Various Artists – Now – Millennium 2002-2003

30 tracks across 2 LPs pressed in vibrant blue and white vinyl – with LP 1 representing 2002 and LP 2 showcasing the best of 2003.  George Michael takes us back to the year 2002 with his Top 10 hit ‘Freeek!’ (which includes samples from Aaliyah’s No.5 hit ‘Try Again’ and Q-Tips’ ‘Breathe And Stop’), followed by the JXL remixed Elvis Presley track ‘A Little Less Conversation’, which reached #1 in 13 countries! Girls Aloud made their debut and had the Christmas #1… Neighbours star Holly Valance’s #1 debut single ‘Kiss Kiss’ appears alongside floor-filler ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ and Avril Lavigne with her Grammy-nominated track ‘Complicated’. Flipping to side B with Top 10 hits from Robbie Williams and Coldplay, followed by the certified platinum single from Oasis ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’. Nelly & Kelly Rowland and Mary J. Blige give us massive R&B hits before Céline Dion’s powerhouse vocals finalise 2002 for us with the stellar track ‘A New Day Has Come’.    Heading into 2003 on LP 2 with #1s from Elton John, Will Young and Christina Aguilera, plus Kylie Minogue with her 7 th UK #1 single ‘Slow’. Huge hits from the US by The Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent and Justin Timberlake follow along with the years’ floor-filling favourite from Junior Senior. The diversity of genres in the charts of the early noughties is highlighted by Evanescence who took their debut single ‘Bring Me To Life’ to #1, Unforgettable hits from Electric Six with ‘Danger! High Voltage and t.A.T.u’s #1 smash ‘All The Things She Said’ feature along with alt-rock classics from R.E.M. with ‘Bad Day’ and Radiohead’s ‘There, There’ before closing the collection with Pop excellence from Dido and her Brit Award-winning single ‘White Flag’, and Katie Melua’s debut ‘The Closest Thing To Crazy’.   Tracklist: LP1: Side A: 1. George Michael – Freeek! (Radio Edit)  2. Elvis Presley vs. JXL – A Little Less Conversation 3. Girls Aloud – Sound Of The Underground 4. Britney Spears – Overprotected (Radio Edit) 5. Holly Valance – Kiss Kiss 6. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Murder On The Dancefloor (Album Version) 7. P!NK – Just Like A Pill 8. Avril Lavigne – Complicated   Side B: 1. Robbie Williams – Feel 2. Coldplay – In My Place 3. Oasis – Stop Crying Your Heart Out 4. X-Press 2 feat. David Byrne – Lazy 5. Nelly & Kelly Rowland – Dilemma 6. Mary J. Blige – No More Drama (Radio Edit) 7. Céline Dion – A New Day Has Come (Radio Remix)   LP2: Side A: 1. Elton John – Are You Ready For Love 2. Kylie Minogue – Slow 3. Junior Senior – Move Your Feet 4. The Black Eyed Peas – Shut Up (Radio Edit) 5. 50 Cent – In Da Club (Single Version) 6. Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River 7. Christina Aguilera – Beautiful 8. Will Young – Leave Right Now   Side B: 1. Evanescence – Bring Me To Life 2. t.A.T.u. – All The Things She Said 3. Electric Six – Danger! High Voltage 4. Radiohead – There, There 5. R.E.M. – Bad Day 6. Dido – White Flag 7. Katie Melua – The Closest Thing To Crazy