3 is the third volume of the Now That's What I Call Music!

series in the United States.

It was released on December 7, 1999, debuting at number nine on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

"There isn't anything tying these singles together musically, except for the fact that they were hits," says Steve Huey of AllMusic, "but all in all, it makes for a pretty entertaining and diverse snapshot of pop music circa the turn of the millennium."

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.