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For the Sirius XM satellite radio station, see Sirius XM Hits 1.
For the Prince album, see The Hits/The B-Sides.

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 the UK Album Chart (to 1989).

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“

References

  • Collins Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005. Graham Betts. 2005. ISBN 0-00-720532-5.