Now That's What I Call Music! 8 (U.S. series)

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This article describes the 8th album in the US Now! series. It should not be confused with the original 1986 UK album of the same name. For more information, see Now That's What I Call Music! 8 (U.K. series).

Now That's What I Call Music! 8
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released	November 20, 2001
Recorded	Various times
Genre	Pop
Length	71:44
Label	Virgin
Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Christmas! (2001) Now That's What I Call Music! 8 (U.S. series) (2001) Now That's What I Call Music! 9 (U.S. series) (2002)

Now That's What I Call Music! 8 was released on November 20, 2001. The album is the 8th edition of the (US) Now! series. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200^[1] and has been certified 3x Platinum^[2]. The album features three Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits: "Bootylicious", "Stutter (Double Take Remix)", and "U Got It Bad".

Now! 8 was dedicated to Aaliyah, who died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001, with a portion of the album's profits going to the Aaliyah Memorial Fund^[3].

[edit] Track listing

1. Destiny's Child - "Bootylicious"
2. *NSYNC - "Pop"
3. Jennifer Lopez - "I'm Real" *
4. Joe featuring Mystikal - "Stutter (Double Take Remix)"
5. Janet Jackson - "Someone to Call My Lover"
6. Christina Milian - "AM to PM"
7. Jessica Simpson - "A Little Bit"
8. Mandy Moore - "Crush"
9. Aaliyah - "Rock the Boat"
10. Usher - "U Got It Bad"
11. Backstreet Boys - "More Than That"
12. Gorillaz - "Clint Eastwood"
13. The Wiseguys featuring Greg Nice - "Start the Commotion"
14. JIVEjones - "Me, Myself, And I"
15. Smash Mouth - "I'm a Believer"
16. Sum 41 - "Fat Lip"
17. blink-182 - "The Rock Show"
18. Fuel - "Bad Day"
19. 3 Doors Down - "Be Like That"
20. U2 - "Walk On"

* The song I'm Real by Jennifer Lopez is not the more popular "Murder Remix" version featuring Ja Rule, which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[edit] References

1. ^ The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Dec 08 2001
2. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Platinum Albums
3. ^ Corey Moss, Now 8 Hits Collection Dedicated To Aaliyah: Portion of LP's profits to go to Aaliyah Memorial Fund, 11-16-2001

[edit] See also

• Now That's What I Call Music!
• Now That's What I Call Music 8 (U.K. series)
• List of Now That's What I Call Music! albums

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