| Now That's What I Call Music 9
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Compilation album by various artists
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| Released
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23 March 1987
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| Label
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Virgin / EMI / Polygram
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| Series chronology
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Now That's What I Call Music 9 or Now 9 was released in 1987. The album is the ninth edition of the Now series in the United Kingdom and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart for five weeks. Like the previous volume, it was given a single CD release which featured a selection of tracks available on the full vinyl/cassette release. All subsequent releases starting from Now 10 onwards would have a full double CD release with all tracks included.
On 23 July 2021, Now 9 was reissued.
Track listing (vinyl and cassette)[edit source]
| No.
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Artist
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Title
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Length
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| Side 1 (1)
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| 1.
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Jackie Wilson
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"Reet Petite"
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2:43
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| 2.
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Mental as Anything
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"Live It Up"
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3:47
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| 3.
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Simply Red
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"The Right Thing"
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4:15
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| 4.
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Erasure
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"Sometimes"
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3:39
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| 5.
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Robbie Nevil
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"C'est La Vie"
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3:27
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| 6.
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Hot Chocolate
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"You Sexy Thing"
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3:44
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| 7.
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The Blow Monkeys
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"It Doesn't Have to be This Way"
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4:03
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| 8.
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The Housemartins
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"Caravan of Love"
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3:40
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| Side 2 (2)
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| 1.
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Boy George
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"Everything I Own"
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3:56
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| 2.
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UB40
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"Rat in Mi Kitchen"
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3:00
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| 3.
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Gap Band
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"Big Fun"
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4:06
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| 4.
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Five Star
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"Stay Out of My Life"
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3:53
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| 5.
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Pepsi & Shirlie
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"Heartache"
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3:36
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| 6.
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Bananarama
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"Trick of the Night"
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4:07
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| 7.
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Berlin
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"Take My Breath Away"
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4:08
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| No.
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Artist
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Title
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Length
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| Side 1 (3)
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| 1.
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Freddie Mercury
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"The Great Pretender"
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3:23
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| 2.
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Ben E. King
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"Stand by Me"
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2:58
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| 3.
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Curiosity Killed the Cat
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"Down to Earth"
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3:51
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| 4.
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The Communards
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"So Cold the Night"
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4:41
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| 5.
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Steve "Silk" Hurley
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"Jack Your Body"
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3:15
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| 6.
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Taffy
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"I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)"
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3:25
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| 7.
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Nick Kamen
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"Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever"
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3:46
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| 8.
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a-ha
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"Manhattan Skyline"
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4:09
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| Side 2 (4)
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| 1.
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Westworld
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"Sonic Boom Boy"
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2:55
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| 2.
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Bon Jovi
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"Livin' on a Prayer"
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3:48
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| 3.
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Genesis
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"Land of Confusion"
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4:45
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| 4.
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Europe
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"The Final Countdown"
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4:03
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| 5.
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Gary Moore
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"Over the Hills and Far Away"
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4:38
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| 6.
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Ward Brothers
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"Cross That Bridge"
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3:45
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| 7.
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Pretenders
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"Hymn to Her"
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4:28
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| No.
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Artist
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Title
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Length
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| 1.
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Jackie Wilson
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"Reet Petite"
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2:45
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| 2.
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Mental as Anything
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"Live It Up"
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3:49
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| 3.
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Simply Red
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"The Right Thing"
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4:16
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| 4.
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Robbie Nevil
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"C'est La Vie"
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3:28
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| 5.
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Hot Chocolate
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"You Sexy Thing"
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3:45
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| 6.
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The Blow Monkeys
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"It Doesn't Have to be This Way"
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4:03
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| 7.
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Boy George
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"Everything I Own"
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3:58
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| 8.
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UB40
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"Rat in Mi Kitchen"
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3:05
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| 9.
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5 Star
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"Stay Out of My Life"
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3:53
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| 10.
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Pepsi & Shirlie
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"Heartache"
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3:38
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| 11.
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Berlin
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"Take My Breath Away"
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4:11
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| 12.
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Freddie Mercury
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"The Great Pretender"
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3:27
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| 13.
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Ben E. King
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"Stand by Me"
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3:00
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| 14.
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Curiosity Killed the Cat
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"Down to Earth"
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3:51
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| 15.
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Genesis
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"Land of Confusion"
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4:47
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| 16.
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The Pretenders
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"Hymn to Her"
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4:28
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A Video Selection was also released featuring selected tracks from the main album release, and one which didn't appear on any NOW album.
- Freddie Mercury : "The Great Pretender"
- Jackie Wilson : "Reet Petite"
- Curiosity Killed the Cat : "Down to Earth"
- The Communards : "So Cold the Night"
- Pepsi & Shirlie : "Heartache"
- Boy George : "Everything I Own"
- UB40 : "Rat in Mi Kitchen"
- Hot Chocolate : "You Sexy Thing"
- The Housemartins : "Caravan of Love"
- Gary Moore : "Wild Frontier" †
- Westworld : "Sonic Boom Boy"
- Steve "Silk" Hurley : "Jack Your Body"
- 5 Star : "Stay Out of My Life"
- Nick Kamen : "Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever"
- The Blow Monkeys : "It Doesn't Have to be This Way"
- Simply Red : "The Right Thing"
† Never appeared on any NOW album.
| Chart (1987)
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Peak
position
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| UK Albums Chart
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1
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