Backstreet Boys discography

This is a discography documenting albums and singles released by American boy band, the Backstreet Boys.

The band approximately sold 120.6 million records, which makes them The best-selling boy band of all-time.

Albums

Studio albums

Album	Information	U.S.	U.K.
Backstreet Boys	First International album. Released: May 6, 1996 Worldwide Sales: 11 million+ released in April 1996	Highest Chart Position: - Chart Run: - Certification: -	Highest Chart Position: #12 Chart Run: 19 weeks Certification: Gold
Backstreet Boys	First US album Released: August 12, 1997 Worldwide Sales 12 millones	Highest Chart Position: #4 Chart Run: 133 weeks Certification: 14x Platinum Sales: 10,1 mln (retail), 1,7 mln (BMG Music Club)	Highest Chart Position: - Chart Run: - Certification: -
Backstreet's Back	Second International album. Released: August 30, 1997 (International) Worldwide Sales: 28 million+	Highest Chart Position: - Chart Run: - Certification: -	Highest Chart Position: #2 Chart Run: 44 weeks Certification: 4x Platinum
Millennium	Second US album and Third International album. Released: May 18, 1999 Worldwide Sales: 40 million+	Highest Chart Position: #1 (10 weeks) Chart Run: 93 weeks Certification: 13x Platinum Sales: 12,1 mln (retail), 1,6 mln (BMG Music Club), total estimated (with Columbia House)- 15,5-16 mln	Highest Chart Position: #2 Chart Run: 56 weeks Certification: Platinum
Black & Blue	Third US album and Fourth International album. Released: November 21, 2000 Worldwide Sales: 15 million	Highest Chart Position: #1 (2 weeks) Chart Run: 42 weeks Certification: 8x Platinum Sales: 5,4 mln (retail), 1 mln (BMG Music Club)	Highest Chart Position: #13 Chart Run: 9 weeks Certification: Gold
Never Gone	Fourth US album and Fifth International album. Released: June 14, 2005 Worldwide Sales: 10 million+	Highest Chart Position: #3 Chart Run: 14 weeks Certification: Platinum Sales: 745,000	Highest Chart Position: #11 Chart Run: 5 weeks Certification: Gold
Unbreakable	Fifth US album and Sixth International album. Released: October 30, 2007 Worldwide sales: 1.3 million+	Highest Chart Position: #7 Chart Run: 5 weeks Certification: -	Highest Chart Position: #21 Chart Run: 2 weeks Certification: -

Compilation albums

Album	Information	U.S.	U.K.
The Hits: Chapter One	Greatest hits album. Released: October 30, 2001 Worldwide Sales: 6 million	Highest Chart Position: #4 Chart Run: 24 weeks Certification: Platinum	Highest Chart Position: #5 Chart Run: 18 weeks Certification: Platinum

Singles

Note: Only Backstreet Boys most successful music markets are listed.

Year	Title	Chart positions												Album
		U.S.	Pop 100	U.S AC	UK	IRE	AUS	NZ	GER	NL	SWE	SWI	UWC
1995	"We've Got It Goin' On"	69		—	3	17	—	36	4	5	14	3	—	Backstreet Boys
1996	"Get Down (You're the One For Me)"	—		—	14	19	44	34	5	3	17	7	—
1997	"Anywhere For You"		—	—	4	16	3	—	3	7	18	3	—
	"Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart)"	2		2	2	10	27	27	1	7	15	1	6	Backstreet Boys / Backstreet's Back
	"As Long as You Love Me"	—		—	3	6	2	1	3	5	4	4	3
	"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"	4		—	3	10	3	6	2	5	4	2	5
	"I'll Never Break Your Heart"	35		1	8	19	10	11	5	3	7	2	—
1998	"All I Have to Give"	5		—	2	6	4	3	8	7	6	8	—
1999	"I Want It That Way"	6		1	1	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	Millennium
	"Larger Than Life"	25		—	5	9	3	11	5	6	4	10	4
2000	"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"	6		2	3	5	19	2	3	2	2	2	1
	"The One"	30		15	8	19	41	15	15	21	25	19	5
	"Shape of My Heart"	9		2	4	6	5	1	2	3	1	1	1	Black & Blue
2001	"The Call"	52		—	8	17	19	19	17	9	5	30	5
	"More Than That"	27		6	12	21	25	29	25	28	11	28	6
	"Drowning"	28		6	4	10	49	27	11	13	3	13	—	The Hits: Chapter One
2005	"Incomplete"	13	6	4	8	5	1	12	3	4	9	3	—	Never Gone
	"Just Want You to Know"	70	33	35	8	15	22	—	20	27	28	29	—
	"Crawling Back to You"	—	50	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"I Still..."	—		—	—	—	16	—	45	78	35	56	—
2007	"Inconsolable"	86	51	21	24	36	43	—	17	38	22	8	32	Unbreakable
2008	"Helpless When She Smiles"	—		52	—	—	—	34	34	83	—	—	—
	"Everything But Mine"	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Treat Me Right (Italian Single)"	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Musical Achievements:

