Now That's What I Call Music 16 (UK series)

Now That's What I Call Music 16
Compilation album by various artists
Released	20 November 1989
Label	Virgin/EMI/PolyGram
Series chronology
Now 15 (1989) Now 16 (1989) Now 17 (1990)

Now That's What I Call Music 16 or Now 16 is the 16th edition of the Now series in the United Kingdom, released in November 1989 on vinyl, audio cassette, compact disc and VHS. The album contains 35 tracks, three of them being bonus tracks which are not on the vinyl and audio cassette release.

On 17 November 2023, Now 16 was reissued.

Track listing

CD/Record/Tape 1

No.	Artist	Title	Length
1.	Tears for Fears	"Sowing the Seeds of Love"	5:39
2.	Belinda Carlisle	"Leave a Light On"	4:13
3.	Erasure	"Drama!"	4:06
4.	Deborah Harry	"I Want That Man"	3:40
5.	Sydney Youngblood	"If Only I Could"	3:29
6.	Curiosity Killed the Cat	"Name and Number"	4:02
7.	The Beautiful South	"You Keep It All In"	2:52
8.	Wet Wet Wet	"Sweet Surrender"	4:23
9.	Queen	"Breakthru"	4:07
10.	Tina Turner	"The Best"	4:09
11.	Transvision Vamp	"Born to be Sold"	3:43
12.	Wendy & Lisa	"Waterfall '89"	4:16
13.	Kate Bush	"The Sensual World"	3:55
14.	Fine Young Cannibals	"I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" (CD release only)	4:19
15.	Then Jerico	"Sugar Box"	3:42
16.	Living in a Box	"Room in Your Heart"	4:35
17.	Richard Marx	"Right Here Waiting"	4:05

CD/Record/Tape 2

No.	Artist	Title	Length
1.	Milli Vanilli	"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"	4:24
2.	Rebel MC & Double Trouble	"Street Tuff"	3:28
3.	Bobby Brown	"On Our Own"	4:12
4.	Technotronic featuring Felly	"Pump Up the Jam (7" Version)"	3:39
5.	Lil' Louis	"French Kiss" (CD release only)	4:11
6.	Adeva	"I Thank You"	3:14
7.	D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis	"C'mon & Get My Love"	3:48
8.	De La Soul	"Eye Know"	3:58
9.	Inner City	"Whatcha Gonna Do with My Lovin'"	4:12
10.	Big Fun	"Can't Shake the Feeling"	3:35
11.	Cliff Richard	"I Just Don't Have the Heart"	3:23
12.	Jimmy Somerville featuring June Miles Kingston	"Comment te dire adieu?"	3:34
13.	Brother Beyond	"Drive On" (CD release only)	4:05
14.	Shakespear's Sister	"You're History"	4:28
15.	Oh Well	"Oh Well"	3:15
16.	Neneh Cherry	"Kisses on the Wind"	3:38
17.	Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I.	"Do the Right Thing"	4:02
18.	Fresh 4 feat. Lizz E	"Wishing on a Star"	3:45

Video selection

A video selection was also available featuring tracks from the main album release.

1. Tears for Fears : "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
2. Belinda Carlisle : "Leave a Light On"
3. Erasure : "Drama!"
4. Sydney Youngblood : "If Only I Could"
5. Curiosity Killed the Cat : "Name and Number"
6. The Beautiful South : "You Keep It All In"
7. Wet Wet Wet : "Sweet Surrender"
8. Tina Turner : "The Best"
9. Kate Bush : "The Sensual World"
10. Then Jerico : "Sugar Box"
11. Cliff Richard : "I Just Don't Have the Heart"
12. Jimmy Sommerville featuring June Miles Kingston : "Comment te dire adieu?"
13. Shakespear's Sister : "You're History"
14. Neneh Cherry : "Kisses on the Wind"
15. Richard Marx : "Right Here Waiting"