Following the December 1983 release of the first album in the Now That's What I Call Music series, compilation albums featuring various artists became very popular in the UK during the mid to late 1980s; this is reflected in the albums that were Christmas number one during this time.
Setelah perilisan Desember 1983 dari album pertama dalam serial Now That's What I Call Music, album kompilasi yang menampilkan berbagai artis yang menjadi sangat populer di Britania Raya pada pertengahan sampai akhir 1980an; ini terefleksi dalam album-album yang menjdi album Natal nomor satu pada masa itu.