

Latest Release

- MAY 2, 2025
- 1 Song
- Millennium · 1999
- Dig Your Roots · 2016
- Backstreet Boys · 1997
- Backstreet Boys · 1997
- Millennium · 1999
- Backstreet Boys · 1996
- Black & Blue · 2000
- Black & Blue · 2000
- Millennium · 1999
- Life Is A Highway: Refueled Duets · 2025
Essential Albums
- When it dropped in 1999, the third album from the Backstreet Boys broke just about every record you could think of, besting Garth Brooks’ previous stats for single-week sales and ultimately becoming the year’s best-selling album. Back then, you couldn’t leave the house without hearing the silky harmonies of the Orlando, Florida, five-piece. Narratively, “I Want It That Way” may have been a bit of a head-scratcher, but its earworm chorus embedded itself into the fabric of pop history, while the Latin-tinged lushness of “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely” soundtracked the collective ache of millions of teenage yearners. A quarter of a century later, Millennium still stands as one of the best-selling albums of all time. Here the boys (er, men?) don their vintage white getups to recreate the cover photo for the anniversary edition, which features remastered versions of the original tracklist, a handful of demos and live recordings, and one new single, “Hey.”
Artist Playlists
- Florida's genre-defining boy band perfected a template for blockbuster ballads.
- Clips from the band that set off the Y2K teen pop explosion.
- Grab the mic and sing along with some of their biggest hits.
Singles & EPs
Compilations
Appears On
Radio Shows
- Fan phone calls, early memories, and what they’re listening to now.
More To Hear
- They wanted it that way—and they were right.
- Your favorite fivesome play Backstreet bangers and talk to fans.
- Nick plays his faves and chats with artist and activist, Wyland.
- Brian plays his favorite vocalists and chats with son, Baylee.
- Kevin Richardson plays his favorite music mementos from his past.
More To See
About Backstreet Boys
Assembled in 1993, Backstreet Boys were primary in spearheading the Y2K boy-band revival with smooth harmonies, precision-grade pop songs, and pinup-ready looks. Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, and Kevin Richardson began their career playing amusement parks and shopping malls around Orlando, FL, releasing their first single, the swaggering “We’ve Got It Goin’ On,” in 1995. That song was a hit in Europe, but their first taste of U.S. success came in 1997, when the sparkling ballad “Quit Playing Games With My Heart” established the quintet as teen idols; their first U.S. album, Backstreet Boys, came out in August of that year. The 1999 follow-up Millennium was stuffed with hits that would help define turn-of-the-century pop, including the swaying “I Want It That Way” and the despairing “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely.” Black & Blue, released in 2000, maintained the Boys’ position in Top 40 royalty, with singles like the pulsing confessional “The Call” and the wide-eyed “Shape of My Heart.” Following a brief hiatus in the early 2000s, the group returned in 2005 with Never Gone, which featured a more grown-up sound that peaked on the crashing power ballad “Incomplete.” Richardson left the band the following year, but BSB soldiered on in the years that followed, releasing albums that showed off their still-strong harmonies, headlining cruises, and sharing a headlining slot with New Kids on the Block on the arena-filling NKOTBSB tour. Since Richardson’s return in 2012, Backstreet Boys have continued to tour and release albums. In 2020, they began hosting All I Have To Give Radio on Apple Music Hits. Even though their name remains the same, they’ve proved that the evolution from “boy band” to “man band” can result in pop bliss.
- FROM
- Orlando, FL, United States
- FORMED
- 1993
- GENRE
- Pop