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Now That's What I Call Music! Now That's What I Call Music! (1983–present) (often shortened to Now!) is a series of various artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Sony Music and Universal Music (Universal/Sony Music). Spinoff series were later introduced in South Africa (1984) and many other countries worldwide, expanding into Asia in 1995, then the United States in 1998. The idea for the series was conceived in the office of Virgin Records in Vernon Yard, near Portobello Road, by the head of Licensing and Business Affairs at Virgin Records (1979–1990) – Stephen Navin, and
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Now That's What I Call Music! Now That's What I Call Music! (1983–present) (often shortened to Now!) is a series of various artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Sony Music and Universal Music (Universal/Sony Music). Spinoff series were later introduced in South Africa (1984) and many other countries worldwide, expanding into Asia in 1995, then the United States in 1998. The idea for the series was conceived in the office of Virgin Records in Vernon Yard, near Portobello Road, by the head of Licensing and Business Affairs at Virgin Records (1979–1990) – Stephen Navin, and
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Now That's What I Call Music! 24 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 24 is a music compilation that was released on March 27, 2007. The album is the 24th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States It debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200, selling about 230,000 copies in its first week. It experienced the lowest selling debut week for a NOW album since 2003's "Now That's What I Call Music! 13", which sold 171,000 copies in its first week. The album rose to number one in its second week, selling 213,000 copies, and
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I Call Music II" in 1984 through to "Now That's What I Call Music! 81" in 2012. Jenny Fisher took over as the compiler beginning with "Now That's What I Call Music! 82". On 23 October 2013, the NOW Music television channel was launched in the UK. Targeting a broad age group, the channel used to play current popular music in the daytime and hits from its 30-year back catalogue in the evenings. It was renamed on 27 December 2016 as Now 80s. On 27 December 2017, Now 90s replaced Chilled TV. The most successful volume to date is 1999's
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"Now That's What I Call Music! 44", which has sold 2.3 million copies and remains the biggest selling various artists compilation album in the UK. 2008's "Now That's What I Call Music! 70" sold 383,002 units in the first week of sales, the biggest ever first week sale of any "Now" album. Now That's What I Call Music! 87 holds the achievement for the most songs released on a Now album, featuring 47 songs in total. As of 2018, the most featured artist was Robbie Williams with 30 singles, followed by Rihanna and Calvin Harris with 27, David Guetta with
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Now That's What I Call Music! 38 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 38 was released on May 3, 2011. The album is the 38th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. The album features six tracks that reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100: "Born This Way", "S&M", "Hold It Against Me", "Grenade", "E.T." and "Rolling in the Deep". "Now! 38" debuted at number three on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart with first week sales of 124,000. "Now! 38" is "nothing if not timely", says Andy Kellman of Allmusic, with eight songs in the
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top 20 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 at the time of its release. He also points out "the continued dominance of dance-pop" in this volume and the absence of any country and rock tracks. Now That's What I Call Music! 38 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 38 was released on May 3, 2011. The album is the 38th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. The album features six tracks that reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100: "Born This Way", "S&M", "Hold It Against Me", "Grenade", "E.T." and "Rolling in the Deep". "Now!
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album's track list. Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 12 is the 12th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States, released on March 25, 2003. It debuted and peaked at number three on the "Billboard" 200 and has been certified Platinum. With an increased number of hip hop and R&B tracks on this volume, it reached No. 10 on "Billboard"'s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Allmusic gave the album 2 out of 5 stars, stating "It's what you would expect and nothing more," noting the prominence of pop, R&B, and
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Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 12 is the 12th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States, released on March 25, 2003. It debuted and peaked at number three on the "Billboard" 200 and has been certified Platinum. With an increased number of hip hop and R&B tracks on this volume, it reached No. 10 on "Billboard"'s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Allmusic gave the album 2 out of 5 stars, stating "It's what you would expect and nothing more," noting the prominence of pop, R&B, and hip-hop on the
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Now That's What I Call Music! discography This is a list of known albums and DVDs belonging to the Now That's What I Call Music! series. They are categorised by series (country), then ordered by date. The first full-track edition to be released on compact disc was "Now That's What I Call Music 10". Vinyl production ended with "Now That's What I Call Music! 35" and audio cassettes ended with "Now That's What I Call Music! 64". Part of the series was also released on the MiniDisc format, beginning with "Now That's What I Call Music! 43" and ending with
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2002 with sales of 1,614,000 and 741,000 copies respectively. As of November 2014, "Now That's What I Call Christmas!" is the eighth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 — present), having sold 3,480,000 copies. Now That's What I Call Christmas! Now That's What I Call Christmas! is a two-disc holiday music compilation that was released on October 23, 2001 by Universal Music Group. The album is part of the (U.S.) "Now!" series, and the first holiday-themed album in the series. On November 15, 2004, "Now That's What I Call Christmas!"
