Backstreet Boys Discography
The discography of American pop vocal group Backstreet Boys consists of ten studio albums, 31 singles, one live album, three compilation albums and 33 music videos. As of 2019, they have sold more than 130 million records worldwide, becoming the best-selling boy band of all time. Formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993, the group consists of Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean and Howie Dorough. Richardson left the group in 2006 to pursue other interests, but rejoined in 2012. The Backstreet Boys released their debut single "We've Got It Goin' On" in 1995, which peaked at number sixty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100. The single, however, entered the top ten in many European countries. Their debut album, Backstreet Boys, was released internationally in 1996, and was certified three times platinum in Europe, and diamond in Canada. In 1997, they released their second international album, Backstreet's Back, which continued their international success. At the same time, they released their second self-titled album in the United States. It peaked at number four and eventually became the tenth best-selling album of the 1990s.
In 1999, the Backstreet Boys released their third and most successful album to date, Millennium, which entered the Billboard 200 at number one with first-week sales of 1,133,000 copies. It became the best-selling album of the year and sold over 24 million copies internationally. In the following year, they released their fourth album, Black & Blue, which also entered the Billboard 200 at number one with first-week sales of over a million copies. After the Black & Blue Tour in 2001, the Backstreet Boys entered a hiatus. They released their fifth studio album, Never Gone, in 2005. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling over 291,000 copies in its first week of release. Never Gone's follow-up, Unbreakable, released in 2007, became their first album to not receive any certification in the United States. The following album, This Is Us, became their seventh consecutive album to make the top ten on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 42,000 copies. The group has also released two compilation albums, including the platinum-certified The Hits: Chapter One.
The Backstreet Boys have received a total of nine Grammy nominations, including five nominations in 2000. According to the RIAA in 2007, they were the best selling artist in the US with shipments of over 37 million albums. They are also ranked as the seventh best-selling group of the SoundScan era in the United States (nineteenth best-selling artist overall), with sales of 30,900,000 albums, and as the third best-selling artist of the SoundScan era in Canada, with sales of 4,128,000 albums.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||||||||
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AUS |
AUT |
CAN |
FIN |
GER |
JPN |
NLD |
SWE |
SWI |
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| Backstreet Boys | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
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| Backstreet's Back |
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— | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| Millennium |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| Black & Blue |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
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| Never Gone |
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3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
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| Unbreakable |
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7 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 21 |
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| This Is Us |
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9 | 35 | 47 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 39 |
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| In a World Like This |
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5 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 16 |
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| DNA |
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1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
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| A Very Backstreet Christmas |
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17 | — | 19 | 5 | — | 9 | 38 | 6 | — | 13 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| A Night Out with the Backstreet Boys |
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| For the Fans |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||||||||
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CAN |
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JPN |
NLD |
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| Backstreet Boys |
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4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Hits – Chapter One |
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4 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
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| Playlist: The Very Best of Backstreet Boys |
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— | 47 | 42 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Essential Backstreet Boys | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| The Box Set Series Backstreet Boys |
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| The New Best Of |
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— | — | 40 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 49 | — | ||||
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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| "We've Got It Goin' On" | 1995 | 69 | 74 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
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| "I'll Never Break Your Heart" | 35 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
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| "Get Down (You're the One for Me)" | 1996 | — | 44 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 14 |
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| "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" | 2 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
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| "Anywhere for You" | 1997 | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 18 | 3 | 4 |
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| "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
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Backstreet's Back | |||||
| "As Long as You Love Me" | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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| "All I Have to Give" | 1998 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
