Now That's What I Call Music is a series in the UK and later also in other countries like the USA, Canada, and South Africa. In South Africa, the series started in 1983 (on vinyl). Volume 10 was the first in the series to be issued on CD in South Africa. The series was discontinued during 2020 with Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 83. The UK series is still going strong.
Now That's What I Call Music series can be found at the following site:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_That%27s_What_I_Call_Music!_discography
Another local series that featured the newest hits was the Springbok Hit Parade series. This series started in 1970 (seven years before Pop Shop Vol. 1 in 1977), and ended in 1987 with Springbok Hit Parade Vol. 74. The series didn't featured cover versions of the songs and not the original artists like Pop Shop or Now That's What I Call Music.
For a look at the Springbok Hit Parade LP's visit the following site:
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The following were once off issues. 24 Party Crackers competed with Pop Shop Party Pack in 1983. The album featured original artists.
David Gresham's Hit Picks gave Pop Shop Vol.26 a good run for it's money. It featured the original artists.
Hits 1 gave Pop Shop Vol. 30 some competition. It featured the original artists.
Top of the Pops (South African release) issued in 1984 totally complimented Pop Shop Vol. 22 - 25. It also featured the original artists.
1985 was a good year for music and Some Like It Hot added value to your collection.
Pop Shop Vol. 26 - 29 got stiff competition. It featured original artists.
Chart Attack was the follow-up to Some Like It Hot also from 1985. Music just got better!
Proving the end of a decade of quality music. Like Pop Shop other compilations tried to put out the best of 1988 and 1989 but failed. Even our local Top of the Pops compilations failed to imitate the success of the 1984 edition.
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