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Collectively, the Now! compilations have sold extremely well in the U.S. Each of the first 29 volumes received at least a platinum certification, and 18 albums from the series have reached number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart, more than any individual recording artist except the Beatles. [36] However, recent releases have not sold as well, with Now That's What I Call Music! 77 selling only an estimated 7,500 copies in its first week, compared to the 621,000 copies Now! 7 sold in its debut week in July 2001. [37] Official Compilations Chart Top 100 – 2 April 2021 – 8 April 2021". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 3 April 2021. Now That's What I Call Music! 6 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. Now That's What I Call Music! 23 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. Now That's What I Call Music! 20 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018.Now That's What I Call Music! 94 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. Now That's What I Call Music! 16 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. Now That's What I Call Music! 45 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. Now That's What I Call Music! 74 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. a b " NOW 40 Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. 25 November 2011 . Retrieved 18 August 2020.

Now That's What I Call Music! 49 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. Now That's What I Call Eurovision Song Contest (28 April 2023) 4-CD/2-LP. Updated version. Released in association with EBU. The Now series in Portugal is a joint-venture between the three major international publishers present in Portugal – EMI, Sony and Universal. In 2010, it was announced that total sales of the series, not counting the extra editions, topped one million copies in Portugal. [32] Through Volume 21 of the series, the multi-volume sets have included 414 national and international artists and a total of 787 different songs, ranking in an impressive four gold and 19 platinum records. New Music Fridays" are coming – Global release day launches 10th July". Ifpi.org. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017 . Retrieved 14 November 2021.Dee, Johnny (8 August 2008). "Compilation series NOW That's What I Call Music! is 25 years olf". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 July 2018. The idea for the series was conceived in the office of Virgin Records in Vernon Yard, near Portobello Road in Notting Hill, London, by the head of Licensing and Business Affairs at Virgin Records (1979–1990) Stephen Navin, and General Manager (1983–1988) Jon Webster. [2] The concept was taken to Simon Draper (managing director at Virgin Records) and then Peter Jamieson (managing director of EMI Records (1983–1986)). Jamieson had similar plans to launch such a compilation, and he agreed to the partnership. The deal was negotiated and finalised on Richard Branson's boat moored in Little Venice. [3] Now That's What I Call Music! 34 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018.

MiniDiscs started with Now That's What I Call Music! 43 in 1999 and ended with Now That's What I Call Music! 48 in 2001. [17] Now That's What I Call Music! 43 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018.Official Compilations Chart Top 100 – 31 July 2020 – 6 August 2020". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 10 August 2020. Now That's What I Call Music! II (2) (12 April 2019) re-issued on 2CD and a 2LP vinyl release. [229] Now Dance 89 – 20 Smash Dance Hits (The 12" Mixes) (3 July 1989) 2-LP/MC/CD. Partially re-issued in 2023 on CD/LP. Now That's What I Call Music! 33 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018.