Let’s take a look at 5 huge career milestones that helped the famous band Backstreet Boys write their name in the history books of the world’s music industry.
On the occasion of the recent reunion of the Backstreet Boys – a group associated with the youth of millions of 8X and 9X people around the world, with their 10th studio album expected to be released in the second half of 2018. Let’s look back at the Huge numbers and milestones help Backstreet Boys become one of the symbols of the global music industry.
1. The boy band has the highest album sales of all time
During their 25-year career, the Backstreet Boys have sold 130 million albums, making them the boy band with the most album sales ever. Not only that, the prestigious music magazine Noisy pointed out the great contribution of the Backstreet Boys to the formation and development of pop music right from their debut album “Backstreet Boys” consisting of multi-faceted songs. Genre: R&B, Hip-Hop, Rock) is still memorized by music lovers around the world 21 years after its release.
2. Billboard 200 monument
With the release of their 9th studio album “A World Like This” in 2013, Backstreet Boys became one of only two artists to have 10 consecutive albums (9 studio albums and 1 compilation album) reaching the top 10 of the chart. ranked Billboard 200. To achieve this success, in addition to the group’s undeniable talent, luck is also an indispensable part. Backstreet Boys was born right at the time when music videos began to become popular in the late 80s and early 90s. Many singles in the group’s albums were invested up to millions of dollars to film MVs, contributing to not small and the sales and spread of these songs and albums.
3. Making history with the album “Millennium”
1999 was a major turning point in the Backstreet Boys’ music career when the group released their third studio album titled “Millennium”. The album immediately reached No.1 on the Billboard 200 when it was released.
“Millenium” includes Backstreet Boys’ lifetime hits such as “I Want It That Way”, “Larger Than Life”, … and this album still holds the title of best-selling album in its first year of release with 11 million version is consumed. Millennium is also the group’s best-selling album with global sales reaching 30 million copies.
4. Mega Boy band: Backstreet Boys x New Kids on the Block
Nearly 10 years ago, Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block – two superstar boy bands at that time – had an unbelievable combination when they decided to merge the two groups into a supergroup called NKOTBSB and release a collaborative album. in May 2011. The album immediately rose to the top 7 in the US and then NKOTBSB continued to reap success with a sold-out tour in 50 cities in South America.
5. Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is always the dream of all artists in the world. In 2013, 15 years after their debut album was released, Backstreet Boys became the fourth boy band after The Beatles, The Beach Boys and The Bee Gees on Monday, to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.