Now That's What I Call Music! (often shortened to Now!)^[1] is a long-running series of various artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom by Polygram/EMI/Virgin Records; spinoff series were later started in the United States and elsewhere. The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ...

Original United Kingdom Series

Logo used on UK Now! releases circa 1984-1989

Devised by Ashley Abram of Box Records (a consultancy specialising in producing compilations), the series took its name from an advertising poster for Danish meat products which showed a pig listening to a whistling cockerel. The pig became the Now! series' mascot for a while, making its last appearance on Now! 5. Image File history File links Now. ... Image File history File links Now. ...

The first Now! compilation appeared in 1983 and collected thirty UK hit singles from that year on a double vinyl LP or cassette. The concept of a compilation of recent hit singles was not new; Ronco and K-tel had been issuing single-disc collections since the early 1970s. However, by spreading tracks across two discs instead of one, the Now! series was able to achieve better sound quality (tracks were often edited to fit a running time on K-Tel and Ronco single disc compilations). In addition, since the albums were a collaboration between major record companies, a greater number of major hits could be included (the first album in the series boasted of "11 number ones" on its sleeve, something previously unheard-of). The album went to number one and soon had a major rival in CBS/WEA's The Hits Album which adopted a similar format to Now! The two series co-existed for the rest of the 1980s. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... Typical 60-minute Compact Cassette. ... Ronco is a company that manufactures and sells a variety of items and devices, most commonly those used in the kitchen. ... K-tel International is an As-Seen-On-TV company, which is most noted for their compilation music albums such as The Super Hits series, The Dynamic Hits series and The Number One Hits series. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hits 1 Hits 2 The Hits Album was a highly successful compilation brand that was released in the UK between 1984 and 1991. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...

The sheer longevity and ubiquity of the Now! series in the UK has led to its becoming something of a cultural icon. Many people now collect the albums as a series, something made easier by the fact that the series was a hit from the start, so even the long-deleted early albums are easy to find second-hand.

Although the rate of release varied in the early days, it has now settled down to three per year: one release around Easter, another during the summer break (to pick up some of the summer's dance hits), and a third around November (in time for the Christmas). The latest in the series, Now That's What I Call Music! 68, was released on November 19, 2007. The UK series continues to follow the double-album format, now exploiting the capacity of the CD to include forty - forty-five songs over its two discs. At the current time, the Now series are only released on CD and digital download formats. For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... This article describes an album in the U.K. Now! series. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... CD redirects here. ...

The most successful has been 1999's Now That's What I Call Music! 44, which has sold 2.3 million copies and is the 46th best selling album in UK chart history. [1] 2004's Now That's What I Call Music! 57 sold 350,000 units in the first week of sales, at the time of release it was the fastest selling record of the 21st century, only outsold by Dido's "Life For Rent".^{[citation needed]} Now Thats What I Call Music! 44 or Now 44 was released in 1999. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 57 or Now 57 was released in 2004. ...

Mark Goodier has been the voice of Now! adverts since 1992, going back to his days with BBC Radio 1. Mark Goodier (born 28th June 1961 in Rhodesia) is one of the most familiar voices on British radio. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ...

Although starting out on vinyl records and cassette tapes, the formats in which the albums have been released on have changed over the years:

• Unabridged (double CD) versions of Now were first available starting with Now 10 in 1987.^[2]
• Vinyl editions ended in 1996 with Now 35.^[2]
• MiniDiscs of the now series started with Now 43 in 1999 and ended with Now 48 in 2001.^{[citation needed]}
• Related ring tones from the Now series started with Now 54 in 2003.
• Now 62 in 2005 was the first Now album to be released as a digital download across online music stores, and the first that allowed you to unlock a secret Now 62 area on the Now website, with features such as exclusive interviews and music videos.
• Cassette tapes ceased in 2006,^{[citation needed]} with Now 63.