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that it was a pretty good year after all." He calls "Aaron's Party (Come and Get It)" an embarrassing inclusion but maintains "Now! 5" is "one of the better volumes in the American series." Jim Farber for "Entertainment Weekly" has a different take, saying ""Now That's What I Call Music! 5"...compiles the crummiest singles crowding the airwaves" in 2000, making the pop music of the time "seem even drearier than it actually is." Now That's What I Call Music! 5 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 5 is the fifth edition of the "Now!" series released in the
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Now That's What I Call Music! (original U.S. album) Now That's What I Call Music! (Simply titled NOW) was released on October 27, 1998. Modeled after the highly successful "Now That's What I Call Music!" series in the United Kingdom, which compiles a number of songs that are popular around the time of its release, this album is the first edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. In following the success of its UK predecessors, this first U.S. version of "Now!" reached platinum status as certified by the RIAA. The compilation includes three songs which reached number one
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in its fifth week. "Pieces of Me" is track 16 on the American "Now That's What I Call Music! 17," a compilation of popular music that was released on November 2, 2004. It also is track 12 on the American "Now That's What I Call Music!, #1's", a compilation of songs that reached #1 or songs that reached a high standard on the "Billboard" Hot 100; the compilation was released in January 2006. In Japan, "Pieces of Me" was a popular hit on radios reaching the top spot in domestic and international top in Japan Radio. It also reached the
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on the "Billboard" Hot 100: "Together Again, "All My Life" and "MMMBop". The album peaked at number 10 on the "Billboard" 200 in January 1999. Now That's What I Call Music! (original U.S. album) Now That's What I Call Music! (Simply titled NOW) was released on October 27, 1998. Modeled after the highly successful "Now That's What I Call Music!" series in the United Kingdom, which compiles a number of songs that are popular around the time of its release, this album is the first edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. In following the success of its
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first volume of the "Now" series in 1998. In November 2010, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA. Andy Kellman of Allmusic calls the addition of the so-called bonus tracks alarming. With 16 hits and near hits and four "bonus tracks", this "Now That's What I Call Music" collection "is 20 percent "Tomorrow That's What I Might Call Music"." Now That's What I Call Music! 34 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 34 was released on June 15, 2010. The album is the 34th edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. Four tracks, "Nothin' on You", "Rude Boy",
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Kingdom. Through the release of "Now That's What I Call Music! 90" on 30 March 2015, the release date in Ireland was three days before the UK release. Beginning with the release of "Now That's What I Call Music! 91" on 24 July 2015, the release dates in the UK and Ireland have been the same following the announcement of the Global Release Day campaign by IFPI, which became effective on 10 July 2015. Now That's What I Call Music! discography This is a list of known albums and DVDs belonging to the Now That's What I Call Music! series.
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the series had been available on vinyl, Cassette and MiniDisc. As these formats declined in popularity, "Now" releases are no longer issued on them. Peter Duckworth and Steve Pritchard have been managing the Now! brand since "NOW 17". Mark Goodier has voiced the "Now!" adverts since "Now That's What I Call Music! 21" in 1992, when he worked for BBC Radio 1, with the exception of "Now That's What I Call Music! 95" in 2016. Ashley Abram of Box Music compiled every album, with the exception of "Now That's What I Call Music! 59" in 2004, from "Now That's What
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Now That's What I Call Music! 42 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 42 was released on May 1, 2012. It is the 42nd edition of the "Now!" series in the United States and debuted at number three on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. The album has sold 422,000 copies as of August 2012. "Now! 42" features two number-one "Billboard" Hot 100 hits, "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" and "Somebody That I Used to Know". Andy Kellman of Allmusic notes that when "Now! 42" was released in May 2012, two songs from the collection had topped the Billboard
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Now That's What I Call Music! 37 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 37 was released on February 8, 2011. The album is the 37th edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. Seven tracks selected for the album were number-one hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100: "Love the Way You Lie", "Just the Way You Are", "Firework", "Raise Your Glass", "We R Who We R", "Only Girl (In the World)" and "Like a G6". "Now! 37" debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart with first week sales of 151,000, the biggest week for any US-released "Now"
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of "Now That's What I Call Music!" is a joint venture by the Norwegian branches of Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI Music and Warner Music. Prior to 2009 they released two independent series called "" by EVA Records (EMI and Warner Music) and "" (Sony Music Entertainment AS and Universal Music Group AS). The first issue of "Now That's What I Call Music!" in Norway was . The "Now" series in Portugal is a joint-venture between the three major international publishers present in Portugal – EMI, Sony and Universal. In 2010, it was announced that total sales of the series,
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Now That's What I Call Music! 8 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 8 was released on November 20, 2001. The album is the eighth edition of the "Now!" series in the U.S. It peaked at number two on the "Billboard" 200 and has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA. Four tracks selected for the album, "Bootylicious", "I'm Real", "Stutter" and "U Got It Bad", had reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Now! 8" was dedicated to Aaliyah, who had died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001, with a portion of the album's
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"Now That's What I Call Music Pop Hits" and "Now That's What I Call Dance Music". In France the "Now" series is called "Now! Hits Référence". There have been released "Now! Hits Référence" 1-7 and "Now! Hits Référence" 2005, 2006 and 2007. In Greece the "Now" series is called "Now: Αυτά Είναι Τα Hits Σήμερα!" ("Now These Are the Hits Today!"). "Now 1" was released in 2002 and "Now 2010" was released in 2009. In 2015 (early summer), "Now" "that's what i call music 2015" was released as a follow-up to the compilation series. There have also been released some
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of "Now" features contemporary pop acts with rock roots and takes a "big-tent" approach to the genre. Cliff Chenfeld, co-owner of the Razor & Tie and a consultant for "Now That’s What I Call Rock", feels "most music listeners are pretty open" and this release "is a means of introducing some of those bands to that broader audience who I think would embrace it." The compilers of the set wanted to avoid defining what rock music is in 2016, but instead tried to give what people think it is, "as opposed to using a term for rock that might have
