was only initially released on vinyl and audio cassette, with the first compact disc edition, featuring a compilation of tracks from all four previous albums released in 1984. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). An earlier compilation tie-in with Smash Hits from 1987 did, however, include tracks from those years. Originally, the series captured extended 12" mixes of dance hits of the time, but from 1991 onwards, all Now Dance compilations featured 7" edits with only occasional extended versions or mixes included.

July 2019) re-issued on 2-CD - 28 tracks with only Bob Marley and the Wailers and Gary Glitter missing. For the 30th anniversary of Now in 2013 and the release of Now 100 in Summer 2018, the first Now album was re-compiled and re-issued. They all vary from one to five disc compilations (occasionally six disc), starting in 1986 and continuing to the present day (Jan 2023). In November 2018, the Now team took over the " 100 Hits" brand from Demon Music Group, and in 2019 and 2020, the Special Editions series was effectively rested while 24 different Now 100 Hits compilations were issued in very quick succession, until the end of November 2020.

The first sixteen volumes were all released on the same date, with the final four being issued four months later.

Another strand of the Now Yearbook series, in August 2022, is the somewhat experimental release of a limited edition, extended play, 7" vinyl single, containing 2 tracks each from the 1983 and 1984 Yearbooks. plus UK stars Stormzy, George Ezra, KSI, Tom Grennan, and Ed Sheeran with his collaboration with Fireboy DML on 'Peru', with Aitch on 'My G', and with his latest track 'Celestial'.

The original Now Dance series began in 1985 and has been released in a variety of titles, formats, and release frequency.