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Backstreet Boys

Band · US · formed 1993

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Their 2019 album "DNA" marked a successful return to the music scene, continuing their legacy.

They have won the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Music Group multiple times, demonstrating their appeal to younger audiences.

The Backstreet Boys are one of the best-selling boy bands in history, known for their catchy pop hits and harmonies.

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Formation

The Backstreet Boys, an iconic American vocal group and pop boy band, formed in 1993 in Orlando, Florida. The group was created by Lou Pearlman, who sought to replicate the success of New Kids on the Block with a new ensemble that would embody a similar look but with a sound reminiscent of Boyz II Men. The original lineup consisted of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, and Kevin Richardson. Their journey began when Dorough and McLean met through a mutual vocal coach and later discovered Carter through auditions. After a series of auditions, Littrell joined the group, solidifying the lineup on April 20, 1993, which they now celebrate as their anniversary.

Breakthrough

The Backstreet Boys quickly gained popularity, performing their first show at SeaWorld Orlando on May 8, 1993. Their self-titled debut album, released in 1997, featured hits like "We've Got It Goin' On" and "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)." The group achieved massive success with subsequent albums, including "Backstreet’s Back," "Millennium," and "Black & Blue," which showcased their evolution from R&B and dance-pop to a more mainstream pop sound. Their single "I Want It That Way" became a defining anthem of the late 90s.

Legacy

Over the years, the Backstreet Boys have received numerous accolades, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and multiple American Music Awards. They have been recognized for their vocal harmonies and have influenced a generation of pop artists. Despite facing challenges and a brief hiatus, the group reunited and continues to tour and release new music, proving their enduring appeal in the music industry. Their latest album, "DNA," released in 2019, further solidified their status as pop legends, showcasing their ability to adapt while staying true to their roots.