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disc. "Now" will be seen in South Korea starting 22 March 2015. The first three albums are going to be double discs, under the name "Now That's What I Call K-Pop". "Now Hity" is the Czech version of the "Now That's What I Call Music!" series. Originally branded under the main family name, it was changed to "Now Hity" later in the run. There have also been spin-offs like "Now! 2006". "Now Music" is a Danish record label set up especially to release "Now That's What I Call Music!" albums in Denmark. As well as the "Now" regular series as
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is compiled in co-ordination with New Zealand's top record companies. The series is one of the highest selling compilations in New Zealand music history (RIANZ) with multi-platinum album sales. Prior to this, there was an unrelated "Now That's What I Call Music Series" by Warner Bros. Records which only released three albums from 1992 to 1993. "Now" has been seen in Argentina, with at least nine releases. The track listings on the Argentine "Now" albums are only slightly different from those of the Mexican ones. Now That's What I Call Music! Now That's What I Call Music! (1983–present) (often shortened
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Now That's What I Call Christmas! Now That's What I Call Christmas! is a two-disc holiday music compilation that was released on October 23, 2001 by Universal Music Group. The album is part of the (U.S.) "Now!" series, and the first holiday-themed album in the series. On November 15, 2004, "Now That's What I Call Christmas!" was certified 6x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of six million units in the United States. Based on sales figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, the album was also the best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. for both 2001 and
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Now That's What I Call Music! 32 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 32 was released on November 3, 2009. The album is the 32nd edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. For the first time, the series includes a track by an artist as part of its "What's Next New Music Preview" feature, Katharine McPhee's "Had It All". "Now 32" debuted at number five on the "Billboard" 200 with nearly 102,000 copies sold. As of the week ending June 6, 2010, the album has sold 908,000 copies. "Now 32" contains three songs that reached number one on the
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remained at number one in its third week, selling about 89,000 copies. It has received a Platinum certification. It has four "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hits: "Say It Right", "Irreplaceable", "My Love" and "I Wanna Love You". Now That's What I Call Music! 24 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 24 is a music compilation that was released on March 27, 2007. The album is the 24th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States It debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200, selling about 230,000 copies in its first week. It experienced the lowest selling
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† Never appeared on any of the numbered "NOW" albums but did appear on Now 1983 in the 10th Anniversary Series. †† Later appeared on "NOW 2". Now That's What I Call Music (original UK album) Now That's What I Call Music (also simply titled Now or Now 1) is the first album from the popular "Now!" series that was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 1983. Initial pressings were released on vinyl and audio cassette. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album and series, the album was re-released on CD for the first time in 2009.
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Now That's What I Call Music! 2 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 2 is the second volume of the "Now That's What I Call Music!" series in the United States. It was released on July 27, 1999, debuting at number three on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. It has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. The compilation includes one song which reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100: "...Baby One More Time". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic says the album is "a terrific time capsule, at the very least, capturing what American pop radio sounded
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like in the late '90s" and "an entertaining snapshot of a fleeting era in pop music history". Now That's What I Call Music! 2 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 2 is the second volume of the "Now That's What I Call Music!" series in the United States. It was released on July 27, 1999, debuting at number three on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. It has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. The compilation includes one song which reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100: "...Baby One More Time". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic says
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the time "that keeps the compilation from being disposable", pointing out tracks by the Pussycat Dolls, Fall Out Boy, and Rihanna as standouts from this volume. Now That's What I Call Music! 20 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 20 was released on November 1, 2005. The album is the 20th edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. It debuted at number-one on the "Billboard" 200 and is the eighth number-one album in the series. The albums has been certified 2x Platinum. Andy Kellman in his review for AllMusic recognizes that a lot of top artists contribute to "Now!
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Now That's What I Call Music! 20 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 20 was released on November 1, 2005. The album is the 20th edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. It debuted at number-one on the "Billboard" 200 and is the eighth number-one album in the series. The albums has been certified 2x Platinum. Andy Kellman in his review for AllMusic recognizes that a lot of top artists contribute to "Now! 20" but those artists "deliver songs that are either tepid retreads or safe compounds of past hits", but it's the songs by the newer artists of
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Now That's What I Call Music! 5 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 5 is the fifth edition of the "Now!" series released in the United States. It was released on November 14, 2000, peaked at number two on the "Billboard" 200 and certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA, to date the only non-Christmas album in the U.S. series to achieve that status. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine declares "Now! 5" is "a Polaroid of the summer of 2000" and while pop music in general paled in comparison to the pop successes of the previous year, this volume "proves
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Now That's What I Call Music! 4 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 4 was released on July 18, 2000. The album is the fourth edition of the "Now!" series released in the United States. It debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. This was the first album in the American series to reach number one and marked "the first time ever that an album of previously released hits has debuted at number one in the U.S." Two tracks on the album, "I Knew I Loved You" and "Try Again", were number-one songs on the
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songs" and two songs from solo male country artists (ending a three-volume drought), what is "notable is the absence of songs that could be squarely categorized as rap or R&B." He also points out of the bizarre repeat of "Tonight, Tonight" for the second volume in a row and the peculiar inclusion of "Bass Down Low" among the Now What's Next selections as it "hit the Hot 100 the last week of 2010". Now That's What I Call Music! 39 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 39 was released on August 9, 2011. The album is the 39th
