Now That's What I Call Music! (original U.S. album)

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Now That's What I Call Music!
Now 1 US.jpg
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedOctober 27, 1998
Length68:42
Label Virgin
Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music!
(1998)
Now That's What I Call Music! 2
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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.

Contents

In following the success of its UK predecessors, this first U.S. version of Now! reached platinum status as certified by the RIAA. [2] The compilation includes three songs that reached number one 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. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Together Again" Janet Jackson 5:01
2."As Long as You Love Me" Backstreet Boys 3:32
3."The Way" Fastball 4:16
4."Flagpole Sitta" Harvey Danger 3:35
5."Say You'll Be There" Spice Girls 3:56
6."All My Life" K-Ci & JoJo 5:31
7."Never Ever" (Single Edit) All Saints 4:54
8."If You Could Only See" Tonic 4:21
9."MMMBop" Hanson 4:27
10."Zoot Suit Riot" Cherry Poppin' Daddies 3:53
11."Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)" Imajin 4:14
12."Anytime" Brian McKnight 4:31
13."Barbie Girl" Aqua 3:16
14."Karma Police" Radiohead 4:21
15."I Will Buy You a New Life" Everclear 3:58
16."Fly Away" Lenny Kravitz 3:41
17."Sex & Candy" Marcy Playground 2:52

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References

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  2. RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! albums. RIAA.com. Accessed February 24, 2009
  3. "NOW chart performance – Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  4. "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  5. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2021.