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Discography

Albums
A Very Backstreet ChristmasA Very Backstreet Christmas2022
  1. 1.White Christmas2:45
  2. 2.The Christmas Song3:41
  3. 3.Winter Wonderland1:41
  4. 4.Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas3:30
  5. 5.Last Christmas3:47
  6. 6.O Holy Night3:27
  7. 7.This Christmas3:16
  8. 8.Same Old Lang Syne4:26
  9. 9.Silent Night2:43
  10. 10.I’ll Be Home for Christmas3:06
  11. 11.Christmas in New York4:33
  12. 12.Together3:23
  13. 13.Happy Days3:20
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
DNADNA2019
  1. 1.Don’t Go Breaking My Heart3:37
  2. 2.Nobody Else3:39
  3. 3.Breathe3:06
  4. 4.New Love3:00
  5. 5.Passionate3:44
  6. 6.Is It Just Me3:38
  7. 7.Chances2:54
  8. 8.No Place3:00
  9. 9.Chateau3:08
  10. 10.The Way It Was3:26
  11. 11.Just Like You Like It3:42
  12. 12.OK2:35
  13. 13.Said I Love You2:50
  14. 14.Do You Remember2:55
  15. 15.Best Days3:40
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
The New Best ofThe New Best of2016
  1. 1.Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) (radio edit)3:47
  2. 2.Larger Than Life3:54
  3. 3.I Want It That Way3:34
  4. 4.As Long as You Love Me3:33
  5. 5.Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)3:54
  6. 6.Incomplete3:58
  7. 7.Just Want You to Know3:54
  8. 8.Shape of My Heart3:52
  9. 9.Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely3:56
  10. 10.We’ve Got It Goin’ On (radio edit)3:41
  11. 11.Get Down (You’re the One for Me) (LP edit no Rap)3:52
  12. 12.The One3:48
  13. 13.The Call3:25
  14. 14.All I Have to Give4:35
  15. 15.I’ll Never Break Your Heart4:47
  16. 16.Safest Place to Hide4:40
  17. 17.Boys Will Be Boys4:06
  18. 18.Anywhere for You4:43
  19. 19.Drowning4:29
  20. 20.Helpless3:32
  21. 21.Straight Through My Heart (Dave Aude radio mix)3:50
  22. 22.Helpless When She Smiles (Jason Nevins radio mix)4:23
  23. 23.Inconsolable (Soulseekerz dub)5:51
  24. 24.Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) (Multiman mix)4:10
  25. 25.I Want It That Way (Morales club version)7:22
  26. 26.Larger Than Life (Jack D. Elliot radio mix)4:02
  27. 27.Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) (E-Smoove vocal mix)6:50
  28. 28.Just Want You to Know (Jason Nevins radio edit)3:43
  29. 29.All I Have to Give (Davidson Ospina radio mix)4:24
  30. 30.Shape of My Heart (Soul Solution club mix)7:04
  31. 31.Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely (Jason Nevins Crossover remix)3:57
  32. 32.Nunca te hare llorar (I’ll Never Break Your Heart) (Spanish version)4:35
  33. 33.Non puoi lasciarmi cosi (Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)) (Italian version)3:54
  34. 34.Inconsolable (Jason Nevins remix)4:10
  35. 35.I Want It That Way (Anstandslos & Durchgeknallt remix)4:41
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
The Box Set SeriesThe Box Set Series2015
  1. 1.I Want It That Way3:32
  2. 2.As Long as You Love Me (radio version)3:31
  3. 3.Drowning (Country remix)4:33
  4. 4.Non puoi lasciarmi cosi (Quit Playing Games with My Heart - Italian version)3:53
  5. 5.All I Have to Give (radio version)4:06
  6. 6.Shape of My Heart3:50
  7. 7.Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely3:55
  8. 8.Nunca te haré llorar (I’ll Never Break Your Heart - Spanish version)4:34
  9. 9.Incomplete4:00
  10. 10.Inconsolable3:37
  11. 11.More Than That (Special radio mix)3:43
  12. 12.Back to Your Heart4:21
  13. 13.Just Want You to Know (radio edit)3:55
  14. 14.Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) (single version)3:46
  15. 15.We’ve Got It Goin’ On (radio edit)3:40
  16. 16.Poster Girl3:56
  17. 17.Soldier3:53
  18. 18.Bigger3:16
  19. 19.Larger Than Life (The video mix)3:56
  20. 20.Straight Through My Heart3:28
  21. 21.It’s Gotta Be You2:57
  22. 22.Don’t Want You Back3:26
  23. 23.Get Down (You’re the One for Me) (LP edit - No rap)3:33
  24. 24.The One3:47
  25. 25.As Long as You Love Me (Matty’s House) (Dee Zee AH)6:40
  26. 26.I Want It That Way (Morales club version)7:21
  27. 27.Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) (Multiman remix)4:09
  28. 28.Shape of My Heart (Soul Solution club mix)7:03
  29. 29.Drowning (Rizzo and Harris club mix)7:53
  30. 30.Just Want You to Know (Jason Nevins remix radio edit)3:44
  31. 31.Inconsolable (Jason Nevins remix)4:09
  32. 32.Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely (Jason Nevins Crossover remix)3:57
  33. 33.All I Have to Give (Davidson Ospina radio mix)4:23
  34. 34.Quit Playing Games With My Heart (E-Smoove vocal mix)6:49
  35. 35.Larger Than Life (Jack D. Elliot radio mix)4:02
  36. 36.Give Me Your Heart5:08
  37. 37.Tell Me That I’m Dreaming4:46
  38. 38.If You Knew What I Knew4:12
  39. 39.There’s Us4:11
  40. 40.I’ll Never Find Someone Like You4:24
  41. 41.Helpless When She Smiles (radio version)4:05
  42. 42.Close My Eyes4:07
  43. 43.Nowhere to Go2:47
  44. 44.Last Night You Saved My Life3:25
  45. 45.What Makes You Different (Makes You Beautiful)3:32
  46. 46.All I Have to Give (a cappella)3:48
  47. 47.Christmas Time4:15
  48. 48.It’s Christmas Time Again3:24
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
Original Album ClassicsOriginal Album Classics2013
  1. 1.We've Got It Goin' On3:41
  2. 2.Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)3:54
  3. 3.As Long as You Love Me3:34
  4. 4.Everybody (Backstreet's Back) (extended version)4:48
  5. 5.All I Have to Give4:35
  6. 6.Anywhere for You4:41
  7. 7.Hey, Mr. DJ (Keep Playin' This Song)4:26
  8. 8.I'll Never Break Your Heart4:48
  9. 9.Darlin'5:32
  10. 10.Get Down (You're the One for Me)3:52
  11. 11.Set Adrift on Memory Bliss3:30
  12. 12.If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)4:50
  13. 13.Larger Than Life3:53
  14. 14.I Want It That Way3:33
  15. 15.Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely3:55