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| "I Want It That Way" | 1999 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Millennium | ||||
| "Larger Than Life" | 25 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
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| "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" | 6 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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| "The One" | 2000 | 30 | 41 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 8 | ||||||
| "Shape of My Heart" | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Black & Blue | |||||
| "The Call" | 2001 | 52 | 19 | 23 | — | 17 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 30 | 8 | ||||||
| "More Than That" | 27 | 25 | 27 | — | 25 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 28 | 12 | |||||||
| "Drowning" | 28 | 49 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
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| "Incomplete" | 2005 | 13 | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
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Never Gone | ||||
| "Just Want You to Know" | 70 | 22 | 22 | — | 20 | 27 | — | 28 | 29 | 8 | |||||||
| "Crawling Back to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "I Still..." | 2006 | — | 16 | 47 | — | 45 | 78 | — | 35 | 56 | — | ||||||
| "Inconsolable" | 2007 | 86 | 43 | 31 | 68 | 17 | 38 | — | 22 | 8 | 24 |
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Unbreakable | ||||
| "Helpless When She Smiles" | — | — | — | — | 34 | 83 | 34 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Straight Through My Heart" | 2009 | — | 54 | 45 | 19 | 22 | — | — | 10 | 30 | 72 |
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This Is Us | ||||
| "Bigger" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Don't Turn Out the Lights" (with New Kids on the Block as NKOTBSB) |
2011 | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NKOTBSB | |||||
| "It's Christmas Time Again" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Very Backstreet Christmas | |||||
| "In a World like This" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | In a World Like This | |||||
| "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | 2018 | 63 | 50 | — | 65 | 68 | — | — | — | 98 | — |
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DNA | ||||
| "Chances" | — | — | — | 55 | 63 | — | — | — | 82 | — |
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| "No Place" | 2019 | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | 93 | — |
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| "Matches" (with Britney Spears) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Glory | |||||
| "Last Christmas" | 2022 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Very Backstreet Christmas | |||||
| "Christmas in New York" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| "Friends Never Say Goodbye" (Elton John featuring Backstreet Boys) |
2000 | — | — | 50 | The Road to El Dorado | |
| "God, Your Mama, and Me" (Florida Georgia Line featuring Backstreet Boys) |
2017 | 46 | 79 | — |
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Dig Your Roots |
| "Let It Be Me" (Steve Aoki featuring Backstreet Boys) |
2019 | — | — | — | Neon Future IV | |
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Other charted songs
| Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| "Christmas Time" | 1996 | — | 87 | "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" |
| "Together" | 2022 | 50 | — | A Very Backstreet Christmas |
Videography
Home videos
| Title | Details | Certifications |
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| The Video |
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| Live in Concert |
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| All Access Video |
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| Behind the Scenes |
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| A Night Out with the Backstreet Boys |
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| Homecoming: Live in Orlando |
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| Backstreet Stories |
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| Standing Room Only |
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| Secret Diary |
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| Around the World |
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| The Hits |
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| Never Gone: The Videos |
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| This Is Us Japan Tour 2010 |
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| In a World Like This Japan Tour 2013 |
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| Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of |
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Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
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| "We've Got It Goin' On" | 1995 | Lionel C. Martin |
| "I'll Never Break Your Heart" Snow Version | 1995 | Lionel C. Martin |
| "Get Down (You're the One for Me)" | 1996 | Alan Calzatti |
| "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" | 1996 | Kai Sehr |
| "Anywhere for You" | 1997 | Lionel C. Martin |
| "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" Long Version / Short Version | 1997 | Joseph Kahn |
| "As Long as You Love Me" | 1997 | Nigel Dick |
| "All I Have to Give" TV Version / DVD Version | 1998 | Nigel Dick |
| "I'll Never Break Your Heart" U.S. Version | 1998 | Billie Woodruff |
| "I Want It That Way" | 1999 | Wayne Isham |
| "Larger Than Life" | 1999 | Joseph Kahn |
| "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" | 1999 | Stuart Gosling |
| "The One" | 2000 | Chris Hafner and Kevin Richardson |
| "Shape of My Heart" | 2000 | Matthew Rolston |
| "The Call" Video Version / Remix Without Rap | 2001 | Francis Lawrence |
| "More Than That" | 2001 | Marcus Raboy |
| "Drowning" Wet Version | 2002 | Paul Boyd |
| "Drowning" Second Version | 2002 | Nigel Dick |
| "Incomplete" | 2005 | Joseph Kahn |
| "Just Want You to Know" | 2005 | Marc Klasfeld |
| "I Still..." | 2006 | Matt McDermitt |
| "Inconsolable" | 2007 | Ray Kay |
| "Helpless When She Smiles" | 2008 | Bernard Gourley |
| "Straight Through My Heart" | 2009 | Kai Regan |
| "Bigger" | 2010 | Frank Borin |
| "It's Christmas Time Again" | 2012 | |
| "In a World Like This" | 2013 | Don Tyler |
| "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" | 2014 | Jon Vulpine |
| "God, Your Mama, and Me" (with Florida Georgia Line) | 2017 | TK McKamy |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | 2018 | Rich + Tone |
| "Chances" | 2018 | Rene Elizondo and AJ McLean |
| "No Place" | 2019 | Sam Houston and Andrew Straw |
| "Let It Be Me"(with Steve Aoki) | 2019 | Tyler Dunning Evans |
| "Last Christmas" | 2022 | Bill Fishman |
| "Christmas in New York" | 2022 | Jude Daniel Chacon |