NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Universal
Music Enterprises) - The world's best selling multi-artist album series, "NOW That's What I Call Music!," stakes its claim as the latest release, "NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 25," takes the No 1 position on the Billboard TOP 200 charts. Debuting at the top of the chart for the thirteenth time in the series' history and scanning over 222,000 units, the NOW brand continues to show its longevity and strength from release to release as illustrated with this year's last release (NOW 25) which shipped more than 1.1 million units (platinum).
"Selling physical or digital compilations can be a challenge with the numerous a la carte opportunities in the market place today; however, the consumers and our retail partners continue to see the value which is apparent with a No 1 debut and on-going support," says Mike Davis, EVP and General Manager of Universal Music Enterprises.
"NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 25" features current chart favorites from superstar artists like Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, T-Pain, Beyonce and Shakira, Fergie, Pink, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani and Kelly Clarkson. Also included are huge hits from hot newcomers like Huey, Boys Like Girls, Lloyd, Mims and Elliot Yamin.
The "NOW That's What I Call Music!" series debuted in the United States in 1998 after the NOW brand had been an enormous, multi-platinum international success for nearly 20 years, with some 67 volumes released internationally. To date, the NOW series has generated sales of over 148 million albums worldwide, and has sold over 63 million copies in the United States since its debut. Every album in the NOW series has reached the Billboard Top 10, and it is the only non-soundtrack, multi-artist collection to reach No 1 Billboard status on the Billboard Top 200 Album Sales Chart.
"NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 25"
1. Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs (UMG)
2. Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend (Arista)
3. Gwen Stefani featuring Akon - The Sweet Escape (UMG)
4. Pink - U + UR Hand (Zomba)
5. Fergie featuring Ludacris - Glamorous (UMG)
6. Beyonce and Shakira - Beautiful Liar (Sony BMG)
7. Justin Timberlake - Summer Love (Zomba)
8. Ne-Yo - Because Of You (UMG)
9. T-Pain featuring Yung Joc - Buy You A Drank (Shawty Snappin') (Zomba)
10. Lloyd - Get It Shawty (UMG)
11. Huey - Pop, Lock & Drop It (Zomba)
12. Mims - Like This (EMI)
13. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony featuring Akon - I Tried (UMG)
14. Bow Wow featuring T-Pain & Johnta Austin - Outta My System (Sony BMG)
15. Kelly Clarkson - Never Again (RCA)
16. Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape (Sony BMG)
17. Keith Urban - I Told You So (EMI)
18. Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats (Arista)
19. Elliot Yamin - Wait For You (RED)
20. Daughtry - Home (RCA)
Every NOW volume has been certified platinum or better by the RIAA:
NOW 1 (October 1998, certified platinum)
NOW 2 (July 1999, certified double platinum)
NOW 3 (December 1999, certified double platinum)
NOW 4 (July 2000, the first compilation ever to debut at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified double platinum)
NOW 5 (November 2000, certified quadruple platinum)
NOW 6 (April 2001, debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified triple platinum)
NOW 7 (July 2001, debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified triple platinum)
NOW 8 (November 2001, certified triple platinum)
NOW 9 (April 2002, debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified double platinum)
NOW 10 (July 2002, certified platinum)
NOW 11 (November 2002, certified double platinum)
NOW 12 (March 2003, certified platinum)
NOW 13 (July 2003, certified platinum)
NOW 14 (April 2004, certified triple platinum)
NOW 15 (May 2004, certified double platinum)
NOW 16 (July 2004, certified triple platinum)
NOW 17 (November 2004, debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified double platinum)
NOW 18 (March 2005, certified platinum)
NOW 19 (July 2005, debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified double platinum)
NOW 20 (November 2005, debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified double platinum)
NOW 21 (April 2006, debuted at No 2 on the Billboard Top 200, certified platinum)
NOW 22 (July 2006, debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified platinum)
NOW 23 (November 2006, debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified double platinum)
NOW 24 (March 2007, debuted at No 2 on the Billboard Top 200, certified platinum)
NOW That's What I Call Christmas! (October 2001, certified quintuple platinum)
NOW That's What I Call Christmas! The Signature Collection (September 2003, certified double platinum)
