Now That's What I Call Country is a country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 compilation album released on August 26, 2008. The album is the first in the (U.S.) Now!

Now That's What I Call Music!

Now That's What I Call Music! is a series of various artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Polygram /EMI/Sony Music/Virgin Records ; spinoff series were later introduced in South Africa and many other countries worldwide, including the United States...

 series to be composed exclusively of country music tracks. All of the tracks peaked inside the top 20 of the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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 Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 chart, 16 of which were top 5 hits with 5 of those reaching number one.

The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 in September 2008.

Track listing

Free downloads

The Now That's What I Call Country CD can also unlock free downloads for the following tracks:

1. Eric Church
   Eric Church
   Kenneth Eric Church is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Capitol Records in 2006, Church released his debut album Sinners Like Me that year...
   
    – "Carolina"
2. Jamey Johnson
   Jamey Johnson
   Jamey Johnson is an American Grammy Award nominated country music artist. Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single "The Dollar," the title track to his 2006 album The Dollar...
   
    – "High Cost of Living"
3. The Lost Trailers
   The Lost Trailers
   The Lost Trailers is an American country music band. Established in 2000, the band originally comprised Ryder Lee , Manny Medina , Andrew Nielson , Stokes Nielson , and Jeff Potter...
   
    – "Hey Baby"
4. Ashton Shepherd
   Ashton Shepherd
   Ashton Delilah Shepherd is an American country music singer-songwriter. She was first signed to Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA Nashville division in April 2007. Her 2008 debut album Sounds So Good produced two top 40 hits on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Takin' Off This Pain" and the title...
   
    – "Ain't Dead Yet"
5. Emily West
   Emily West
   Emily Nemmers is an American country music artist who records under the name Emily West. Signed to Capitol Records Nashville, she debuted on Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in early 2008 with the single "Rocks in Your Shoes". This song peaked at #39 early in the year, and is the first single...
   
    – "Annie's Gonna Get a Brand New Gun"
6. Chuck Wicks
   Chuck Wicks
   Charles Elliott "Chuck" Wicks is an American country music artist. He was one of the participants on the American reality series Nashville, which aired on Fox Networks for two episodes before its cancellation in mid-2007...
   
   – "Man of the House"

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	7