Now That’s What I Call Music! 65

The first quarterly installment of 2018 for the long-running series, Now That's What I Call Music! 65 collects some of the biggest mainstream pop tracks that made gains in the charts in the U.S. in late 2017 and early 2018. Released just months after Now 64, Now 65 includes Top Ten hits like Taylor Swift's "...Ready for It?," Demi Lovato's "Sorry Not Sorry," and Camila Cabello's "No Rap Version" of "Havana," which removes Young Thug from the mix. Rappers who are allowed to stay include G-Eazy on his A$AP Rocky and Cardi B collaborative hit "No Limit" and NF with his Christian chart-topping "Let You Down." EDM is represented -- albeit in a more chilled-out form -- by Calvin Harris ("Faking It"), Marshmello ("Wolves"), and Phantoms ("Just a Feeling"). J Balvin earns the sole Latin track on the collection with the Beyoncé-featuring "Mi Gente" alongside R&B-influenced tracks by Khalid ("Young, Dumb & Broke"), MAX & gnash ("Lights Down Low"), and Post Malone ("I Fall Apart"). Up-and-coming artists like Sofi Tukker ("Best Friend") and Indian Trap ("Look Like Monayyy") also appear. ~ Neil Z. Yeung