Customer Reviews

Now 31: That's What I Call Music

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While this album features several familiar names there are a few new artists here as well such as Lady GaGa, Pitbull, 3OH!3, and Charice. Some of the tracks have been around for a few months while others are still relatively new. As with the previous two volumes, there's access to bonus content. A good sample from start to finish. Here are the peak positions on the Billboard Hot 100 for the tracks:

Boom Boom Pow-#1/ Right Round-#1
Poker Face-#1/ I Know You Want Me-#2
Blame It-#2/ Dead And Gone-#2
Day 'N' Nite-#3/ Kiss Me Thru The Phone-#3
Halo-#5/ Mad-#11/ Please Don't Leave Me-#18
Love Sex Magic-#10/ If U See Amy-#19
My Life Would Suck Without You-#1
Don't Trust Me-#7/ That's Not My Name-#52
You Found Me-#7/ If Today Was Your Last Day-#19 (this week)
I Run To You-#35,#5 Country (this week)
Note To God-#44 (this week)

TT 74:35

As a DJ, I'm always looking for new singles, latest hits, Billboard tops, etc. The NOW compilation CDs usually do a great job of supplying me with some of the latest and greatest, and what's better is that they are the clean (or "radio edit") versions of the songs, so I can play them at many of the venues I DJ for without a worry. In the past, the NOW CDs usually give a few great songs, a couple good ones, a few headscratchers, and some country offerings. NOW 31 is probably my favorite compilation of the latest CDs they've released as there is not really one head-scratcher on the list and all of the songs are really great tunes from a Top 40 perspective. It's hard to stay on top of the releases, so songs like "Boom Boom Pow" "Halo" and "Mad" seem quite dated in comparison to some of the newer singles like "Don't Trust Me" "Calle Ocho" and "Day 'n' Night", especially since many of these songs get WAY too much radio play for their own good and so even if the song is good, most people get so sick of hearing it that by the time this disc is out they may be burnt out on a lot of the songs.

All in all, this is a great compilation of good Top 40 hits, and if you like clean versions or just prefer your songs sounding exactly like they do on the radio, then this is for you. I like that there are a couple songs on here like "If U See Amy" which are IMPOSSIBLE to find in "radio edit" form because the CD version isn't exactly "dirty" but they decided to make it a bit cleaner for the radio.

This is the best NOW cd I have ever purchased. To bad I didn't see it here first, I could have saved a lot more getting it here. I actually love every song on this CD and usually with the NOW cd there's about 4 or 5 songs I dont care for! Love it! Get it!

Charice has a very powerful voice. She sings from the heart and touches your heart and soul. Could hardly wait for her 1st international album soon to be released in January 2010.

this now cd is one of the best they have ever come out with! almost every song is great and it has alot of #1 hits. Thanks for a great CD!

I've loved the last three NOW compilations; each album has included a great selection of popular music. My favorites on Vol. 30 are:
1. Boom Boom Pow (Radio Edit) Black Eyed Peas
2. Right Round Flo Rida
3. Poker Face Lady GaGa
4. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) (More English Radio Edit) Pitbull
5. Blame It (Radio Edit) Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain
9. Halo (Radio Edit) Beyonce
11. Please Don't Leave Me (Main Version) P!nk
13. If U See Amy (Radio Edit) Britney Spears
15. Don't Trust Me (Amended Album Version) 3OH!3
16. That's Not My Name (U.S Radio Edit) The Ting Tings
17. You Found Me (Radio Mix) The Fray
18. If Today Was Your Last Day Nickelback

These days, it seems like I'm lucky if I like 3 or 4 tracks on a CD, so I fee like it's money well spent. As I said previously, I've enjoyed NOW 29, 30, and 31, but unlike NOW That's What I Call Music 29, there is less hip-hop, and more variety...and unlike the many female-vocaled tracks of NOW That's What I Call Music! 30, there is a wider range between the artists on this album.

I recommend this CD to anyone who likes these tracks, but doesn't want to buy an entire CD by the same artist.

Better then I thought it was going to be, Now That's What I Call Music 31 was a steal for the amount of music you get. While I recognized most the songs on the CD when I bought it, there a few that were a pleasant surprise!

This particular NOW CD (That's What I Call Music) has great songs (even Grandma likes!!). ALL of the NOW CDs are great.

Highlights:
1. Boom Boom Pow The Black Eyed Peas
2. Right Round Flo Rida
3. Poker Face Lady Gaga
6. Dead and Gone T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake
7. Day 'n' Nite Kid Cudi
8. Kiss Me Thru the Phone Soulja Boy Tell 'Em featuring Sammie
9. Halo Beyoncé
10. Mad Ne-Yo
13. If U See Amy Britney Spears
14. My Life Would Suck Without You Kelly Clarkson
15. Don't Trust Me 3OH!3
16. That's Not My Name The Ting Tings
17. You Found Me The Fray
18. If Today Was Your Last Day Nickelback

I love the NOW cd's and this is one of the best! Instead of buying a cd by a certain artist with only 1 song on it that you like, you get your favorites, plus a few that may become your favorite, all on one cd!! It's always a wide variety of musical interests... fast upbeat songs, slow sing along songs, pop, rock, rap, country, etc. I highly recommend this one to all music lovers!