Hits 1

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The Hits Albums
Compilation album by various artists
Released	1984
Genre	Pop
Label	CBS and WEA
various artists chronology
Hits 1 Hits 2

The Hits Album, or Hits 1 as it is often called, is a compilation album released by CBS (Now Sony BMG) and WEA Records in December 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 #1 in the UK Top 100 Album chart for 7 weeks and remained in the chart for 36 weeks. This album kept Now 4 from the #1 spot over Christmas 1984.

It was released on double LP and cassette with selected tracks also released on VHS.

Side One:

1. Freedom : Wham
2. Like To Get To Know You Well : Howard Jones
3. All Cried Out : Alison Moyet
4. I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down : Paul Young
5. Big In Japan : Alphaville
6. Self Control : Laura Branigan
7. Ghostbusters : Ray Parker Jr.
8. Thriller : Michael Jackson

Side Two:

1. I Feel For You : Chaka Khan
2. Caribbean Queen : Billy Ocean
3. Body : Jacksons
4. Just Be Good To Me : S.O.S. Band
5. Let's Hear It For The Boy : Deniece Williams
6. Dr Beat : Miami Sound Machine
7. Lost In Music : Sister Sledge
8. Purple Rain : Prince & The Revolution

Side Three:

1. Careless Whisper : George Michael
2. Drive : The Cars
3. Hard Habit to Break : Chicago
4. All Through The Night : Cyndi Lauper
5. Sister Of Mercy : The Thompson Twins
6. Skin Deep : The Stranglers
7. Each And Every One : Everything But The Girl
8. Smooth Operator : Sade
   

Side Four:

1. Gimme All Your Lovin' : ZZ Top
2. Jump : Van Halen
3. Footloose : Kenny Loggins
4. Apollo 9 : Adam Ant
5. Modern Girl : Meat Loaf
6. Some Guys Have All The Luck : Rod Stewart
7. Teardrops : Shakin' Stevens
8. Hole In My Shoe : neil

[edit] See also

The Hits Album
Hits 2
Hits 3
Hits 4
Hits 5
Hits 6
Hits 7
Hits 8
Now That's What I Call Music

[edit] References

Collins Complete UK Hits Albums. Graham Betts. 2005. ISBN 0-00-727532-5