Now That's What I Call Music! 8 (American series)

This article describes the eighth 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! 8 and Now That's What I Call Music! discography.
Now That's What I Call Music! 8
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedNovember 20, 2001
Length71:54
LabelVirgin
Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Christmas!
(2001) 		Now That's What I Call Music! 8
(2001) 		Now That's What I Call Music! 9
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Now That's What I Call Music! 8 was released on November 20, 2001. The album is the eighth edition of the Now! series in the U.S. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.[2] Three tracks selected for the album, "Bootylicious", "Stutter" and "U Got It Bad", had reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Now! 8 is dedicated to Aaliyah, who had died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001, with a portion of the album's profits going to the Aaliyah Memorial Fund.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Bootylicious"Destiny's Child3:27
2."Pop"NSYNC2:54
3."I'm Real"Jennifer Lopez3:15
4."Stutter" (Double Take Remix)Joe featuring Mystikal3:32
5."Someone to Call My Lover"Janet Jackson4:32
6."AM to PM"Christina Milian3:33
7."A Little Bit"Jessica Simpson3:44
8."Crush"Mandy Moore3:49
9."Rock the Boat"Aaliyah4:33
10."U Got It Bad"Usher4:07
11."More Than That"Backstreet Boys3:41
12."Clint Eastwood"Gorillaz3:42
13."Start the Commotion"The Wiseguys featuring Greg Nice2:32
14."Me, Myself & I"JIVEjones3:28
15."I'm a Believer"Smash Mouth3:04
16."Fat Lip"Sum 412:58
17."The Rock Show"Blink-1822:49
18."Bad Day"Fuel3:13
19."Be Like That"3 Doors Down3:55
20."Walk On"U24:56

* The song "I'm Real" by Jennifer Lopez is not the more popular "Murder Remix" version featuring Ja Rule.

Charts

References

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Now, Vol. 8 - Review, Allmusic.com
  2. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Platinum Albums
  3. ^ Corey Moss. Now 8 Hits Collection Dedicated To Aaliyah: Portion of LP's profits to go to Aaliyah Memorial Fund. MTV.com. November 16, 2001
  4. ^ "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.


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