  16. 16.It’s Gotta Be You2:57
  17. 17.I Need You Tonight4:23
  18. 18.Don’t Want You Back3:26
  19. 19.Don’t Wanna Lose You Now3:55
  20. 20.The One3:47
  21. 21.Back to Your Heart4:22
  22. 22.Spanish Eyes3:55
  23. 23.No One Else Comes Close3:44
  24. 24.The Perfect Fan4:13
  25. 25.The Call3:25
  26. 26.Shape of My Heart3:50
  27. 27.Get Another Boyfriend3:06
  28. 28.Shining Star3:24
  29. 29.I Promise You (With Everything I Am)4:23
  30. 30.The Answer to Our Life3:17
  31. 31.Everyone3:31
  32. 32.More Than That3:45
  33. 33.Time3:56
  34. 34.Not for Me3:15
  35. 35.Yes I Will3:51
  36. 36.It’s True4:14
  37. 37.How Did I Fall in Love With You4:04
  38. 38.Incomplete4:00
  39. 39.Just Want You to Know3:53
  40. 40.Crawling Back to You3:44
  41. 41.Weird World4:13
  42. 42.I Still...3:50
  43. 43.Poster Girl3:56
  44. 44.Lose It All4:05
  45. 45.Climbing the Walls3:43
  46. 46.My Beautiful Woman3:38
  47. 47.Safest Place to Hide4:40
  48. 48.Siberia4:18
  49. 49.Never Gone3:46
  50. 50.Intro0:59
  51. 51.Everything but Mine4:07
  52. 52.Inconsolable3:38
  53. 53.Something That I Already Know3:30
  54. 54.Helpless When She Smiles4:06
  55. 55.Any Other Way3:24
  56. 56.One in a Million3:33
  57. 57.Panic2:55
  58. 58.You Can Let Go3:33
  59. 59.Trouble Is3:33
  60. 60.Treat Me Right4:10
  61. 61.Love Will Keep You Up All Night4:15
  62. 62.Unmistakable3:49
  63. 63.Unsuspecting Sunday Afternoon3:21
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
The Essential Backstreet BoysThe Essential Backstreet Boys2013
  1. 1.Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) (extended version)4:47
  2. 2.As Long as You Love Me3:32
  3. 3.Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)3:54
  4. 4.I’ll Never Break Your Heart4:47
  5. 5.We’ve Got It Goin’ On (radio edit)3:40
  6. 6.All I Have to Give4:35
  7. 7.The Call3:25
  8. 8.I Want It That Way3:34
  9. 9.Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely3:55
  10. 10.Get Down (You’re the One for Me) (LP edit)3:51
  11. 11.If You Stay4:17
  12. 12.The One3:47
  13. 13.Shape of My Heart3:52
  14. 14.More Than That3:44
  15. 15.Larger Than Life3:52
  16. 16.Anywhere for You4:41
  17. 17.Just Want You to Know3:52
  18. 18.Drowning4:28
  19. 19.Incomplete4:00
  20. 20.Weird World4:12
  21. 21.Lose It All4:05
  22. 22.Inconsolable3:38
  23. 23.Helpless When She Smiles (radio version)4:06
  24. 24.One in a Million3:33
  25. 25.Crawling Back to You3:45
  26. 26.I Still…3:49
  27. 27.Straight Through My Heart3:28
  28. 28.Bigger3:17
  29. 29.Bye Bye Love4:20
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
In a World Like ThisIn a World Like This2013
  1. 1.In a World Like This3:40
  2. 2.Permanent Stain3:56
  3. 3.Breathe3:51
  4. 4.Madeleine4:05
  5. 5.Show ’Em (What You’re Made of)3:45
  6. 6.Make Believe4:47
  7. 7.Try3:22
  8. 8.Trust Me3:47
  9. 9.Love Somebody3:26
  10. 10.One Phone Call3:52
  11. 11.Feels Like Home3:26
  12. 12.Soldier3:52
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
Playlist: The Very Best of Backstreet BoysPlaylist: The Very Best of Backstreet Boys2010
  1. 1.Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)3:52
  2. 2.As Long as You Love Me3:31
  3. 3.Everybody (Backstreet's Back) (extended version)4:45
  4. 4.I'll Never Break Your Heart4:47
  5. 5.All I Have to Give4:35
  6. 6.I Want It That Way3:33
  7. 7.Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely3:54
  8. 8.Shape of My Heart3:50
  9. 9.More Than That3:43
  10. 10.Drowning4:26
  11. 11.Larger Than Life3:52
  12. 12.Incomplete3:59
  13. 13.Just Want You to Know3:51
  14. 14.Inconsolable3:36
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
This Is UsThis Is Us2009
  1. 1.Straight Through My Heart3:27
  2. 2.Bigger3:16
  3. 3.Bye Bye Love4:20
  4. 4.All of Your Life (You Need Love)3:55
  5. 5.If I Knew Then3:17
  6. 6.This Is Us3:03
  7. 7.PDA3:48
  8. 8.Masquerade3:04
  9. 9.She’s a Dream3:58
  10. 10.Shattered3:53
  11. 11.Undone4:15
  12. 12.International Luv3:18
  13. 13.Straight Through My Heart (Jason Nevins Mixshow remix)5:36
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
UnbreakableUnbreakable2007
  1. 1.Intro0:59
  2. 2.Everything But Mine4:07
  3. 3.Inconsolable3:37
  4. 4.Something That I Already Know3:30
  5. 5.Helpless When She Smiles (Radio Version)4:06
  6. 6.Any Other Way3:24
  7. 7.One in a Million3:33
  8. 8.Panic2:53
  9. 9.You Can Let Go3:33
  10. 10.Trouble Is3:33
  11. 11.Treat Me Right4:10
  12. 12.Love Will Keep You Up All Night4:15
  13. 13.Unmistakable3:47
  14. 14.Unsuspecting Sunday Afternoon3:22
  15. 15.Downpour3:21
  16. 16.In Pieces3:41
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
Never GoneNever Gone2005
  1. 1.Incomplete3:59
  2. 2.Just Want You to Know3:53
  3. 3.Crawling Back to You3:43
  4. 4.Weird World4:12
  5. 5.I Still…3:49
  6. 6.Poster Girl3:56
  7. 7.Lose It All4:04
  8. 8.Climbing the Walls3:42
  9. 9.My Beautiful Woman3:38
  10. 10.Safest Place to Hide4:40
  11. 11.Siberia4:17
  12. 12.Never Gone3:45
  13. 13.Song for the Unloved3:40
  14. 14.Rush Over Me3:29
  15. 15.Movin’ On3:31
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
Backstreet Boys BeatlesBackstreet Boys Beatles2004
  1. 1.I Want It That Way3:33
  2. 2.Everybody (Backstreet's Back) (extended version)4:46
  3. 3.As Long as You Love Me3:32
  4. 4.Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely3:55
  5. 5.Quit Playing Games3:52
  6. 6.We've Got It Goin' On3:39
  7. 7.All I Have to Give4:36
  8. 8.Larger Than Life3:52
  9. 9.I'll Never Break Your Heart4:49
  10. 10.The Call3:23
  11. 11.Shape of My Heart3:50
  12. 12.Get Down (You're the One for Me)3:51
  13. 13.Anywhere for You4:40
  14. 14.The One3:47
  15. 15.More Than That3:42
  16. 16.The Perfect Fan4:14
Where to listen:Apple MusicYouTube MusicSpotify
The Hits – Chapter OneThe Hits – Chapter One2001

