan of Love The Housemartins 3:38

LP edit

LP 1

No. Title Artist Length
Side A
1 A Different Corner George Michael
2 The Sun Always Shines on T.V.   (Single Mix / 2015 Remaster) a-ha
3 Notorious   (Single Mix) Duran Duran
4 Thorn in My Side   (2018 Remastered) Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
5 French Kissin' (in the USA)   (Edit) Debbie Harry
6 Rock Me Amadeus   (The American Edit) Falco
7 Rage Hard Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Side B
1 Hounds of Love Kate Bush
2 Don't Get Me Wrong Pretenders
3 You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon
4 Typical Male Tina Turner
5 Marlene on the Wall Suzanne Vega
6 Holding Back the Years   (Single Version / 2008 Remaster) Simply Red
7 Through the Barricades Spandau Ballet

LP 2

No. Title Artist Length
Side A
1 The Edge of Heaven Wham!
2 Don't Leave Me This Way The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris
3 Venus Bananarama
4 You Keep Me Hangin' On   (Album Version) Kim Wilde
5 Each Time You Break My Heart Nick Kamen
6 Breakout Swing Out Sister
7 I Want to Wake Up with You Boris Gardiner
Side B
1 Panic The Smiths
2 E-MC² Big Audio Dynamite
3 Brilliant Mind Furniture
4 Life's What You Make It   (Edit) Talk Talk
5 No One is to Blame Howard Jones
6 For America Red Box
7 Manic Monday The Bangles
8 Spirit in the Sky Doctor & the Medics

LP 3

No. Title Artist Length
Side A
1 Take My Breath Away   (Love Theme from "Top Gun") Berlin
2 Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi
3 Walk This Way   (7" Single Version) RUN DMC feat. Aerosmith
4 Addicted to Love   (Edit Version) Robert Palmer
5 Harlem Shuffle The Rolling Stones
6 Don't Stand So Close to Me '86 The Police
7 All the Things She Said   (Remastered 2005 / Edit) Simple Minds
Side B
1 Human   (Edit) The Human League
2 Higher Love   (Single Version) Steve Winwood
3 Lessons in Love Level 42
4 Can't Wait Another Minute Five Star
5 We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off Jermaine Stewart
6 Dancing on the Ceiling Lionel Richie
7 Greatest Love of All Whitney Houston

See also edit

Now Yearbook albums
60s Vol 1: 1960-1962 1973 Main · Extra
1974 Main · Extra 1976 Main · Extra
1977 Main · Extra 1978 Main · Extra
1979 Main · Extra 1980 Main · Extra · Vault
1981 Main · Extra · Vault 1982 Main · Extra
1983 Main · Extra · Vault 1984 Main · Extra · Vault
80-84 Final Chapter Main · Extra 80-84 Vinyl Extra Vol1 · Vol2
1985 Main · Extra 1986 Main · Extra
1987 Main · Extra 1988 Main · Extra
1989 Main · Extra 1990 Main · Extra
1991 Main · 1992 Main · Extra
1993 Main · Extra 1997 Main · Extra
1998 Main · Extra