Now USA Yearbook

Inspired by the recent Now The 80s USA release, I have decided to create a selection of Yearbooks based on the Billboard charts of the particular year with additional input from my memories of MT USA, Entertainment USA etc. These are virtual four CD compilations that just exist as Spotify playlists with the usual caveats re 7″ mixes. The main criteria for inclusion is as follows:
1/ The track must not have appeared on the Now Yearbooks or Extra editions. However tracks from the actual Now The 80s USA release are permitted.
2/ Tracks which have already been featured on my Now Yearbook Extra Plus series will only be included in very exceptional circumstances.
3/ The year of chart peak will generally override the year of release (if different) but there may be occasions when this protocol is not followed.

Update 4 May 2024
With the announcement of the 1983 Vault release, there are a number of overlapping tracks. As I don’t intend to continue the USA Yearbook series, I won’t be amending these.

Now USA Yearbook 1983
CD1
01 Michael Jackson – Beat It
02 The Police – Synchronicity II
03 David Bowie – China Girl (Single Mix)
04 Culture Club – I’ll Tumble 4 Ya
05 Naked Eyes – Always Something There To Remind Me
06 Sheena Easton – Telefone (Long Distance Affair)
07 Madonna – Lucky Star (7″ Edit)
08 Diana Ross – Pieces Of Ice (7″ Mix)
09 Prince – Little Red Corvette (7″ Edit)
10 The Pointer Sisters – I Need You (Single Mix)
11 Stevie Nicks – Stand Back
12 Michael Sembello – Automatic Man
13 The Hollies – Stop In The Name Of Love
14 Patrick Simmons – So Wrong
15 Al Jarreau – Mornin’
16 DeBarge – All This Love (Single Version)
17 Sérgio Mendes – Never Gonna Let You Go
18 Lionel Richie – You Are
19 Dionne Warwick with Luther Vandross – How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye?
20 Taco – Puttin’ On The Ritz

CD2
01 Bryan Adams – This Time
02 Huey Lewis & The News – Heart & Soul
03 Billy Joel – Allentown
04 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – You Got Lucky
05 Quarterflash – Take Me To Heart
06 Asia – Don’t Cry
07 Moving Pictures – What About Me
08 Rick Springfield – Affair Of The Heart
09 The Tubes – She’s A Beauty
10 Loverboy – Hot Girls In Love
11 Frank Stallone – Far From Over
12 Styx – Mr Roboto (Edit)
13 Eric Clapton – I’ve Got A Rock ‘n’ Roll Heart
14 Jackson Browne – Lawyers In Love
15 Don Henley – Dirty Laundry
16 Journey – Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
17 Golden Earring – Twilight Zone (Single Version)
18 Sammy Hagar – Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy
19 Def Leppard – Photograph
20 Quiet Riot – Cum On Feel The Noize

CD3
01 Bee Gees – The Woman In You
02 Agnetha Fältskog – Can’t Shake Loose
03 Laura Branigan – Solitaire
04 Barry Manilow – Some Kind Of Friend
05 Steel Breeze – Dreamin’ Is Easy
06 Kenny Loggins – Heart To Heart
07 Little River Band – The Other Guy
08 America – The Border
09 Randy Newman – I Love L.A.
10 Jim Capaldi – That’s Love
11 Toto – I Won’t Hold You Back
12 Christopher Cross – All Right
13 Bryan Adams – Straight From The Heart
14 Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton – We’ve Got Tonight
15 Lionel Richie – My Love
16 Air Supply – Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
17 Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle – You & I
18 Rita Coolidge – All Time High (The Theme Song From Octopussy)
19 Stephen Bishop – It Might Be You (Theme From Tootsie)
20 Michael Jackson – Human Nature (7″ Mix)

CD4
01 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Shame On The Moon
02 The Kinks – Don’t Forget To Dance
03 Joe Jackson – Breaking Us In Two
04 Men At Work – It’s A Mistake
05 INXS – The One Thing
06 Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
07 After The Fire – Der Kommissar (7″ Mix)
08 The Greg Kihn Band – Jeopardy
09 Naked Eyes – Promises, Promises (US Single Mix)
10 The Motels – Suddenly Last Summer
11 Martin Briley – The Salt In My Tears
12 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Fake Friends
13 The Call – The Walls Came Down (Single Version)
14 Wall Of Voodoo – Mexican Radio
15 Planet P – Why Me?
16 OXO – Whirly Girl
17 Sparks & Jane Wiedlin – Cool Places
18 Missing Persons – Walking In L.A.
19 Industry – State Of The Nation
20 Modern English – I Melt With You (7″ Mix)

