The Best NOW Albums (1-30)

A Listmania! list by D. C Hopkins (Cabin John, MD)
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The list author says: "I remember buying the first NOW album when I was a teen. After buying so many NOW albums, I figured I should tell the people who haven't bought all the albums to see which albums are actually worth your money. Ranging from great compilations to just fillers. Go ahead and see for yourself.

As of May 2009, I am ending my judgment of NOW albums. I can't seem to connect with theses songs anymore. Hopefully you will enjoy the first 30 entries as much as I did.

Final Tally:
- I still think NOW 4 is the best one in the entire collection.
- Only two NOW CDs in the 20s (26 and 28) cracked the top 10.
- After 30 CDs, the first two NOW CDs are still in the top 6.
- NOW 23 is the worst of all NOW CDs."
Now That's What I Call Music! 4
1.  Now That's What I Call Music! 4 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "At the time this CD had it all. Backstreet Boys, Eiffel 65, Savage Garden, Train, Hanson, and Blink 182. This CD is certainly one of the best NOW albums ever."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 18
2.  Now That's What I Call Music! 18 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "After NOW 17 I feared the NOW series was going to be worse. But NOW 18 bounced it back up with U2, Chevelle, Snoop Dogg, and Three Days Grace. Awesome! The biggest surprise in the series."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 13
3.  Now That's What I Call Music! 13 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "This was nice. It started off with "Rock Your Body", and ended with "Clocks". It even had Godsmack. Beautiful album."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 11
4.  Now That's What I Call Music! 11 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "The more rock tracks, the merrier, except for Creed (damn Pearl Jam wannabe's!), this also had the most grammy winning songs. this was also the first time they used a country track. The only good one."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 2
5.  Now That's What I Call Music! 2 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "The genres were so mixed up that they fitted perfectly. I still love the sunscreen song."
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Now That's What I Call Music, Vol. 1
6.  Now That's What I Call Music, Vol. 1 by Various Artists - Pop - Dance/Party
The list author says:
  "The first album is usually the most original. Who would've thought that NOW once played Radiohead?"
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NOW 26
7.  NOW 26 by Now That's What I Call Music!
The list author says:
  "As I get older, the music of today become less interesting to me. It starts big with Soulja Boy, and JT, then surprises with the first Kanye West song in the NOW series, then slows down with T-Pain and Fergie, then it brings back the beauty of Rock with Pink, The Last Goodnight, Three Days Grace and Lifehouse. It is rare to find a good NOW album lately and this one is on the right track."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 5
8.  Now That's What I Call Music! 5 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "This was the first time NOW organized their genres. So it was weird the first time I heard it. Also this is the first album featuring NSYNC, a good investment for future albums"
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Now That's What I Call Music! 16
9.  Now That's What I Call Music! 16 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "D-12 in NOW? This could be the beginning of something (it wasn't). Tracks 6-18 are are the best continuous play tracks. More rock tracks are good. Another bad country track. No "Blink 182 - I Miss You"?"
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Now, Vol. 28
10.  Now, Vol. 28 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "Only two NOW 20's ever cracked the top 10 here, and this one just made it in. I am glad that Lil Wayne got on, and the Shake it song is on there too. The top 3 tracks are the perfect segways into each other. Chris Brown (and John Mayer?!) appears twice? Flyleaf is good. Two country tracks, and Keith Urban is not one of them!"
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Now That's What I Call Music! 6
11.  Now That's What I Call Music! 6 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "Good collection of songs on this one. Rock tracks were good but they were not in the best order. Creed is skipped."
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Now, Vol. 21
12.  Now, Vol. 21 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "With Hip-Hop being the major contributor again, this sounds like the best lineup of other hip-hop NOWs before, Mariah Carey and Pussycat Dolls started it strong. Country then dance? heh it worked"
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NOW That's What I Call Music 29
13.  NOW That's What I Call Music 29 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "Much better song selections this time around. It feels like deja vu from NOW 9. more hip hop style music. the last three songs are more country and that is weird."
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Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 27
14.  Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 27 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "Sean Kingston takes me back to the early 90s. Again with Keith Urban?! With Chad Kroeger comes Santana. "Apologize" is amazing."
