Now That's What I Call Music! 53 (U.S. series)

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NOW That's What I Call Music! 53
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Compilation album by various artists
Released February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)
Length74:24
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Numbered series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 52
(2014)		NOW That's What I Call Music! 53
(2015)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 54
(2015)

Now That's What I Call Music! 53 is the 53rd edition of the Now! series in the United States. It was released on February 3, 2015. It features 21 tracks including the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "Uptown Funk".

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.

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"Uptown Funk" is a song by British record producer Mark Ronson featuring American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars, from Ronso's fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015). RCA Records released the song as the album's lead single on 10 November 2014. "Uptown Funk" was written by Ronson, Mars Jeff Bhasker and Philip Lawrence. The former three produced the song. Since the song samples two other songs, "Oops Up Side Your Head" (1979) and "All Gold Everything" (2012), songwriting credits were added for a total of eleven. It became a worldwide phenomenon with its major impact on pop culture.

Contents

Now 53 debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 99,000 copies sold in its first week. [1] As of July 2015, the compilation has sold 451,000 copies. [2] It became the first album in history to miss the top position of the Billboard 200 despite being the best-selling album of the week. [3]

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Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 4:27
2."Lips Are Movin" Meghan Trainor 2:59
3."Animals" Maroon 5 3:48
4."Don't" Ed Sheeran 3:36
5."Habits (Stay High)" Tove Lo 3:25
6."Love Me Harder" Ariana Grande and The Weeknd 3:50
7."I'm Not the Only One" Sam Smith 3:21
8."Steal My Girl" One Direction 3:45
9."The Heart Wants What It Wants" Selena Gomez 3:44
10."Trumpets" Jason Derulo 3:33
11."Beg for It" Iggy Azalea featuring MØ 2:56
12."I Don't Mind" Usher featuring Juicy J 4:08
13."Boom Clap" Charli XCX 2:47
14."Waves" (Robin Schulz Radio Edit) Mr Probz 3:24
15."Blame" Calvin Harris featuring John Newman 3:25
16."A Sky Full of Stars" Coldplay 4:28
17."Shut Up and Dance" Walk the Moon 3:16
18."Knock Me Out"Fancy Reagan3:22
19."Uncover" Zara Larsson 3:31
20."Who Are You Loving Now?" Danny Mercer 3:31
21."Hold the Line" Jack and Eliza 2:56

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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According to Andy Kellman of AllMusic, the number-one song, "Uptown Funk", leads the way in this compilation of hits from late 2014/early 2015 "followed by a succession of singles that fared either nearly or just as well." [4]

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Chart performance

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 2
US Top Digital Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 7

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References

  1. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (February 11, 2015). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends 11th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard . Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (July 2, 2015). "Taylor Swift's '1989' and Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk!' Top Nielsen's Mid-Year Charts". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Book, Ryan (February 12, 2015). "Now 53 Outsells Taylor Swift, Becomes First Record to Top Albums Chart but Not Billboard 200; Kid Ink Cracks Top 10". The Music Times. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. Now, Vol. 53 - Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Now, Vol. 53: Awards – Billboard Albums at AllMusic . Retrieved December 12, 2015.
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