Released in 2023 by Sony Music, NOW Yearbook 1983 is a deluxe 3×LP compilation celebrating the first full year of the iconic NOW That’s What I Call Music series. Pressed on heavyweight black vinyl and housed in a tri-fold sleeve, this set features 43 chart-topping tracks from one of pop’s most diverse and influential years. From synth-pop and new wave to soul, rock, and reggae, it’s a collector’s time capsule of 1983’s biggest hits.

Release Details

• Label: Sony Music – LPYBNOW83R
• Format: 3×LP, Compilation, Vinyl
• Country: UK / Europe
• Released: 18 August 2023
• Barcode: 196588189814
• Genre: Pop / Rock / Electronic / Soul
• Style: Synth-pop / New Wave / Dance-pop / Reggae
• Sleeve: Tri-fold jacket with printed inners

Tracklist – LP1

Side A

1. The Police – Every Breath You Take
2. Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
3. Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know?
4. Spandau Ballet – True
5. Paul Young – Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
6. Elton John – I'm Still Standing
7. Billy Joel – Uptown Girl

Side B

1. UB40 – Red Red Wine
2. Genesis – Mama
3. Tina Turner – Let's Stay Together
4. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
5. Howard Jones – New Song
6. The Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination
7. Heaven 17 – Temptation

Tracklist – LP2

Side C

1. Wham! – Bad Boys
2. Thompson Twins – Hold Me Now
3. Siouxsie And The Banshees – Dear Prudence
4. The Stranglers – European Female
5. Public Image Ltd – This Is Not A Love Song
6. Joe Jackson – Steppin' Out
7. The Cure – The Walk

Side D

1. New Order – Blue Monday
2. Tears For Fears – Mad World
3. Simple Minds – Waterfront
4. Malcolm McLaren – Double Dutch
5. Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew
6. Freeez – I.O.U.
7. Laura Branigan – Gloria

Tracklist – LP3

Side E

1. Robert Flack & Peabo Bryson – Tonight I Celebrate My Love
2. Luther Vandross – Never Too Much
3. Donna Summer – She Works Hard For The Money
4. Joan Armatrading – Drop The Pilot
5. Mike Oldfield – Moonlight Shadow
6. Toto – Africa
7. Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Side F

1. Lionel Richie – All Night Long (All Night)
2. The Style Council – Speak Like A Child
3. U2 – New Year's Day
4. Altered Images – Don't Talk To Me About Love
5. Fun Boy Three – The Tunnel Of Love
6. Men Without Hats – Safety Dance
7. Tracey Ullman – They Don't Know