Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)

1999 studio album by Backstreet Boys

Millennium

Studio album by

Backstreet Boys

Released| May 18, 1999
Recorded| October 1998 - March 1999
Studio|

* Battery (New York City, New York)
* Parc (Orlando, Florida)
* Cheiron & Polar (Stockholm, Sweden)

Genre| Pop[1]
Length| 46:00
104:00 (Millennium 2.0)
Label| Jive
Producer|

* Max Martin
* Kristian Lundin
* Rami Yacoub
* Robert John "Mutt" Lange
* Patrik "The Hitmaker" Lindqvist
* Stephen Lipson
* Mattias Gustafsson
* Timmy Allen
* Edwin "Tony" Nicholas
* Eric Foster White

Backstreet Boys chronology
| Backstreet Boys
(1997)  | Millennium
(1999)  | Black & Blue
(2000)

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Singles from  Millennium

1. "I Want It That Way"
Released: April 12, 1999
2. "Larger than Life"
Released: September 7, 1999
3. "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
Released: December 14, 1999
4. "The One"
Released: May 1, 2000

Millennium is the third studio album (second in the United States) by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released by Jive Records on May 18, 1999. It was a highly anticipated follow-up to both their U.S. self-titled 1997 album and their second released album, Backstreet's Back (1997).

Millennium held the record for most shipments in one year, with 11 million shipments sold in the United States in 1999. It was nominated for five Grammy Awards and became one of the best-selling albums of all time, selling 24 million copies worldwide. The Backstreet Boys promoted Millennium through the Into the Millennium Tour, which became one of the fastest-grossing tours ever.

## Background

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Following the release of their 1997 albums Backstreet's Back and Backstreet Boys selling a combined 27 million copies worldwide, the Backstreet Boys were met with critics accusing them of being a "flash in the pan" and misconceptions that they earned a lot of money. From 1997 to 1998, the band filed a lawsuit against manager Lou Pearlman, stating that they only received $300,000 from recording and touring while he kept over $10 million. Pearlman claimed to be the "sixth Backstreet Boy" and revealed to them that he managed rival boy band NSYNC, who sold over 6 million copies of their debut album, stating that "it's business."[2] On September 18, 1998, the band left their management company Wright Stuff, which was formerly associated with Pearlman's record company Trans Continental Records.[3]

During the same period, the band also dealt with personal tragedies; Kevin Richardson suffered two family deaths,[4] Brian Littrell needed to undergo open heart surgery,[2] Howie Dorough lost his sister from lupus,[5] and the band's producer Denniz Pop died of stomach cancer. The album was initially titled Larger Than Life, which Dorough described as "almost like a thank-you song for all they've done" because they always supported the band.[4]

On July 11, 2025, a "Millennium 2.0" remastered album commemorating the 25th year anniversary was released, which included 13 extra tracks.[6]

## Promotion

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Every version of Britney Spears' debut album ...Baby One More Time that was released before Millennium contained previews of three songs as hidden tracks, placed at the end of the album against Spears' wishes.[7] The band appeared on Saturday Night Live and Total Request Live during the album's release date,[4] and filmed a Disney Channel concert special called Backstreet Boys in Concert the same day.[8]

### Singles

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Four singles were released from the album:

* "I Want It That Way" is the lead single from the album, released on April 12, 1999. It is one of the Backstreet Boys' most commercially successful songs and is often regarded as the group's signature song.
* "Larger than Life" is the second single, released on September 7, 1999.[9]
* "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is the third single, released on December 14, 1999.[10] It peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of March 18, 2000.[11]
* "The One" is the fourth and final single from the album, being released on May 1, 2000.[12] "Don't Want You Back" was originally going to be the fourth single based on a TRL fan vote. However, when Nick Carter called in to vote for "The One," the fans followed after him.[13]

### Tour

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Main article: Into the Millennium Tour

The album's supporting tour, Into the Millennium Tour, started on June 2, 1999, and ended on March 15, 2000, with a total of 123 shows in 84 cities spanning three legs.[14] Their concert at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, was the fifth most attended concert in American history, and the most attended concert by a pop artist.[15]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide| [16]
Entertainment Weekly| B−[17]
Rolling Stone| [18]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [19]
Spin| 7/10[20]

Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "Millennium has no pretense of being anything other than an album for the moment, delivering more of everything that made Backstreet's Back a blockbuster."[1] Robert Christgau gave Millennium a two-star honorable mention, stating that the album is "softening it a little up for their younger demographic, sexing it up a little for their own peace of mind," specifically praising "I Want It That Way" and "Larger than Life."[16] Jim Farber of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B−, stating that they have taken risks in their lyrics, as "Teen acts normally can’t acknowledge their romantic power. They have to remain the longing ones in order to seal the twin fantasies of purity and accessibility".[17]

Arion Berger of Rolling Stone commented that the album was "prefabricated, too pretty, suspiciously well-choreographed", criticizing Nick Carter's straining vocals on "I Need You Tonight," calling "It's Gotta Be You" a rehash of their 1997 single "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)", and describing "The Perfect Fan" as bland. However, he praised "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely," describing it as "digging its melodic claws into your skull on the first listen [...] it's the swooniest blending of the five vocalists' timbres to date, and mighty pretty besides".[18] Writing for Spin, Joshua Clover criticized the opening track "Larger than Life," stating that it "boogies deftly and punks daftly [...] but huffs fame like glue", while praising other uptempo songs such as "I Want It That Way," "Don't Want You Back," "It's Gotta Be You," and "Spanish Eyes".[20] He concluded by stating that while "the calendar flipping soundtrack" isn't Robbie Williams' song "Millennium" (1998), it 'smashes Silverchair's "Anthem for the Year 2000"' (1999), comparing the band more to Alanis Morissette than NSYNC.[20]

## Commercial performance

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Millennium debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, where it remained for 10 non-consecutive weeks. It sold 1,134,000 copies in its first week of release, breaking the previous Nielsen SoundScan record held by Garth Brooks for single-week record sales.[21] This record was subsequently overtaken in 2000 by NSYNC with the release of No Strings Attached.[22] Millennium sold nearly 500,000 copies in the US on its first day alone, setting a record for first-day sales,[23] and became the best-selling album of 1999, selling 9,445,732 albums.[24] It remained on the Billboard chart for 93 weeks, eventually selling over 13 million copies in the United States and being certified 13 times platinum.[25]

As of 2023, the album stands as the sixth best-selling album in the United States of the SoundScan era with 12.3 million units sold.[26] In 2003 it was also reported as being the fourth biggest seller for Music Club sales in the US over the past 14 years with sales of 1.59 million, though these sales are not included in SoundScan's total.[27] In Canada, Millennium was the seventh biggest selling album since 1995 in the Canadian Soundscan sales era up to end of December 2007,[28] while in Japan, sales reached 1 million according to Billboard.[29] In 2015, Millennium became one of the best-selling albums of all time, selling 24 million copies worldwide.[30]

The album topped the European Albums Chart for four consecutive weeks.[31]

### Millennium 2.0

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After the July 2025 release of Millennium 2.0, celebrating the album's twenty-fifth anniversary,[32][33] it charted on a number of charts; in the USA, Millennium 2.0 peaked at number 10 on the US iTunes albums chart.[34] In the United Kingdom, the album placed at number 23 on the UK Albums Sales chart, at number 15 on the UK Albums Downloads chart, and at number 29 on the UK Physical Albums Chart. The album additionally placed at number 60 on the Scottish Albums chart.[35] Millennium 2.0 also charted in an additional four countries: Hungary, Japan, Poland, and Spain.

## Track listing

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Standard editionNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Larger than Life"|

* Brian Littrell
* Max Martin
* Kristian Lundin

* Martin
* Lundin
* Rami Yacoub

| 3:52
2.| "I Want It That Way"|

* Andreas Carlsson
* Martin

* Martin
* Lundin

| 3:33
3.| "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"|

* Herbert Crichlow
* Martin

* Martin
* Lundin

| 3:54
4.| "It's Gotta Be You"|

* Robert John "Mutt" Lange
* Martin

* Yacoub
* Martin
* Lange

| 2:57
5.| "I Need You Tonight"| Andrew Fromm| Lange| 4:23
6.| "Don't Want You Back"| Martin|

