1999 was an eventful year for music, and Now! 44 reflects this with a double-CD collection of some of the year's biggest hits. As is expected from the Now That's What I Call Music! series, none of the chart-toppers are left unrepresented: there's Robbie Williams ("She's The One"), Britney Spears ("Baby One More Time"), Shania Twain ("That Don't Impress Me Much") and Steps ("Tragedy"), to name a just few. In addition to the expected list of pop stars, the UK chart's diversity is demonstrated by the inclusion of a number of different styles, from dance (Moloko, ATB, etc) to indie (Supergrass, Bran Van 3000) to reggae (Bob Marley), and all points in between. An essential snapshot of a great year for music. --Ted Kord