World's Best-Selling Music Compilation Series, NOW That's What I Call Music!, Issues Vol. 31 and NOW That's What I Call The '80s Vol. 2!

World's Best-Selling Music Compilation Series, NOW That's What I Call Music!, Issues Vol. 31 and NOW That's What I Call The '80s Vol. 2!

NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest edition of the world's best-selling multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 31, and the second entry in its '80s-themed spin-off series, NOW That's What I Call The '80s Vol. 2, will both be released June 30.

Featuring 20 recent major hits from pop, rock, hip-hop and crossover country, NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 31 includes Billboard #1s "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas, "Right Round" by Flo Rida featuring Key$ha, "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga, and "My Life Would Suck Without You" by Kelly Clarkson, as well as Pop Top 10s "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" by Pitbull, "Blame It" by Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain, "Day & Nite" by Kid Cudi, "Kiss Me Thru The Phone" by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em featuring Sammie, "Halo" by Beyonce, "Please Don't Leave Me" by P!nk, "Love Sex Magic" by Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake, "Don't Trust Me" by 3OH!3, and "You Found Me" by The Fray. Also heard are hits from Britney Spears, Ne-Yo, The Ting Tings, Nickelback, T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake, and Lady Antebellum.

Last year heralded the debut of a new NOW-branded series, NOW That's What I Call The '80s. More powerhouse MTV-era hits arrive this month on Vol. 2. The title includes Billboard #1s "Faith" by George Michael, "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston, "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul, "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley, "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby & The Range, "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper, "Toy Soldiers" by Martika, "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League, and "A View To A Kill" by Duran Duran, as well as '80s Pop Top 10s "Dancing On The Ceiling" by Lionel Richie, "Simply Irresistible" by Robert Palmer, "Don't Mean Nothing" by Richard Marx, "Run To You" by Bryan Adams, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police, "Separate Ways" by Journey, "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" by Dead Or Alive, and "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell. Also included are hits from Billy Idol and The Jacksons.

The NOW That's What I Call Music! series is a joint venture from EMI Music North America, Sony Music Entertainment, and Universal Music Group. NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 31 and NOW That's What I Call The '80s Vol. 2 will be distributed by Sony Music Entertainment. NOW and NOW That's What I Call Music! are registered trademarks of EMI (IP) Limited.

The NOW That's What I Call Music! series debuted in the U.S. in 1998 after the brand had been a multi-platinum international success for 15 years. The series has generated sales of over 200 million albums worldwide, including more than 73 million copies in the U.S. Every album in the numbered U.S. series has reached the Billboard Top 10, with NOW 3 the first non-soundtrack, multi-artist collection in history to reach #1.

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NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 31
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1. The Black Eyed Peas Boom Boom Pow
2. Flo Rida feat. Key$ha Right Round
3. Lady Gaga Poker Face
4. Pitbull I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
5. Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain Blame It
6. T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake Dead And Gone
7. Kid Cudi Day & Nite
8. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em feat. Sammie Kiss Me Thru The Phone
9. Beyonce Halo
10. Ne-Yo Mad
11. P!nk Please Don't Leave Me
12. Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake Love Sex Magic
13. Britney Spears If U Seek Amy
14. Kelly Clarkson My Life Would Suck Without You
15. 3OH!3 Don't Trust Me
16. The Ting Tings That's Not My Name
17. The Fray You Found Me
18. Nickelback If Today Was Your Last Day
19. Lady Antebellum I Run To You
20. Charice A Note To God

NOW That's What I Call The '80s! Vol. 2
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1. George Michael Faith
2. Whitney Houston How Will I Know
3. Paula Abdul Straight Up
4. Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up
5. Lionel Richie Dancing On The Ceiling
6. The Jacksons Torture
7. Robert Palmer Simply Irresistible
8. Richard Marx Don't Mean Nothing
9. Bryan Adams Run To You
10. The Police Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
11. Bruce Hornsby & The Range The Way It Is
12. Journey Separate Ways
13. Cyndi Lauper True Colors
14. Martika Toy Soldiers
15. Duran Duran A View To A Kill
16. Dead Or Alive You Spin Me Around (Like A Record)
17. Billy Idol Rebel Yell
18. The Human League Don't You Want Me
19. Rockwell Somebody's Watching Me

Chart / Sales History
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NOW (October 1998, platinum)
NOW 2 (July 1999, debuted #3, double platinum)
NOW 3 (December 1999, peaked at #4, double platinum)
NOW 4 (July 2000, first compilation to debut #1, double platinum)
NOW 5 (November 2000, peaked at #2, quadruple platinum)
NOW 6 (April 2001, debuted #1, triple platinum)
NOW 7 (July 2001, debuted #1, triple platinum)
NOW 8 (November 2001, debuted #2, triple platinum)
NOW 9 (April 2002, debuted #1, double platinum)
NOW 10 (July 2002, debuted #2, platinum)
NOW 11 (November 2002, debuted #2, double platinum)
NOW 12 (March 2003, debuted #3, platinum)
NOW 13 (July 2003, debuted #2, platinum)
NOW 14 (April 2004, debuted #3, triple platinum)
NOW 15 (May 2004, debuted #2, double platinum)
NOW 16 (July 2004, debuted #1, triple platinum)
NOW 17 (November 2004, debuted #1, triple platinum)
NOW 18 (March 2005, debuted #2, platinum)
NOW 19 (July 2005, debuted #1, double platinum)
NOW 20 (November 2005, debuted #1, double platinum)
NOW 21 (April 2006, debuted #2, platinum)
NOW 22 (July 2006, debuted #1, platinum)
NOW 23 (November 2006, debuted #1, platinum)
NOW 24 (March 2007, debuted #2, platinum)
NOW 25 (July 2007, debuted #1, platinum)
NOW 26 (November 2007, peaked at #3, platinum)
NOW 27 (March 2008, debuted #2, platinum)
NOW 28 (June 2008, debuted #2, platinum)
NOW 29 (November 2008, debuted #3, platinum)
NOW 30 (March 2009, debuted #1, platinum, pending certification)

Source: Sony Music Entertainment

CONTACT: Tom Cording, Legacy Recordings / Sony Music Entertainment,
+1-212-833-4448, Tom.Cording@sonymusic.com, or Randy Haecker, Legacy
Recordings / Sony Music Entertainment, +1-212-833-4101,
Randy.Haecker@sonymusic.com; or Keren Poznansky, Universal Music Enterprises,
+1-310-865-7797, Keren.Poznansky@umusic.com; or Jennifer Ballantyne, EMI Music
North America, +1-323-871-5494, Jennifer.Ballantyne@emicap.com

Web Site: http://www.nowthatsmusic.com/

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