Hits 3 (compilation album)


The Hits Album 3 or Hits 3 is a compilation album released in the UK by and WEA Records and in November 1985. It followed up the extremely successful previous volumes Hits 1 and Hits 2. Although those albums both reached #1, Hits 3 peaked at #2, despite a strong track-listing including a rare appearance of a Madonna track on a compilation album and a further 20 top ten hits.
Hits 3 was a 28 track double-LP and cassette. A 22-track video compilation titled The Hits Video: Take 2 was also released on VHS by WEA Music Video.
Hits 3 features two songs which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: "Frankie" and "The Power of Love ".
The Cars song "Drive" previously appeared on Hits 1.

Track listing

Record/Tape 1 Side 1
  1. A-ha – "Take On Me"
  2. King – "The Taste of Your Tears"
  3. Red Box – "Lean on Me "
  4. Matt Bianco – "Yeh, Yeh"
  5. Sister Sledge – "Frankie"
  6. Denise LaSalle – "My Toot Toot"
  7. Shakin' Stevens – "Lipstick, Powder and Paint"
Record/Tape 1 Side 2
  1. Madonna – "Dress You Up"
  2. Prince and The Revolution – "Raspberry Beret"
  3. Bruce Springsteen – "Dancing in the Dark"
  4. Steve Arrington – "Dancin' in the Key of Life"
  5. Brilliant – "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
  6. Colonel Abrams – "Trapped"
  7. Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin – "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
Record/Tape 2 Side 1
  1. Jennifer Rush – "The Power of Love"
  2. Paul Young – "Everytime You Go Away"
  3. The Cars – "Drive" †
  4. Cyndi Lauper – "Time After Time"
  5. Sade – "The Sweetest Taboo"
  6. The Dream Academy – "Life in a Northern Town"
  7. Bonnie Tyler and Todd Rundgren – "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It"
Record/Tape 2 Side 2
  1. John Parr – "St. Elmo's Fire "
  2. Huey Lewis and the News – "The Power of Love"
  3. ZZ Top – "Sleeping Bag"
  4. Bonnie Tyler – "Holding Out for a Hero"
  5. Thompson Twins – "King for a Day"
  6. The Cult – "She Sells Sanctuary"
  7. Echo & the Bunnymen – "Bring On the Dancing Horses"
† Previously available on Hits 1.

The Hits Video: Take 2

  1. A-ha : "Take On Me"
  2. King : "The Taste of Your Tears"
  3. Red Box : "Lean On Me"
  4. Matt Bianco : "Yeh Yeh"†
  5. Brilliant : "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
  6. The Associates : "Take Me To the Girl"††
  7. Jennifer Rush : "The Power Of Love"†
  8. Paul Young : "Every Time You Go Away"
  9. Simply Red : "Holding Back the Years"††
  10. The Dream Academy : "Life In A Northern Town"
  11. Howard Jones : "Like to Get to Know You Well "†††
  12. Shakin' Stevens : "Lipstick, Powder and Paint"
  13. Bonnie Tyler : "Holding Out for a Hero"
  14. Dead or Alive : "My Heart Goes Bang"††
  15. Screaming Blue Messiahs : "Twin Cadillac Valentine"††
  16. The Jesus and Mary Chain : "Just Like Honey"††
  17. The Cult : "Rain"††
  18. Prefab Sprout : "When Love Breaks Down"††
  19. Jesse Rae : "Over the Sea"††
  20. Eighth Wonder : "Stay with Me"††
  21. Strawberry Switchblade : "Jolene"††
  22. Echo & the Bunnymen : "Bring On the Dancing Horses"
† Only available in mono. †† Never appeared on any Hits album. ††† Previously appeared on a Hits album.