Now That's What I Call Music! 27 (American series) explained

Now That's What I Call Music! 27
Type:Compilation
Artist:various artists
Cover:Now That's What I Call Music! 27 (U.S. series) .jpg
Released:March 11, 2008
Length:74:34
Label:Sony BMG
Chronology:Series
Prev Title:Now That's What I Call Party Hits!
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Now That's What I Call Music! 28
Next Year:2008

Now That's What I Call Music! 27 was released on March 11, 2008. The album is the 27th edition of the Now! series in the United States. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, although, with opening week sales at 169,000 units, it was the lowest opening week for a Now! album from the main series since the first volume.[1]

Now! 27 features two Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits, "Kiss Kiss" and "No One", and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.[2]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
US Billboard 200[3] 41
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 55

Notes and References

  1. Jonathan Cohen, "Ross Zooms By 'NOW,' Snoop To Debut At No. 1", Billboard.com, March 19, 2008
  2. Web site: "RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Platinum albums" . . 2017-09-06 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154605/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=3&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 . live .
  3. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008. Billboard. October 16, 2020. April 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413024419/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-billboard-200-albums. live.
  4. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008. Billboard. October 16, 2020. April 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190401000208/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums. live.