Now That's What I Call Music! 42 (U.S. series)

Now That's What I Call Music! 42
Compilation album by various artists
Released	May 1, 2012
Length	1 Hour, 14 Minutes
Label	EMI
Series chronology
Now That's What I Call Music! 41(2012) Now That's What I Call Music! 42(2012) Now That's What I Call Music! 43(2012)

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Now That's What I Call Music! 42 was released on May 1, 2012. The album is the forty-second edition of the (U.S.) Now series. It peaked at number 1 and 13 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. The compilation includes one song which reached the first two Billboard Hot 100: "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" & "Somebody That I Used to Know".

The cover is inspired by the NOW 82 UK cover released in the same year.

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"	Kelly Clarkson	3:39
2.	"Good Feeling"	Flo Rida	4:05
3.	"Brokenhearted"	Karmin	3:45
4.	"What Makes You Beautiful"	One Direction	3:17
5.	"Turn Me On"	David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj	3:19
6.	"Feel So Close" (Radio Edit)	Calvin Harris	3:22
7.	"Turn Up the Music"	Chris Brown	3:44
8.	"We Run the Night"	Havana Brown feat. Pitbull	3:47
9.	"Sorry for Party Rocking"	LMFAO	3:23
10.	"Give Me All Your Luvin'"	Madonna feat. Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.	3:21
11.	"Get Yourself Back Home"	Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon Hitch	3:40
12.	"It Will Rain"	Bruno Mars	4:13
13.	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Gotye feat. Kimbra	4:03
14.	"Drive By"	Train	3:10
15.	"Springsteen"	Eric Church	4:20
16.	"Ours"	Taylor Swift	4:07
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17.	"All the Right Places"	Zach Heckendorf	3:21
18.	"Free"	Graffiti6	3:47
19.	"Run Dat Back"	Jadagrace	3:36
20.	"Earthquake"	Labrinth feat. Busta Rhymes	4:19