Hits 1

The Hits Album, or Hits 1 as it is often called, is a compilation album released by CBS (Now Sony BMG) and WEA in November 1984. The album was released as a rival to the already successful Now That's What I Call Music series which EMI and Virgin Records had launched in November 1983. The Hits Album reached No. 1 in the UK Top 100 Albums chart for seven weeks and remained in the chart for 36 weeks. This album kept Now 4 from the coveted No. 1 spot over Christmas 1984 – the only Now album in the original series not to reach No. 1 in either the UK Album Chart (to 1989) or the UK Compilations Chart (January 1989 onwards).

It was released on double LP and cassette and launched the Hits Series.

Hits 1 features three songs which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: "Freedom", "I Feel for You" and "Careless Whisper".

Track listing

 * Record/Tape 1 Side 1 (1)
 * 1) Wham! – "Freedom"
 * 2) Howard Jones – "Like to Get to Know You Well"
 * 3) Alison Moyet – "All Cried Out"
 * 4) Paul Young – "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down"
 * 5) Alphaville – "Big in Japan"
 * 6) Laura Branigan – "Self Control"
 * 7) Ray Parker Jr. – "Ghostbusters"
 * 8) Michael Jackson – "Thriller"


 * Record/Tape 1 Side 2 (2)
 * 1) Chaka Khan – "I Feel for You"
 * 2) Billy Ocean – "Caribbean Queen"
 * 3) The Jacksons – "Body"
 * 4) The S.O.S. Band – "Just Be Good to Me"
 * 5) Deniece Williams – "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
 * 6) Miami Sound Machine – "Dr. Beat"
 * 7) Sister Sledge – "Lost in Music"
 * 8) Prince and The Revolution – "Purple Rain"


 * Record/Tape 2 Side 1 (3)
 * 1) George Michael – "Careless Whisper"
 * 2) The Cars – "Drive"
 * 3) Chicago – "Hard Habit to Break"
 * 4) Cyndi Lauper – "All Through the Night"
 * 5) Thompson Twins – "Sister of Mercy"
 * 6) The Stranglers – "Skin Deep"
 * 7) Everything but the Girl – "Each and Every One"
 * 8) Sade – "Smooth Operator"


 * Record/Tape 2 Side 2 (4)
 * 1) ZZ Top – "Gimme All Your Lovin'"
 * 2) Van Halen – "Jump"
 * 3) Kenny Loggins – "Footloose"
 * 4) Adam Ant – "Apollo 9"
 * 5) Meat Loaf – "Modern Girl"
 * 6) Rod Stewart – "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
 * 7) Shakin' Stevens – "Teardrops"
 * 8) Neil – "Hole in My Shoe"