Now Yearbook 1978 / Various Now Yearbook 1978 / Various CD

Four CD set. NOW Music is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing 'Yearbook' series, NOW - Yearbook 1978; 85 tracks from a magical year in Pop! Opening with the epic 'Mr. Blue Sky' from Electric Light Orchestra, the timeless 'Baker Street' from Gerry Rafferty, and Rod Stewart's massive #1 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?' More #1s follow from ABBA with the brilliant Pop of 'Take A Chance On Me' and 1978's biggest selling single, 'Rivers Of Babylon' from Boney M. Pop-Reggae chart-toppers from 10cc and Althea & Donna are up next, before a run of dancefloor fillers including 'I'm Every Woman' from Chaka Khan, and Donna Summer's incredible version of 'Macarthur Park', before a couple of Soul ballads from Rose Royce and the huge #1 'Three Times A Lady' from Commodores. The first disc draws to a close with a stack of Pop classics from Marshall Hain, Clout, Bonnie Tyler and Suzi Quatro and Wings, before the peerless 'The Man With The Child In His Eyes' from Kate Bush. The second disc pays tribute to the incredible line-up of artists in the charts of 1978 with their roots in Punk and beginning the burgeoning New Wave movement, kicking off here with the stunning #1 'Rat Trap' from The Boomtown Rats, the era-defining 'Teenage Kicks' from The Undertones, 'Ever Fallen In Love...' from Buzzcocks, and 'Hanging On The Telephone' from Blondie, alongside classic singles from Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Rezillos, The Clash, The Jam, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, and Ian Dury & The Blockheads... and US New Wave saw Patti Smith and The Cars score huge hits. The remainder of Disc 2 features some of the year's biggest Pop-Rock songs including hits from Billy Joel, The Who, Elton John, and Justin Hayward's 'Forever Autumn' from the massive 'Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds' album.

1. Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky 2. Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 3. Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 4. ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 5. Boney M. - Rivers Of Babylon 6. 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 7. Althea ; Donna - Uptown Top Ranking 8. Donna Summer - MacArthur Park 9. Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman 10. Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You 11. Chic - Everybody Dance 12. Odyssey - Native New Yorker 13. Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star 14. Commodores - Three Times A Lady 15. Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City 16. Clout - Substitute 17. Bonnie Tyler - ItÆs A Heartache 18. Suzi Quatro - If You Can't Give Me Love 19. Wings - With A Little Luck 20. Kate Bush?- The Man With The Child In His Eyes 21. The Boomtown Rats û Rat Trap 22. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks 23. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) 24. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden 25. The Rezillos - Top Of The Pops 26. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone 27. Elvis Costello ; The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea 28. The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais 29. The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight 30. Ian Dury ; The Blockheads - What A Waste 31. Patti Smith - Because The Night 32. The Cars - My Best Friend's Girl 33. The Motors û Airport 34. City Boy - 5.7.0.5. 35. Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen 36. Elton John - Part-Time Love 37. Billy Joel - Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 38. The Who - Who Are You 39. Foreigner - Cold As Ice 40. Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good 41. Blue ?yster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper 42. Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn 43. Chic - Le Freak 44. A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 45. Tavares - More Than A Woman 46. Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) 47. Dan Hartman - Instant Replay 48. Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant 49. Raffaella Carr? - Do It Do It Again (A Far L'Amore Comincia Tu) 50. Baccara - Sorry, I'm A Lady 51. Sheila ; B Devotion - SinginÆ In The Rain 52. Voyage û From East To West 53. Donna Summer - I Love You 54. The Three Degrees - Givin' Up Givin' In 55. Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain 56. Dee D. Jackson - Automatic Lover 57. Sarah Brightman ; Hot Gossip - I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper 58. Crown Heights Affair - Galaxy Of Loveö 59. Gladys Knight ; The Pips - Come Back And Finish What You Started 60. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's A Winner 61. Earth, Wind ; Fire - Fantasy 62. Heatwave - Always And Forever 63. Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore 64. Blondie - Denis 65. Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted To You 66. John Travolta û Sandy 67. Darts - The Boy From New York City 68. Bill Withers - Lovely Day 69. John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air 70. Barry Manilow - Copacabana 71. Renaissance û Northern Lights 72. Scott Fitzgerald ; Yvonne Keeley - If I Had Words 73. Boney M. - Brown Girl In The Ring 74. Brotherhood Of Man - Figaro 75. Co-Co - Bad Old Days 76. Dollar û Shooting Star 77. Andrew Gold - Never Let Her Slip Away 78. Dean Friedman w/ Denise Marsa - Lucky Stars 79. The Manhattan Transfer - Walk In Love 80. David Soul - Let's Have A Quiet Night In 81. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue 82. Elkie Brooks - Don't Cry Out Loud 83. David Essex - Oh What A Circus 84. Brian ; Michael - Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs 85. Father Abraham û Smurf Song