I'm old enough to remember the first, when it didn't even have a number. I also owned one of the single-digit ones. God I'm old

I was there when they started these.

I also remember Kidz Bop. Basically the same thing, but the songs were sung by children and way worse.

I remember them being in the single digits.

My back hurts.

The original “Now that’s what I call music!”

I still have "Now That's What I Call Music volume 2" starts with Radio Gaga. A double cassette.

Well that is a bit shocking.

I didn't realise they got past 10....

I remember the first two quite well...

Fucking hell it got this far? Probably like 20-30!

Now 31, released July 1995 apparently. Very strong memories of this specific cover art. Some good songs on there!

Lol new ways to feel old.

I had 26 on cassette. It had some bangers.

"Now that's what I call music" was in the house, along with some number of its single-digit brethren - though they weren't brand new at the time. The oldest one I have any memory of seeing advertised on TV etc was "Now 13".

37 to about 45 was my era.

However, the first ones Insaw were 8 and 11 in my parents vinyl collection. I may have them at my house now, not sure.

Depends if you're american or british. America's volume one didnt appear until 1998, 15 years after volume 1 in the UK.

Can't remember the exact number but I remember first discovered them on an ad break and they said it has Starships by Nicki Minaj. She is full of shit but that song feels nostalgic to me still.

Maybe 20 or 27, some of the 40s look familiar too.

How did they get up to 120??!

I think I had Now 54 on CD. 2003 apparently!

Now 4 - still got the vinyl I think 😁

I owned 43 as one of my first CDs

I think we had Now 40 on cassette tape in the car

Edit: I also got Now Dance '97 around the same time, which may actually be older than 43, but it wasn't a mainline Now compilation (regardless of it being pure fire)

36

I remember the cover art better than most of those songs...

I used to own volume 8 somewhere...

Earliest I can remember is a television commercial for Volume 5. I can even remember what songs they played, in order, and whenever I hear those song segments out in the wild it's like a fucking MK Ultra activation phrase for me.

Now 60

The earliest number I remember seeing was 2, but thats because the first one was simply named “NOW that’s what I call music!”

I definitely remember one with Bros on it. Already in two digits by then!

Found these in my aunt's vinyl collection from when she was younger. Best as I can tell they're entirely unrelated, but my headcanon likes to think these were proto-NTWICM albums. Like how the early Guitar Hero games used covers because they couldn't get the rights to the real songs until the series got big.