Now That's What I Call Music! 6 (American series) explained

Now That's What I Call Music! 6
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	various artists
Cover:	Now 6 USA.jpg
Released:	April 3, 2001
Length:	71:01
Label:	Epic
Chronology:	Series
Prev Title:	Now That's What I Call Music! 5
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Now That's What I Call Music! 7
Next Year:	2001

Now That's What I Call Music! 6 was released on April 3, 2001. The album is the sixth edition of the Now! series in the United States. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200,^[1] selling 525,000 units in its first week of release.^[2] It is the second number-one album in the series, following Now 4, and has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.^[3] The album features three Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits: "Independent Women Part I", "It Wasn't Me", and "With Arms Wide Open".^[4]

See also

• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2001

Notes and References

1. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2001-04-21/billboard-200 The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Apr 21 2001
2. Todd Martens, 'NOW' Holds 'N Sync To 1 Week At No. 1", Billboard.com, August 9, 2001.
3. 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
4. Barry A. Jeckell, " 'NOW 6' Collects Hits From Britney, Shaggy, J. Lo", Billboard.com, March 21, 2001