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Now That's What I Call Music (original UK album) Now That's What I Call Music (also simply titled Now or Now 1) is the first album from the popular "Now!" series that was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 1983. Initial pressings were released on vinyl and audio cassette. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album and series, the album was re-released on CD for the first time in 2009. However, alternative longer mixes of Only For Love, Double Dutch and Candy Girl were included in place of the original shorter single mixes from 1983. A double
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AllMusic says "Now! 58" is "among the slightest Now volumes of the mid-2010s." While including six top-ten hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100, the set "quickly slides into selections that peaked within or just outside the Top 40." The tracks by Taylor Swift and Ellie Goulding "seem to be present more for the names of the artists than the popularity of the songs." Now That's What I Call Music! 58 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 58 is the 58th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. It was released on April 29, 2016. It features
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Now That's What I Call Music! 52 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 52 is the 52nd edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. It was released on October 27, 2014. It includes the "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hit, "All About That Bass". "Now 52" debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart selling 103,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold 493,000 copies in the US as of February 2015. Andy Kellman for AllMusic notes, in addition to Trainor's number-one single, "All About the Bass", "Now! 52" features six selections which
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Now That's What I Call Music! 44 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 44 is the 44th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States and was released on November 6, 2012. The album debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200 with sales of 99,000 copies, "marking the 43rd straight title in the regular "Now" series to debut in the top 10." It has sold 662,000 copies as of March 2013. "Now! 44" features two number-one "Billboard" Hot 100 hits, "Whistle" and "One More Night". In his review for Allmusic, Andy Kellman notes that seven songs
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Now That's What I Call Music! 39 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 39 was released on August 9, 2011. The album is the 39th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. Three tracks on the album, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", "Party Rock Anthem" and "Give Me Everything", reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Now! 39" debuted on the "Billboard" 200 at number three with first week sales of 110,000 copies. The album has sold 591,000 copies as of March 2012. Allmusic reviewer Andy Kellman tells readers that while "Now! 39" includes "hyper-energetic party
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hang behind Draper's desk at the Virgin Records office. Branson wrote "He was notoriously grumpy before breakfast and loved his eggs in the morning, so I bought him the poster, framed it and had it hung behind his desk.". The pig became the mascot for the series', making its last appearance on "Now That's What I Call Music 5". It has recently made a reappearance on the cover of "Now That's What I Call Music! 100", which was released on 20 July 2018. The first "Now" was released on 28 November 1983 and featured 30 UK hit singles from that
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Now That's What I Call Country Volume 4 Now That's What I Call Country Volume 4 is an album from the "Now!" series released in the United States on June 14, 2011. Steve Leggett of Allmusic believes the fourth installment of the "Now That's What I Call Country" series proves that contemporary country radio is "filling the void that used to be occupied by classic pop and rock songs." The value of this collection and others in the series is that they zero in on a very specific period of time, "making a little music box of memories for that
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peaking at number three. The album features one track, "All for You", that reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Now That's What I Call Music! 7 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 7 was released on July 31, 2001. The album is the seventh edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. It debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart, selling 621,000 copies in its first week, the highest opening week of sales for any U.S. "Now!" album to date. It is the third number-one album in the series and has been certified 3× Platinum
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"had already peaked within the Top Ten" when the album was released, but also mentions the series' continued attempts to give a "boost to some developing artists and under-performing singles". Now That's What I Call Music! 52 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 52 is the 52nd edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. It was released on October 27, 2014. It includes the "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hit, "All About That Bass". "Now 52" debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart selling 103,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold
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Now That's What I Call Music! 46 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 46 is the 46th installment of the "Now!" series in the United States. It was released on May 7, 2013. The album debuted at number three on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart with first week sales of 91,000 copies. Two tracks, "Locked Out of Heaven" and "Just Give Me a Reason", had reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart prior to the album's release. In his review for AllMusic, Andy Kellman notes that "once again, there's little in the way of R&B and
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Now That's What I Call Music! 40 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 40 was released on November 8, 2011. The album is the 40th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. To celebrate the release of its 40th disc, two versions were released: the standard edition containing "16 of the hottest tracks from the last few months", including the "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hit, "Moves Like Jagger", and a two-disc Deluxe Edition set that "includes all the hits in the standard set, as well as the greatest hits from the last several years featured on
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week. According to Andy Kellman of AllMusic, the number-one song, "Uptown Funk", leads the way in this compilation of hits from late 2014/early 2015 "followed by a succession of singles that fared either nearly or just as well." Now That's What I Call Music! 53 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 53 is the 53rd edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. It was released on February 3, 2015. It features 21 tracks including the "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hit "Uptown Funk". "Now 53" debuted at number 2 on the "Billboard" 200 chart with 99,000 copies
