Now That's What I Call Music! 43 (American series)
| Now That's What I Call Music! 43 | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | August 7, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 70:47 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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Now That's What I Call Music! 43 was released on August 7, 2012. It is the 43rd edition of the Now! series in the United States. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart with sales of 111,000 copies in its first week of release, becoming the 16th number-one album in the series' franchise.[1]
Now! 43 features two number-one Billboard Hot 100 hits, "Call Me Maybe" and "Part of Me".
Instead of the main version of "Payphone", which featured Wiz Khalifa, the "no-rap" version was included on this album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Call Me Maybe" | Carly Rae Jepsen | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Part of Me" | Katy Perry | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Payphone" | Maroon 5 | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Titanium" | David Guetta featuring Sia | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Lights" | Ellie Goulding | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Boyfriend" | Justin Bieber | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Scream" | Usher | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Let's Go" | Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Back in Time" (from Men in Black 3) | Pitbull | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Want U Back" | Cher Lloyd | 3:32 |
| 11. | "One Thing" | One Direction | 3:13 |
| 12. | "Give Your Heart a Break" | Demi Lovato | 3:24 |
| 13. | "Too Close" | Alex Clare | 4:11 |
| 14. | "Midnight City" | M83 | 4:00 |
| 15. | "Everybody Talks" | Neon Trees | 2:57 |
| 16. | "Drunk on You" | Luke Bryan | 3:43 |
| 17. | "Here's to Us" | Halestorm | 2:55 |
| 18. | "My Oh My" | Tristan Prettyman | 3:37 |
| 19. | "Love Actually" | Cady Groves | 3:48 |
| 20. | "I Don't Like You" | Eva Simons | 4:11 |
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
Allmusic critic Andy Kellman notes that "this volume stresses the enduring dominance of European and European-inspired dance-pop" with "only one song without a dance beat: Luke Bryan's "Drunk on You", the token contemporary country inclusion."[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200[1] | 1 |
References
- ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (August 15, 2012). "'Now 43' Scores Franchise's 16th No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. Now, Vol. 43 > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
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