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. The compilation includes one song which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100: "...Baby One More Time".
| Now That's What I Call Music! 2 | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | July 27, 1999 | |||
| Length | 72:40 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Series chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic says the album is "a terrific time capsule, at the very least, capturing what American pop radio sounded like in the late '90s" and "an entertaining snapshot of a fleeting era in pop music history".[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "...Baby One More Time" | Britney Spears | 3:32 |
| 2. | "You Get What You Give" | New Radicals | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Millennium" | Robbie Williams | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Closing Time" | Semisonic | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Sweetest Thing" (The Single Mix) | U2 | 3:02 |
| 6. | "My Favorite Mistake" | Sheryl Crow | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Praise You" (Radio Edit) | Fatboy Slim | 3:48 |
| 8. | "I Think I'm Paranoid" | Garbage | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Never There" | Cake | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Because of You" | 98 Degrees | 4:57 |
| 11. | "Goodbye" (Single Version) | Spice Girls | 4:20 |
| 12. | "Take Me There" | Blackstreet & Mýa featuring Mase & Blinky Blink | 4:04 |
| 13. | "When a Woman's Fed Up" (Clean Version) | R. Kelly | 4:38 |
| 14. | "Father of Mine" | Everclear | 3:52 |
| 15. | "What I Got" (Clean Version) | Sublime | 2:48 |
| 16. | "I'll Never Break Your Heart" | Backstreet Boys | 4:47 |
| 17. | "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" (Edit) | Jay-Z | 3:36 |
| 18. | "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" (Edit) | Baz Luhrmann | 5:05 |
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[3] | 3 |
| US Top Internet Album Sales (Billboard) | 9 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Position |
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| US Top Billboard 200 Albums[4] | 67 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[5] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ The Billboard 200 for the week of August 14, 1999, Billboard.com, August 14, 1999
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Now That's What I Call Music! 2 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ "Now 2 chart performance – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ "1999 The Year in Music – Top Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-45. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ "American album certifications – Various – NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC!, VOL. 2". Recording Industry Association of America. November 18, 1999. Retrieved July 19, 2016.