Robbie Williams is the artist to be featured the most times in the UK Now! series. In the first 69 Now!'s he has appeared 29 times (including 4 times with Take That). His first appearance was with Take That on Now 22 with "It Only Takes a Minute" and his most recent appearance was on Now 66 with "She's Madonna". Kylie Minogue is second with 20 appearances, starting on Now 11 with "I Should Be So Lucky" and features on Now 69 with "Wow". U2 are third with 18 appearances, starting on Now 4 with "Pride (In the Name of Love)" and most recently on Now 66 with "Window in the Skies" ^[3]. Chemical structure of the vinyl functional group. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 35 or Now 35 was released in 1996. ... See also IBMs VM operating system family, where minidisk refers to a logical unit of storage. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 43 or Now 43 was released in 1999. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 48 or Now 48 was released in 2001. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 54 or Now 54 was released in 2003. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 62 was released on November 21, 2005. ... // A digital download (also known as a digital single or a paid digital download) is an official and legal music single available for purchase through an online store. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 63 was released on April 10th, 2006. ... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ... Take That are a British pop boy band formed by Nigel Martin Smith in Manchester in 1990. ... It Only Takes A Minute was a 1992 single for British Boy band Take That. It was a cover of the Tavares song by the same name, it was released on 7th June 1992 and reached #7 on the UK chart. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 66 will be released on April 2, 2007. ... ‹ The template below (CurrentSingles) is being considered for deletion. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (pronounced [1]) (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian, Grammy award-winning pop singer, songwriter and actress. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 11 or Now 11 was released in 1988. ... I Should Be So Lucky was the second single released from pop singer, Kylie Minogues debut album, Kylie. ... Look up wow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 4 or Now 4 was released in 1984. ... Pride (In the Name of Love) is the second song on U2s 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire and was released as the albums first single. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 66 will be released on April 2, 2007. ... Window in the Skies is a song by rock band U2 and is one of two new songs featured on their 2006 compilation album, U218 Singles. ...

Spin-Offs

In addition to the main "Now That's What I Call Music" series, there have been a number spin-off compilations in the UK using the name, including:

• Now Dance - a series in its own right, these compilations originally consisted of 12" mixes of current hits. They now focus on 7" mixes of recent dance hits, and a "Very Best of Now Dance" compilation has been released.
• At least two different series of year-by-year "retrospective" compilations, covering 1983 to 1995, and 1980 to 1999 respectively (the latter known as Now! - The Millennium Editions).
• At least two "best-of" compilations covering the entire "Now!" series.
• At least one tie-up with Smash Hits Magazine during the 1980s. One compilation was released in 1987.^[4] A "best of the 1980s" Now Smash Hits was released on LP and VHS.^{[citation needed]} (Smash Hits later went on to release their own compilations).
• Christmas releases, including some classic Christmas favourites
• Video releases, including video cassette editions of many early 'Now!' compilations, and (more recently) yearly DVD video releases.
• Other releases include "Now Karaoke" and the interactive DVD "Now That's What I Call A Music Quiz."

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Now! Series In Other Countries

Volume 24 in the U.S. series. The computer graphic style seen here is representative of Now! artwork, including that of UK releases.

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• Arabia (under the name "Now That's What I Call Arabia")
• Argentina
• Asia region
• Australia
• Canada
• China
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Finland
• Greece
• Hungary
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Mexico
• New Zealand
• Poland
• Portugal
• South Africa
• South America
• Spain
• Turkey
• United States

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Argentina

Now has been seen in Argentina, with at least 9 releases. The track listings on the Argentine Now's are only slightly different to those of the Mexican ones.

Asia Region (Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc.)

The first Asian "Now That's What I Call Music!" was released in 1995. The albums contains 16 tracks. This article describes an album in the Asia Now! series. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

Now That's What I Call Music! 8 was released several years after the 7th release of the series.

The series is often called Now Asia since Now 1 and Now 2 are from EMI Hong Kong, Now 3 and Now 4 are from EMI Malaysia, Now 7 is from EMI Taiwan and NOW 5, Now 6 and Now 8 are from EMI Asia. The Indonesian versions of the albums are slightly different from the Asian ones. EMI Asia has also released Now Dance (2000), Now The Essential Collection (2003), Now + vol. 1 (2004) and Now + vol. 2 (2005). Now + Thats What I Call Music! was released on December 4, 2003. ...

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Australia

The Australian series is a single disc edition and began in 2002, as a replacement for the long-running 100% Hits brand. The series is a joint venture between EMI Music Australia and Warner Music Australia. 100% Hits is a New Zealand compilation album from the 100% Hits series released in 1997. ...

Now 01 appeared in July of that year, followed by Now 02 in time for Christmas 2002. 2003's Now 03 came with a bonus DVD; the first standalone DVD release (Now Vision 2004) appeared the following year. After Now 08 the series changed its name to Now Winter 2005, Now Spring 2005 etc. Now 01 is a compilation CD released by EMI Music Australia and Warner Music Australia in 2002. ...

In 2006 the Now Summer 2007 was the first double disc edition in the Australian series.

In 1994 4 albums were released, all with the title "Now That's What I Call Music - 100%" then Dance, Ballad, Rap or Alternate.

Canada

A single CD with the same logo and full name "Now That's What I Call Music" was released in the mid 80's. The similarly themed and named Canadian "Now!" CDs were first released in 1996, and have been released annually since then, usually in the summer. This Canadian series is not officially affiliated to the UK or US series.

