Now That's What I Call Music! 3 is the third volume of the Now That's What I Call Music! series in the United States. It was released on December 7, 1999, debuting at number nine on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[1] It has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.
| Now That's What I Call Music! 3 | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | December 7, 1999 | |||
| Length | 70:15 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Series chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
"There isn't anything tying these singles together musically, except for the fact that they were hits," says Steve Huey of AllMusic, "but all in all, it makes for a pretty entertaining and diverse snapshot of pop music circa the turn of the millennium."
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Star" | Smash Mouth | 3:19 |
| 2. | "American Woman" | Lenny Kravitz | 3:49 |
| 3. | "What's My Age Again?" | Blink-182 | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Bailamos" (from Wild Wild West) | Enrique Iglesias | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Sometimes" | Britney Spears | 3:54 |
| 6. | "All I Have to Give" | Backstreet Boys | 4:33 |
| 7. | "Tell Me It's Real" | K-Ci & JoJo | 3:40 |
| 8. | "The Rockafeller Skank" | Fatboy Slim | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Nookie" | Limp Bizkit | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Special" | Garbage | 3:43 |
| 11. | "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" | R. Kelly | 4:56 |
| 12. | "Get Gone" | Ideal | 4:29 |
| 13. | "Chanté's Got a Man" | Chanté Moore | 4:23 |
| 14. | "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" | Blessid Union of Souls | 3:24 |
| 15. | "Why I'm Here" | Oleander | 3:58 |
| 16. | "Happily Ever After" | Case | 4:36 |
| 17. | "The Hardest Thing" | 98° | 4:33 |
| 18. | "Out of My Head" | Fastball | 2:32 |
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[1] | 4 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Position |
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| US Top Billboard 200 Albums[3] | 26 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Now 3 by Various Artists | Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ Now That's What I Call Music! 3 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "American album certifications – Various – NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC!, VOL. 3". Recording Industry Association of America. January 14, 2000. Retrieved October 11, 2020.