The Special Editions series includes a wide range of Now anniversary collections, different music genres, eras, and decades, as well as commercial tie-ins with Smash Hits, Disney, Eurovision, HMV and the Official Chart Company.

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.I've been a fan since I won Now 31 on radio one a few years ago and have now passed on my love of them to my children. 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. July 2019) re-issued on 2-CD - 28 tracks with only Bob Marley and the Wailers and Gary Glitter missing. Due to the higher cost of pressing vinyl and the limited time they are available, they are at least three times more expensive than their compact disc counterparts. The Now Yearbook series also releases a vinyl selection of its primary release, with an Extra round-up vinyl boxset featuring tracks from the CD-only series, released at the end of 2022.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Perhaps I’m being too critical given what was available to choose from during this time period, but definitely having the most talked about song of the moment by Ed Sheeran excluded for a second time (following its eligibility for Now 96) meant that this volume just lacked that spark, and there aren’t too many fond memories of this era for me, however, it is a better score given than the last volume. I also like the fact that all the track on the slbum have been checked for bad language so that i can use them when playing my music to a school party or younger event.Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. A standard 4-CD version is also issued in a gatefold "wallet" design, which retails cheaper than the mini-hardback books.