Available as a standard 4CD set, a limited edition 4CD hardcover book, and a limited edition triple "green" vinyl.
is a comprehensive 4-disc compilation released in November 2022 that features 79 major hits from 1985. It serves as a deep dive into the year's pop, rock, and electronic music scene. Release Details Release Date: 4 November 2022. VA - Now Yearbook 85 [4CD] (2022).rar
The compilation is organized into logical groups across the four discs: Available as a standard 4CD set, a limited
Features massive chart-toppers like "Take On Me" (a-ha), "Easy Lover" (Philip Bailey & Phil Collins), and "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" (Tears For Fears). Release Details Release Date: 4 November 2022
Bloggers at SuperDeluxeEdition pointed out curious absences, such as Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" and Pet Shop Boys' "West End Girls," despite their massive success in 1985.
Bloggers like Herc’s Hideaway describe the collection as a "graceful end of an era" for the first half of the 1980s. NOW – Yearbook 1985 (4CD) - NOW MUSIC Official Store
Highlights the "alternative" side of 1985 with tracks from The Smiths ("How Soon Is Now?"), The Cure ("Close To Me"), and Kate Bush ("Cloudbusting").