Now 100 Hits 70s Review

 

 

 

Anyone who has ever loved 70s music this is for you. From the first track Queen – Killer Queen to the 100th track Racing Cars They Shoot Horses Don’t They it is a 70s fest. It is it not often I see an album when I like every song, let alone a 5 cd box set, but the Now team seemed to have managed it.

Below Is the track listings for all 5 cds.

CD 1

1. Queen – Killer Queen
2. The Buggles – Video Killed The Radio Star
3. Blondie – Heart Of Glass
4. Earth, Wind & Fire with the Emotions – Boogie Wonderland
5. The Four Seasons – December, 1963 (Oh What A Night!)
6. Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia
7. Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine
8. Ike & Tina Turner – Proud Mary
9. Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up
10. Sister Sledge – We Are Family
11. The O’Jays – Love Train
12. The Specials feat. Rico – A Message To You Rudy
13. Electric Light Orchestra – Livin’ Thing
14. Billy Joel – Piano Man
15. John Denver – Annie’s Song
16. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – Make Me Smile ( Come Up And See Me)
17. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
18. Barry White – Your The First, The Last, My Everything
19. Freda Payne – Band Of Gold
20. 10cc – I’m Not In Love

 

CD 2

1. John Lennon, The Plastic Ono Band and Yoko Ono – Instant Karma! (We All Shine On )
2. Bryan Ferry – Let’s Stick Together
3. The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight
4. Labelle – Lady Marmalade
5. McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
6. Tina Charles – i Love To Love
7. Billy Paul – Me And Mrs Jones
8. Commodores – Three Times A Lady
9. The Three Degrees – Woman In Love
10. Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair
11. Harry J Allstars – Liquidator
12. R. Dean Taylor – There’s a Ghost In My House
13. Chairman Of The Board – Give Me Just A Little More Time
14. KC & The Sunshine Band – That’s The Way (I Like It)
15. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tears Of A Clown
16. Chic – Good Times
17. Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony – The Hustle
18. Heatwave – Boogie Nights
19. Diana Ross – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
20. Minnie Ripperton – Lovin’ You

 

CD 3

1. Abba – Fernando
2. Fleetwood Mac – Don’t Stop
3. Paul McCartney -Another Day
4. Chicago – If You Leave Me Now
5. Harry Nilsson – Without You
6. Barry Manilow – Mandy
7. Patti Smith Group – Bacouse The Night
8. Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights
9. Meat Loaf – You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
10. Foreigner – Cold As Ice
11. Edwin Starr – War
12. The Jam – Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
13. The Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap
14. Rod Stewart – Handbags & Gladrags
15. Terry Jacks – Seasons In The Sun
16. Ralph McTell – Streets Of London
17. Gordon Lightfoot – If You Could Read My Mind
18. Nazereth – Love Hurts
19. Gary Moore & Phil lynott – Parisienne Walkways
20. Eric Carmen – All By Myself

 

CD4

1. The Cars – My Best Friend’s Girl
2. Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him
3. Roxy Music – Dance Away
4. M – Pop Muzik
5. The Tourists – I Only Want To Be With You
6. Mott The Hoople – Roll Away The stone
7. Status Quo _ Down Down
8. Sweet – Blockbuster
9. The Allman BrothersBand – Jessica
10. Thin Lizzy – Whiskey In The Jar
11. Justin Hayward – Forever Autumn (From Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of ‘War Of The Worlds’)
12. Python Lee Jackson feat. Rod Stewart – In A Broken Dream
13. The Walker Brothers – No Regrets
14. Elkie Brooks – Pearl’s A Singer
15. Santana – She’s Not There
16. Sparks – This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us
17. Madness – The Prince
18. Sham 69 – Hurry Up Harry
19. Graham Parker & The Rumour – Hold Back The Night
20. Chris Rea – Fool (If you Think It’s Over)

 

CD5

1. Carl Douglas _ Kung Fu Fighting
2. Bay City Rollers – Bye Bye Baby
3. Showaddywaddy – Under The Moon Of Love
4. The Rubettes – Sugar Baby Love
5. Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive
6. Kiki Dee – Amoureuse
7. David Soul – Don’t Give Up On Us
8. Matthews’ Southern Comfort – Woodstock
9. The New Seekers – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing ( In Perfect Harmony)
10. Dawn feat. Tony Orlando – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Roud The Ole Oak Tree
11. The Drifters – Kissin’ In The Back Row Of The Movies
12. Third World – Now That We’ve Found Love
13. Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knocking
14. Sailor – a Glass Of Champagne
15. Racey – Some Girls
16. Alvin Stardust – My Coo Ca Choo
17. Pilot – January
18. David Essex – Hold Me Close
19. The Isley Brothers – Harvest For The World
20. Racing Cars – They Shoot Horses Don’t They?

 

As I said some cracking songs in that lot isn’t there? I would recommend this album as a great gift for the 70s music lover in your life.

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P.S  The Now people have also made a Now 100 Forgotten 70s. Check out the review of this 5 cd collection here.