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NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing Millennium series NOW Millennium 2002 2003. 84 tracks across 4CDs, with discs 1 and 2 representing 2002, and 3 and 4 showcasing the best of 2003.George Michael takes us back to the year 2002 with his Top 10 hit ‘Freeek’ which includes samples from Aaliyah’ s No.5 hit ‘Try Again’ and QTips’ ‘Breathe And Stop’ , followed by the JXL remixed Elvis Presley track ‘A Little Less Conversation’ , which reached 1 in 13 countries Girls Aloud made their debut and had the Christmas 1hellip Massive RampB hits from Nelly and Kelly Rowland, Mary J. Blige and Pnk, as well as HipHop from Missy Elliot and Blazin’ Squad. Neighbours star Holly Valance’ s 1 debut single ‘Kiss Kiss’ appears alongside floorfillers ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ and ‘The Ketchup Song’ . Ceacuteline Dion’ s powerhouse vocals close the disc with her stellar track ‘A New Day Has Come’ .Opening disc 2 are Top 10 anthems from Robbie Williams and Coldplay, followed by the platinum certified single from Oasis ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’ . Pure Pop dominated the charts in ‘ 02, represented here by Liberty X, Christina Milian, Vanessa Carlton, Westlife and Blue. PopRock from Busted with their debut single ‘What I Go To School For’ and Avril Lavigne with her Grammy nominated track ‘Complicated’ . Pop Idol finalists Gareth Gates and Will Young round off disc 2 with their respective 1 singles ‘Anyone Of Us’ and ‘Evergreen’ . But we don’ t stop therehellipHeading into 2003 on disc 3 with an incredible run of 1s from Elton John, Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham, t.A.T.u., Christina Aguilera, Will Young, and huge hits from Dannii Minogue, Electric Six with the unforgettable ‘Danger High Voltage’ plus ‘Shut Up’ from The Black Eyed Peas alongside Katie Melua’ s debut ‘The Closest Thing To Crazy’ .The diversity of genres in the charts of the early noughties is highlighted by Evanescence who took their debut single ‘Bring Me To Life’ to 1, and followed by PopRock from Good Charlotte and The Darkness. Pop excellence from Dido with the Brit Awardwinning single ‘White Flag’ , Kylie Minogue and her 7 th UK 1 single ‘Slow’ and Rachel Stevens with ‘Sweet Dreams My LA Ex’ . Fatman Scoop and Crooklyn Clan plus 50 Cent bring us big HipHop hits from the States, plus contemporary RampB from Big Brovaz and Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul. Stereophonics prepare to close the disc, ahead of two Top 10 altrock classics from R.E.M. with ‘Bad Day’ and Radiohead’ s ‘There, There’ .NOW Millennium 2002 ndash 2003 Celebrating the diversity and contemporary brilliance of post millennium Pop.Available as a Special Edition CD housed in ‘hardbackbook’ packaging, including a 28page booklet featuring a summary of the year, a trackbytrack guide, a quiz, and original singles artwork, and as a standard 4CD package. Various Artists Vinyl is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £35