Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (American series) explained

Now That's What I Call Music! 12
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	various artists
Cover:	Now12USA.jpg
Released:	March 25, 2003
Length:	77:17
Label:	Capitol
Chronology:	Series
Prev Title:	Now That's What I Call Music! 11
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Now That's What I Call Music! 13
Next Year:	2003

Now That's What I Call Music! 12 is the 12th edition of the Now! series in the United States, released on March 25, 2003. It debuted and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200^[1] and has been certified Platinum.^[2] With an increased number of hip hop and R&B tracks on this volume, it reached No. 10 on Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[3]

Critical reception

Allmusic gave the album 2 out of 5 stars, stating "It's what you would expect and nothing more," noting the prominence of pop, R&B, and hip-hop on the album's track list.

Track listing

• Nivea’s track “Don’t Mess with my Man” was the album version instead of the radio version which was labeled as “the Scorpio remix”.
• Amanda Perez’s track “Angel” is the album version as opposed to the US radio Mix also known as “D-Lo Urban Remix”

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-04-12/billboard-200 The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Apr 12 2003
2. https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=NOW&artist=VARIOUS&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=ST&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=Platinum&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1998&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Platinum Albums
3. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-04-12/r-b-hip-hop-albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart Listing For The Week Of Apr 12 2003
4. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003. Billboard. August 29, 2021.