Modeled after the highly successful Now That's What I Call Music!

series in the United Kingdom, which compiles a number of songs that are popular around the time of its release, this album is the first edition of the Now!

reached platinum status as certified by the RIAA.

[2] The compilation includes three songs that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100: "Together Again, "All My Life" and "MMMBop".

The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 in January 1999.