Now That's What I Call Music! 1987 (UK 1999)

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Now That's What I Call Music! 1987 (UK 1999)

Release Date	June 21, 1999
Country	UK
Album Series	The Millennium Series (1999)

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Now That's What I Call Music! 1987 (UK 1999 CD)

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Release Date: Jun 21 1999

Format: CD

Country: UK

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Version	Release Date	Number of Tracks
Now That's What I Call Music! 1987 (UK 1999 CD)	21 June 1999	36

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• Tracks
• Unique Tracks
• Unique UK Tracks
• Chart & Stats

All Tracks on This Album

This is a full list of tracks (in alphabetical order) that appear on at least one format of this album. For further breakdown of each format version, please see links above.

• ABC - When Smokey Sings
• Bananarama - Love in the First Degree
• Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth
• Black - Wonderful Life
• Boy George - Everything I Own
• Bruce Willis - Under the Boardwalk
• The Christians - Ideal World
• The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye
• Duran Duran - Skin Trade
• The Fat Boys/The Beach Boys - Wipeout
• Fine Young Cannibals - Ever Fallen in Love
• Heart - Alone
• Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing (Ben Liebrand Remix)
• Hue and Cry - Labour Of Love
• Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling
• Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme
• Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
• Krush - House Arrest
• LL Cool J - I Need Love
• Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong
• Level 42 - Running in the Family
• Living in a Box - Living in a Box
• Los Lobos - La Bamba
• M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up the Volume
• Mel and Kim - Respectable
• New Order - True Faith
• Pepsi & Shirlie - Heartache
• Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin
• The Proclaimers - Letter From America
• Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie
• Squeeze - Hourglass
• Steve Winwood - Valerie
• T'Pau - China in Your Hand
• U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
• Was (Not Was) - Walk The Dinosaur
• Whitesnake - Is This Love

(36 Tracks)

Tracks Exclusive to This Album

Unique Tracks on This Album: 1 (These tracks don’t appear on any other album currently listed on the site.)

*Note: Not all albums have been added yet. As of now, the site includes tracklists for 506 albums.

• The Christians - Ideal World

Tracks Exclusive to UK

Unique UK Tracks on This Album: 1 (These tracks appear exclusively on this album within the UK releases.)

• The Christians - Ideal World

Track Stats and Chart Info

	Artist(s)	First UK Chart Appearance	Highest UK Chart Position	First US Billboard Chart Appearance	Highest US Billboard Chart Position	Original Year	UK Now Appearances
ABC - When Smokey Sings	ABC	6 June 1987	11	4 July 1987	5		4
Bananarama - Love in the First Degree	Bananarama	10 October 1987	3	19 March 1988	48		9
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth	Belinda Carlisle	12 December 1987	1	26 September 1987	1		15
Black - Wonderful Life	Black	20 September 1986	8				4
Boy George - Everything I Own	Boy George	7 March 1987	1				6
Bruce Willis - Under the Boardwalk	Bruce Willis	30 May 1987	2	13 June 1987	59		2
The Christians - Ideal World	The Christians	5 December 1987	14				1
The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye	The Communards	7 November 1987	4	30 January 1988	51		4
Duran Duran - Skin Trade	Duran Duran	21 February 1987	22	31 January 1987	39		2
The Fat Boys/The Beach Boys - Wipeout	The Fat Boys The Beach Boys	22 August 1987	2				4
Fine Young Cannibals - Ever Fallen in Love	Fine Young Cannibals	21 March 1987	9				2
Heart - Alone	Heart	30 May 1987	3	16 May 1987	1		9
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing (Ben Liebrand Remix)	Hot Chocolate	11 January 1987	10				2
Hue and Cry - Labour Of Love	Hue and Cry	13 June 1987	6				6
Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling	Jackie Wilson	29 July 1972	9	20 July 1968	34		2
Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme	Jan Hammer	19 September 1987	2				5
Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams	Johnny Hates Jazz	28 March 1987	5	19 March 1988	2		4
Krush - House Arrest	Krush	28 November 1987	3				6
LL Cool J - I Need Love	LL Cool J	5 September 1987	8	1 August 1987	14		5
Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong	Labi Siffre	28 March 1987	4				5
Level 42 - Running in the Family	Level 42	14 February 1987	6	8 August 1987	83		4
Living in a Box - Living in a Box	Living in a Box	4 April 1987	5	20 June 1987	17		4
Los Lobos - La Bamba	Los Lobos	18 July 1987	1	27 June 1987	1		10
M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up the Volume	M/A/R/R/S	5 September 1987	1	28 November 1987	13		9
Mel and Kim - Respectable	Mel and Kim	7 March 1987	1				11
New Order - True Faith	New Order	1 August 1987	4	24 October 1987	32		4
Pepsi & Shirlie - Heartache	Pepsi & Shirlie	17 January 1987	2	15 August 1987	78		4
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin	Pet Shop Boys	27 June 1987	1	5 September 1987	9		4
The Proclaimers - Letter From America	The Proclaimers	7 November 1987	3				3
Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie	Robbie Nevil	6 December 1986	3	11 October 1986	2		3
Squeeze - Hourglass	Squeeze	8 August 1987	16	19 September 1987	15		4
Steve Winwood - Valerie	Steve Winwood	9 October 1982	51	13 November 1982	9		5
T'Pau - China in Your Hand	T'Pau	24 October 1987	1				17
U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name	U2	12 September 1987	4	12 September 1987	13		2
Was (Not Was) - Walk The Dinosaur	Was (Not Was)	3 October 1987	10	28 January 1989	7		5
Whitesnake - Is This Love	Whitesnake	6 June 1987	9	24 October 1987	2		5

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