VA - NOW Yearbook - THE VAULT 1985 (2026)

NOW That’s What I Call Music continue with their Yearbook Vault releases of ‘lesser compiled’ tracks with a look at 1985. 4CD and 3LP coloured vinyl collections dig deep into the year’s musical landscape 78 tracks on the CD editions and 45 songs across three coloured green vinyl LPs.

Track List:

CD1
01. Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown 4:40
02. Bryan Ferry - Windswept 4:37
03. Sting - Love Is The Seventh Wave 3:32
04. Go West - Eye To Eye 3:34
05. Scritti Politti - Perfect Way 4:03
06. Abc - Be Near Me 3:38
07. Fine Young Cannibals - Blue 3:32
08. The Colourfield - Castles In The Air 3:43
09. China Crisis - You Did Cut Me 4:18
10. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - La Femme Accident 2:51
11. Midge Ure - That Certain Smile 4:15
12. Blancmange - What's Your Problem 4:10
13. Philip Oakey & Georgio Moroder - Good-Bye Bad Times 3:47
14. Heaven 17 - …(And That’s No Lie) 3:26
15. Simply Red - Come To My Aid 4:06
16. The Style Council - Come To Milton Keynes 3:01
17. The Power Station - Communication 3:44
18. Adam Ant - Vive Le Rock 3:02
19. Thompson Twins - Revolution 4:06
20. The Art Of Noise - Legs 4:08

CD2
21. Cocteau Twins - Aikea-Guinea 4:02
22. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey 3:03
23. The Dream Academy - The Love Parade 3:48
24. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Green Shirt 2:44
25. The Clash - This Is England 3:51
26. The Stranglers - Let Me Down Easy 4:11
27. The Damned - The Shadow Of Love 3:51
28. The Sisters Of Mercy - No Time To Cry 4:00
29. New Model Army - No Rest 3:53
30. This Island Earth - See That Glow 3:54
31. Marillion - Heart Of Lothian 3:40
32. Bonnie Tyler With Todd Rundgren - Loving You's A Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It) 5:48
33. Tina Turner - Show Some Respect 3:20
34. Princess - After The Love Has Gone 3:53
35. Loose Ends - Golden Years 3:42
36. Brilliant - It's A Man's Man's Man's World 3:47
37. Matt Bianco - More Than I Can Bear 4:19
38. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Method Of Modern Love 5:33
39. Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls 3:53
40. Squeeze - Last Time Forever 4:14

CD3
41. Sheryl Lee Ralph - In The Evening 3:51
42. Barbara Pennington - On A Crowded Street 4:17
43. Miquel Brown - Close To Perfection 3:55
44. The Three Degrees - The Heaven I Need 3:18
45. Hazell Dean - They Say It's Gonna Rain 3:58
46. Laura Brannigan - Spanish Edge 4:07
47. Divine - Twistin' The Night Away 3:46
48. Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time 3:58
49. Patti Labelle - New Attitude 4:08
50. Elton John & Millie Jackson - Act Of War (Part 1) 4:44
51. The Pointer Sisters - Baby Come And Get It 4:20
52. Ready For The World - Oh Sheila 4:02
53. The Limit - Say Yeah 5:24
54. Mary Jane Girls - In My House 4:00
55. Steve Arrington - Dancing In The Key Of Life 4:56
56. Cameo - She's Strange 3:47
57. Sister Sledge - Dancing On The Jagged Edge 3:34
58. Five Star - R.S.V.P. 4:37
59. Eighth Wonder - Stay With Me 3:21
60. Marilyn - Baby You Left Me(In The Cold) 3:45

CD4
61. Billy Joel - You're Only Human (Second Wind) 4:49
62. David Lee Roth - California Girls 2:49
63. John Mellencamp - Small Town 3:42
64. Bon Jovi - In And Out Of Love 4:27
65. Dio - Rock 'n' Roll Children 4:33
66. Pat Benatar - Invincible 4:29
67. Kim Carnes - Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes) 3:38
68. Oingo Boingo - Weird Science (From "Weird Science" Soundtrack) 3:49
69. Animotion - Let Him Go 4:18
70. The Cars - Tonight She Comes 3:57
71. 'til Tuesday - Voices Carry 4:24
72. Foreigner - That Was Yesterday 3:50
73. Journey - Only The Young 4:18
74. Rick Springfield - State Of The Heart 4:03
75. Michael Mcdonald - No Lookin' Back 3:56
76. Philip Bailey - Walking On The Chinese Wall 5:09
77. Chaka Khan - Through The Fire 4:49
78. Whitney Houston - You Give Good Love 4:10