Now That's What I Call Music! 27 (U.S. series)

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Now That's What I Call Music! 27
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Compilation album by various artists
Released March 11, 2008
Length74:34
Label Sony BMG
Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Party Hits!
(2007)		Now That's What I Call Music! 27
(2008)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 28
(2008)
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Now That's What I Call Music! 27 was released on March 11, 2008. The album is the 27th edition of the Now! series in the United States. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, although, with opening week sales at 169,000 units, it was the lowest opening week for a Now! album from the main series since the first volume. [2]

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.

The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 in May 1967, and acquired its present title in March 1992. Its previous names include the Billboard Top LPs (1961–72), Billboard Top LPs & Tape (1972–84), Billboard Top 200 Albums (1984–85) and Billboard Top Pop Albums.

Now! 27 features two Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits, "Kiss Kiss" and "No One", and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. [3]

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales, radio play, and online streaming in the United States.

Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song) song by Chris Brown featuring T-Pain

"Kiss Kiss" is a song recorded by American recording artist Chris Brown for his second studio album, Exclusive (2007). The song features vocals and production credits from hip hop recording artist T-Pain, who co-wrote it with Brown. The song was released as the album's second single on September 10, 2007 worldwide. It was later solicited to rhythm crossover radios in the United States on September 11, 2007. "Kiss Kiss" is composed as upbeat chanting record that incorporates elements of R&B and dance music. The song is written mainly about getting a woman's attention.

No One (Alicia Keys song) single by Alicia Keys

"No One" is a song by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys from her third studio album, As I Am (2007). It was written and produced by Keys, Kerry Brothers Jr., and George M. Harry, and released as the album's lead single on September 11, 2007. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 10 consecutive weeks, while charting inside the top 10 in most major markets.

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Don't Stop the Music" Rihanna 4:23
2."Just Fine" Mary J. Blige 3:58
3."Feedback" Janet Jackson 3:55
4."Piece of Me" Britney Spears 3:30
5."Clumsy" Fergie 3:19
6."Tattoo" Jordin Sparks 3:50
7."Love Like This" Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston 3:40
8."Kiss Kiss" Chris Brown featuring T-Pain 4:10
9."Flashing Lights" Kanye West featuring Dwele 3:57
10."Take You There" Sean Kingston 3:56
11."Suffocate" J. Holiday 3:34
12."No One" Alicia Keys 4:13
13."Love Song" Sara Bareilles 4:16
14."Apologize" Timbaland featuring OneRepublic 3:04
15."Hero/Heroine" Boys Like Girls 3:43
16."Crushcrushcrush" Paramore 2:59
17."Paralyzer" Finger Eleven 3:25
18."Into the Night" Santana featuring Chad Kroeger of Nickelback 3:40
19."Teardrops on My Guitar" Taylor Swift 2:58
20."Everybody" Keith Urban 3:55

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1316841
  2. ↑ Jonathan Cohen, "Ross Zooms By 'NOW,' Snoop To Debut At No. 1", Billboard.com, March 19, 2008
  3. ↑ "RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Platinum albums"


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