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Now That's What I Call Music! 2 is the second volume of the Now That's What I Call Music! series in the United States. It was released on July 27, 1999, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 albums chart. [1] It has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.
Now That's What I Call Music! 2, also referred to as Now Asia 2, was released on August 9, 1996. The album is the second edition of the Asia Now That's What I Call Music! series. It sold very well in Asia reaching 3× Platinum and Gold in Taiwan.
Now That's What I Call Music! 2 or Now 2 may refer to four "Now That's What I Call Music!" series albums. Now That's What I Call Music II, released on 26 March 1984; Now That's What I Call Music! 2, released on 9 August 1996; Now That's What I Call Music! 2 (U.S. series), released on 27 July 1999; Now 02 Australian series 2002 release
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The official Now That's What I Call Music! logo appears prominently in the centre, with a smaller, stacked logo of Virgin, EMI, and Polygram placed at the bottom centre. Artists featured on the cover include Bon Jovi, Michael Learns To Rock, Boyz II Men, The Cranberries, Shampoo, Wet Wet Wet, Richard Marx, and Sheryl Crow.
The most successful volume to date is 1999's Now That's What I Call Music! 44, which sold 2.3 million copies and remains the biggest-selling various artists compilation album in the UK. [12] 2008's Now That's What I Call Music! 70 sold 383,002 units in the first week of sales, the biggest ever first week sale of any Now album. [13]
Now That's What I Call Music II (2) (12 April 2019) re-issued on 2-CD and a 2LP vinyl release; all 30 tracks are included. [239] Now That's What I Call Music 3 (19 July 2019) re-issued on 2-CD - 28 tracks; "One Love/People Get Ready" by Bob Marley and the Wailers and "Dance Me Up" by Gary Glitter are omitted. [240]
The peg of Hong Kong dollar to the U.S. dollar in 1983 actually took place in the context of Sino-British negotiation regarding the future of Hong Kong after 1997. Due to the lack of public confidence in the talks, on 24 September 1983, the Hong Kong dollar was devalued by 15% over 2 days to a historical low at HK$9.6 to US$1.