Now That's What I Call Music! 53 (American series)

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".

Now That's What I Call Music! 53
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)
Length74:24
LabelSony 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)

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] It became the first album in history to miss the top position of the Billboard 200 despite being the best-selling album of the week.[3]

Track listing

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Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]

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."[4]

Charts

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References

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  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. ^ Book, Ryan (February 12, 2015). "Now 53 Outsells Taylor Swift, Becomes First Record to Top Albums Chart but Not Billboard 200; Kid Ink Cracks Top 10". The Music Times. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. Now, Vol. 53 - Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
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