Now that 's What I Call Music ( original UK album ) - wikipedia Now that 's What I Call Music ( original UK album ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2014 ) This article describes the first album in the UK Now ! series. It should not be confused with similarly - titled first albums in other Now ! series. For more information, see Now That 's What I Call Music ! ( disambiguation ) and Now That 's What I Call Music ! discography Now That 's What I Call Music Compilation album by various artists Released Length 1 : 55 : 00 Label Virgin / EMI / Sony Music Entertainment UK Series chronology Now That 's What I Call Music ( 1983 ) Now That 's What I Call Music II ( 1984 ) Now That 's What I Call Music or Now 1 is the first album from the popular Now ! series that was released in the United Kingdom in 1983. Initial pressings were released on vinyl and audio cassette, with a re-release on CD in 2009 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album and series, followed by another re-release for Record Store Day on 18 April 2015. It debuted at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and then climbed to number one a week later, staying at the top for five non-consecutive weeks. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Video selection 3 Charts 4 External links 5 References Track listing CD / Record / Tape 1 No. Title Artist Length 1. `` You Ca n't Hurry Love '' Phil Collins 2 : 52 2. `` Is There Something I Should Know ? '' Duran Duran 4 : 11 3. `` Red Red Wine '' UB40 3 : 01 4. `` Only for Love '' Limahl 3 : 48 5. `` Temptation '' Heaven 17 3 : 07 6. `` Give It Up '' KC and the Sunshine Band 4 : 12 7. `` Double Dutch '' Malcolm McLaren 3 : 40 8. `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' Bonnie Tyler 4 : 30 9. `` Karma Chameleon '' Culture Club 3 : 53 10. `` The Safety Dance '' Men Without Hats 2 : 47 11. `` Too Shy '' Kajagoogoo 3 : 41 12. `` Moonlight Shadow '' Mike Oldfield 3 : 37 13. `` Down Under '' Men at Work 3 : 42 14. `` ( Hey You ) The Rock Steady Crew '' Rock Steady Crew 3 : 46 15. `` Baby Jane '' Rod Stewart 4 : 45 16. `` Wherever I Lay My Hat ( That 's My Home ) '' Paul Young 4 : 52 CD / Record / Tape 2 No. Title Artist Length 1. `` Candy Girl '' New Edition 3 : 52 2. `` Big Apple '' Kajagoogoo 4 : 12 3. `` Let 's Stay Together '' Tina Turner 3 : 36 4. `` ( Keep Feeling ) Fascination '' The Human League 3 : 45 5. `` New Song '' Howard Jones 4 : 16 6. `` Please Do n't Make Me Cry '' UB40 3 : 26 7. `` Tonight, I Celebrate My Love '' Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack 3 : 29 8. `` They Do n't Know '' Tracey Ullman 3 : 00 9. `` Kissing with Confidence '' Will Powers 3 : 54 10. `` That 's All '' Genesis 4 : 23 11. `` The Love Cats '' The Cure 3 : 33 12. `` Waterfront '' Simple Minds 4 : 40 13. `` The Sun and the Rain '' Madness 3 : 30 14. `` Victims '' Culture Club 4 : 56 Video selection A video selection was also released featuring selected tracks from the main album, one track that later featured on Volume II of the series and two which did not appear on any Now album. Phil Collins : `` You Ca n't Hurry Love '' Duran Duran : `` Is There Something I Should Know '' UB40 : `` Red Red Wine '' Limahl : `` Only for Love '' Heaven 17 : `` Temptation '' Malcolm McLaren : `` Double Dutch '' Culture Club : `` Karma Chameleon '' Men Without Hats : `` The Safety Dance '' Kajagoogoo : `` Too Shy '' Mike Oldfield : `` Moonlight Shadow '' Rock Steady Crew : `` ( Hey You ) The Rock Steady Crew '' Tina Turner : `` Let 's Stay Together '' Freeez : `` I.O.U. '' Howard Jones : `` New Song '' UB40 : `` Please Do n't Make Me Cry '' Will Powers : `` Kissing with Confidence '' Genesis : `` That 's All '' Kajagoogoo : `` Big Apple '' The Assembly : `` Never Never '' Thompson Twins : `` Hold Me Now '' Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack : `` Tonight I Celebrate My Love '' † Never appeared on any of the numbered NOW albums but did appear on Now 1983 in the 10th Anniversary Series. † † Later appeared on NOW 2. Charts Chart ( 1983 - 1984 ) Peak position UK Albums ( OCC ) Chart ( 2009 ) Peak position UK Compilation Albums ( OCC ) External links Official website Now That 's What I Call Music television commercial References Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Jump up ^ ( 3 ) Jump up ^ www.nowmusic.com Jump up ^ https://apopfansdream.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/now-thats-what-i-call-music-1983-emi-virgin-polygram-1993/ Jump up ^ https://www.discogs.com/Various-Now-Thats-What-I-Call-Music-1983/release/634683 Jump up ^ `` Various Artists Artist Official Charts ''. UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 11 December 1983. Jump up ^ `` Official Compilations Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2009. 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But Seriously ( Phil Collins, 1989 ) Complete list 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Now_That%27s_What_I_Call_Music_(original_UK_album)&oldid=830678517 '' Categories : 1983 compilation albums Now That 's What I Call Music ! albums ( British series ) EMI Records compilation albums Sony Music Entertainment compilation albums Virgin Records compilation albums Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from December 2012 Use British English from December 2012 Articles needing additional references from September 2014 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 16 March 2018, at 09 : 00. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: when was the first now that's what i call music
Answer: 1983