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Black & BlueBlack & Blue2000

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Bubble Tea Jams 2000Bubble Tea Jams 20002000

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MillenniumMillennium1999

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Backstreet’s BackBackstreet’s Back1997

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Backstreet BoysBackstreet Boys1997

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Backstreet BoysBackstreet Boys1996

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Singles
Get Down (You’re the One for Me)Get Down (You’re the One for Me)1996

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Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)1996

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We’ve Got It Goin’ OnWe’ve Got It Goin’ On1995

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I’ll Never Break Your HeartI’ll Never Break Your Heart1995

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EPs
Let It Be Me (remixes)Let It Be Me (remixes)2019

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Selections From a Night Out With the Backstreet BoysSelections From a Night Out With the Backstreet Boys1998

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Achievements

Award
People's Choice Award for Favorite Band
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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Group
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American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
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MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice
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Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Male Artist
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Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Music Group

Influenced by

Michael JacksonBay City RollersThe Jackson 5Boyz II MenWham!New EditionFrankie ValliAce of BaseNew Kids on the BlockMadonnaRichard MarxSpice Girls
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US

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Founded

1993

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Identifiers & aliases

Also known as: Bachstreet Boys, Back Street Boys, Backstret Boys, Bckstreet Boys, Bsb, The Backstreet Boys

ISNI

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Description

American musical group; boy band

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Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group and pop boy band consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. The band formed in 1993 in Orlando, Florida.

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