Now That's What I Call Music! 20 (U.S. series)

This article describes the 20th 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! 20 and Now That's What I Call Music! discography.
Now That's What I Call Music! 20
Compilation album by Various artists
Released November 1, 2005
Recorded 2003-2005
Genre Pop
Length 76:41
Label Universal Music Group
Numbered-series chronology

Now That's What I Call Music! 19
(2005)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 20
(2005)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 21
(2006)

Now That's What I Call Music! 20 was released on November 1, 2005. The album is the 20th edition of the (U.S.) Now! series. It debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200 and is the eighth number-one album in the series.[1] The albums has been certified 2x Platinum.[2]

Now! 20 is the second in the series to not contain a Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit (Now! 13 being the first).

Track listing

No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Lose Control"  Missy Elliott featuring Ciara and Fat Man Scoop 3:00
2. "Don't Phunk with My Heart"  The Black Eyed Peas 4:01
3. "Don't Cha"  The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes 3:36
4. "Pon de Replay"  Rihanna 3:33
5. "Pimpin' All Over the World"  Ludacris featuring Bobby Valentino 3:58
6. "Like You"  Bow Wow featuring Ciara 3:25
7. "I Think They Like Me" (Remix)Dem Franchize Boyz featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Bow Wow 4:42
8. "Cater 2 U"  Destiny's Child 4:03
9. "Must Be Nice"  Lyfe Jennings 3:43
10. "These Words (I Love You, I Love You)"  Natasha Bedingfield 3:35
11. "Behind These Hazel Eyes"  Kelly Clarkson 3:15
12. "Listen to Your Heart"  D.H.T. featuring Edmée 4:28
13. "Just Want You to Know"  Backstreet Boys 3:52
14. "Just the Girl"  The Click Five 3:50
15. "Do You Want To"  Franz Ferdinand 3:35
16. "Beverly Hills"  Weezer 3:15
17. "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"  Fall Out Boy 3:46
18. "You and Me"  Lifehouse 3:27
19. "Fix You"  Coldplay 4:53
20. "You'll Think of Me"  Keith Urban 4:52

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [3]

Andy Kellman in his review for AllMusic recognizes that a lot of top artists contribute to Now! 20 but those artists "deliver songs that are either tepid retreads or safe compounds of past hits", but it's the songs by the newer artists of the time "that keeps the compilation from being disposable", pointing out tracks by the Pussycat Dolls, Fall Out Boy, and Rihanna as standouts from this volume.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Margo Whitmire, " 'NOW 20' Cruises To No. 1 Debut", November 9, 2005.
  2. ↑ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Platinum Albums
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kellman, Andy. Now. Vol. 20 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2015.