Label WEA/CBS
Cat # HITS 1
Produced by N/A
Released November 19, 1984
Charted November 25, 1984
Peak position #1 (7 wks)
Weeks on chart 40 (total)
Certification 3x Platinum
32 ORIGINAL HITS
Tracks
WHAM!: 'Freedom'
HOWARD JONES: 'Like To Get To Know You Well'
ALISON MOYET: 'All Cried Out'
PAUL YOUNG: 'I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down'
ALPHAVILLE: 'Big In Japan'
LAURA BRANIGAN: 'Self Control'
RAY PARKER JNR.: 'Ghostbusters'
MICHAEL JACKSON: 'Thriller'
CHAKA KHAN: 'I Feel For You'
BILLY OCEAN: 'Caribbean Queen'
THE JACKSONS: 'Body'
S.O.S. BAND: 'Just Be Good To Me'
DENIECE WILLIAMS: 'Let's Hear It For The Boy'
MIAMI SOUND MACHINE: 'Dr. Beat'
SISTER SLEDGE: 'Lost In Music'
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION: 'Purple Rain'
GEORGE MICHAEL: 'Careless Whisper'
THE CARS: 'Drive'
CHICAGO: 'Hard Habit To Break'
CYNDI LAUPER: 'All Through The Night'
THOMPSON TWINS: 'Sister Of Mercy'
THE STRANGLERS: 'Skin Deep'
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL: 'Each And Everyone'
SADE: 'Smooth Operator'
ZZ TOP: 'Gimme All Your Lovin''
VAN HALEN: 'Jump'
KENNY LOGGINS: 'Footloose'
ADAM ANT: 'Apollo 9'
MEAT LOAF: 'Modern Girl'
ROD STEWART: 'Some Guys Have All The Luck'
SHAKIN' STEVENS: 'Teardrops'
NEIL: 'Hole In My Shoe'
Label WEA/CBS
Cat # HITS 2
Produced by N/A
Released March 1986
Charted April 7, 1985
Peak position #1 (6 wks)
Weeks on chart 21 (total)
Certification 2x Platinum
Tracks
DEAD OR ALIVE: 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)'
HOWARD JONES: 'Things Can Only Get Better'
KING: 'Love And Pride'
NIK KERSHAW: 'Wide Boy'
NEW EDITION: 'Mr. Telephone Man'
KIRSTY MACCOLL: 'A New England'
STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE: 'Since Yesterday'
PRINCE: '1999'
PHILIP BAILEY (DUET WITH PHIL COLLINS): 'Easy Lover'
ASHFORD AND SIMPSON: 'Solid'
CHAKA KHAN: 'This Is My Night (Edit)'
JAMES INGRAM: 'Yah Mo B There'
DAZZ BAND: 'Let It All Blow'
ART OF NOISE: 'Close (To The Edit)'
FOREIGNER: 'I Want To Know What Love Is'
PAUL YOUNG: 'Everything Must Change'
CHICAGO: 'You're The Inspiration'
JIM DIAMOND: 'I Should Have Known Better'
AMII STEWART: 'Friends'
COMMODORES: 'Nightshift'
ALISON MOYET: 'That Ole Devil Called Love'
STEPHEN 'TIN TIN' DUFFY: 'Kiss Me'
LITTLE BENNY AND THE MASTERS: 'Who Comes To Boogie' *
MATT BIANCO: 'More Than I Can Bear (Remix)'
THE BIG SOUND AUTHORITY: 'This House (Is Where Your Love Stands)' *
ZZ TOP: 'Legs'
MICK JAGGER: 'Just Another Night'
SHAKIN' STEVENS: 'Breaking Up My Heart'
*Missing from Spotify
Label WEA/CBS
Cat # HITS 3
Produced by N/A
Released November 25, 1985
Charted December 1, 1985
Peak position #2 (2 wks, total)
Weeks on chart 40 (total)
Certification 2x Platinum
Tracks
A-HA: 'Take On Me'
KING: 'The Taste Of Your Tears'
RED BOX: 'Lean On Me'
MATT BIANCO: 'Yeh Yeh'
SISTER SLEDGE: 'Frankie'
DENISE LASALLE: 'My Toot Toot'
SHAKIN' STEVENS: 'Lipstick Powder And Paint'
MADONNA: 'Dress You Up'
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION: 'Rasperry Beret'
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: 'Dancing In The Dark'
STEVE ARRINGTON: 'Dancin' In The Key Of Life'
BRILLIANT: 'It's A Man's Man's Man's World (Night Train Mix)'
COLONEL ABRAMS: 'Trapped'
EURYTHMICS AND ARETHA FRANKLIN: 'Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves'
JENNIFER RUSH: 'The Power Of Love (Remix)'
PAUL YOUNG: 'Every Time You Go Away'
THE CARS: 'Drive'
CYNDI LAUPER: 'Time After Time'
SADE: 'The Sweetest Taboo'
DREAM ACADEMY: 'Life In A Northern Town'
BONNIE TYLER AND TODD RUNDGREN: 'Loving You's A Dirty Job Somebody's Gotta Do It'
JOHN PARR: 'St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)'
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS: 'The Power Of Love'
ZZ TOP: 'Sleeping Bag'
BONNIE TYLER: 'Holding Out For A Hero'
THOMPSON TWINS: 'King For A Day'
THE CULT: 'She Sells Sanctuary'
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN: 'Bring On The Dancing Horses'
Label WEA/RCA-Ariola/CBS
Cat # HITS 4
Produced by N/A
Released March 1986
Charted March 23, 1986
Peak position #1 (4 wks)
Weeks on chart 21
Certification Platinum
Tracks
A-HA: 'The Sun Always Shines On TV'
FEARGAL SHARKEY: 'You Little Thief'
WHAM!: 'I'm Your Man'
BANGLES: 'Manic Monday'
MADONNA: 'Borderline (Edit)'
THE BLOW MONKEYS: 'Digging Your Scene'
BELOUIS SOME: 'Imagination'
DIANA ROSS: 'Chain Reaction'
WHITNEY HOUSTON: 'How Will I Know'
ALEXANDER O'NEAL: 'If You Were Here Tonight (Remix)'
FIVE STAR: 'System Addict'
PAUL HARDCASTLE: 'Don't Waste My Time'
WHISTLE: '(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin''
FULL FORCE: 'Alice, I Want You Just For Me'
THE DAMNED: 'Eloise'
FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS: 'Suspicious Minds'
PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED: 'Rise'
BRONSKI BEAT: 'Hit That Perfect Beat'
EURYTHMICS: 'It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)'
PET SHOP BOYS: 'West End Girls'
MR. MISTER: 'Kyrie (Edited Version)'
DOUBLE: 'The Captain Of Her Heart'
LATIN QUARTER: 'Radio Africa'
MIKE AND THE MECHANICS: 'Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)'
HOWARD JONES: 'No One Is To Blame'
DEE C. LEE: 'Come Hell Or Waters High'
KATE BUSH: 'Hounds Of Love'
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA: 'Calling America'