''Now That's What I Call Music! 41'' was released on February 7, 2012. It is the 41st edition of the ''
Now!'' series in the United States. The album debuted at number three on the
''Billboard'' 200 for the week ending February 24, 2012, after selling 142,000 units in its first week of release. A month later, it returned to number three on the chart and jumped to number one on the ''Billboard'' Digital Albums chart after a one-day, 25-cent promotion of its downloadable version by
Google Play
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and
Amazon.com
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pushed digital sales up 1,367%.
Track listing
Reception
Allmusic
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critic Andy Kellman summarizes the chart performance of the songs in ''Now That's What I Call Music! 41'' by noting that three of the songs, "Sexy and I Know It", "The One That Got Away", and "Domino", were in the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at the time of the album's release in February 2012, and calling Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night" and Nickelback's "Lullaby" "duds in comparison". The inclusion of two country songs bring this edition a "more country flavor", at least compared to ''
Now! 40'', and "the compilation's highlights" are Coldplay's "Paradise" and J. Cole's "Work Out".
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
References
External links
Official U.S. Now That's What I Call Music website*
2012 compilation albums
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EMI Records compilation albums
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