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"Billboard" Hot 100: "I Gotta Feeling", "Down", and "Whatcha Say". "Now! 32" offered free downloadable MP3s through November 4, 2010, for those purchasing the CD. Included in this volume are the following artists and songs: Now That's What I Call Music! 32 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 32 was released on November 3, 2009. The album is the 32nd edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. For the first time, the series includes a track by an artist as part of its "What's Next New Music Preview" feature, Katharine McPhee's "Had It All". "Now 32" debuted at number
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album. Allmusic critic Andy Kellman notes that "this volume stresses the enduring dominance of European and European-inspired dance-pop" with "only one song without a dance beat: Luke Bryan's "Drunk on You", the token contemporary country inclusion." Now That's What I Call Music! 43 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 43 was released on August 7, 2012. It is the 43rd edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. It debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart with sales of 111,000 copies in its first week of release, becoming the 16th number-one album in the
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Now That's What I Call Music! 34 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 34 was released on June 15, 2010. The album is the 34th edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. Four tracks, "Nothin' on You", "Rude Boy", "OMG" and "Imma Be", reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The final four tracks are "What's Next New Music Preview" bonus tracks. "Now! 34" debuted at number four on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart with sales of 88,000 copies sold. This marks the first "Now" album to sell less than 100,000 copies in its first week since the
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on "Now! 19". "Te Quiero" was also to be later featured on the 2009 Latin-themed "Now!" collection, "Now Esto Es Musica! Latino 4" in full Spanish. Now That's What I Call Music! 28 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 28 was released on June 3, 2008. The album is the 28th edition of the (U.S.) Now! series. It debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200 with opening week sales of 185,000 units, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 1, 2008. "Now! 28" features two "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hits, "Bleeding Love" and "Lollipop". For
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says it's "not one of the series’ strongest discs." Now That's What I Call Music! 33 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 33 was released on March 23, 2010. The album is the 33rd edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. Two of the tracks featured on "Now! 33", "Tik Tok" and "Fireflies", reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The final five tracks are considered "What's Next New Music Preview" bonus tracks. In its first week of release, it sold 135,000 copies to debut at number three on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. Andrew Leahey of Allmusic
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Now That's What I Call Music! 33 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 33 was released on March 23, 2010. The album is the 33rd edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. Two of the tracks featured on "Now! 33", "Tik Tok" and "Fireflies", reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The final five tracks are considered "What's Next New Music Preview" bonus tracks. In its first week of release, it sold 135,000 copies to debut at number three on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. Andrew Leahey of Allmusic notes the timely "American Idol"-influence of the album but
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Now That's What I Call Music! 43 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 43 was released on August 7, 2012. It is the 43rd edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. It debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart with sales of 111,000 copies in its first week of release, becoming the 16th number-one album in the series' franchise. "Now! 43" features two number-one "Billboard" Hot 100 hits, "Call Me Maybe" and "Part of Me". Instead of the main version of "Payphone", which featured Wiz Khalifa, the "no-rap" version was included on this
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Now That's What I Call Music! 58 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 58 is the 58th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. It was released on April 29, 2016. It features 22 tracks including the "Billboard" Hot 100 number–one hits "Love Yourself" and "Pillowtalk". This album debuted at number 7 on the "Billboard" 200, making "Now! 58" the first compilation in the series since the first Now compilation album to not debut in the top five. "Now! 58" sold 37,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. Andy Kellman of
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album since "Now! 31" started at number one with 169,000 in July 2009. With several number-one pop hits, Andy Kellman of Allmusic calls "Now! 37" "one of the most enjoyable Now volumes of the last few years." Now That's What I Call Music! 37 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 37 was released on February 8, 2011. The album is the 37th edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. Seven tracks selected for the album were number-one hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100: "Love the Way You Lie", "Just the Way You Are", "Firework", "Raise Your Glass", "We R
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Now That's What I Call Music! 35 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 35 was released on August 31, 2010. The album is the 35th edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. It features the number-one "Billboard" Hot 100 hit, "California Gurls". "Now 35" debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200, moving 105,000 units in its first week of release. In November 2010, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA. Andy Kellman of Allmusic calls "Now! 35" "one of the more 'now' volumes of the series" with only one of its 16 hits not in the Hot
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Now That's What I Call Music! 30 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 30 was released on March 24, 2009. The album is the 30th edition of the (US) "Now!" series and debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 album chart in April 2009. Despite low initial-week sales of 146,000 units, "Now! 30" became the first album from the series to reach number one on the chart since "Now! 25" in July 2007. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in May 2009. Two songs featured on "Now! 30", "Just Dance" and "Womanizer", reached number one on
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Spring 2005"."Now summer 2014" was the last in the second series, on the third series the season was dropped and instead the year and volume is used for example "Now 2014 Vol.1" etc. Other notes about the series In 2006 the "Now Summer 2007" was the first double disc edition in the Australian series. In 1994, four albums were released, all with the title "Now That's What I Call Music - 100%" then "Dance", "Ballad", "Rap" or "Alternate". "Now That's What I Call Music!" has released 89 albums since 1997, the latest one released on 16 November 2018. The series
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country" in "Now! 46". The two rap songs included in the set failed to reach the top 40, coming from artists "past their commercial peak". Positively, he calls Sky Ferreira's "Everything Is Embarrassing", the best track yet from the "What's Next" selections of the "Now!" series. Now That's What I Call Music! 46 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 46 is the 46th installment of the "Now!" series in the United States. It was released on May 7, 2013. The album debuted at number three on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart with first week sales of 91,000 copies.
