Welcome to Compilation Nation. On this first episode, we tackle the granddaddy of them all, the very first U.S. NOW! That's What I Call Music! compilation. Featuring the likes of Janet Jackson, Fastball, Lenny Kravitz, Aqua, Marcy Playground, and the ever infamous Cherry Poppin' Daddies.

This episode's categories:
1) Nostalgia Corner
2) The Where's NSYNC? Award
3) The Sam Goody Goodbye Purchase
4) The Hell Yes Hastings Purchase
5) Eminem's Two Weeks Grounded
6) We're Two Weeks Steady & It's Getting Serious Badge
7) I'm Making a Mixtape
8) The Fastball Ribbon
9) The One-Hit Wonder Gold Star
10) Ridiculously (Lazy) Songwriting Citation
11) The Chorus Earworm
12) What's Aged Best?
13) What's Aged Worst?
14) Karaoke Challenge
15) The LFO-98 Degrees-O-Town Trophy
16) The NOW Lifetime Achievement Award
17) The NOW Championship Belt
18) Voted Off the Compilation
19) Final Grades

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Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/