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Now That's What I Call Music! 8 (U.S. series)

Now That's What I Call Music! 8
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Compilation album by various artists
Released November 20, 2001
Genre Pop
Length 71:54
Label Virgin
Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 7
(2001)
Now That's What I Call Music! 8
(2001)
Now That's What I Call Music! 9
(2002)
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Review scores
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AllMusic 4/5 stars

Now That's What I Call Music! 8 was released on November 20, 2001. The album is the eighth edition of the Now! series in the U.S. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA. Four tracks selected for the album, "Bootylicious" by Destiny's Child, "I'm Real" by Jennifer Lopez, "Stutter" by Joe, and "U Got It Bad" by Usher, had reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Now! 8 was dedicated to Aaliyah, who had died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001, with a portion of the album's profits going to the Aaliyah Memorial Fund.

* The song "I'm Real" by Jennifer Lopez is not the more popular "Murder Remix" version featuring Ja Rule, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.


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