''Now That's What I Call Music! 5'' is the fifth edition of the '' Now!'' series released in the United States. It was released on November 14, 2000, peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 and certified 4× Platinum by the

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, to date the only non-Christmas album in the U.S. series to achieve that status.

Reception

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine declares ''Now! 5'' is "a

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of the summer of 2000" and while pop music in general paled in comparison to the pop successes of the previous year, this volume "proves that it was a pretty good year after all." He calls "Aaron's Party (Come and Get It)" an embarrassing inclusion but maintains ''Now! 5'' is "one of the better volumes in the American series." Jim Farber for '' Entertainment Weekly'' has a different take, saying "''Now That's What I Call Music! 5''...compiles the crummiest singles crowding the airwaves" in 2000, making the pop music of the time "seem even drearier than it actually is."

Track listing

Chart performance

References

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