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Now That's What I Call Music! 45 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 45 is the 45th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. It was released on February 5, 2013, on CD and from major digital retailers. The album debuted at No. 3 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart with first week sales of 87,000 units. The album has sold 441,000 copies in the US as of July 2013. "Now! 45" features the number-one "Billboard" Hot 100 hit, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift. With the release of "Now! 45", Andy
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100 at the time of its release. However, the rock selections on the album "seem like arbitrary throw-ins". Now That's What I Call Music! 35 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 35 was released on August 31, 2010. The album is the 35th edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. It features the number-one "Billboard" Hot 100 hit, "California Gurls". "Now 35" debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200, moving 105,000 units in its first week of release. In November 2010, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA. Andy Kellman of Allmusic calls "Now! 35" "one of
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the "Billboard" Hot 100. For the second time (the first being "Now! 29"), additional content can be unlocked from the CD via Push Entertainment, including free downloads from the following developing artists plus videos by artists featured on this and previous "Now!" releases. The album has sold in the US 714,335 copies as of November 14, 2009. Now That's What I Call Music! 30 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 30 was released on March 24, 2009. The album is the 30th edition of the (US) "Now!" series and debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 album
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Now That's What I Call Music! 28 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 28 was released on June 3, 2008. The album is the 28th edition of the (U.S.) Now! series. It debuted at number two on the "Billboard" 200 with opening week sales of 185,000 units, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 1, 2008. "Now! 28" features two "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hits, "Bleeding Love" and "Lollipop". For only the second time, a "Now!" album in the main U.S. series features a Spanish track, "Te Quiero", following the inclusion of "La Tortura" by Shakira
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I Call Country" CD can also unlock free downloads for the following tracks: Now That's What I Call Country Now That's What I Call Country is a country music compilation album released on August 26, 2008. The album is the first in the (U.S.) Now! series to be composed exclusively of country music tracks. All of the tracks peaked inside the top 20 of the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart, 16 of which were top 5 hits with 5 of those reaching number one. The album debuted at number 1 on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart and peaked at
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Now That's What I Call Music! 53 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 53 is the 53rd edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. It was released on February 3, 2015. It features 21 tracks including the "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hit "Uptown Funk". "Now 53" debuted at number 2 on the "Billboard" 200 chart with 99,000 copies sold in its first week. As of July 2015, the compilation has sold 451,000 copies. It became the first album in history to miss the top position of the "Billboard" 200 despite being the best-selling album of the
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debut on the top of chart. The Beatles are the only artist to amass more number ones (19) than the "Now" series. As of October 2014, the compilation has sold 642,000 copies. Now That's What I Call Music! 50 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 50 is the 50th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States, released on May 6, 2014. The album features 21 tracks including the "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hits, "Happy", "Dark Horse" and "All of Me". A special deluxe edition includes 14 additional tracks from previously released volumes of the series as
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edition a "more country flavor", at least compared to "Now! 40", and "the compilation's highlights" are Coldplay's "Paradise" and J. Cole's "Work Out". Now That's What I Call Music! 41 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 41 was released on February 7, 2012. It is the 41st edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. The album debuted at number three on the "Billboard" 200 for the week ending February 24, 2012, after selling 142,000 units in its first week of release. A month later, it returned to number three on the chart and jumped to number
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hit "Teenage Dream" and "a handful of Top Ten singles ... thrown into the mix". Now That's What I Call Music! 36 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 36 was released on November 9, 2010. The album is the 36th edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. With first week sales of 89,000, "Now! 36" debuted at number four on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. The album includes the number-one "Billboard" Hot 100 hit, "Teenage Dream". "Suspicious Minds", a number-one hit in 1969 by Elvis Presley, is presented here as a "flashback bonus track" in a remixed Viva Elvis
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Now That's What I Call Music! 7 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 7 was released on July 31, 2001. The album is the seventh edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. It debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart, selling 621,000 copies in its first week, the highest opening week of sales for any U.S. "Now!" album to date. It is the third number-one album in the series and has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA. "Now! 7" is the first in the series to also crossover onto the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,
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Now That's What I Call Country Now That's What I Call Country is a country music compilation album released on August 26, 2008. The album is the first in the (U.S.) Now! series to be composed exclusively of country music tracks. All of the tracks peaked inside the top 20 of the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart, 16 of which were top 5 hits with 5 of those reaching number one. The album debuted at number 1 on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart and peaked at number 7 on the "Billboard" 200 in September 2008. The "Now That's What
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Oooh, Uh Oooh)" is not the remix featuring Fabolous & Busta Rhymes, but the original album version. Now That's What I Call Music! 14 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 14 was released on November 4, 2003. The album is the 14th edition of the (US) "Now!" series. It peaked at number three on the "Billboard" 200 and number eleven on the R&B/Hip-Hop albums charts. It has been certified 3× Platinum. The album spent a record 13 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, the most for any multi-artist compilation album since 1963. "Now! 14" features
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Now That's What I Call Music! 14 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 14 was released on November 4, 2003. The album is the 14th edition of the (US) "Now!" series. It peaked at number three on the "Billboard" 200 and number eleven on the R&B/Hip-Hop albums charts. It has been certified 3× Platinum. The album spent a record 13 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, the most for any multi-artist compilation album since 1963. "Now! 14" features the "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hit, "Crazy in Love". Note: The Lumidee single "Never Leave You (Uh
