Now 48 > Reviews

Advantages: Familiar brand, established formula, and unrivalled value-for-money. More than 40 hit singles for little more than the price of a chart CD.
Disadvantages: You get the good and the bad, all jumbled up together. The lack of acts from outside the Warner/Sony/BMG labels.

The Now That's What I Call Music! series is by far the most successful compilation franchise of all-time. There are ordinary hits compilations and there are the NOW! collections. Launched in the autumn of 1983, it's hard to say why or how they became such an institution so quickly - within two years they were recognisable enough a brand to be dubbed simply NOW!-whatever-the-latest-number-was. Quite possibly it was because they got in first, tapping ... Read review

Advantages: Value for Money, Brilliant Artists selection.
Disadvantages: Price dependent on where you buy this album.

...is done in the usual Now style, with a very good insert which outlines all the bands one by one, and what position they got in the charts with that particular hit. If you like Atomic Kitten, Hearsay, S Club 7, Nelly Furtado, Shaggy, Gorillaz, Modjo, Fragma, Samantha Mumba, Britney Spears, Steps, Emma Bunton, Ronan Keating, Backstreet Boys, Leann Rimes, Damage, Kaci, Martine McCutcheon, Kylie Minogue, Bob (The Builder), Eva Cassidy, U2, Steeophonics, ... Read review

Advantages: Lots of cool tunes.
Disadvantages: Bob The Builder!

...all). As with all NOW CDs it’s a double making it slightly more expensive but still well worth it. I have included a track list below, a fantastic selection, I think you’ll have to agree. Okay, so there’s that element of cheese in there with S Club 7 and Steps, but lets face it, most of us love a bit of cheese from time to time! Bob The Builder is the only track I tend to skip….not that I don’t like Bob The Builder ... Read review

Advantages: good value for money, latest songs
Disadvantages: cd2 not as good as cd1

...are really good comilation albums. Now 48 is a double cd containing 41 tracks altogether, which consists of different bands and solo artists like atomic kitten, shaggy, steps, robbie williams, Ronan keating and many more. The type of music on the album is rock, chart/pop and indie so it suits all music tastes really. The price of the double album for a cd ranges from £13.99 to £15.99 and for the cassette it ranges from £9.99 to £10.99, depending ... Read review

Advantages: Great selection of hits, website dedicated to the CD
Disadvantages: Some bad tunes,

Well the latest Now has hit the shops and we are now on number 48. Over the years the Now compilation has featured music for almost everyones taste from cheesy pop to garage and this one is no different. With a host of number ones including Atomic Kitten (Whole Again) and Emma Bunton's first solo number 1 (What Took You So Long?). CD 1 contains all the songs that were hits and contains a good selection of songs. Other number 1s on this CD include ... Read review

Advantages: Great Album
Disadvantages: Bob The Builder

...is another great CD from Now That Is What I Call Music. It is a great follow up to Now 47. I bought this album as I bought the Now 47 and I was not disapointed. This album contain some of the best tracks of the year so far.This album is being played in my house as all the members of my family like it. This album contains great songs like:- Whole Again - Atomic Kitten Pure & Simple - Hear'say Never Had A Dream Come True - S Club 7 I'm Like A Bird ... Read review

Advantages: erm.........great pop tunes??
Disadvantages: no Chesney, Rick Astley, etc

...you avid fans of the Now 48 compilation expecting to find an op on that captivating album, but i was desperate to write an op on Chesney Hawkes, and couldn't work out how to do it (doh!). One link between Now 48 and Chesney Hawkes is the fact that Chesney does not appear on it! anyone else outraged by this?? Okay, so the King of Pop (in my opinion) hasn't released anything for nearly 10 years, but who's counting??!! Let the Chesney rant commence: So, ... Read review