The Hit Pack can be seen as an extension to the "Hits Compilation series". It was issued by BMG

BMG

Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...

 and Sony Music in December 1990 and reached #2 on the UK Top 20 Compilations Chart. The album was unique because it was released as a 21 track single-CD, while the cassette format contained 24 tracks and this fact was promoted in the album's advertising campaign. A year earlier in 1989, Now That's What I Call Music 16 had been advertised as containing 3 bonus tracks, although these were found on the double-CD format.

Single-CD format

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1. Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (Peanut Butter Mix)
2. Black Box - Fantasy
3. Snap! - Mary Had A Little Boy
4. Caron Wheeler - Livin' In The Light
5. Seal - Crazy
6. Charlatans - Then
7. 808 State - Cubik (Original Mix)
8. Aztec Camera & Mick Jones - Good Morning Britain
9. Paul Simon - The Obvious Child (Single Mix)
10. Gazza & Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne
11. Twenty 4 Seven Featuring Captain Hollywood - Are You Dreaming?
12. Prince - Thieves In The Temple (Album Version)
13. Del Amitri - Spit In The Rain
14. Proclaimers - The King Of The Road
15. Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven
16. Berlin - Take My Breath Away
17. Deacon Blue - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
18. Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet
19. A-Ha - Crying In The Rain (LP Version)
20. Julee Cruise - Falling (Edit)
21. New Kids On The Block - Tonight

MC/LP format

Side One

1. Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (Peanut Butter Mix)
2. Black Box - Fantasy
3. Snap! - Mary Had A Little Boy
4. The Chimes - Heaven
5. Dimples D - Sucker DJ
6. Caron Wheeler - Livin' In The Light
7. Seal - Crazy
8. Charlatans - Then
9. 808 State - Cubik (Original Mix)
10. Aztec Camera & Mick Jones - Good Morning Britain
11. Sisters of Mercy - More
12. Paul Simon - The Obvious Child (Single Mix)

Side Two

1. Twenty 4 Seven Featuring Captain Hollywood - Are You Dreaming?
2. Prince - Thieves In The Temple (Album Version)
3. Del Amitri - Spit In The Rain
4. Proclaimers - The King Of The Road
5. Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven
6. Berlin - Take My Breath Away
7. Deacon Blue - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
8. Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet
9. A-Ha - Crying In The Rain (LP Version)
10. Julee Cruise - Falling (Edit)
11. New Kids On The Block - Tonight
12. Gazza & Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne

Note the 3 additional tracks highlighted in italics.

See also

The Hits Album

The Hits Album

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Now That's What I Call Music

Hits 93 Volume 1

Hits 93 Volume 1

Hits 93 Volume 1 is a compilation album released by Telstar Records and BMG in February 1993. The original Hits Album compilation series had effectively been retired in 1991 by the original partners in the series CBS and WEA , and this release saw BMG, who originally joined CBS and WEA in 1986,...

Hits 93 Volume 2

Hits 93 Volume 2

Hits 93 Volume 2 is a 20-track compilation album released by Telstar Records and BMG in Spring 1993. It was the second in a series of four albums collecting the biggest hits of the year, much like the original series called The Hits Album which ran from 1984 to 1991, although Hits 93 was formatted...

Hits 93 Volume 3

Hits 93 Volume 3

Hits 93 Volume 3 is a 22-track compilation album which charted on 14 August 1993 and was released by Telstar Records in association with BMG. The release was subtitled "22 Hot Summer Hits"....

Hits 94 Volume 4