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Now That's What I Call Music! 36 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 36 was released on November 9, 2010. The album is the 36th edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. With first week sales of 89,000, "Now! 36" debuted at number four on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. The album includes the number-one "Billboard" Hot 100 hit, "Teenage Dream". "Suspicious Minds", a number-one hit in 1969 by Elvis Presley, is presented here as a "flashback bonus track" in a remixed Viva Elvis arrangement. Andrew Leahey of Allmusic says "this compilation covers the usual ground" with the number-one
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number-one singles in this volume. Now That's What I Call Music! 9 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 9 was released on March 19, 2002. The album is the ninth edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. It debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart in April 2002. It is the fourth number-one album in the series and has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. The album was the first in the series to include radio remixes of some tracks, rather than the originals. It also features the songs "Family Affair" and "Ain't It Funny",
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Now That's What I Call Music! 9 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 9 was released on March 19, 2002. The album is the ninth edition of the (U.S.) "Now!" series. It debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart in April 2002. It is the fourth number-one album in the series and has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. The album was the first in the series to include radio remixes of some tracks, rather than the originals. It also features the songs "Family Affair" and "Ain't It Funny", the two "Billboard" Hot 100
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"Billboard" Hot 100. In February 2001, it was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. "*" The version of "(You Drive Me) Crazy" is not the popular "The Stop Remix!" played on U.S. radio stations, but the original "...Baby One More Time" album version. Now That's What I Call Music! 4 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 4 was released on July 18, 2000. The album is the fourth edition of the "Now!" series released in the United States. It debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. This was the first album in the American series
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profits going to the Aaliyah Memorial Fund. "*" The song "I'm Real" by Jennifer Lopez is not the more popular "Murder Remix" version featuring Ja Rule, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Now That's What I Call Music! 8 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 8 was released on November 20, 2001. The album is the eighth edition of the "Now!" series in the U.S. It peaked at number two on the "Billboard" 200 and has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA. Four tracks selected for the album, "Bootylicious", "I'm Real", "Stutter" and "U
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Now That's What I Call Music! 50 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 50 is the 50th edition of the "Now!" series in the United States, released on May 6, 2014. The album features 21 tracks including the "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hits, "Happy", "Dark Horse" and "All of Me". A special deluxe edition includes 14 additional tracks from previously released volumes of the series as selected through an online voting process. The album sold 153,000 copies and debuted at No. 1 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. The album is the 18th album in the series to
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Kellman of Allmusic claims "the series remains a timely and an accurate reflection of the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart." Six songs in the collection reached the top ten, while "all 16 of the principal songs were still on the Hot 100" at the time of the album's release. He also notes the continued dominance of dance-pop, although songs by Phillip Phillips, Imagine Dragons, and Florida Georgia Line do "break it up a bit." Now That's What I Call Music! 45 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 45 is the 45th edition of the "Now!" series in the United
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on the album "had reached the Top Ten of the "Billboard" Hot 100" at the time of its release but its claim of having "the biggest new hits on one album" isn't quite accurate as a number of other songs "either narrowly missed or failed to land anywhere near the Top 40." Based on the tracks on the album, the series also displays the continued dominance of "European-flavored dance-pop" in the summer and early fall of 2012. Now That's What I Call Music! 44 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 44 is the 44th edition of the "Now!"
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Hot 100 chart, several others had reached the Top Ten, "a few selections came close to the Top Ten while a couple stalled nowhere near it." With the final fours tracks once again occupied by songs from potentially upcoming artists, "the time when each volume compiled 20 charting singles is increasingly distant." Now That's What I Call Music! 42 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 42 was released on May 1, 2012. It is the 42nd edition of the "Now!" series in the United States and debuted at number three on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. The album
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Now That's What I Call Music! 41 (U.S. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 41 was released on February 7, 2012. It is the 41st edition of the "Now!" series in the United States. The album debuted at number three on the "Billboard" 200 for the week ending February 24, 2012, after selling 142,000 units in its first week of release. A month later, it returned to number three on the chart and jumped to number one on the "Billboard" Digital Albums chart after a one-day, 25-cent promotion of its downloadable version by Google Play and Amazon.com pushed digital
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defined what rock" used to be. James Christopher Monger of AllMusic notes the "wide range of rock subgenres" represented in this compilation. Now That's What I Call Rock Now That's What I Call Rock is a compilation album released on January 22, 2016, by the distributors of the popular "Now That's What I Call Music" series in the United States. The collection brings together a diverse group of artists from a range of styles such as "EDM textures, summer festival blues-rock chug, arena alternative, post-Tool hard rock, triumphant psych-pop and cosmopolitan retro experiments." Despite the popularity of the "Now" albums,
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1992<br> Freddie Jackson - Time For Love Now That's What I Call Music! 22 (U.K. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 23 (U.K. series) 1993<br> John Farnham - Then Again The Hollies - 30th Anniversary Collection 1994<br> Lara Fabian - Carpe Diem Martin Nievera - Roads Now That's What I Call Music! 27 (U.K. series) 1995<br> Luther Vandross - This Is Christmas 1996<br> Bruce Gaitsch - A Lyre In A Windstorm Amy Sky - Cool Rain The Tubes - Genius of America Roch Voisine - Kissing Rain For Our Children, Too compilation One Voice: The Songs Of Chage &
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songs. The Australian series is a single disc edition and began in 2002, as a replacement for the long-running "100% Hits" brand. The series is a joint venture between EMI Music Australia and Warner Music Australia. "Now 01" appeared in July of that year, followed by "Now 02" in time for Christmas 2002. 2003's "Now 03" came with a bonus DVD; the first standalone DVD release ("Now Vision 2004") appeared the following year. "Now 08" was the last of this series however a second series took over this time with seasons instead of volumes for example "Now Winter 2005", "Now
