Now That's What I Call Music! 5 (American series)
Now That's What I Call Music! 5 is the fifth edition of the Now! series released in the United States. It was released on November 14, 2000, peaked at number two on the Billboard 200[1] and certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA,[2] to date the only non-Christmas album in the U.S. series to achieve that status.[3][4]
| Now That's What I Call Music! 5 | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | November 14, 2000 | |||
| Length | 71:24 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | D[6] |
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine declares Now! 5 is "a Polaroid of the summer of 2000" and while pop music in general paled in comparison to the pop successes of the previous year, this volume "proves that it was a pretty good year after all." He calls "Aaron's Party (Come and Get It)" an embarrassing inclusion but maintains Now! 5 is "one of the better volumes in the American series."[5]
Jim Farber for Entertainment Weekly has a different take, saying "Now That's What I Call Music! 5...compiles the crummiest singles crowding the airwaves" in 2000, making the pop music of the time "seem even drearier than it actually is."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Gonna Be Me" | NSYNC | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" | 98 Degrees | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Jumpin', Jumpin'" | Destiny's Child | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Don't Think I'm Not" | Kandi | 3:49 |
| 5. | "I Think I'm in Love with You" | Jessica Simpson | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Faded" | soulDecision | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Shake It Fast" | Mystikal | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Case of the Ex" | Mýa | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)" | Aaron Carter | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Lucky" | Britney Spears | 3:24 |
| 11. | "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" | Backstreet Boys | 3:53 |
| 12. | "Incomplete" | Sisqó | 3:51 |
| 13. | "I Wanna Be with You" | Mandy Moore | 4:12 |
| 14. | "Doesn't Really Matter" | Janet Jackson | 4:16 |
| 15. | "Back Here" | BBMak | 3:37 |
| 16. | "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" | Nine Days | 3:11 |
| 17. | "Kryptonite" | 3 Doors Down | 3:53 |
| 18. | "Wonderful" | Everclear | 4:32 |
| 19. | "It's My Life" | Bon Jovi | 3:43 |
Chart performance
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 2 |
References
- Various Artists Chart History – Billboard 200: Now 5
- Jeckell, Barry A. (March 21, 2001). "'NOW 6' Collects Hits From Britney, Shaggy, J. Lo". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- "RIAA Gold and Platinum Search – Now That's What I Call Music!". RIAA. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- Jeckell, Barry A. (February 28, 2005). "'NOW 18' Mixes Rock, Pop, R&B, Country". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Various Artists – Now That's What I Call Music! 5: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- Farber, Jim (November 17, 2000). "Music Review: NOW That's What I Call Music! 5". Entertainment Weekly. Time. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2022.