the only non-soundtrack, multi-artist collection to reach #1 Billboardstatus on the Billboard Top 200 Album Sales Chart. NOW 29debuted at #3 on the BillboardTop 200 (it stayed in the Top 10 for 9 weeks) and is certified Platinum! The CD unlocks bonus content via Push Entertainment, including free downloads from hot new developing artists and videos by today's hot NOW artists.  (less)

social justice. This thirteen song compilation, originally released in 1970 and now over double-platinum, is a definitive introduction to the group s seminal songs. Among the highlights are the GRAMMY®- winning Billboard® Top 10 singles Blowin In The Wind and If I Had A Hammer, the #1 smash Leaving On A Jet Plane, the timeless Puff (The Magic Dragon) and other signature classics including 500 Miles and I Dig Rock & Roll Music.  (less)

album is a boon to collectors, since much of her material as been out of print for years, and completely unavailable in the CD era. In 1983, the then unknown singer sang on a dance track produced by neophytes Mark Liggett and Chris Barbosa. Within a few weeks, the 12-inch of "Let The Music Play" was being spun by every DJ in New York City. Shannon followed this success up with a string of chart-topping dance singles, but soon left the music business for a successful stage-acting career. In 1995, she returned to music with the European-only single "It’s Got To Be Love" and appearances on singles by Afrika Bambaataa and Sash!, the latter of which made the U.K. Top Ten in 1998.  (less)

classical music a la Albert W. Ketelbey and Tin Pan Alley would top the charts, win a Grammy for Best Musical and go on to take the world by storm. But why re-record Riverdance , which is as deeply associated with its original time and context as Saturday Night Fever is with the 1970s? Yes, the Irish players, all of whom are master instrumentalists, still sound fresh, but the percussive dancing feet, minus visuals, gets old fast. The Macedonian, Spanish and Russian interpolations are great fun if a maybe bit patronizing around the edges. But haven't the misty chorales, New-Age-ridden cloaked-and-hooded sopranos and other portentous Celtic Twilight-isms long since descended into self-parody? -- Christina Roden  (less)

Billboard charters, with four #1 records and nine Top 5's. You cannot go wrong with this feel good collection of multi platinum artists like Quincy Jones, Rick James, Kool & the Gang, Billy Preston, Peaches & Herb, Cameo, The Gap Band, One Way and more. A superstar-studded collection like this comes along once in a millennium and this is it. The Old School series has sold millions worldwide to its legions of loyal fans. Finish off your collection with the last of the 10 volume set.  (less)

10 (including SIX #1 SMASHES). Some recordings feature many of the Motown musicians known as THE FUNK BROTHERS, who travelled from Detroit to Chicago on weekends to work with Brunswick artists. Packaged with a 10-panel foldover featuring rare photographs and extensive liner notes.  (less)

charts, it notched up ten weeks at #1 on the airplay charts, earning official recognition as the most played song on Australian radio of 2004. Her success at the ARIA Awards (Australia's Grammy/Brit Award equivalent) confirmed her stardom as she won Best Pop Release for 'Scar' and was nominated in a further three categories. She has also won Breakthrough Artist at the MTV Australia Music Video Awards as well as four awards in the Rolling Stone (Australia) readers' poll.  (less)

Wynette and Dolly Parton. For 14 consecutive years, she was voted the nation’s #1 Country Female Artist, a feat no other female artist has ever topped! Queen of Country Music features ten Top 10 hits, including the chart-toppers "It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" and "Heartbreak U.S.A."  (less)

music. His show launched the career of Dolly Parton and the two singers embarked on a series of Top 10 country duets, winning the ACM’s Vocal Duo Award three years running. Country Music Ambassador includes Porter’s chart-toppers "A Satisfied Mind" and "Misery Loves Company," plus eight more Top 10 country hits.  (less)