• The Backstreet Boys spent 84 consecutive weeks on the Hot 100 between January 30, 1999 and September 2, 2000 with five various songs.
• The Backstreet Boys holds the record for 'most radio station adds' in first week with both of their singles "I Want It That Way" and "Shape Of My Heart". In 1999 "I Want It That Way" held this record when it received 165 radio adds in its first week of release but in 2000 it was beaten by "Shape Of My Heart" with 170 radio adds. "Shape Of My Heart" debuted at #9 on the Billboard Charts.
• "As Long As You Love Me" is one of the several songs that reached the top five on the airplay charts (it reached #4) but never charted the Billboard Hot 100.
• "I Want I That Way" set a record for the most weeks on the UK chart since the chart was conceived in the 90's and reached the #1 spot in over 25 nations.
• "All I Have to Give" reached its peak position in its second week. It debuted at 57 and shot to 5 in week two, staying in the top ten for nine weeks.
• "Shape Of My Heart", the first single from Black & Blue, broke the record for most weeks at #1 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary (AC) chart with a stay of fourteen (14) weeks. On the Canadian (CHR) chart it holds the record for highest-ever debut at #3, breaking the previous record of #10 set by U2. It went to #1 where it stayed for six weeks breaking the record for longest stay at #1. It also holds the record for most first-day spins on CHR Radio, as measured by (BDS), who compile Canadian Radio charts based on detected spins, or plays, on Radio stations across Canada. In 2000, Backstreet Boys held the #1 position on the CHR and AC charts a combined nineteen weeks.
• "Shape Of My Heart" held the #1 spot in over 13 nations but never reached the Top 5 in the US.
• "Incomplete" debuted at #1 on the Australian ARIAnet charts with sales exceeding the 35,000 gold limit, becoming the Backstreet Boys' first Australian #1 single.

Videos

• 1998 The Video
• 1998 Live in Concert
• 1998 All Access Video (#1 U.S. debut) (6x Platinum) (1.5 million copies)
• 1998 A Night Out With the Backstreet Boys (#1 U.S. debut) (3x Platinum) (.75 million copies)
• 1999 Homecoming – Live in Orlando (#1 U.S. debut) (3x Platinum) (.75 million copies)
• 2001 Around the World (#1 U.S. debut) (Platinum) (.25 million copies)
• 2001 The Hits (#1 U.S. debut) (Platinum) (.25 million copies)
• 2005 Never Gone:The Videos
• Certification:

1. IRMA gold certification for a minimum of 125,000 units or a dollar volume of $9 million at retail for theatrically released programs, or of at least 25,000 units and $1 million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles.
2. IRMA platinum certification for a minimum sale of 250,000 units or a dollar volume of $18 million at retail for theatrically released programs, or of at least, 50,000 units and $2 million at suggested retail for nontheatrical titles.

References

Note: 'Backstreet's Back' and 'Backstreet Boys' (second self-titled album) are often reported as both selling 28 million sales. This figure is for the combined total of these albums as they were in effect the same album, released with a different name according to the area.