Now That's What I Call Music! 53 (U.S. series)

This article describes the 53rd 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! 53 and Now That's What I Call Music! discography.
NOW That's What I Call Music! 53
Compilation album by various artists
Released February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)
Genre Pop
Length 74:15
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Numbered series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 52
(2014)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 53
(2015)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 54
(2015)
Full series chronology
Now That's What I Call Disney 3
(2014)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 53
(2015)		 Now That's What I Call Movies
(2015)

Now That's What I Call Music! 53 is the 53rd edition of the Now! series in the United States. It was released on February 3, 2015. It features 21 tracks including the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars.

Now 53 debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 99,000 copies sold in its first week.[1] As of July 2015, the compilation has sold 451,000 copies.[2]

Track listing

No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Uptown Funk"  Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 4:27
2. "Lips Are Movin"  Meghan Trainor 2:59
3. "Animals"  Maroon 5 3:48
4. "Don't"  Ed Sheeran 3:36
5. "Habits (Stay High)"  Tove Lo 3:25
6. "Love Me Harder"  Ariana Grande and The Weeknd 3:50
7. "I'm Not the Only One"  Sam Smith 3:21
8. "Steal My Girl"  One Direction 3:45
9. "The Heart Wants What It Wants"  Selena Gomez 3:44
10. "Trumpets"  Jason Derulo 3:33
11. "Beg for It"  Iggy Azalea featuring MØ 2:56
12. "I Don't Mind"  Usher featuring Juicy J 4:08
13. "Boom Clap"  Charli XCX 2:47
14. "Waves" (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)Mr Probz 3:24
15. "Blame"  Calvin Harris featuring John Newman 3:25
16. "A Sky Full of Stars"  Coldplay 4:28
17. "Shut Up and Dance"  Walk the Moon 3:16
18. "Knock Me Out"  Fancy Reagan 3:22
19. "Uncover"  Zara Larsson 3:31
20. "Who Are You Loving Now?"  Danny Mercer 3:31
21. "Hold the Line"  Jack and Eliza 2:56

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

According to Andy Kellman of AllMusic, the number-one song, "Uptown Funk", leads the way in this compilation of hits from late 2014/early 2015 "followed by a succession of singles that fared either nearly or just as well."[3]

Chart performance

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 2
US Top Digital Albums (Billboard)[4] 7

References

  1. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (February 11, 2015). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends 11th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (July 2, 2015). "Taylor Swift's '1989' and Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk!' Top Nielsen's Mid-Year Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. Now, Vol. 53 - Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Now, Vol. 53: Awards – Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

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