Now That's What I Call Music! 32 (U.S. series)

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Now That's What I Call Music! 32
Now 32 (US Series).jpg
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009
Length78:51
Label Sony
Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 31
(2009)		Now That's What I Call Music! 32
(2009)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 33
(2010)

Now That's What I Call Music! 32 was released on November 3, 2009. [1] The album is the 32nd edition of the (U.S.) Now! series. For the first time, the series includes a track by an artist as part of its "What's Next New Music Preview" feature, Katharine McPhee's "Had It All". [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.

Contents

Now 32 debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 with nearly 102,000 copies sold. [3] As of the week ending June 6, 2010, the album has sold 908,000 copies. [4]

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 32 contains three songs that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100: "I Gotta Feeling", "Down", and "Whatcha Say".

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.

I Gotta Feeling single by The Black Eyed Peas

"I Gotta Feeling" is the second single from The Black Eyed Peas' fifth album The E.N.D., produced by French DJ David Guetta. The song was released on June 23, 2009 and debuted at number two on the Canadian and Billboard Hot 100 on the week of June 27, 2009, behind the group's "Boom Boom Pow", making the group one of 11 artists who have occupied the top two positions of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. It later reached number one on the US charts and 20 charts worldwide.

Down (Jay Sean song) R&B-electropop song by British artist Jay Sean

"Down" is a song by British singer Jay Sean. The song was released in North America as his debut single from his first album there, All or Nothing. In other markets, including the United Kingdom, the song serves as Jay Sean's lead single from his third studio album. The single features American rapper and label mate Lil Wayne and is produced by J-Remy and Bobby Bass. "Down" is the seventh-best selling single of 2009 and has been certified Platinum in several countries. The song went on to sell six million copies in the United States and received a large airplay on radio worldwide.

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."I Gotta Feeling" The Black Eyed Peas 4:03
2."LoveGame" Lady Gaga 3:35
3."Down" Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne 3:27
4."Best I Ever Had" Drake 4:15
5."Obsessed" Mariah Carey 3:56
6."Whatcha Say" Jason Derulo 3:39
7."Knock You Down" Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo 4:10
8."Throw It in the Bag" Fabolous featuring The-Dream 3:50
9."Hotel Room Service" Pitbull 3:57
10."Say Hey (I Love You)" Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring Cherine Anderson 3:37
11."She Wolf" Shakira 3:05
12."Sexy Chick" David Guetta featuring Akon 3:12
13."Battlefield" Jordin Sparks 3:57
14."Already Gone" Kelly Clarkson 4:37
15."No Surprise" Daughtry 4:08
16."Love Drunk" Boys Like Girls 3:41
17."Good Girls Go Bad" Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester 3:15
18."Waking Up in Vegas" Katy Perry 3:17
19."You Belong with Me" Taylor Swift 3:47
20."Only You Can Love Me This Way" Keith Urban 4:07
21."Had It All" Katharine McPhee 3:04

Downloadable content

Now! 32 offered free downloadable MP3s through November 4, 2010, for those purchasing the CD.[ citation needed ] Included in this volume are the following artists and songs:

MP3 is a coding format for digital audio. Originally defined as the third audio format of the MPEG-1 standard, it was retained and further extended—defining additional bit-rates and support for more audio channels—as the third audio format of the subsequent MPEG-2 standard. A third version, known as MPEG 2.5—extended to better support lower bit rates—is commonly implemented, but is not a recognized standard.

  1. The Cataracs – "Club Love"
  2. Tyrone Wells – "More"
  3. Hedley – "Don't Talk to Strangers"
  4. Ron Pope – "A Drop in the Ocean"
  5. Black Dada – "Imma Zoe"
  6. Erik Hassle – "Hurtful" (Acoustic)
  7. Lolene – "Sexy People"
  8. Jaicko – "Oh Yeah"

Chart performance

Chart (2009)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 2005

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References

  1. ↑ Walmart.com: Now That's What I Call Music 32, Various Artists: Pop
  2. ↑ World's Best-Selling Music Compilation Series Issues 'NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 32' and 'NOW That's What I Call Dance Classics!'. Reuters.com.
  3. ↑ Idol Chatter (2009-11-11). "Carrie Underwood tops country, pop album charts". USAToday.com.
  4. ↑ Idol Chatter (2010-06-09)."'Tried and True' Clay Aiken debuts in the Top 10". USAToday.com.


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