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Now, Vol. 25
15.  Now, Vol. 25 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "A well constructed album. Fall Out Boy and Avril Lavigne as the Pop tracks? Eh, I'll take it. I actually enjoyed "Outta My System", but T-Pain's disfigured voice in it can be irritating at time. Hey Pink is on here!"
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Now That's What I Call Music! 9
16.  Now That's What I Call Music! 9 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "This is aptly named the Remix album because half of the songs were remixed. Not bad, but too many hip-hop songs."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 15
17.  Now That's What I Call Music! 15 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "This tracklist had some of the most ear-drilling music I have ever heard of. It was like a roller coaster of likeness, I love it, I hate it...."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 14
18.  Now That's What I Call Music! 14 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "Unfortunately the first half tracks I skipped. But the good rock tracks made up for that. Especially the last two tracks "Somday" and "Here Without You"."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 19
19.  Now That's What I Call Music! 19 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "A majority bash of R&B songs that didn't live up to expecatations. Eminem and the return of Backstreet Boys won't save this volume. Good call for Shakira to sing Spanish.  Ciara still cant make a song"
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Now That's What I Call Music! 3
20.  Now That's What I Call Music! 3 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "The second half of this album was devastating, except for Oleander. It seemed that they were confused on what to put in."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 10
21.  Now That's What I Call Music! 10 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "By the time the NOW website closed the message board, NOW 10 came out. They had too many dance songs and too little rock songs."
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NOW That's What I Call Music! 30
22.  NOW That's What I Call Music! 30 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "OK. The first five songs are a good mix. Both American Idol finalists? nice. Saving Abel is riding on NOW success. Good to see P!NK again. Hey! Jason Mraz! Taylor Swift is just not for me. Nor is Keith Urban."
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NOW 22
23.  NOW 22 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "This will surely sell because of "Bad Day". Rhianna is starting to irritate me. More Three 6 Mafia, yeah! It seems if they cant find a country track, they get another Keith Urban song."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 8
24.  Now That's What I Call Music! 8 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "For some reason I just didnt get a good feeling from this album, the tracks were fair but I just didn't like the cover."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 7
25.  Now That's What I Call Music! 7 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "Half of these songs were censored and that irritated me a lot. I had to burn my own NOW 7 so I can listen to all the songs uncensored."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 12
26.  Now That's What I Call Music! 12 by Now That's What I Call Music (Series)
The list author says:
  "Think of NOW 9 only worse. This album just didnt pull through and gave us fewer rock tracks. Why JC? Why Keith Urban? Why?!"
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Now That's What I Call Music! 20
27.  Now That's What I Call Music! 20 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "An album with holes in its tracklist. "Lose Control" and "These Words" are just annoying. Weezer jumped onto the NOW lineup a little too late. "Listen to your Heart" is the standout in the album."
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Now That's What I Call Music! 17
28.  Now That's What I Call Music! 17 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "This time of release has had SO many hip-hop songs let alone below average songs, in fact it fills half the album. TWO Country tracks?? Real Rock and Pop Rock are getting mixed up."
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Now, Vol. 24
29.  Now, Vol. 24 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "I still did not feel inclined to buy NOW 24 because of how I no longer connect to this corporation music market. But the album is not horrible like NOW 23 though the dance songs from Fergie and Rihanna are abhorent, and the rock section is well filled this time around. KT Turnstall is the hidden gem in the album. Chingy's song is just a copy of "One Call Away"."
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Now, Vol. 23
30.  Now, Vol. 23 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "This CD was so bad, I decided not to even own it, breaking my streak. The massive annoyance of Chingy, Kelis and Teddy Geiger overpowers the good gems like Timberlake, Pussycat Dolls, and Nelly Furtado. Fergie is not even Gwen Stefani. Lyfe and Ne-Yo are just fillers. I am surprised Hinder is on this."
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