Now That's What I Call Music! 47 (U.S. series)

This article describes the 47th 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! 47 and Now That's What I Call Music! discography.
Now That's What I Call Music! 47
Compilation album by Various artists
Released August 6, 2013
Genre Pop
Length 71:17
Label Sony Music
Numbered series chronology

Now That's What I Call Music! 46
(2013)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 47
(2013)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 48
(2013)
Full series chronology
Now That's What I Call a Country Party
(2013)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 47
(2013)		 Now Christmas
(2013)

Now That's What I Call Music! 47, released on August 6, 2013, is the 47th edition of the Now! series in the United States. The album features the number-one Billboard Hot 100 hit, "When I Was Your Man", by Bruno Mars.[1]

Now! 47 debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 albums chart with sales of 82,000 copies in its first week of release.[2]

Track listing

No. TitleArtist Length
1. "I Love It"  Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX 2:33
2. "Mirrors"  Justin Timberlake 4:36
3. "#Beautiful"  Mariah Carey featuring Miguel 3:19
4. "Come & Get It"  Selena Gomez 3:50
5. "Radioactive"  Imagine Dragons 3:06
6. "When I Was Your Man"  Bruno Mars 3:31
7. "Beneath Your Beautiful"  Labrinth featuring Emeli Sandé 4:30
8. "Clarity"  Zedd featuring Foxes 4:27
9. "I Need Your Love"  Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding 3:50
10. "The Other Side"  Jason Derülo 3:45
11. "Crazy Kids" (Remix)Kesha featuring Juicy J 3:49
12. "Cups" (Pitch Perfect's "When I'm Gone")Anna Kendrick 2:05
13. "Safe and Sound"  Capital Cities 3:10
14. "Heart Attack"  Demi Lovato 3:28
15. "22"  Taylor Swift 3:47
16. "Here's to Never Growing Up"  Avril Lavigne 3:37
17. "This Is the New Year"  A Great Big World 3:12
18. "Glowing"  Nikki Williams 4:05
19. "Take Me Home"  Midnight Red 3:33
20. "Classic"  MKTO 2:55

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Andy Kellman of Allmusic notes the continued dominance of "bulky but swift dance-pop" in Now! 47 with country and rap being virtually shut out.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 2
US Top Digital Albums (Billboard)[3] 7

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kellman, Andy. Now, Vol. 47 > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (2013-08-14). "The Civil Wars Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Now, Vol. 47 > Awards - Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2013.