Now That's What I Call Music! 43 (American series)

Now That's What I Call Music! 43 was released on August 7, 2012. It is the 43rd edition of the Now! series in the United States. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart with sales of 111,000 copies in its first week of release, becoming the 16th number-one album in the series' franchise.[1]

This article describes the 43rd 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! 43 (UK series) and Now That's What I Call Music! discography.
Now That's What I Call Music! 43
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedAugust 7, 2012
GenrePop
Length70:47
LabelEMI
Numbered series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 42
(2012)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 43
(2012)		 Now That's What I Call Music! 44
(2012)

Now! 43 features two number-one Billboard Hot 100 hits, "Call Me Maybe" and "Part of Me".

Instead of the main version of "Payphone", which featured Wiz Khalifa, the "no-rap" version was included on this album.

Track listing
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Call Me Maybe"Carly Rae Jepsen3:12
2."Part of Me"Katy Perry3:32
3."Payphone"Maroon 53:41
4."Titanium"David Guetta featuring Sia3:30
5."Lights"Ellie Goulding3:29
6."Boyfriend"Justin Bieber2:50
7."Scream"Usher3:54
8."Let's Go"Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo3:44
9."Back in Time" (from Men in Black 3)Pitbull3:24
10."Want U Back"Cher Lloyd3:32
11."One Thing"One Direction3:13
12."Give Your Heart a Break"Demi Lovato3:24
13."Too Close"Alex Clare4:11
14."Midnight City"M834:00
15."Everybody Talks"Neon Trees2:57
16."Drunk on You"Luke Bryan3:43
17."Here's to Us"Halestorm2:55
18."My Oh My"Tristan Prettyman3:37
19."Love Actually"Cady Groves3:48
20."I Don't Like You"Eva Simons4:11

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic critic Andy Kellman notes that "this volume stresses the enduring dominance of European and European-inspired dance-pop" with "only one song without a dance beat: Luke Bryan's "Drunk on You", the token contemporary country inclusion."[2]

Chart performance
Chart (2012) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[1] 1

References
  1. Caulfield, Keith (August 15, 2012). "'Now 43' Scores Franchise's 16th No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  2. Kellman, Andy. Now, Vol. 43 > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
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