China

Following its introduction in China, the Now! series has enjoyed great success, with a new compilation released approximately every three to four months. Each album contains current and recent hit singles from Chinese artists signed to EMI or Polydor, and from British and Australian pop acts such as Kylie Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Sugababes or Robbie Williams. For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (pronounced [1]) (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian, Grammy award-winning pop singer, songwriter and actress. ... Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is a multi-platinum selling English pop singer and songwriter. ... Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning British pop group trio from London. ... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ...

As of late 2006, EMI China and Polydor China have together released a total of 19 Now Compilations; the latest, Now 19 was released on November 20, 2006, and reached Number 1. Now 20 is due out on April 2, 2007. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Czech Republic (Now Hity)

Now Hity is the Czech version of the Now That's What I Call Music! series. Originally branded under the main family name, it was changed to Now Hity later in the run. There have also been spin-offs like "Now! 2006".

Denmark

NOW Music is a Danish record label set up especially to release Now That's What I Call Music! albums in Denmark. As well as the Now regular series (as of November 2007 up to the 19th release), there have also been spin-offs including Now Big Hits, Now Christmas, Now Summer, Now Clubbing, Now Dance and Now Hip Hop

Robbie Williams is the artist to be featured the most times in the regular Danish Now series, just as he also is in the UK Now! series. He has appeared 10 times in the Danish series. The Danish act to be featured the most times is the r&b/rap duo Nik & Jay, who appears 8 times. For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... RAP may mean: the IATA airport code for Rapid City Regional Airport Rassemblement pour lalternative progressiste, a Québecois political party. ... Nik & Jay Nik og Jay are a rap duo from Værløse, Denmark. ...

Finland

The first Finnish Now That's What I Call Music was released in 2003 where it replace the Absolute Hits series. The albums are released as double discs. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As of 2007, eight Now! albums have been released in Finland. There have also been spin-offs including NOW That's What I Call Music Pop Hits and NOW That's What I Call Dance Music. 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Now Thats What I Call Music Pop Hits was released in 2003. ...

France

In France the Now series is called Now! Hits Référence. There have been released Now! Hits Référence 1-7 and Now! Hits Référence 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Greece

In Greece the Now series is called Now Αυτά Είναι Τα Hits Σήμερα! ("Now These Are the Hits Today!") [2]. Now No. 1 was released in 2002 and Now No. 9 was released in 2006. There have also been released some Now Dance albums in Greece.

Israel

Now has been seen in Israel, starting in 1999, with a cover design similar to Now 44 of the UK series and the cover of UK Now 45 was similar to the cover of Israel Now 2 and so on [3]. The first 3 albums are double discs. Now 4 was the first single disc. This article is about the year. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 44 or Now 44 was released in 1999. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 45 or Now 45 was released in 2000. ...

Japan

The first Japanese Now That's What I Call Music was released in 1998. The albums contain major hits from both Japanese and British acts, like Kylie Minogue or Sophie Ellis-Bextor (in a similar manner to the Chinese Now! compilations). Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Kylie Ann Minogue (pronounced [1]) (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian, Grammy award-winning pop singer, songwriter and actress. ... Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is a multi-platinum selling English pop singer and songwriter. ...

As of late 2006, twenty-one Now! albums have been released in Japan with great success. EMI Music Japan and Polydor Japan plan to release Now 22 on December 4, 2006. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mexico

Now has also been seen in Mexico, with at least 10 releases. The track listings on the Mexican albums are only slightly different to those of the Argentine ones.

New Zealand

'Now That's What I Call Music' has released 25 albums, the latest one released in mid-November 2007. The series is compiled in co-ordination with New Zealand's top record companies.

The series is one of the highest selling compilations in New Zealand music history (r.i.a.n.z) with multi-platinum album sales (New Zealand).

TELEVISION COMMERCIALS The television commercials remain the albums sole marketing tool in New Zealand. The television commercials for albums 18 through to 25 are voiced by award winning broadcaster and MAI FM 88.6 dj Doug "BIG D" Te Moni.

The success of the television commercials has been in part due to the delivery of the slogan by BIG D during the recording sessions for the album. The slogan "IT'S HOT" was created for NOW 18 and delivered with an inflection that has made the slogan easily one of the most recalled by fans of the album. Variations of the slogan have included "IT'S SUPER HOT" and "IT'S SIZZLING HOT".

The recent commercials for albums 18 through to 25 have been produced by Auckland television and film production company "Flying start pictures" (www.fsp.co.nz) NOW 25 - has sold triple platinum (over 45 thousand copies)

 NOW 26 is currently in production 

Portugal

Now has also been seen in Portugal, with the series currently on Now 17 and featuring a candy cover design. All 17 albums are double discs, except for Now 15 which was a single disc. The first Portugease Now is Now 99, as this was the year it was released (1999) Now 2 came after, then Now 3 and so on.

