Background Information[]
NOW That's What I Call Music! 81 is the eighty-first mainline installment in the American compilation album series "NOW That's What I Call Music!".
It was released on January 28, 2022 & contains hits from Lil Nas X, Doja Cat & Ed Sheeran. The album contains 21 tracks in total, featuring 5 bonus NOW What's Next! tracks in addition to the 16 regular songs featured on the album. NOW 81 includes three Billboard Hot 100 number ones: "INDUSTRY BABY", "STAY" & "My Universe".
Tracklist[]
| Track | Song Title | Artist(s) | BH100 Chart Positions | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDUSTRY BABY | Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow | #1 | 3:31 |
| 2 | Need To Know | Doja Cat | #8 | 3:27 |
| 3 | Bad Habits | Ed Sheeran | #2 | 3:48 |
| 4 | STAY | The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber | #1 | 2:17 |
| 5 | My Universe | Coldplay & BTS | #1 | 3:44 |
| 6 | Take My Breath | The Weeknd | #6 | 3:36 |
| 7 | Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) | Elton John & Dua Lipa | #7 | 3:20 |
| 8 | Ghost | Justin Bieber | #5 | 2:32 |
| 9 | traitor | Olivia Rodrigo | #9 | 3:47 |
| 10 | For Tonight | Giveon | #61 | 3:12 |
| 11 | One Day | MONSTA X | --- | 2:24 |
| 12 | Who's In Your Head | Jonas Brothers | #92 | 3:01 |
| 13 | Moth To A Flame | Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd | #27 | 3:53 |
| 14 | Better Days | NEIKED, Mae Muller & Polo G | #23 | 2:38 |
| 15 | Meet Me At Our Spot | The Anxiety, Willow & Tyler Cole | #21 | 2:36 |
| 16 | Memory | Kane Brown & blackbear | #50 | 2:32 |
| NOW What's Next! Bonus Tracks | ||||
| 17 | Telepath | Conan Gray | --- | 3:11 |
| 18 | no friends | mazie | --- | 1:45 |
| 19 | POCKET ROCKET | Cochise | --- | 2:10 |
| 20 | HI LONR | Lonr | --- | 3:20 |
| 21 | The Last Man On Earth | Wolf Alice | --- | 4:21 |
Videos[]
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Trivia[]
- This is the first album released in 2022.
- "no friends" (track 18) is the shortest song in the main series.
- "Cold Heart" (track 7) samples Elton John's songs which are "Sacrifice", "Rocket Man", "Kiss the Bride" and "Where's The Shoorah?"
- This is the first album to include both Jack Harlow & BTS.
Streaming Links[]
- Stream NOW That's What I Call Music! 81 on YouTube
- Stream NOW That's What I Call Music! 81 on Apple Music
- Stream NOW That's What I Call Music! 81 on Spotify
- Stream or buy on other services