Now That's What I Call Music! 7 (American series)

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Now That's What I Call Music! 7
Now 7 USA.jpg
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJuly 31, 2001
Length71:21
Label Virgin
Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 6
(2001)
Now That's What I Call Music! 7
(2001)
Now That's What I Call Christmas!
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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. [2] It is the third number-one album in the series and has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA. [3] 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.

Contents

The album features one track, "All for You", that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Survivor" Destiny's Child 4:00
2."All for You" Janet Jackson 4:22
3."Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" Samantha Mumba 3:31
4."In My Pocket" Mandy Moore 3:38
5."Play" Jennifer Lopez 3:30
6."The Call" (Neptunes Remix) Backstreet Boys 3:53
7."Playas Gon' Play" 3LW 3:41
8."Ride wit Me" Nelly featuring City Spud 4:13
9."Danger (Been So Long)" Mystikal featuring Nivea 3:32
10."Fiesta Remix" R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti 4:25
11."Let Me Blow Ya Mind" Eve featuring Gwen Stefani 3:43
12."What Would You Do?" City High 2:50
13."Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" Britney Spears 3:50
14."This I Promise You" NSYNC 4:43
15."Never Had a Dream Come True" S Club 7 4:00
16."Hanging by a Moment" Lifehouse 3:35
17."Jaded" Aerosmith 3:34
18."From My Head to My Heart" Evan & Jaron 4:25
19."Flavor of the Weak" American Hi-Fi 3:08

Charts

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