NOW – Yearbook 1972 is a 4-CD collection featuring 80 standout tracks that showcase the diversity of pop music in 1972.
Disc 1 highlights major hits and iconic artists, opening with John Lennon’s Happy Xmas (War Is Over) and including classics from Rod Stewart, Don McLean, America, Simon & Garfunkel, Carly Simon, Harry Nilsson, Neil Diamond, Cat Stevens, and early solo Michael Jackson.
Disc 2 focuses on the rise of glam rock and rock-pop, with hits from Alice Cooper, Roxy Music, Mott The Hoople, Slade, Sweet, Elton John, and Electric Light Orchestra, alongside other notable rock acts.
Disc 3 shifts to easy listening, pop, and soul, featuring Shirley Bassey, Andy Williams, Cher, Tom Jones, and Tony Christie, plus a strong lineup of soul artists like The Stylistics, Diana Ross, The Supremes, and The O’Jays.
Disc 4 rounds out the set with more major hits from Elton John, Don McLean, Slade, Melanie, Dr. Hook, Johnny Cash, and others, closing with the year’s biggest-selling single, Amazing Grace by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
Overall, the collection celebrates 1972 as a rich and influential year in pop, spanning glam rock, soul, easy listening, and classic chart hits.
