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Now That's What I Call Music! (simply titled NOW ) was released on October 27, 1998. Modeled after the highly successful Now That's What I Call Music! series in the United Kingdom, which compiles a number of songs that are popular around the time of its release, this album is the first edition of the Now! series in the United States.
The evolution of Now That's What I Call Music! in the UK reflects the changing landscape of music consumption formats. Starting from vinyl and magnetic audio cassettes, the series adapted to the rise of compact discs (CDs) and explored various formats like DVDs, MiniDiscs, and videos.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album and series, the album was re-released on CD for the first time in 2009. Alternative longer mixes of "Only for Love", "Double Dutch" and "Candy Girl" were included in place of the original shorter single mixes from 1983. [1] A double vinyl re-release followed for Record Store Day on 18 April 2015. [1]
It includes 20 tracks that were released on previous editions of the Now! series. Now! #1's reached number six on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA . On May 4, 2015, an updated version of the compilation was released, featuring hits from 2006–2015.
A 100 track CD compilation entitled Now That's What I Call HMV was also released. The album was only available to buy at HMV shops, and online on HMV's website, plus eBay . In 2021, the company began to rebrand, using the motto "The HMV Shop" for shopfronts and social media; the previous logo is still used in most shops (including the flagship ...
This continued until 1967, when its domestic pop artists moved to either Columbia Graphophone or Parlophone, and American performers were moved to Stateside Records, reserving HMV for classical recordings. [1] In July 1973, the Gramophone Company became EMI Records, with His Master's Voice continuing as a sub-label. [4]
Now That's What I Call Music! 11 is the eleventh volume of the Now That's What I Call Music! series in the United States. It was released on November 19, 2002, and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 albums chart. [1] It has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.
Now That's What I Call a No.1 is a triple-disc compilation album that was released in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2012. It includes 60 number ones from the past 60 years and was released in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Official Charts.