The first album released in Portugal was NOW 99 and released by EMI on 2 December 1999. From the Now 2 through Now 21, the compilation was always done on a rotation system among the three music companies. In addition to these volumes, the series includes six dance editions, a DVD and the tenth anniversary commemorative edition, NOW 10 ANOS, released by EMI in December 2009. On 26 April 2010, Now Mix 2010 was released, which includes dance versions of popular songs in a non-stop mix format. [1]. Now That's What I Call Music! 77 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. Now That's What I Call Music! 59 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. Now That's What I Call Music! 50 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018.

In the Beginning, There was Ronco… | East of the M60". Mancunian1001.wordpress.com. 24 September 2010 . Retrieved 11 September 2013. a b "NowMusic.com:: View topic - My Now Worldwide Collection - Warning HUGE post". Archived from the original on 21 October 2007 . Retrieved 27 September 2007. NOW That's What I Call Music! 101 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 1 November 2018. Now That's What I Call Music!' Hits 60: The Secret Behind Its Survival in the Streaming Era". Billboard. 27 October 2016 . Retrieved 7 January 2020.

a b " NOW 52 Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. 14 November 2014 . Retrieved 18 August 2020. Now That's What I Call Music! 34 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. Due to the Universal Music Group's purchasing of EMI in 2012, a share of the Now albums' rights were transferred over to Sony Music Entertainment (a partner in the original Hits Album brand). [25] UMG used the brand of their catalogue subsidiary Universal Music TV ( UMOD) on the series before reverting to the EMI brand by the 2020s on some of the Now spin-offs [20] like Now Yearbook ’83 Extra, [26] Now That’s What I Call Christmas [27] and the re-issued Now That’s What I Call Music 10. [28] [29] a b " NOW 35 Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. 17 September 2010 . Retrieved 18 August 2020. NOW That's What I Call Music! 102 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 21 February 2019.

Now Dance 89 – 20 Smash Dance Hits (The 12" Mixes) (3 July 1989) 2-LP/MC/CD. Partially re-issued in 2023 on CD/LP.Official Compilations Chart Top 100 – 24 November 2017 – 30 November 2017". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 July 2019. 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. Official Compilations Chart Top 100 – 15 November 2019 – 21 November 2019". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 21 May 2020. Now That's What I Call Music! 38 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. Following its introduction in China, the Now! series has enjoyed great success, with a new compilation released approximately every three to four months. Each album contains current and recent hit singles from Chinese artists signed to EMI or Polydor, and from British and Australian pop acts such as Kylie Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Sugababes or Robbie Williams.

Now That's What I Call Music! 73 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018. Now That's What I Call Disney 2012 (2012 edition with one bonus CD) (November 2012) Released in association with Disney

The series is often called Now Asia since Now 1 and Now 2 are from EMI Hong Kong, Now 3 and Now 4 are from EMI Malaysia, Now 7 is from EMI Taiwan and Now 5, Now 6 and Now 8 are from EMI Asia. The Indonesian versions of the albums are slightly different from the Asian ones.

The most successful album in the series to date is Now That's What I Call Music! 5, which was certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA in 2000. [38] Since the fourth volume, the compiler for the U.S. series has been Jeff Moskow. [39] Now That's What I Call Classical (28 November 2011) 2-CD. Released in association with Decca Records. Now That's What I Call Eurovision Song Contest (28 April 2023) 5-LP deluxe boxset on platinum vinyl Although the albums started out on only vinyl records and cassette tapes, the formats on which the albums have been released have changed over the years:Official Compilation Chart Top 100 – 30 November 2018 – 06 December 2018". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 July 2019. Now That's What I Call Music! 18 - Now That's What I Call Music". www.nowmusic.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018.