* Martin
* Yacoub

| 3:26
7.| "Don't Wanna Lose You Now"| Martin|

* Martin
* Yacoub

| 3:55
8.| "The One"|

* Martin
* Littrell

* Martin
* Lundin

| 3:46
9.| "Back to Your Heart"|

* Kevin Richardson
* Gary Baker
* Jason Blume
* Littrell

* Stephen Lipson
* Timmy Allen[a]

| 4:21
10.| "Spanish Eyes"|

* Andrew Fromm
* Sandy Linzer

* Mattias Gustafsson
* Allen

| 3:55
11.| "No One Else Comes Close"|

* Joe Thomas
* Wayne Perry
* Baker

* Edwin "Tony" Nicholas
* Allen

| 3:43
12.| "The Perfect Fan"|

* Thomas Smith
* Littrell

| Eric Foster White| 4:15
Total length:| 46:00

Australia / Japan: bonus tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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13.| "I'll Be There for You"|

* Wayne Perry
* Gary Baker
* Timmy Allen

* Timmy Allen
* Larry “Rock” Campbell

| 4:37
14.| "You Wrote the Book on Love"|

* Gary Baker
* Wayne Perry
* Butch Johnson

| “Fitz” Gerald Scott| 4:38

Millennium 2.0: bonus CDNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Hey"|

* Michael J. Ade
* Daniel Weber
* Andy Grammer
* Ian Kirkpatrick

* Ade
* Weber

| 3:26
2.| "I'll Be There for You"|

* Perry
* Baker
* Allen

* Allen
* Campbell

| 4:33
3.| "You Wrote the Book on Love"|

* Perry
* Baker
* Johnson

| Scott| 4:38
4.| "If You Knew What I Knew"|

* Billy Chapin
* Brian Bennett
* AJ McLean

* Chapin
* Bennett
* McLean

| 4:13
5.| "My Heart Stays with You"| Full Force| Full Force| 3:37
6.| "I Want It That Way" (alternate lyrics)|

* Carlsson
* Martin
* Lange

* Martin
* Lundin

| 3:34
7.| "The Perfect Fan" (demo)|

* Smith
* Littrell

| Littrell| 4:36
8.| "Larger Than Life" (live at the Conseco Fieldhouse)|

* Martin
* Lundin
* Littrell

|  | 3:57
9.| "Don't Wanna Lose You Now" (live at the Conseco Fieldhouse)| Martin|  | 3:50
10.| "I Want It That Way" (live at the Conseco Fieldhouse)|

* Carlsson
* Martin

|  | 4:13
11.| "Don't Want You Back" (live at the Conseco Fieldhouse)| Martin|  | 3:46
12.| "The One" (live at the Conseco Fieldhouse)|

* Martin
* Littrell

|  | 4:01
13.| "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (live at the Conseco Fieldhouse)|

* Crichlow
* Martin

|  | 5:45
Total length:| 1:44:00

Notes

* ^[a] signifies additional vocal production

## Personnel

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Credits for Millennium adapted from AllMusic and album's liner notes.[36][37]

Backstreet Boys

* Nick Carter (tenor/baritone) – vocals, additional vocal arrangements (track 7)
* Brian Littrell – (tenor/falsetto) vocals, additional vocal arrangements (track 4), BSB vocal arrangements and choir conducting (track 12)
* Kevin Richardson (baritone) – vocals; additional vocal arrangements, musical arrangements, keyboards, and bass (track 9)
* Howie Dorough – (tenor/falsetto) vocals
* AJ McLean – (baritone) vocals, additional vocal arrangements (track 4)

Additional musicians

* Hans Åkeson – viola (track 3)
* Tomas Andersson – violin (track 3)
* Torbjörn Bernhardsson – viola (track 3)
* Randy Bowland – guitar (track 11), acoustic guitar (track 12)
* Asa Forsberg – cello (track 3)
* Ulf Forsberg – viola (track 3)
* Andrew Fromm – piano (track 5)
* Ben Glynne – programming (track 9)
* Mattias Gustafsson – drum programming, bass, keyboards, and guitars (track 10)
* Hart Hollman & The Motown Romance – orchestra (track 12)
* Henrik Janson – string arrangements and conducting (track 3)
* Uli Janson – string arrangements and conducting (track 3)
* Bashiri Johnson – percussion (track 10)
* Michael Karlsson – double bass (track 3)
* Tomas Lindberg – bass (tracks 2, 3)
* Stephen Lipson – programming (track 9)
* Annette Mannheimer – violin (track 3)
* Svein H. Martinsen – viola (track 3)
* Dominic Miller – guitar (track 9)
* Chieli Minucci – acoustic and electric guitars (track 5)
* Edwin "Tony" Nicholas – drum programming, bass, and keyboards (track 11)
* Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar (tracks 1–3, 7, 8)
* Samuli Örnstromer – cello (track 3)
* Åsa Stove Paulsson – viola (track 3)
* Doug Petty – piano (track 12)
* Elisabeth Arnberg Ranmo – viola (track 3)
* Olle Romo – keyboards and programming (track 5)
* Monika Stanikoliska – violin (track 3)
* Tates Creek High School Choir – vocals (track 12)

