| Now That's What I Call Dance Classics | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | November 3, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Dance, pop, hip hop, R&B | |||
| Length | 79:56 | |||
| Label | Sony Legacy | |||
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Now That's What I Call Dance Classics is a compilation album in the U.S. Now! series released on November 3, 2009, [1] consisting of popular dance tracks released between 1978 and 1996. It peaked at number three on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. [2]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" | C+C Music Factory | 4:03 |
| 2. | "C'mon Ride It (The Train)" | Quad City DJ's | 4:01 |
| 3. | "It Takes Two" | Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Bust a Move" | Young MC | 4:23 |
| 5. | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Push It" | Salt-n-Pepa | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Rump Shaker" | Wreckx-n-Effect | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Humpin' Around" | Bobby Brown | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Real Love" | Jody Watley | 4:17 |
| 10. | "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" | Gap Band | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Word Up!" | Cameo | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" | The Jacksons | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Boogie Wonderland" | Earth, Wind & Fire (with the Emotions) | 4:45 |
| 14. | "It's Raining Men" | The Weather Girls | 3:31 |
| 15. | "Straight Up" | Paula Abdul | 4:07 |
| 16. | "Finally" | CeCe Peniston | 3:57 |
| 17. | "Pump Up the Jam" | Technotronic | 3:33 |
| 18. | "What Is Love" | Haddaway | 4:25 |
| 19. | "Beautiful Life" | Ace of Base | 3:36 |
| 20. | "I'm Too Sexy" | Right Said Fred | 2:49 |
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