Now That’s What I Call Music 100 claims fastest-selling album of 2018 so far
The 100 th edition of NOW That’s What I Call Music claims the fastest-selling album of 2018 so far as it lands straight in at Number 1 on the Official Compilation Albums Chart.

The collection sold 176,000 copies this week – eclipsing the week 1 sales of NOW 99 (115,000) and NOW 98 (154,000). The figure also far exceeds the fastest-selling artist album of the year so far, Drake’s Scorpion (64,000).

Meanwhile, the original NOW 1 album - re-released on CD this week - enters at Number 2, while a total of ten NOW albums feature in this week’s compilations Top 20.

Co-Managing Director Now Music Peter Duckworth, commented:
“The phenomenal sales and streaming success of NOW 100 and NOW 1 in the last week shows that even after 35 years NOW is as popular and trusted as ever."

Co-Managing Director Now Music Steve Pritchard, added:
“We are really pleased with the amazing response to this landmark release. It is great to see our key retailers doing so well with the CDs across the board, as well as decent download sales.... and in the background what a great streaming response to the celebration this week."

Just one NOW album has missed the top spot on the Official Chart in its 35-year run – NOW 4, released in 1984, got stuck at Number 2 behind rival compilation The Hits Album.

The most successful NOW album is 1999’s NOW 44, which has sold 1.65 million copies, while NOW compilations have now spent 655 weeks at Number 1.

Now 100 features the latest hits of the moment plus a selection of popular tracks from the last 35 years, since the first NOW was released in 1983.