Now That's What I Call Music! 23 (American series) explained

Now That's What I Call Music! 23 was released on November 7, 2006. The album is the 23rd edition of the (U.S.) Now! series. It sold over 337,000 copies in its opening week to debut at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the tenth chart topper in the series.^[1] It also reached number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Now! 23 has been certified 2× Platinum^[2] and features three Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits, "London Bridge", "Promiscuous" and "SexyBack".

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
US Billboard 200[3]	9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	40

Notes and References

1. Katie Hasty, "'NOW 23' Trumps Groban, Urban, Sugarland At No. 1", Billboard.com, November 15, 2006.
2. https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=NOW&artist=VARIOUS&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=ST&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=Platinum&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1998&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for NOW! Platinum Albums
3. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. October 9, 2020.
4. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. October 9, 2020.