Now That's What I Call Music began in 1983...

Between the start of the Miner's Strike and the sale of the first CD.

Annus Mirabilis

Sexual intercourse began
In nineteen sixty-three
(which was rather late for me) -
Between the end of the "Chatterley" ban
And the Beatles' first LP.

Up to then there'd only been
A sort of bargaining,
A wrangle for the ring,
A shame that started at sixteen
And spread to everything.

Then all at once the quarrel sank:
Everyone felt the same,
And every life became
A brilliant breaking of the bank,
A quite unlosable game.

So life was never better than
In nineteen sixty-three
(Though just too late for me) -
Between the end of the "Chatterley" ban
And the Beatles' first LP.

so what's the next line here?

Now That's What I Call Music began
In nineteen-eighty-three.
(which was fairly early for me)
Between the start of the Miner's Strike
And the sale of the first CD.

where's Mark S when you need him?

in the US i believe twitter is awaiting the highly anticipated release of Now 69

Up until then there'd only been
Top Of The Pops albums
With ladies clad in nylon
Posing pretty on the sleeve
And no original artists

"between Klaus Barbie getting arrested in Bolivia and Dundee Utd winning the Scottish title" is probably not cutting it, but they were era defining moments!

I think we should be getting a bank holiday for the release of the 100th edition