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What I Call Club Hits 2" was released. Now That's What I Call Club Hits Now That's What I Call Club Hits is a compilation album released on September 22, 2009. This is the first album in the U.S. "Now!" series (and first "Now!" Dance compilation release outside Europe) to consist entirely of tracks and remixes made in the electronic dance music genre. Four tracks have reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Songs chart — "When Love Takes Over", "LoveGame", "Waking Up in Vegas" and "Wrong". "Now Club Hits" debuted on the "Billboard" 200 album chart at
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Now That's What I Call Rock Now That's What I Call Rock is a compilation album released on January 22, 2016, by the distributors of the popular "Now That's What I Call Music" series in the United States. The collection brings together a diverse group of artists from a range of styles such as "EDM textures, summer festival blues-rock chug, arena alternative, post-Tool hard rock, triumphant psych-pop and cosmopolitan retro experiments." Despite the popularity of the "Now" albums, rock compilations have been an area of neglect by record companies. To reach out to a broad audience, the first rock volume
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sales up 1,367%. "Now! 41" features the number-one "Billboard" Hot 100 hits, "Sexy and I Know It" and "Someone Like You". Allmusic critic Andy Kellman summarizes the chart performance of the songs in "Now That's What I Call Music! 41" by noting that three of the songs, "Sexy and I Know It", "The One That Got Away", and "Domino", were in the top ten of the "Billboard" Hot 100 at the time of the album's release in February 2012, and calling Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night" and Nickelback's "Lullaby" "duds in comparison". The inclusion of two country songs bring this
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Range, George Michael, Rick Astley, Paula Abdul and Martika. Now That's What I Call the 80s 2 Now That's What I Call the 80s Volume 2 is a special edition compilation album from the (U.S.) Now! series released on June 30, 2009. The album is the series' second compilation of pop music hits of the 1980s. It debuted on the "Billboard" 200 album chart at number 37. Most of the tracks on the album are from the latter half of the 1980s. Included in the lineup are nine songs that topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 from The Human League, Duran
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Now That's What I Call the 80s 2 Now That's What I Call the 80s Volume 2 is a special edition compilation album from the (U.S.) Now! series released on June 30, 2009. The album is the series' second compilation of pop music hits of the 1980s. It debuted on the "Billboard" 200 album chart at number 37. Most of the tracks on the album are from the latter half of the 1980s. Included in the lineup are nine songs that topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 from The Human League, Duran Duran, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Bruce Hornsby and the
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previous sets." "Now! 40" debuted at number three on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. The album has sold 703,000 copies as of May 2012. Allmusic critic Andy Kellman states that when "Now! 40" was released in November 2011, half of the 16 "proper" tracks were in the top 20 of the "Billboard" Hot 100, but the inclusion of Nickelback's "When We Stand Together" must have been for "stylistic variety" as the "lone representative for macho rock" on the album. Otherwise, "the disc is stocked with major dance-pop singles." Now That's What I Call Music! 40 (U.S. series) Now That's What
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the compilation. Neil Tennant, who features on side 1 of the album as part of Pet Shop Boys, worked as Assistant Editor of Smash Hits magazine in the early 1980s. Smash Hits went on to release their own various artists compilation albums. This is the first album in the (UK) Now! series to be themed 1980s. Another 3-disc compilation called "Now That's What I Call The 80s" was released in 2007. Now Smash Hits Now That's What I Call Music, Smash Hits was a compilation album released in 1987. The album is part of the (UK) Now! series, and is
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number one on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart, more than any individual recording artist except the Beatles. However, recent releases have not sold as well with "Now! 34" selling only 88,000 copies in its first week, compared to the 621,000 copies "Now! 7" sold in its debut week in July 2001. Recent trends in the United States have been releases of "special edition" "Now!" albums, such as "Now Esto Es Musica! Latino", "Now That's What I Call Country", and "Now That's What I Call Motown"; and the inclusion of "bonus tracks" by not-yet-established artists at the expense of additional hit
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Now That's What I Call Club Hits Now That's What I Call Club Hits is a compilation album released on September 22, 2009. This is the first album in the U.S. "Now!" series (and first "Now!" Dance compilation release outside Europe) to consist entirely of tracks and remixes made in the electronic dance music genre. Four tracks have reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Songs chart — "When Love Takes Over", "LoveGame", "Waking Up in Vegas" and "Wrong". "Now Club Hits" debuted on the "Billboard" 200 album chart at number 31. On October 12, 2010, "Now That's
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"Now That's What I Call Music!"'s thirty-ninth issue and "Dancemania"'s eighth issue, both released in 1998. The accompanying music video was filmed at Brockwell Lido in Brixton, South London. The clip won the dubious title of "Worst Music Video Ever" on the 1997 ITV Chart Show end-of-year special and was voted number 26 on Channel 4's "100 Worst Pop Records". The follow-up was "True to Us," released on 6 April 1998, which rose to number 36 in the UK Top 40. Although mocked on Channel 4's morning program "The Big Breakfast", the group regularly took part in the show's "Vanilla's
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Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand etc. The first Asian "Now That's What I Call Music!" was released in 1995. The series is often called "Now Asia" since "Now 1" and "Now 2" are from EMI Hong Kong, "Now 3" and "Now 4" are from EMI Malaysia, "Now 7" is from EMI Taiwan and "Now 5", "Now 6" and "Now 8" are from EMI Asia. The Indonesian versions of the albums are slightly different from the Asian ones. EMI Asia has also released "Now Dance" (2000), "Now The Essential Collection" (2003), "Now +" volume 1 (2004) and "Now +" volume 2
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became the band's first and only number-one single. The song was also the 15th biggest selling boyband single of the 1990s in the UK selling 423,300 copies. In 2008 the song appeared on the compilation album "The Best of Now That's What I Call Music! 10th Anniversary" and then in 2017 it was included in the compilation album "Now That's What I Call 90s Pop". The music video, directed by Wayne Isham is set at Los Angeles International Airport. The Tom Bradley International Terminal is seen in numerous shots and also appears as the band sings and dances to the
I Want It That Way
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Casey Kasem Presents The Long Distance Dedications New Music From An Old Friend 2008<br> George Canyon - What I Do Hawk Nelson - Hawk Nelson Is My Friend Barry Manilow - The Greatest Songs Of The Eighties Alexander O'Neal - Alex Loves Sister Hazel - Before The Amplifiers, Live Acoustic Now That's What I Call Country! Now That's What I Call Music 27 2009 Daughtry - Leave This Town Default - Comes And Goes Jessie Farrell - Good, Bad, & Pretty Things Katherine Jenkins - Believe Red - Innocence & Instinct Kim Sozzi - Just One Day Vertical Horizon -
Richard Marx songwriting and production discography