Spain

Now has also been seen in Spain under the name of Now Esto si es música ("Now This Is Music"). The original series included 6 releases. Later the series started over with Now Esto Es Música 1, which included songs from artists like Juanes, Enrique Iglesias, George Michael, Sheryl Crow, Tiziano Ferro, Alex Ubago, Las Ketchup and U2. Now Esto Es Música 2003 has also been released [4]. But due to the lukewarm success, no more albums were released since 2004. Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born August 9, 1972), best known as Juanes, is a rock musician from Medellín, Colombia. ... This article is about the singer/songwriter. ... This article is about the musician. ... Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist, bassist, and songwriter. ... Tiziano Ferro (born February 21, 1980 in Latina) is an Italian latin pop singer. ... Alex Ubago is a Spanish singer-songwriter. ... Las Ketchup is a Latin Grammy Award nominated 4-girl group comprised of sisters Lola, Pilar, Lucía and Rocio Muñoz from Córdoba in Andalucia, Spain. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ...

United States

The U.S. series of Now! albums began in 1998 initially just called "Now" before being given the full "Now That's What I Call Music!" title in the second compilation. The most recent album in the series, Now That's What I Call Music! 27, was released March 11, 2008. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

The U.S. Now! Compilations have done extremely well in sales, with every volume in the main series to date receiving at least a platinum certification. One of the top-selling Now! albums is "Now! 7", which sold nearly 3 million copies in just 20 weeks. The lowest-selling "Now!" album to date is the special edition, Now #1's, which has sold less than 500,000 copies to date. “Golden record” redirects here. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! 7 or Now 7 was released on July 31, 2001. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! #1s was released on January 24, 2006. ...

Beyoncé is the artist to be featured the most times in the "Now!" series. She has appeared 17 times (including songs with Destiny's Child). Britney Spears is second, appearing 12 times (including Now #1's). Beyoncé in 2004 with her five Grammys. ... Destinys Child was an American R&B group. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ...

South Africa

Volume 1 was released in 1983 (the same year as the original UK series launched).^{[citation needed]} However, volumes 17 to 24 caused some disappointment amongst collectors,^{[citation needed]} but as from volume 25, this has become a very strong collection. Of note is the fact that the series often makes use of ideas from previous UK "Now's" for its artwork. Volume 48 was released on 10 March 2008. Volume 48 has the exact same cover as Now That's What I Call Music! 69. As of September 2, 2005 there has also been a NOW DVD series, with volume 7 released on July 16, 2007. is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Since there isn't an official sales chart in South Africa for singles, there is a possibility the album sales chart (partly based on UK/US sales) is used to compile the compilations.^{[citation needed]}

Rival Compilations

In the UK, the competing Hits series was run by Sony Music and BMG. In 2002, it was rebranded to Hits 51 and timed for release very shortly after Now! 50. Hits 60 was released on the same day as Now! 59, but with not much success, deciding to cancel new future releases, due the failure of Hits 60.^{[citation needed]} Hits is a compilation album series running over 20 years and compiled as a joint venture, usually between the compilation arms of the Sony BMG and Warner Music groups (e. ... ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

In the U.S., another competing collection, Totally Hits was launched by Sony BMG and Warner Music Group. The first volume was released on November 9, 1999. Sales peaked with the release of the fourth and fifth editions, Totally Hits 2001 and Totally Hits 2002, respectively, as they were the only albums in the series to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 album chart and that were certified platinum sellers by the RIAA. In 2006, Totally Hits was renamed to Only Hits, and BMG was no longer associated with the series.^{[citation needed]} Only Hits Vol. 1 was released on November 7, 2006, and sold poorly. There have been no announced plans for a second volume. Totally Hits is a series of popular music compilations released by Atlantic Records, similar to the Now Thats What I Call Music! series. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The RIAA Logo. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

References & Footnotes

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See also

• List of Now! albums in various countries

This is an (at present) incomplete list of albums, video cassettes, DVDs, etc. ...

External links

• Official UK site (requires Java)
• Official US site
• Official Danish site
• Official French site
• Official Japanese site (includes Japanese NOW's until 2001)
• Now Worldwide collection including UK, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Turkey and US
• Now Worldwide including UK, US, Arabia, Asia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Portugal and Italy (the last three under 'Now Misc.')
• NOW That’s what I call music 1 - 68 UK sorted by artists (the UK chart positions of the songs are shown in the brackets)
• Now Worldwide forum
• Now collection photos
• Now! fansite
• Another Now! fansite
• The 'Now That's What I Call Mashup' series