Now That's What I Call Music! 21  was released on April 4, 2006. The album is the twenty-first edition of the (U.S.) Now series. It peaked at number 1, 3 and 4 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. The compilation includes three songs which reached the Billboard Hot 100: "Don't Forget About Us", "Grillz" and "Run It!".
Now That's What I Call Music! 21
  
 
Compilation album by various artists
  
Released
 
April 4, 2006
  
Length
 
1 hour, 12 minutes
  
Label
 
UMG
  
Series chronology
  
  
Professional ratings
 
Review scores
  
Source
 
Rating
  
AllMusic
  
The cover is inspired by the NOW 62 UK cover released in 2005.
Track listing 
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No. 
Title
 
Artist
 
Length
  
1.
 
"Don't Forget About Us"
 
Mariah Carey
 
3:53
  
2.
 
"Stickwitu"
 
The Pussycat Dolls
 
3:28
  
3.
 
"Grillz"
 
Nelly feat. Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp
 
4:30
  
4.
 
"Run It!"
 
Chris Brown
 
3:12
  
5.
 
"My Humps"
 
The Black Eyed Peas
 
3:43
  
6.
 
"If It's Lovin' That You Want"
 
Rihanna
 
3:26
  
7.
 
"Fresh AZIMIZ"
 
Bow Wow feat. J-Kwon and Jermaine Dupri
 
3:48
  
8.
 
"Lean wit It, Rock wit It"
 
Dem Franchize Boyz feat. Peanut and Charlay
 
3:48
  
9.
 
"Stay Fly"
 
Three 6 Mafia feat. Young Buck and Eightball & MJG
 
3:35
  
10.
 
"I'm Sprung"
 
T-Pain
 
3:05
  
11.
 
"One Wish"
 
Ray J
 
3:57
  
12.
 
"Because of You"
 
Kelly Clarkson
 
3:39
  
13.
 
"Unwritten"
 
Natasha Bedingfield
 
3:51
  
14.
 
"Photograph"
 
Nickelback
 
3:51
  
15.
 
"Dirty Little Secret"
 
The All-American Rejects
 
3:13
  
16.
 
"Dance, Dance"
 
Fall Out Boy
 
2:59
  
17.
 
"Who I am Hates Who I've Been"
 
Relient K
 
3:52
  
18.
 
"Dare"
 
Gorillaz
 
3:31
  
19.
 
"Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"
 
Trace Adkins
 
3:59
  
20.
 
"Everytime We Touch"
 
Cascada
 
3:17