Shannon Anderson, Nancy Baker, Jarred Baugh, Stephen Booth, Leslie Carter, Christina Craddock, Nicholas Daley, Nathan Day, Andrea Dicks, Sean Flaherty, Michael Brad Frazier, Lori Gerlach, Eli Griggs, Noel Harilson, Missy Hogue, Misty Ingels, Jason Jackson, Justin Kearns, Eschelle King, Ryan Kociatek, Toeupu Liu, Rachel Livingston, Rebecca Lord, Kyle Lugger, Ken Mars, Chuck McKenney, Lauren Moss, Charisa Owens, Scott Phillips, Jonathan Prewitt, Merica Rawlings, Luke Sink, Andrea Smith, Beth Smith, Steven Smith, Terri Snider, Heather Tirey, Beth Tober, Mary Trumbo, Patricia Twitty, Cristin Walter, Tasha Webb, Joseph Wells, Ryan West, Shea Popa Wood, Jennifer Schindler

* Peter-John Vettese – additional keyboards and programming (track 9)
* Jojje Wadenius – guitar (track 3)
* Eric Foster White – bass, electric guitar, keyboards, string orchestration and conducting (track 12)
* Dan Wojeciechowski – drums (track 12)

Technical

* Adam Barber – engineer (tracks 10, 11), additional vocal engineer (track 9)
* John Bates – choir engineer (track 12)
* Adam Blackburn – choir engineer (track 12)
* Daniel Boom – engineer (track 4)
* Tom Coyne – mastering
* Stephen George – basic track engineer and BSB vocal engineer (track 12)
* Mick Guzauski – mixing (track 12)
* Devon Kirkpatrick – assistant engineer (track 12)
* Kristian Lundin – engineering and mixing (tracks 1–3, 8)
* Max Martin – engineering and mixing (tracks 1–4, 6–8)
* Heff Moraes – engineering and mixing (track 9)
* Rami – engineering and mixing (tracks 4, 6, 7)
* Bo Reimer – additional engineering (track 3), vocal engineer (track 8)
* Dawn Reinholtz – assistant engineer (track 12)
* Carl Robinson – orchestra engineer (track 12)
* Olle Romo – Pro-Tools (track 5)
* George Spatta – engineer (track 5)
* Chris Trevett – engineering and mixing (tracks 5, 10, 11)
* Eric Foster White – basic track engineer (track 12)

Design

* Elan Bongiorno – hair stylist, make-up
* Catherine Furniss – hair stylist, make-up
* Nick Gamma – art direction, design
* Hayley Hill – stylist
* Charles Infante – set design
* Jackie Murphy – art direction, design
* Chris Resig – photography
* Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig – stylist
* Leeza Taylor – photography

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## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Millennium | Chart (1999)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[38] | 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[39] | 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[40] | 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[41] | 2
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[42] | 1
Czech Albums (IFPI CR)[43] | 7
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[44] | 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[45] | 1
Estonian Albums (Eesti Top 10)[46] | 1
European Albums Chart[31] | 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[47] | 1
French Albums (SNEP)[48] | 8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[49] | 1
Greek Albums (IFPI)[50] | 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[51] | 2
Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)[52] | 1
Irish Albums (IRMA)[53] | 2
Italian Albums (FIMI)[54] | 1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[55] | 6
Malaysian Albums (RIM)[31] | 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[56] | 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[57] | 1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[58] | 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[59] | 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[60] | 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[61] | 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[62] | 1
Taiwanese Albums (IFPI)[63] | 1
UK Albums (OCC)[64] | 2
US Billboard 200[65] | 1
Weekly chart performance for Millennium 2.0 Chart (2025)  | Peak
position

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Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[66] | 29
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[67] | 25
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[68] | 89
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[69] | 26
UK Albums Downloads[70] | 15
UK Albums Sales[71] | 23
UK Physical Albums[72] | 29

