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

(Redirected from 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. 2015 compilation album by various artists

Now That's What I Call Music! 53

Compilation album by various artists

Released

February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)

Length

74:24

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)

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Uptown Funk"	Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	4:27
2.	"Lips Are Movin"	Meghan Trainor	2:59
3.	"Animals"	Maroon 5	3:51
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	3:43
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
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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."

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
US Billboard 200	51

References

Caulfield, Keith (February 11, 2015). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends 11th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
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.
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.
^ Kellman, Andy. Now, Vol. 53 - Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
"Various Artists Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

External links

Official U.S. Now That's What I Call Music! website
Now 53: That's What I Call Music. January 2015.
Now That's What I Call Music! 53 on iTunes

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