Now That's What I Call Music! 2 (American series) explained

Now That's What I Call Music! 2
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	various artists
Cover:	Now 2 US.jpg
Released:	July 27, 1999
Length:	72:40
Label:	Virgin
Chronology:	Series
Prev Title:	Now That's What I Call Music!
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Now That's What I Call Music! 3
Next Year:	1999

Now That's What I Call Music! 2 is the second volume of the Now That's What I Call Music! series in the United States. It was released on July 27, 1999, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 albums chart.^[1] It has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. The compilation includes one song which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100: "...Baby One More Time".

Reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic says the album is "a terrific time capsule, at the very least, capturing what American pop radio sounded like in the late '90s" and "an entertaining snapshot of a fleeting era in pop music history".

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	3
US Top Internet Album Sales (Billboard)	9

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1999-08-14 The Billboard 200 for the week of August 14, 1999
2. Now 2 chart performance – Billboard 200. Billboard. November 15, 2017.
3. 1999 The Year in Music – Top Billboard 200 Albums . 111 . 52 . YE-45 . Billboard. December 25, 1999 . July 19, 2016.