Today I was watching tv and they had an advertisement for Now That’s What I Call Music… also known as the top 20 countdown for the year’s big hits. The real question that I have isn’t whether the songs are good, it’s whether they hold up over time. As someone who didn’t buy the music when it was first released I wonder how many of the songs from Now 1 would be considered “good” still and how many were just flashes in the time. When we think of “great” music, is every “good” song something that should be on a year recap or should it be more selective?