Now That's What I Call Music! 9 (U.S. series)

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This article describes the 9th album in the U.S. Now! series. It should not be confused with identically-numbered albums from other Now! series. For more information, see Now That's What I Call Music! 9 and List of Now That's What I Call Music! albums.
Now That's What I Call Music! 9
Now That's What I Call Music! 9 cover
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released March 19, 2002
Recorded 2000-2001
Genre Pop
Length 78:43
Label UTV Records
Professional reviews
Various Artists chronology
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! 10 (U.S. series)
(2002)

Now That's What I Call Music! 9 was released on March 19, 2002. The album is the 9th edition of the (US) Now! series. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200[1]. It is the 4th #1 album in the series and has been certified 2x Platinum[2]. This was the first in the series to include radio remixes of some tracks, rather than the originals[3]. The album features one Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit: "Family Affair".

[edit] Track listing

  1. Pink featuring Redman - "Get the Party Started/Sweet Dreams"
  2. Britney Spears - "I'm a Slave 4 U"
  3. Mary J. Blige - "Family Affair"
  4. Shakira - "Whenever, Wherever"
  5. Jennifer Lopez - "Ain't It Funny"
  6. Ja Rule featuring Case - "Livin' It Up"
  7. Ludacris - "Rollout (My Business)"
  8. Mr. Cheeks - "Lights, Camera, Action!"
  9. Petey Pablo - "Raise Up (All Cities Remix)"
  10. City High - "Caramel (Trackmasters Remix)"
  11. Nelly Furtado - "Turn Off the Light"
  12. *Nsync - "Gone"
  13. Destiny's Child - "Emotion"
  14. Ginuwine - "Differences"
  15. Backstreet Boys - "Drowning"
  16. U2 - "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"
  17. Aerosmith - "Just Push Play"
  18. Lenny Kravitz - "Dig In"
  19. Incubus - "Wish You Were Here"
  20. Adema - "Giving In"

[edit] References

  1. ^ Todd Martens, " 'NOW 9' Takes Hits To The Top", Billboard.com, March 28, 2002
  2. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Platinum Albums
  3. ^ Troy Carpenter, "J. Lo, 'N Sync, Britney Crowd 'NOW 9' ", Billboard.com, March 4, 2002.

[edit] See also

Preceded by
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)
by Various artists
Billboard 200 number-one album
April 6 - April 12, 2002
Succeeded by
A New Day Has Come by Celine Dion