| Now That's What I Call Music 6
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Compilation album by various artists
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| Released
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25 November 1985
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| Label
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Virgin / EMI
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| Series chronology
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Now That's What I Call Music 6 or Now 6 was released in 1985 on vinyl and audio cassette. The album is the sixth edition of the Now! series in the United Kingdom. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
Record/Tape 1 Side 1 1[edit source]
| No.
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Title
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Artist
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Length
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| 1.
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"One Vision"
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Queen
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4:02
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| 2.
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"When a Heart Beats"
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Nik Kershaw
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4:26
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| 3.
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"A Good Heart"
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Feargal Sharkey
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4:28
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| 4.
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"There Must Be an Angel Playing with My Heart"
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Eurythmics
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4:31
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| 5.
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"Alive and Kicking"
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Simple Minds
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4:33
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| 6.
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"It's Only Love"
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Bryan Adams & Tina Turner
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3:17
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| 7.
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"Empty Rooms"
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Gary Moore
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4:13
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| 8.
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"Lavender"
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Marillion
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3:41
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Record/Tape 1 Side 2 2[edit source]
| No.
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Title
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Artist
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Length
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| 1.
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"Nikita"
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Elton John
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4:49
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| 2.
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"Running Up That Hill"
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Kate Bush
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4:59
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| 3.
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"Something About You"
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Level 42
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3:39
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| 4.
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"We Don't Need Another Hero Thunderdome"
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Tina Turner
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4:14
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| 5.
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"Don't Break My Heart"
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UB40
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3:49
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| 6.
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"Separate Lives"
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Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
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4:09
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| 7.
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"She's So Beautiful"
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Cliff Richard
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4:12
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Record/Tape 2 Side 1 3[edit source]
| No.
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Title
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Artist
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Length
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| 1.
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"Election Day"
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Arcadia
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4:27
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| 2.
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"I Got You Babe"
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UB40 & Chrissie Hynde
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3:09
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| 3.
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"Blue"
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Fine Young Cannibals
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3:29
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| 4.
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"If I Was"
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Midge Ure
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4:40
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| 5.
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"Cities in Dust"
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Siouxsie and the Banshees
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4:01
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| 6.
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"Uncle Sam"
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Madness
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3:06
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| 7.
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"Lost Weekend"
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Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
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3:15
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| 8.
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"You Are My World"
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The Communards
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4:31
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Record/Tape 2 Side 2 4[edit source]
| No.
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Title
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Artist
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Length
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| 1.
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"Just For Money"
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Paul Hardcastle
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4:08
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| 2.
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"Miami Vice Theme"
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Jan Hammer
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2:28
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| 3.
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"Body Rock"
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Maria Vidal
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3:40
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| 4.
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"Tarzan Boy"
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Baltimora
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3:43
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| 5.
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"Body and Soul"
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Mai Tai
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3:30
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| 6.
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"Single Life"
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Cameo
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3:54
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| 7.
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"Mated"
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Jaki Graham & David Grant
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3:49
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A video selection was also released featuring selected tracks from the main album and five which did not appear on any Now album.
- Queen : "One Vision"
- Fergal Sharkey : "A Good Heart"
- Kate Bush : "Running Up that Hill A Deal With God"
- UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde : "I Got You Babe"
- Madness : "Uncle Sam"
- Marillion : "Lavender"
- Bryan Adams & Tina Turner : "It's Only Love"
- Pet Shop Boys : "West End Girls" †
- Thompson Twins : "King for a Day" †
- Simple Minds : "Alive and Kicking"
- Depeche Mode : "It's Called A Heart" †
- David Grant And Jaki Graham : "Mated"
- Gary Moore : "Empty Rooms"
- The Cult : "Revolution" †
- Baltimora : "Tarzan Boy"
- Ian Dury : "Profoundly In Love With Pandora" †
- Cliff Richard : "She's So Beautiful"
- UB40 : "Don't Break My Heart"
- Arcadia : "Election Day"
† Never appeared on any NOW album
Chart 1985-1986 Peak
position UK Albums Chart 1
