Now That's What I Call Music! 26 | ||||
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Compilation album by various artists | ||||
Released | November 13, 2007 | |||
Length | 75:19 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Series chronology | ||||
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Now That's What I Call Music! 26 was released on November 13, 2007. It is the 26th edition of the Now That's What I Call Music! series in the United States. It sold 208,000 copies in its first week, and went on to sell over 1.2 million copies and has been certified Platinum.[ citation needed ]
Now That's What I Call Music! is a series of various artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Sony Music and Universal Music which began in 1983. Spinoff series began for other countries the following year, starting with South Africa, and many other countries worldwide soon followed, expanding into Asia in 1995, then the United States in 1998.
Now! 26 features four Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", "Beautiful Girls", "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)" and "Hey There Delilah".
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"Crank That " is the debut single by American rapper Soulja Boy Tell'em. It served as the lead single from his debut studio album, souljaboytellem.com (2007) and accompanies the Soulja Boy dance. The song is recognized by its looping steelpan riff. It caused what has been called "the biggest dance fad since the [mid-1990s] Macarena", with an instructional YouTube video for the dance surpassing 27 million views by early 2008.
"Beautiful Girls" is the debut single by reggae-influenced musician Sean Kingston from his eponymous debut; it was first released in 2007. The song samples Ben E. King's classic "Stand by Me". The song is about a boy who is suicidal over the failure of his relationship with a "beautiful girl". It is Kingston's signature song.
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" | Soulja Boy Tell 'Em | 3:41 |
2. | "The Way I Are" | Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E. | 3:16 |
3. | "LoveStoned" | Justin Timberlake | 4:18 |
4. | "Shut Up and Drive" | Rihanna | 3:31 |
5. | "Wall to Wall" | Chris Brown | 3:40 |
6. | "Can't Tell Me Nothing" | Kanye West | 4:30 |
7. | "Make Me Better" | Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo | 4:13 |
8. | "Beautiful Girls" | Sean Kingston | 3:43 |
9. | "Bed" | J. Holiday | 3:48 |
10. | "Cyclone" | Baby Bash featuring T-Pain | 3:41 |
11. | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | Fergie | 4:14 |
12. | "Who Knew" | Pink | 3:26 |
13. | "When You're Gone" | Avril Lavigne | 3:57 |
14. | "Pictures of You" | The Last Goodnight | 3:09 |
15. | "Hey There Delilah" | Plain White T's | 3:50 |
16. | "Over You" | Daughtry | 3:24 |
17. | "Rockstar" | Nickelback | 4:12 |
18. | "Never Too Late" | Three Days Grace | 3:27 |
19. | "First Time" | Lifehouse | 3:21 |
20. | "I Don't Want to Be in Love (Dance Floor Anthem)" | Good Charlotte | 3:47 |
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