The CD and cassette releases were subtitled "22 Hot Summer Hits".

Due to the compilers having full access to BMG material, hits by artists such as Take That, M People, Snap!

and Lisa Stansfield appeared on this collection instead of the rival Now That's What I Call Music 25 which featured material licensed from EMI, Virgin and Polygram.

However, there were some tracks which featured on both compilations, such as Kim Wilde, 4 Non Blondes and Inner Circle.

2 in the UK Top 20 Compilation chart (behind Now 25) and earned a Gold BPI Award for units of over 400,000.