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Millennium in 1999  | Chart (1999)  | Position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[73] | 11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[74] | 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[75] | 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[76] | 22
Canadian Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[77] | 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[78] | 11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[79] | 10
European Albums (Music & Media)[80] | 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[81] | 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[82] | 19
Norwegian Spring Period Albums (VG-lista)[83] | 9
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[84] | 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[85] | 12
UK Albums (OCC)[86] | 37
US Billboard 200[87] | 1
Year-end chart performance for Millennium in 2000  Chart (2000)  | Position

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Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[88] | 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[89] | 89
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[90] | 100
UK Albums (OCC)[91] | 91
US Billboard 200[92] | 9

### Decade-end charts

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Decade-end chart performance for Millennium from 1990 to 1999  Chart (1990–1999)  | Position

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US Billboard 200[93] | 16

## Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for Millennium Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Argentina (CAPIF)[94] | 3× Platinum  | 180,000^
Australia (ARIA)[95] | 3× Platinum  | 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[96] | Gold  | 25,000*
Belgium (BRMA)[97] | 2× Platinum  | 100,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[98] | 2× Platinum  | 500,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[100] | Diamond  | 1,075,000[99]
Chile (IFPI)  | —  | 57,665[101]
Colombia[102] | Gold  | 30,000[102]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[103] | Platinum  | 50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[105] | Platinum  | 42,525[104]
Germany (BVMI)[106] | 3× Gold  | 750,000^
Iceland  | —  | 3,000[107]
Italy  | —  | 300,000[108]
Japan (RIAJ)[109] | 4× Platinum  | 1,000,000[29]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[110] | 4× Platinum+Gold  | 675,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[111] | 2× Platinum  | 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[112] | 2× Platinum  | 30,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[114] | Platinum  | 65,000[113]
Poland (ZPAV)[115] | Gold  | 50,000*
South Korea (KMCA)[117] | 4× Platinum  | 250,000[116]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[118] | 4× Platinum  | 400,000^
Sweden (GLF)[119] | Platinum  | 80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[120] | Platinum  | 50,000^
Thailand  | —  | 130,000[121]
United Kingdom (BPI)[124] | Platinum  | 487,542[122][123]
United States (RIAA)[127] | 13× Platinum  | 15,402,000[A]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[128] | 2× Platinum  | 2,000,000*
Worldwide  | —  | 24,000,000[30]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## See also

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* List of best-selling albums
* List of fastest-selling albums
* List of best-selling albums in Brazil
* List of best-selling albums in Canada
* List of best-selling albums in the United States

## Notes

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1. ^ As of March 2015, the album has sold 13,812,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan, which does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Club, where it sold 1.59 million units as of February 2003.[125][126] Combined, it has sold over 15,402,000 copies in the United States.

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* AJ McLean
* Howie Dorough
* Nick Carter
* Kevin Richardson
* Brian Littrell

Studio albums|

* Backstreet Boys (Int'l)
* Backstreet's Back
* Millennium
* Black & Blue
* Never Gone
* Unbreakable
* This Is Us
* In a World Like This
* DNA
* A Very Backstreet Christmas

Reissues|

* Backstreet Boys (U.S.)

Compilation albums|

* The Hits - Chapter One
* Playlist: The Very Best of Backstreet Boys
* NKOTBSB
* The Essential Backstreet Boys

Live albums|

* A Night Out with the Backstreet Boys

Tours|

* Backstreet's Back Tour
* Into the Millennium Tour
* Black & Blue Tour
* Never Gone Tour
* Unbreakable Tour
* This Is Us Tour
* NKOTBSB Tour
* In a World Like This Tour
* Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life
* DNA World Tour

Filmography|

* Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of
* Dead 7

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* Discography
* Awards and nominations
* NKOTBSB
* Backstreet Project

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Juno Award for International Album of the Year

1970s|

* 1975: Paul McCartney and Wings – Band on the Run
* 1976: Elton John – Greatest Hits
* 1977: Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive!
* 1978: Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
* 1979: Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever

1980s|

* 1980: Supertramp – Breakfast in America
* 1981: Pink Floyd – The Wall
* 1982: John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Double Fantasy
* 1983: Men at Work – Business as Usual
* 1984: The Police – Synchronicity
* 1985: Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A.
* 1986: Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms
* 1987: Madonna – True Blue
* 1988: Europe – The Final Countdown
* 1989: Various Artists – Dirty Dancing

