Now That's What I Call Music 10 [UK]

Like the nine volumes that preceded NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 10, the compilation does a top-notch job of presenting an excellent stylistic cross-section of pop superstars. As always, featured collaborations are a main highlight and include those between Ja Rule and Ashanti ("Always On Time"), Jennifer Lopez and Nas (the Track Masters remix of "I'm Gonna Be Alright"), and N Sync and Nelly (a Neptunes remix of "Girlfriend"). Latin pop gets its props via Enrique Iglesias ("Escape"), Marc Anthony (the Ric Wake version of "I've Got You"), Paulina Rubio ("Don't Say Goodbye"), and Shakira ("Underneath Your Clothes").
Teen divas old (Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head") and new (Britney Spears and the Darkchild remix of "Overprotected") get represented as well as those with a dash of Tori Amos in their sound (Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles"). Along with R&B crooners (Musiq's "Halfcrazy") and late divas (Aaliyah's "More Than A Woman"), rock gets its due via pop-punk (Blink 182's "First Date"), electronica (Moby's "We Are All Made Of Stars"), and power balladry (Lenny Kravitz's "Stillness Of Heart"). NOW 10 serves as the perfect mix tape capturing the pop radio sounds of Spring 2002.