NOW – Yearbook 1998 (4CD)

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The NOW Yearbook series is back, taking you on a musical journey through one of the most dynamic years in pop with NOW Yearbook 1998 Out February 14th! This 4CD collection features 80 tracks that capture the unforgettable sounds from the year. Whether youre reliving the hits or discovering them for the first time, this collection brings you the best from the singles charts of 1998.

Disc 1 opens with George Michaels Outside, the lead track from his massive Ladies And Gentlemen collection, followed by Chers global smash Believe which held the #1 spot for 7 weeks in the UK, becoming the biggest seller of the year. RUN-DMC vs. Jason Nevins dance-floor phenomenon Its Like That also claimed the top spot, cementing itself as an era defining track. The chart-topping Never Ever from All Saints along with The Boy Is Mine from Brandy & Monica showcases some of the best R&B pop from the year, while the Spice Girls Stop, Billie Pipers Because We Want To and B*Witcheds infectious Cest La Vie bring a fresh, vibrant pure pop. With more feel-good smashes from Aqua, Steps, and Ricky Martin, before the disc draws to its close with Meja, Ace Of Base and The Corrs, who enjoyed a huge hit with their cover of Fleetwood Macs classic Dreams.

Disc 2 celebrates the best of 98s alt-pop kicking off with Radiohead, R.E.M., and the Manic Street Preachers If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next, which became their first #1 single. Oasis epic All Around The World, topped the chart and became the longest-running UK #1 single of the year. Jamiroquai enjoyed their first #1, The Cardigans My Favourite Game, Stereophonics The Bartender and the Thief and Natalie ImbrugliasBig Mistake were among the years big successes for recently established chart hitmakers.

Disc 3 is a celebration of dance, club anthems, and infectious electronic beats opening with Air and the timeless brilliance of Sexy Boy. Cornershops Brimful Of Asha claimed the #1 spot, with a remix by Norman Cook who is up next as Fatboy Slim with The Rockafeller Skank, and also remixed Renegade Master for Wildchild which became a defining dance floor anthem once again in 1998. Faithless God Is A DJ continued their run of hits, while Sash!, Vengaboys, Dario G, and Bus Stop & Carl Douglas enjoyed enjoyed crossover dance-pop smashes. More R&B/pop follows from Robyn, Ultra Nat, M People and Melanie B who became the first of the Spice Girls to achieve a #1 away from the group with I Want You Back, a collaboration with Missy Elliott.and the disc signs off with another collaboration between Texas and Wu-Tang Clan (& Robert F. Price Rakeem Diggs) on a reworking of Say What You Want, extending the title to Say What You Want (All Day Every Day).

The final disc delivers a combination of massive hit ballads and infectious pop anthems. Robbie Williams iconic Angels became a career-defining track, while Cline Dions My Heart Will Go On topped charts worldwide and became one of the best-selling singles of all time. Boyzones No Matter What became their biggest hit, and Aqua hit #1 for the third time with Turn Back Time. Steps, 911, Cleopatra and Desree all made big impacts on the charts, and Catatonia, The Beautiful South and Fat Les all enjoyed huge hits, plus 1998 saw the return of Culture Club to the charts after a twelve year absence. This celebration of 1998s hits closes with a run of the years biggest pop ballads including from the Backstreet Boys, K-Ci & JoJo, B*Witched and signing off with the Spice Girls with their #1 Viva Forever

NOW Yearbook 1998 - a celebration of the diversity, creativity, and magic of the year in pop!