Now That's What I Call Music! 30 (U.S. series)

This article describes the 30th album in the U.S. Now! series. It should not be confused with identically-numbered albums from other Now! series. For more information, see Now That's What I Call Music! 30 and Now That's What I Call Music! discography

Now That's What I Call Music! 30
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	March 24, 2009
Recorded	Various times
Genre	Pop
Length	75:34
Label	UMG
Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Motown (2009) Now That's What I Call Music! 30 (2009) Now That's What I Call Power Ballads (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Now That's What I Call Music! 30 was released on March 24, 2009.^[2] The album is the 30th edition of the (US) Now! series and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart in April 2009.^[3] Despite low initial-week sales of 146,000 units, Now! 30 became the first album from the series to reach number one on the chart since Now! 25 in July 2007. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in May 2009.

Two songs featured on Now! 30, "Just Dance" and "Womanizer", reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, while the songs, "Love Story" and "Sweet Thing", were number-one songs on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Just Dance"	Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis	3:59
2.	"Womanizer"	Britney Spears	3:42
3.	"Keeps Gettin' Better"	Christina Aguilera	3:00
4.	"Let It Rock"	Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne	3:50
5.	"Heartless"	Kanye West	3:28
6.	"Miss Independent"	Ne-Yo	3:49
7.	"Green Light"	John Legend featuring André 3000	3:52
8.	"Rehab"	Rihanna featuring Justin Timberlake	4:53
9.	"I Hate This Part"	Pussycat Dolls	3:37
10.	"Sober"	Pink	4:09
11.	"Crush"	David Archuleta	3:27
12.	"About You Now"	Miranda Cosgrove	3:10
13.	"Gives You Hell"	The All-American Rejects	3:31
14.	"Light On"	David Cook	3:47
15.	"18 Days"	Saving Abel	3:48
16.	"Gotta Be Somebody"	Nickelback	4:10
17.	"Thinking of You"	Katy Perry	3:56
18.	"I'm Yours"	Jason Mraz	3:31
19.	"Love Story"	Taylor Swift	3:53
20.	"Sweet Thing"	Keith Urban	3:51

Free downloads

For the second time (the first being Now! 29), additional content can be unlocked from the CD via Push Entertainment, including free downloads from the following developing artists plus videos by artists featured on this and previous Now! releases.

1. Green River Ordinance – "Come On"
2. My Favorite Highway – "Say So"
3. Owl City – "Rainbow Veins"
4. Shiloh – "Operator (A Girl Like Me)"
5. Krista – "Temporary Insanity"

Sales

The album has sold in the US 714,335 copies as of November 14, 2009.

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	1

References

1. ^ Andy Kellman, Now, Vol. 30 - Review, Allmusic.com
2. ^ NOW That's What I Call Music 30, Amazon.com
3. ^ Keith Caulfield, 'Now 30,' 'Hannah Montana' Lead Busy Week On Billboard 200, Billboard.com, April 1, 2009

Preceded by All I Ever Wanted by Kelly Clarkson

Billboard 200 number-one album April 11, 2009

Succeeded by Defying Gravity by Keith Urban