Queen - "Don't Stop Me Now" (3:28)
Def Leppard - "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (4:29)
Bon Jovi - "Livin' On A Prayer" (3:44)
Survivor - "Eye Of The Tiger?" (4:04)
RUN DMC - "Walk This Way" (feat Aerosmith) (3:38)
Iron Maiden - "Can I Play With Madness" (3:34)
Motorhead - "Ace Of Spades" (2:49)
Judas Priest - "Living After Midnight" (3:26)
Electric Light Orchestra - "Mr Blue Sky" (5:02)
Meat Loaf - "Bat Out Of Hell" (4:43)
Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'" (4:08)
Boston - "More Than A Feeling" (3:22)
Blue Oyster Cult - "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (3:49)
Python Lee Jackson - "In A Broken Dream" (feat Rod Stewart) (3:41)
Foreigner - "I Want To Know What Love Is" (4:56)
Bruce Springsteen - "Born To Run" (4:30)
Paul McCartney & Wings - "Live & Let Die" (3:11)
The Who - "Baba O'Riley" (5:02)
Billy Joel - "We Didn't Start The Fire" (4:27)
Status Quo - "Rockin' All Over The World" (3:31)
Thin Lizzy - "The Boys Are Back In Town" (4:24)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (3:55)
Cher - "If I Could Turn Back Time" (3:59)
ZZ Top - "Gimme All Your Lovin'" (3:59)
Rainbow - "Since You Been Gone" (3:17)
Ram Jam - "Black Betty" (2:30)
Lenny Kravitz - "Are You Gonna Go My Way?" (3:34)
Pat Benatar - "Love Is A Battlefield?" (4:08)
Pretenders - "Back On The Chain Gang" (3:50)
4 Non Blondes - "What's Up?" (4:12)
Elton John - "The Bitch Is Back" (3:41)
Slade - "Cum On Feel The Noize" (4:23)
Sweet - "Fox On The Run" (3:20)
Golden Earring - "Radar Love" (3:46)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - "Fanfare For The Common Man" (2:58)
Gerry Rafferty - "Baker Street" (4:06)
Patti Smith - "Because The Night" (3:22)
Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (4:15)
Meat Loaf - "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" (5:21)
The Police - "Every Breath You Take" (4:03)
Tina Turner - "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (4:13)
Marillion - "Kayleigh" (3:32)
The Cars - "Drive" (3:51)
Celine Dion - "All By Myself" (4:01)
Review: While the NOW That's What I Call compilations are traditionally reserved for the most accessible pop releases to ever be pumped through the airways, there's simply no denying the utter deluge of quintessential bangers this Rock Anthems instalment offers. Of course, there's tracks here you already know must be included without even a glance at the lengthy tracklist, such as Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now', Def Leppard's 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' and Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin'', yet there's still ample room for classic prog with Emerson, Lake & Palmer's 'Fanfare For The Common Man', avant-punk poetry from Patti Smith with 'Because The Night', glam metal cheese with Poison's 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' and power pop eccentricity with The Cars' 'Drive'. We hate to say it ourselves, but now that's we call rock anthems. We'll show ourselves out.
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