I’m old enough to remember the first, when it didn’t even have a number. I also owned one of the single-digit ones. God I’m old
Hello fellow old. I too got the first one. For my kids.
It’s ok we’re wise now
I remember the first one and didn’t buy that one either. By then I had already been a metal head for good several years.
I remember them being in the single digits.
My back hurts.
Same. When I saw it had reached triple digits I spontaneously cremated.
I didn’t even know they made it past 20 or so.
I’m young!! I’m finally young!! I don’t remember anything before 40 something!
Me too. I was shocked when I saw one in the teens, like how did this last that long?
I still have “Now That’s What I Call Music volume 2” starts with Radio Gaga. A double cassette.
I’ve got volume 1 and it’s just two rocks you hit together
Oh now that is a TUNE
The original “Now that’s what I call music!”
Well that is a bit shocking.
I didn’t realise they got past 10…
I remember the first two quite well…
Fucking hell it got this far? Probably like 20-30!
Now 31, released July 1995 apparently. Very strong memories of this specific cover art. Some good songs on there!
Lol new ways to feel old.
I had 26 on cassette. It had some bangers.
37 to about 45 was my era.
However, the first ones Insaw were 8 and 11 in my parents vinyl collection. I may have them at my house now, not sure.
Depends if you’re american or british. America’s volume one didnt appear until 1998, 15 years after volume 1 in the UK.
I had no idea!
NOW you do
Can’t remember the exact number but I remember first discovered them on an ad break and they said it has Starships by Nicki Minaj. She is full of shit but that song feels nostalgic to me still.
“Now that’s what I call music” was in the house, along with some number of its single-digit brethren - though they weren’t brand new at the time. The oldest one I have any memory of seeing advertised on TV etc was “Now 13”.
I remember the cover art better than most of those songs…
I owned 43 as one of my first CDs
I think we had Now 40 on cassette tape in the car
Edit: I also got Now Dance '97 around the same time, which may actually be older than 43, but it wasn’t a mainline Now compilation (regardless of it being pure fire)
I was going to say 43! That was my favourite one, too.
