Now That's What I Call Music! 3 (American series)

This article describes the 3rd 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! 3 and Now That's What I Call Music! discography.
Now That's What I Call Music! 3
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedDecember 7, 1999
Length70:15
LabelUniversal
Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 2
(1999) 		Now That's What I Call Music! 3
(1999) 		Now That's What I Call Music! 4
(2000)

Now That's What I Call Music! 3 is the third volume of the Now That's What I Call Music! series in the United States. It was released on December 7, 1999, debuting at number nine on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[1] It has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

"There isn't anything tying these singles together musically, except for the fact that they were hits," says Steve Huey of AllMusic, "but all in all, it makes for a pretty entertaining and diverse snapshot of pop music circa the turn of the millennium."

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."All Star"Smash Mouth3:19
2."American Woman"Lenny Kravitz3:49
3."What's My Age Again?"Blink-1822:28
4."Bailamos" (from Wild Wild West)Enrique Iglesias3:30
5."Sometimes"Britney Spears3:54
6."All I Have to Give"Backstreet Boys4:33
7."Tell Me It's Real"K-Ci & JoJo3:40
8."The Rockafeller Skank"Fatboy Slim3:27
9."Nookie"Limp Bizkit4:26
10."Special"Garbage3:43
11."If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time"R. Kelly4:56
12."Get Gone"Ideal4:29
13."Chanté's Got a Man"Chanté Moore4:23
14."Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"Blessid Union of Souls3:24
15."Why I'm Here"Oleander3:58
16."Happily Ever After"Case4:36
17."The Hardest Thing"98°4:33
18."Out of My Head"Fastball2:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[1] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
US Top Billboard 200 Albums[3] 26

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "Now 3 by Various Artists | Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  2. ^ Now That's What I Call Music! 3 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  4. ^ "American album certifications – Various – NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC!, VOL. 3". Recording Industry Association of America. January 14, 2000. Retrieved October 11, 2020.