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NOW Music is proud to present the newest addition to the lsquoYearbookrsquo series NOW ndash Yearbook 1980. 4 CDs of 85 tracks that defined the charts in 1980.Kicking off with Queenrsquos anthem lsquoAnother One Bites The Dustrsquo, Disc 1 includes massive hits from Kate Bush, Madness, Roxy Music and the Top 40 debut from Adam amp The Ants, alongside 1s from Blondie, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Jam and ABBA ndash plus the decadersquos first new 1 lsquoBrass In Pocketrsquo from Pretenders ndash and 1980rsquos biggest selling single lsquoDonrsquot Stand So Close To Mersquo from The Police. Lipps Inc., Diana Ross and Sheila amp B. Devotion had timeless floorfillers ndash and synth driven pop, that would come to dominate the charts of the early 80s , fuelled iconic hits for Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Gary Numan, Ultravox and the debut from Spandau Ballethellip and to close the first disc, three of the yearrsquos biggest love songs from KC amp The Sunshine Band, Randy Crawford and Billy Preston amp Syreeta.Disc Two begins with John Lennonrsquos lsquoJust Like Starting Overrsquo and is followed by huge transAtlantic hits for Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones and Billy Joel. Rock legends had a huge year in 1980 ndash including here, Status Quo, Rainbow, Judas Priest and Motorhead. Disc Two is also home to some of the yearrsquos biggest dance tracks from Donna Summer, Change, The Whispers, The Gap Band, Jermaine Jackson and the 1 lsquoWorking My Way Back To You Forgive Me, Girlrsquo from The Detroit Spinners.In January 1980 the iconic lsquoLondon Callingrsquo from The Clash reached its chart peak ndash and opens Disc 3 which features an incredible lineup of New Wave, Post Punk and Ska classics that helped make 1980 a fantastically diverse year in the singles charts 1s from The Jam again and The Specials as The Special AKA alongside Elvis Costello amp The Attractions, Joy Division, Ramones, Hazel OrsquoConnor, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Martha And The Muffins, UB40, and The Selecter.The final disc features six of the yearrsquos 1s and is all about 1980s pure pop, beginning with one of ABBArsquos most successful and popular tracks lsquoThe Winner Takes It Allrsquo, and the beautiful lsquoWaterfallsrsquo from Paul McCartney. Olivia NewtonJohn, Blondie, and Sheena Easton follow and lead into party classics from Kelly Marie, The Nolans, Liquid Gold, Odyssey, and Kool amp The Gang. A few easypop gems from Andrew Lloyd Webber amp Marti Webb, Rupert Holmes, Captain amp Tennille, plus the 1980 Eurovision winner Johnny Logan, the 1 theme from lsquoMASHrsquo lsquoSuicide Is Painlessrsquo and bringing this collection to a close hellip the perennially popular and timeless lsquoStop The Cavalryrsquo from Jona Lewie.NOW ndash Yearbook 1980 ndash A celebration of the diversity and creative brilliance of the year in pop.Available as a special edition CD housed in lsquohardback bookrsquo packaging, including a booklet with a summary of the year, a trackbytrack guide, a quiz, and original singles artwork, and as a standard 4CD package. Various Artists CD is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £14