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Now That’s What I Call Music! 18 is a compilation album released in the United States on November 13, 2001. The album features nineteen tracks, including two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Pink, and Lil’ Kim and "Bootylicious" by Destiny’s Child.

Now That’s What I Call Music! 18 debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 663,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of six million copies in the United States. As of November 2016, the album has sold 5.5 million copies in the United States.

The first single released from Now That’s What I Call Music! 18 was "Lady Marmalade", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was a collaboration between Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Pink, and Lil’ Kim. "Lady Marmalade" also reached number one in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

The second single released from the album was "Bootylicious" by Destiny’s Child. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two in the United Kingdom.

Now That’s What I Call Music! 18 spawned two other hit singles: "I’m Real" by Jennifer Lopez and "I2001" by Alicia Keys.

Now That’s What I Call Music! 18 was met with mixed reviews from music critics. AllMusic’s Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album two and a half stars out of five, calling it "painfully average".

Now That’s What I Call Music! 18 was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and being certified six-times platinum by the RIAA. The album spawned three hit singles and has been sold over five million copies in the United States.