Now That's What I Call Music! 6 (U.S. series)

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This article describes the 6th album in the US Now! series. It should not be confused with the original 1985 UK album of the same name. For more information, see Now That's What I Call Music 6 (U.K. series).
Now That's What I Call Music! 6
Now That's What I Call Music! 6 cover
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released April 3, 2001
Recorded 1999-2000
Genre Pop
Length 70:53
Label Epic Records
Various Artists chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 5 (U.S. series)
(2000)
Now That's What I Call Music! 6 (U.S. series)
(2001)
Now That's What I Call Music! 7 (U.S. series)
(2001)

Now That's What I Call Music! 6 was released on April 3, 2001. The album is the 6th edition of the (US) Now! series. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200[1], selling 525,000 units in its first week of release[2]. It is the 2nd #1 album in the series, following Now 4, and has been certified 3x Platinum[3]. The album features three Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits: "Independent Women Part I", "It Wasn't Me", and "With Arms Wide Open".

[edit] Track listing

  1. Britney Spears - "Stronger"
  2. Samantha Mumba - "Gotta Tell You"
  3. 'N Sync - "Bye Bye Bye"
  4. ATC - "Around The World (La La La La La)"
  5. Jennifer Lopez - "Love Don't Cost a Thing"
  6. Destiny's Child - "Independent Women Part I"
  7. Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent - "It Wasn't Me"
  8. 3LW - "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)"
  9. K-Ci & JoJo - "Crazy"
  10. R. Kelly - "I Wish"
  11. Backstreet Boys - "Shape of My Heart"
  12. Evan and Jaron - "Crazy For This Girl"
  13. Coldplay - "Yellow"
  14. Lenny Kravitz - "Again"
  15. Fuel - "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)"
  16. Creed - "With Arms Wide Open" *
  17. Incubus - "Drive"
  18. U2 - "Beautiful Day"
  19. Everclear - "AM Radio"

* With Arms Wide Open is the strings version on this album.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Apr 21 2001
  2. ^ Todd Martens, 'NOW' Holds 'N Sync To 1 Week At No. 1", Billboard.com, August 9, 2001.
  3. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Platinum Albums

[edit] See also

Preceded by
Until the End of Time by 2Pac
Billboard 200 number-one album
April 21May 11, 2001
Succeeded by
All for You by Janet Jackson