Now USA Yearbook 1984
CD1
01 Prince & The Revolution – Let’s Go Crazy (7″ Edit)
02 Kool & The Gang – Tonight
03 The Jacksons – Torture (7″ Mix)
04 The Time – Jungle Love (45 Version)
05 Midnight Star – No Parking (On The Dancefloor) (7″ Mix)
06 Jermaine Jackson – Dynamite (7″ Version)
07 Irene Cara – Breakdance (Radio Edit)
08 Sheena Easton – Strut
09 Cyndi Lauper – She Bop
10 Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark
11 Shalamar – Dancing In The Sheets
12 Rebbie Jackson – Centipede
13 Dennis Edwards featuring Siedah Garrett – Don’t Look Any Further
14 Ray Parker Jr. – I Still Can’t Get Over Loving You
15 Peabo Bryson – If You’re Ever In My Arms Again
16 DeBarge – Love Me In A Special Way
17 Paul McCartney – So Bad
18 Whodini – Friends
19 Laid Back – White Horse (US Edit)
20 George Kranz – Din Daa Daa (US Single Mix)

CD2
01 Madonna – Borderline (7″ Edit)
02 Culture Club – Miss Me Blind
03 Yes – Leave It (Single Remix)
04 Huey Lewis & The News – I Want A New Drug
05 The Cars – You Might Think
06 Corey Hart – Sunglasses At Night (Single Mix)
07 The Go-Gos – Head Over Heels
08 The Romantics – Talking In Your Sleep
09 The Fixx – Are We Ourselves?
10 INXS – Original Sin
11 Heaven 17 – Sunset Now
12 Depeche Mode – People Are People (7″ Mix)
13 Wang Chung – Don’t Let Go
14 Adam Ant – Strip (Single Version)
15 General Public – Tenderness
16 Real Life – Send Me An Angel
17 The Alan Parsons Project – Prime Time (7″ Mix)
18 Billy Idol – Flesh For Fantasy
19 Joe Jackson – You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
20 R.E.M. – So. Central Rain

CD3
01 The Jacksons featuring Mick Jagger – State Of Shock (7″ Mix)
02 Hall & Oates – Adult Education (Special Rock Mix)
03 Robin Gibb – Boys Do Fall In Love
04 Rod Stewart – Some Guys Have All The Luck
05 Elton John – Who Wears These Shoes?
06 Genesis – Taking It All Too Hard
07 John Cougar Mellencamp – Pink Houses
08 Steve Perry – Oh Sherrie
09 Tommy Shaw – Girls With Guns
10 38 Special – If I’d Been The One
11 Dwight Twilley – Girls
12 Huey Lewis & The News – The Heart Of Rock ‘n’ Roll (7″ Mix)
13 Def Leppard – Bringin’ On The Heartbreak (Remix)
14 Survivor – I Can’t Hold Back
15 Van Halen – Panama
16 Scorpions – Rock You Like A Hurricane
17 Scandal featuring Patty Smyth – Warrior
18 Bon Jovi – Runaway
19 Ratt – Round & Round (Single Mix)
20 Twisted Sister – We’re Not Gonna Take It

CD4
01 Weird Al Yankovic – Eat It
02 Jump ‘n The Saddle Band – The Curly Shuffle
03 David Bowie – Tonight
04 Glenn Frey – Sexy Girl
05 Bruce Springsteen – Cover Me
06 Chicago – Stay The Night
07 Dan Fogelberg – The Language Of Love
08 Rick Springfield – Love Somebody
09 Billy Squier – Rock Me Tonite
10 Lindsey Buckingham – Go Insane
11 Christine McVie – Got A Hold On Me
12 Chris De Burgh – High On Emotion
13 Tony Carey – A Fine, Fine Day
14 Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson – To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before
15 Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes & James Ingram – What About Me?
16 Christopher Cross – Think Of Laura
17 Night Ranger – Sister Christian (Single Mix)
18 Cyndi Lauper – All Through The Night
19 Mike Reno & Ann Wilson – Almost Paradise (Love Theme From Footloose)
20 Dennis DeYoung – Desert Moon