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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.
Now That's What I Call Music! 19 was released on July 19, 2005. The album is the 19th edition of the Now! series in the United States. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the seventh volume of the series to reach the top of the pop album chart. It is also the only Now compilation to crossover and reach number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Now That's What I Call Music! 21 was released on April 4, 2006. The album is the 21st edition of the (U.S.) Now! series. The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and has been certified Platinum. It features three Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits: "Don't Forget About Us", "Grillz" and "Run It!".
Now That's What I Call Music! 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.
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".
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.
Now That's What I Call Music! 6 was released on April 3, 2001. The album is the sixth edition of the Now! series in the United States. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 525,000 units in its first week of release. It is the second number-one album in the series, following Now 4, and has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA. The album features three Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits: "Independent Women Part I", "It Wasn't Me" by and "With Arms Wide Open".
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, peaking at number three.
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.
Daughtry is the debut studio album by American rock band Daughtry, the band formed and fronted by American Idol fifth season finalist Chris Daughtry. It was released on November 21, 2006, by RCA Records. The album is the fastest-selling debut rock album in Soundscan history and the band's best-selling album.
Taylor Swift is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 24, 2006, by Big Machine Records. Swift was 16 years old at the time of the album's release and wrote its songs during her freshman year of high school. Swift has writing credits on all of the album's songs, including those co-written with Liz Rose. Swift experimented with several producers, ultimately choosing Nathan Chapman, who had produced her demo album. Musically, the album is country music styled, and lyrically it speaks of romantic relationships, a couple of which Swift wrote from observing relationships before being in one. Lyrics also touch on Swift's personal struggles in high school.
The discography of the cast of the American film series High School Musical—primarily composed of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman Haley Matan—consists of three soundtrack albums, one live album, five compilation albums, two remix albums, one extended play and twelve singles. All albums and singles were released on Walt Disney Records. Collectively, the three soundtrack albums have sold 9.8 million copies in the United States, as of January 2016.
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.
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.
Speak Now is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on October 25, 2010, by Big Machine Records. Production for the album took place during 2009 to 2010 at several recording studios, and was handled by Swift and Nathan Chapman. Written entirely by Swift as the follow-up to Fearless, Speak Now expands on the country pop style of her previous work, and features lyrical themes including love, romance, and heartbreak.
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 sales up 1,367%.