1990s|

* 1990: Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know It's True (Disqualified)
* 1991: MC Hammer – Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
* 1992: Vanilla Ice – To the Extreme
* 1993: Bryan Adams – Waking Up the Neighbours
* 1994: Whitney Houston – The Bodyguard
* 1995: Celine Dion – The Colour of My Love
* 1996: The Cranberries – No Need to Argue
* 1997: Celine Dion – Falling into You
* 1998: Spice Girls – Spice
* 1999: Celine Dion – Let's Talk About Love

2000s|

* 2000: Backstreet Boys – Millennium
* 2001: Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
* 2002: Shaggy – Hot Shot
* 2003: Eminem – The Eminem Show
* 2004: 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin'
* 2005: Green Day – American Idiot
* 2006: Black Eyed Peas – Monkey Business / Coldplay – X&Y
* 2007: Dixie Chicks – Taking the Long Way
* 2008: Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad
* 2009: Coldplay – Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends

2010s|

* 2010: Kings of Leon – Only by the Night
* 2011: Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
* 2012: Adele – 21
* 2013: Mumford & Sons – Babel
* 2014: Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox
* 2015: Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour
* 2016: Maroon 5 – V
* 2017: Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams
* 2018: Kendrick Lamar – Damn
* 2019: Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys

2020s|

* 2020: Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
* 2021: Harry Styles – Fine Line
* 2022: Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
* 2023: Harry Styles – Harry's House
* 2024: SZA – SOS

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Billboard Year-End number one albums

1956–1975|

* 1956: Calypso – Harry Belafonte
* 1957: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast
* 1958: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast
* 1959: The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini
* 1960: Music from The Sound of Music – Original Cast
* 1961: Music from Camelot – Original Cast
* 1962: West Side Story – Soundtrack
* 1963: West Side Story – Soundtrack
* 1964: Music from Hello, Dolly! – Original Cast
* 1965: Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack – Soundtrack
* 1966: Whipped Cream & Other Delights – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
* 1967: More of the Monkees – The Monkees
* 1968: Are You Experienced – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
* 1969: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly
* 1970: Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
* 1971: Jesus Christ Superstar – Soundtrack
* 1972: Harvest – Neil Young
* 1973: The World Is a Ghetto – War
* 1974: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
* 1975: Greatest Hits – Elton John

1976–2000|

* 1976: Frampton Comes Alive! – Peter Frampton
* 1977: Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
* 1978: Saturday Night Fever – Soundtrack
* 1979: 52nd Street – Billy Joel
* 1980: The Wall – Pink Floyd
* 1981: Hi Infidelity – REO Speedwagon
* 1982: Asia – Asia
* 1983: Thriller – Michael Jackson
* 1984: Thriller – Michael Jackson
* 1985: Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen
* 1986: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston
* 1987: Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi
* 1988: Faith – George Michael
* 1989: Don't Be Cruel – Bobby Brown
* 1990: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 – Janet Jackson
* 1991: Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey
* 1992: Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks
* 1993: The Bodyguard – Soundtrack
* 1994: The Sign – Ace of Base
* 1995: Cracked Rear View – Hootie & the Blowfish
* 1996: Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette
* 1997: Spice – Spice Girls
* 1998: Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture – James Horner
* 1999: Millennium – Backstreet Boys
* 2000: No Strings Attached – NSYNC

2001–present|

* 2001: 1 – The Beatles
* 2002: The Eminem Show – Eminem
* 2003: Get Rich or Die Tryin' – 50 Cent
* 2004: Confessions – Usher
* 2005: The Massacre – 50 Cent
* 2006: Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood
* 2007: Daughtry – Daughtry
* 2008: As I Am – Alicia Keys
* 2009: Fearless – Taylor Swift
* 2010: I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle
* 2011: 21 – Adele
* 2012: 21 – Adele
* 2013: The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake
* 2014: Frozen – Soundtrack
* 2015: 1989 – Taylor Swift
* 2016: 25 – Adele
* 2017: Damn – Kendrick Lamar
* 2018: Reputation – Taylor Swift
* 2019: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
* 2020: Hollywood's Bleeding – Post Malone
* 2021: Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen
* 2022: Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny
* 2023: One Thing at a Time – Morgan Wallen
* 2024: The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift

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