The frequency in which they were released also varied from year to year; initially, and most frequently across the series, there would be one Now Dance volume per year, but in 1994 for example, there were four volumes released, and in 1996, there weren't any Now Dance compilations released. A standard 4-CD version is also issued in a gatefold "wallet" design, which retails cheaper than the mini-hardback books.

The series is then moved forward again, with the release of Now Yearbook 1992 in July 2023 (an Extra followed in August).The year 1984 followed, but after this, the series rewound its year of focus, issuing collections that went from 1982 and backwards into the late 1970s. The original Now Dance series began in 1985 and has been released in a variety of titles, formats, and release frequency. In February 2023, 12" mixes all taken from the first three Now Dance compilations, originally released in 1985, 1986 and 1989, were collected on a special 4CD and 3LP set, Now Dance: The 80s, with artwork inspired by the original Now Dance 86. All series with the exception of United Kingdom and the United States have been discontinued, New Zealand had two more albums released as a playlist only on Spotify, South Africa had three more albums released as a playlist on Spotify under DJ Kurtis. Due to licensing issues, these re-compiled versions often use alternative mixes such as album versions.

Initially, a special edition of a Now compilation was quite rare, and between 1994 and 2002, there weren't any released at all.I was 11 in 1980 so my teenage\formulative years were music wise heavily influenced by this period of my life particularly 1983-1986, I have loads of these collections along with complete sets of release by many 80's artists.

Since the release of Now 102 in Easter 2019, the corresponding Now album from 100 volumes ago has been re-compiled and re-issued on 2-CD sets on the same day. Good selection, not forgotten for the likes of me but may be for a lot of people who grew up in the 80's. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.These were all released on CD and magnetic cassette, but with the 1993 and 1994 volumes also being released on the vinyl format. You can now gorge yourself on 100 Number 1s from the decade that brought you shoulder pads, ra ra skirts and the Sony Walkman. Some of the Special Editions have identical names, although a few of these titles are followed by their year of release.

July 2019) re-issued on 2-CD - 28 tracks with only Bob Marley and the Wailers and Gary Glitter missing. Released in association with the Official Chart Company to "celebrate 70 years of the official UK singles chart". For now I'll pass on the Forgotten 70s, the Forgotten 80s and probably the rest of the Now Forgotten series.It is hard to think now that a rock track would get to Number 1 these days, but Europe did it with 'The Final Countdown' in 1986, and Survivor did too with 'Eye of the Tiger'. Adam Ant's poster was on many a teenage girls bedroom wall and 'Stand and Deliver' might be nearly 40 years old but still sounds good. Towards the end of the series, 3-CD digipak sets were issued, but in 2010, the long-running title was retired, and all subsequent dance-themed Now collections have been issued under the Special Editions series. Germany gave us Goombay Dance Band with the 1982 hit, 'Seven Tears', another one hit wonder, in this country at least. The Yearbook series are 4-CD and 3-LP vinyl sets, each representing a year of music, which launched in June 2021.