VA - NOW That's What I Call Gold: The Ultimate Hits (2025)

NOW Music proudly presents NOW That’s What I Call Gold – The Ultimate Hits. This essential 4CD set brings together 85 tracks by legendary artists with timeless anthems, celebrating some of the greatest hits of all time, including chart-topping classics and enduring favourites.

CD1 sets the stage with Queen’s electrifying ‘A Kind Of Magic’, followed by Philip Bailey & Phil Collins’ #1 ‘Easy Lover’. The Police feature with their #1 smash ‘Message In A Bottle’, while The Killers follow with their record-breaking anthem ‘Mr. Brightside’. Massive recent #1s from Noah Kahan and Lewis Capaldi come ahead of contemporary classics from Coldplay and Duran Duran. Timeless tracks from legendary artists Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder feature alongside ‘60s pop from Dusty Springfield, Sonny & Cher and The Beach Boys before the disc closes with ‘70s hits from Rod Stewart, Wings and Elvis Presley.

CD2 includes an amazing run of powerful ballads; Elton John’s ‘Tiny Dancer’, Céline Dion’s ‘All By Myself’, ‘Without You’ from Harry Nilsson and Billy Joel’s signature ‘Just The Way You Are’. The tempo changes with ‘70’s disco smashes from Donna Summer, Chic, Sister Sledge and Barry White ahead of smooth, soulful hits from Lionel Richie and All-4-One, and peerless vocals from Dionne Warwick and Shirley Bassey with ‘Walk On By’ and ‘Diamond Are Forever’ respectively. The disc draws to a close with emotional tracks from Marianne Faithful with ‘The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan’ and Sinéad O’Connor with ‘Northing Compares 2 U’.

CD3 opens with Neil Diamond’s singalong sensation ‘Sweet Caroline’. Pop brilliance from Sophie Ellis-Bextor with ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ and the irresistible hooks of Dexys Midnight Runners’ ‘Come On Eileen’ are up next. Chart-conquering superstars Ed Sheeran, George Ezra, Pharrell Williams and The Weeknd with ‘Blinding Lights’ feature ahead of feel-good classics from Ricky Martin, Spice Girls, and S Club. Country flavoured hits from John Denver and Glen Campbell are alongside the collaboration between Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus. The disc finishes with a run of early ‘80s essentials from Culture Club, Soft Cell, Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder and the timeless ‘Vienna’ from Ultravox.
CD4 kicks off with a stellar run of enormous and anthemic hits including Spandau Ballet’s ‘Gold’, Survivor’s ‘Eye Of The Tiger’, Blondie with ‘Heart Of Glass’ and ‘I Will Survive’ from Gloria Gaynor. Natasha Bedingfield’s ‘Unwritten’ recently became a hit for a second time and is celebrated alongside key hits from superstar groups One Direction, Take That and Westlife. More contemporary gems from Billie Eilish, OneRepublic and Lana Del Rey feature with beautiful performances from Sting and the Pretenders before the collection closes with three all-time classics: Marvin Gaye’s ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’. Ben E. King with ‘Stand By Me’ and Louis Armstrong’s sublime ‘What A Wonderful World’.

NOW That’s What I Call Gold is a must-have for all music lovers —packed with legendary artists, timeless hits, and unforgettable moments in pop. Don’t miss out on this golden treasure trove of musical brilliance!

Tracklist
Disc: 1
1 Queen - A Kind Of Magic - Queen
2 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
3 The Police - Message In A Bottle - The Police
4 The Killers - Mr. Brightside - The Killers
5 Noah Kahan - Stick Season - Noah Kahan
6 Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License - Olivia Rodrigo
7 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
8 Coldplay - Trouble - Coldplay
9 Duran Duran - Ordinary World - Duran Duran
10 Sade - Your Love Is King - Sade
11 Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
12 The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
13 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back - Jackson 5
14 Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder
15 Daryl Hall & John Oates - You Make My Dreams (Come True) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
16 Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield
17 Petula Clark - Downtown - Petula Clark
18 Sonny & Cher- I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
19 The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
20 Rod Stewart - Maggie May - Rod Stewart
21 Wings - With A Little Luck - Wings
22 Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind - Elvis Presley

Disc: 2
1 John Lennon - Imagine - John Lennon
2 Elton John - Tiny Dancer - Elton John
3 Céline Dion - All By Myself - Céline Dion
4 Harry Nilsson - Without You - Harry Nilsson
5 Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
6 Cliff Richard - Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
7 Bonnie Tyler - Lost In France - Bonnie Tyler
8 Electric Light Orchestra - Last Train To London - Electric Light Orchestra
9 Donna Summer - MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
10 Chic - Le Freak - Chic
11 Sister Sledge - Lost In Music - Sister Sledge
12 Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
13 Bill Withers - Lovely Day - Bill Withers
14 Lionel Richie - Stuck On You - Lionel Richie
15 All-4-One - I Swear - All-4-One
16 Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Rose Royce
17 Dionne Warwick - Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
18 Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey
19 Lesley Gore - Misty - Lesley Gore
20 Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan - Marianne Faithfull
21 Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinéad O'Connor

Disc: 3
1 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
2 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
3 Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
4 Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl - Ed Sheeran
5 George Ezra - Green Green Grass - George Ezra
6 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
7 Pharrell Williams - Happy (From ""Despicable Me 2"") - Pharrell Williams
8 Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
9 S Club - Don't Stop Movin' - S Club
10 Spice Girls - Wannabe - Spice Girls
11 Girls Aloud - The Promise - Girls Aloud
12 Gloria Estefan - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Gloria Estefan
13 Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart - Mark Ronson
14 John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
15 Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
16 Paul Simon - Graceland - Paul Simon
17 Simply Red - Fairground - Simply Red
18 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
19 Soft Cell - Tainted Love - Soft Cell
20 Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams - Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder
21 Ultravox - Vienna - Ultravox

Disc: 4
1 Spandau Ballet - Gold - Spandau Ballet
2 Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
3 Tina Turner - The Best - Tina Turner
4 Blondie - Heart Of Glass - Blondie
5 Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
6 Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
7 One Direction - You & I - One Direction
8 Take That - Rule The World - Take That
9 Westlife - I Have A Dream - Westlife
10 Whitney Houston - I Didn't Know My Own Strength - Whitney Houston
11 Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture ""Barbie"") - Billie Eilish
12 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
13 Lana Del Rey - Video Games - Lana Del Rey
14 Tears For Fears & Oleta Adams - Woman In Chains - Tears for Fears
15 Sting - Fragile - Sting
16 Pretenders - I Go To Sleep - The Pretenders
17 Madness - It Must Be Love - Madness
18 OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried - OneRepublic
19 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gardens
20 Ben E. King - Stand By Me - Ben E. King
21 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World " - Louis Armstrong