Collectively, the Now! compilations have sold extremely well in the U.S. Each of the first 29 volumes received at least a platinum certification, and 18 albums from the series have reached number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart, more than any individual recording artist except the Beatles. [36] However, recent releases have not sold as well, with Now That's What I Call Music! 77 selling only an estimated 7,500 copies in its first week, compared to the 621,000 copies Now! 7 sold in its debut week in July 2001. [37] Official Compilations Chart Top 100 – 27 July 2018 – 02 August 2018". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 18 July 2019.

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Various Artists". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021 . Retrieved 14 November 2021. Now That's What I Call Eurovision Song Contest (28 April 2023) 4-CD/2-LP. Updated version. Released in association with EBU. Now 75 by Various Artists | Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. 22 August 2020 . Retrieved 22 September 2020.

In February 2023, 12" mixes all taken from the first three Now Dance compilations, originally released in 1985, 1986 and 1989, were collected on a special 4CD and 3LP set, Now Dance: The 80s, with artwork inspired by the original Now Dance 86. Fourteen mixes were taken from Now Dance, eighteen mixes were lifted from 86, and sixteen from 89. Now That's What I Call Music! 51 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. Official Compilations Chart Top 100 – 30 July 2021 – 5 August 2021". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 3 April 2021. Now Hity is the Czech version of the Now That's What I Call Music! series. Originally branded under the main family name, it was changed to Now Hity later in the run. There have also been spin-offs like Now! 2006. Now That's What I Call Music! 37 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018.

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Universal Music were a label from Now That's What I Call Music! 43 onwards as a result of acquiring the Polygram label. Now That's What I Call 30 Years (27 May 2013) 3-CD. Released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Now. Fletcher, Alex (16 October 2013). " 'NOW That's What I Call Music' TV channel launches this month". Digital Spy . Retrieved 23 October 2013.