NOW That’s What I Call Music!, the world’s bestselling multiple-artist album series and oft-referenced cultural phenomenon, is celebrating 20 years of U.S. success, showcasing today’s biggest hits across chart-topping numbered volumes and themed releases. NOW’s latest numbered volume, NOW That’s What I Call Music! 68, and the first of two series-spanning, largely fan-voted commemorative collections, NOW That’s What I Call Music! 20th Anniversary (Volume 1), are set for digital and CD release on Friday, October 26th. NOW That’s What I Call Music! 20th Anniversary (Volume 2) will be released in February.
NOW 68 features 16 major current hits from today’s hottest artists, including Post Malone; Ariana Grande, Marshmello & Anne-Marie; Tyga feat. Offset; NF; DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber; Chance The Rapper & Quavo; Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa; Tiesto & Dzeko; The Chainsmokers feat. Emily Warren; Zedd feat. Elly Duhe; Kygo & Miguel; Imagine Dragons; Bryce Vine; Bebe Rexha; Ella Mai; and Lauren Daigle.
NOW 68 also includes five free up-and-coming “NOW Presents What’s Next” New Music Preview bonus tracks from Vintage Trouble; Shaylen; Johnny Orlando; Flora Cash; and Lennon Stella. Previewing tomorrow’s biggest hits, “NOW Presents What’s Next” has introduced major developing artists to NOW’s enthusiastic, highly engaged audience, including Walk The Moon, Hot Chelle Rae, Hunter Hayes, Capitol Cities, A Great Big World, and Shawn Mendes, among others.
Earlier this year, NOW That’s What I Call Music! invited fans to vote online for their favorite top hits from NOW’s U.S. series for inclusion on two special releases celebrating 20 years of NOW. NOW 20th Anniversary (Volume 1) features 20 standout tracks, including 19 fan-voted hits spanning the NOW series, from the Backstreet Boys’ “As Long As You Love Me” (NOW 1) to Demi Lovato’s “Sorry Not Sorry” (NOW 65), plus Beyonce’s worldwide smash, “Single Ladies,” making its NOW series debut.
In addition to NOW That’s What I Call Music!’s 20th Anniversary album collections, the NOW series’ 40 all-time most featured artists are showcased with their fan-voted hits on NOW’s 40 track 20th Anniversary playlist, newly revealed for streaming.
NOW That’s What I Call Music! debuted in the U.S. in 1998, following 15 years of multi-platinum international triumph. The series has sold more than 250 million albums worldwide, topping 100 million in the U.S. alone. All 67 previous releases in NOW‘s numeric U.S. series have reached Billboard’s Top 10, and 19 volumes have reached No. 1.
NOW That’s What I Call Music! is a joint venture from Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment.
NOW That’s What I Call Music! 68
1. Post Malone – Better Now
2. Marshmello & Anne-Marie – Friends
3. Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman
4. Tyga feat. Offset – Taste
5. NF – Lie
6. DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo – No Brainer
7. Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa – One Kiss
8. Tiesto & Dzeko – Jackie Chan (f/Preme & Post Malone)
9. The Chainsmokers feat. Emily Warren – Side Effects
10. Zedd feat. Elly Duhe – Happy Now
11. Kygo & Miguel – Remind Me To Forget
12. Imagine Dragons – Natural
13. Bryce Vine – Drew Barrymore
14. Bebe Rexha – I’m A Mess
15. Ella Mai – Trip
16. Lauren Daigle – You Say
NOW Presents What’s Next:
17. Vintage Trouble – Can’t Stop Rollin’
18. Shaylen – El Dorado
19. Johnny Orlando Lost Summer
20. Flora Cash You’re Somebody Else
21. Lennon Stella Like Everybody Else (Acoustic)
NOW That’s What I Call Music! 20th Anniversary (Volume 1)
1. Beyonce – Single Ladies (NOW series debut)
2. P!nk – Get The Party Started (NOW 9)
3. Britney Spears – …Baby One More Time (NOW 2)
4. Katy Perry – Firework (NOW 37)
5. Lady Gaga – Born This Way (NOW 38)
6. Taylor Swift – Blank Space (NOW 54)
7. Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry (NOW 65)
8. Justin Timberlake – Sexyback (NOW 23)
9. Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger (NOW 40)
10. Calvin Harris – Feel So Close (NOW 42)
11. Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling (NOW 32)
12. Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris – Baby (NOW 34)
13. One Direction – Of My Life (NOW 49)
14. Backstreet Boys – As Long As You Love Me (NOW 1)
15. Kesha – Praying (NOW 64)
16. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (NOW 42)
17. Lenny Kravitz – American Woman (NOW 3)
18. Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up) (NOW 46)
19. Keith Urban – The Fighter (NOW 62)
20. Luke Bryan – I Don’t Want This Night To End (NOW 41)
