The Backstreet Boys are Multi Grammy nominated american vocal group.They were formed by boy band producer Lou Pearlman,and have been together since 1993.They have 14 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide,making them one of the biggest selling artists all the time,and best selling boy band/vocal group.According to US Billboard 200, the Backstreet Boys are the first artists since Sade to have their first seven albums reach top 10 on the chart.Their earlier songs still remain very popular.When they returned to the pop scene in 2005,their sound had changed drastically,incorporating only live instruments(some of which they play themselves)and a more guitar and piano driven pop-rock sound.After the 2005-2006 tour,original member Kevin Richardson left the group on June 23,2006,to start a family,but the four-piece refused to rule out a possible return for the singer.the now four member group consist of Brian Littrell,Nick Carter,Howie Dorough,and A.J.Mclean.The qurtet has since released two albums,the most recent on October 6,2009, titled This Is Us,which went back to pop music,although is still considerably different from their classic sound,with This Is Us being more R&B.

Their Albums:

• Backstreet's Back and Millennium(1997-1999)
  
• Black & Blue(2000-2001)


• Never Gone(2005-2006)


• Unbreakable(2007-2008)


• This Is Us(2009-present)

Solo work:

• Nick Carter-Now Or Never(2002)


• Brian Littrell-Welcome Home(2006)


• A.J.McLean(2008)


• Howie Dorough(2007/2008)

World Records:

• Best Sales Week in History @ 1.13 Million Albums(Millenium)


• Best-selling Album for First half of 1999(Millenium)


• Most Radio Station Adds In First Week: "I Want It That Way" with 165 radio adds.


• Most Tickets Sold in oneday: 765,000 tickets(selling out all 53 concert dates)


• US$14 million of merchandise was purchased by fans during the 1999"into the Millineum" tour


• The '99 tour drew over 2 million fans,breaking the record for largest indoor audience.


• Most expensive music videos ever made: Larger Than Life ($2,100,00+)


• Best International Sales Week in History @ 5 million: "Black & Blue"


• First artists in history to archieve back-to-back million plus first week sales.


• The Highest debut certification: "Black & Blue"simultaneously certified GOLD (500,000 copies),Platinum(1million copies),and eight times Platinum(8million copies)


• "The Highest Selling Boyband In History"with over 77 million sales.now over 100 million


• First group since TheBeatles to achieve 30 million sales discs


• The Backstreet Boys 2001 "Black & Blue World Tour" earned US$350 million in tickets sales,making the band among the world's highest-paid live entertainer.