" NOW WE'RE G O N N A   P A R T Y   L I K E   I T 'S   1999"  

In 1999 the powers that be decided it would be a good idea (and just in case we didn't survive new years eve) to release this back catalogue celebration of the previous 20 years of music.
The result - 20 albums/720 tracks and not a dud to be found!

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	1980 - The year Philips released the Compact Disc player .... and John Lennon was shot dead late at night outside the Dakota building in New York where he was living.
	1981 - The year MTV went on air, the first song to be played was The Buggles 'Video killed the radio star'.... and John Lennon held three of the top four places in the charts despite his death in 1980.
	1982 - The year E.T. ruled the big screen, 'Pass the Dutchie' became one of the fastest selling singles of the year.... and Boy George and his band Culture Club arrived on the music scene amidst a flurry of controversy.
	1983 - The year Michael Jackson unleashed 'Thriller' - the 15 minute long cinematic epic had millions tuning in to watch the first late night special showing.... and Cds first started selling mainstream!
	1984 - The year Madonna arrived into mainstream pop with 'Holiday', Ghostbusters was the biggest film of the year.... and the girls were spoilt for Christmas with Cabbage Patch Dolls and Care Bears the big toys of the year.
	1985 - The year of 'Live Aid'. Bob Geldof not content with just the previous years Band Aid record, organised the greatest live concert event ever.The Date - July 13th 1985 will live forever in the memories of anyone fortunate enough to be able to enjoy it!
	1986 - The year the 'power ballad' controlled the charts with the likes of 'The power of love', 'I just died in your arms tonight', 'Take my breath away' and 'The final Countdown' .... and it was also the year Kylie and Jason got wed on 'Neighbours'!
	1987 - The year ecstasy-fuelled clubbers made silly shapes with their arms, grinned a lot, wore Smiley badges, and the music they were dancing to went 'Aciee-ed! Aciee-ed!'. The Acid House revolution was here and dance music would never be the same again.
	1988 - The year of 'The second summer of love' when Acid House went global and 'Bros' were the big pop sensations. Singer Phil Collins stared in one of the big films 'Buster' of the year and Yazz kept telling everyody that 'The only way is up'.
	1989 - The year Jason Donovan was no.1 in the end of year album charts, plus he had three Number one and two Number two singles throughout the year. It was also the year Black Box made the top with 'Ride on time', but caused major controversy as they used an uncredited sample of Loleatta Holloway for main vocals!
	1990 - The year Elton John had his first solo Number 1 in Britain with 'Sacrifice' which also went on to be one of the biggest singles of the year after spending 5 weeks at the top. . It was also the summer of novelty songs with both 'Turtle Power' and 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' making no.1....
	1991 - The year the NOW music series released their 20th Volume .... and Bryan Adams released the unforgettable '(Everything I do) I do it for you', which amazingly stayed at the top of the charts for a record breaking 16 weeks.
	1992 - The year that Take That arrived into the charts and began breaking girls' hearts.... and Madonna returned to the charts with 'This Used To Be Me Playground' which not only gave her a 10th US No. 1 but also meant she had more UK top hits than the Beatles.
	1993 - The year Take That dominated the charts with three no.1 singles in the UK, Shaggy had his first no.1 with 'Oh Carolina'.... and Meatloaf returned to the summit with the fabulously titled "I'd do anything for love (but I won't do that)".
	1994 - The year of the so called 'Britpop' revival with Pulp, Oasis and Blur all releasing definitive recordings. It was also the year 'trip hop' as opposed to 'britpop' started mainstream with Portishead, Tricky and Massive Attack all pioneers!
	1995 - The year Robbie Williams left Take That and everybody said we'd never hear of him again (how wrong we all were) and .... Robson and Jerome crooned their way to the top of the charts after performing the Righteous Brothers' classic 'Unchained Melody' on the tv series 'Soldier Soldier'.
	1996 - The year of the Spice Girls. In July the Spice Girls went to No.1 for seven weeks with their debut single, Wannabe.... and even though most predicted - and hoped - they would be one-hit wonders, it did in fact herald the start of Girl Power!!
	1997 - The year Steps arrived, the Teletubbies had us all saying 'Eh-oh', the world went tamagotchi mad and.... Elton Johns' tribute to Princess Diana, the rerecorded version of 'Candle in the wind' became the biggest selling single of all time.
	1998 - The year all girl group 'All Saints' had three no.1 singles, Jason Nevins remixed a classic Run DMC track to give them a no.1 and.... Aqua made sure we couldn't call them one hit wonders when their second release 'Doctor Jones' went all the way to the top.
	1999 - The year Britney Spears fought it out with Christina Aquilera as both teen sensations released their debut singles.... In the end both songs made no.1 in '99 as did 34 other tracks as the trend of short-lived No.1s continued into the new Millenium.