Now That's What I Call Music! 7 was released on July 31, 2001. The album is the seventh edition of the (U.S.) Now! series. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 621,000 copies in its first week, the highest opening week of sales for any U.S. Now! album to date. It is the third number-one album in the series and has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA. Now! 7 is the first in the series to also crossover onto the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, peaking at number three.

Now That's What I Call Christmas! is a two-disc holiday music compilation that was released on October 23, 2001, by Universal Music Group. The album is part of the (U.S.) Now! series, and the first holiday-themed album in the series.