5ive Westlife Take That Boyzone LFO 98 Degrees B2K Menudo New Kids on the Block *NSYNC They aint no divas.
THIS!
Release Date: May 18, 1999
Millennium is an album by American pop music group Backstreet Boys. It broke numerous records, and is their biggest success to date. In the United States, it holds the record for most shipments in one year, with 11 million in 1999. It was nominated for five Grammy Awards and spawned four Top 40 singles, including worldwide smash hit single "I Want It That Way." Millennium set a record for most albums sold in its debut week. It also set the record for most albums sold internationally in one week with 2.2 million, and was certified at least platinum in 45 countries, and has sold 40 million copies worldwide.
Millennium entered the Billboard 200 at number one, where it remained for 10 non-consecutive weeks. It sold 1,134,000 copies in its first week of release, shattering the previous Nielsen SoundScan record held by Garth Brooks for single-week record sales. Millennium sold nearly 500,000 copies in the U.S. on its first day alone, setting a record for first-day sales.[2]
Millennium became the best-selling album of 1999, selling 9,445,732 albums.Millenniumremained on the Billboard chart for 93 weeks, eventually selling over 12 million copies in the United States and being certified 13 times platinum . As of the end of December 2008, the album stands as the fourth best selling album in the US of the SoundScan era with 12,104,000 units sold. In 2003 it was also reported as being the fourth biggest seller for Music Club sales in the US over the past 14 years with sales of 1.59 million. In Canada, the album is seventh biggest selling album since 1995 in the Canadian Soundscan sales era up to end of December 2007.
Millennium dominated the worldwide charts, landing the number-one spot in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and Thailand.
TRACKLISTING:
"Larger Than Life" (Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, Brian Littrell) – 3:55
(NOTES: broke the record for longest running #1 on MTV's Total Request Live, #25 BB Hot 100, 8th Most Expensive Music Video of all time at $2,100,000, video went over budget, hence why Howie Dorough's vignette was not particularly elaborate )
"I Want It That Way" (Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson) – 3:36
(NOTES:
The song went on to reach the #1 spot in over 25 nations.
The single broke the record for most radio station adds in its first week with 165
The song was voted #3 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s in December 2007
#10 in the MTV/Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Pop Songs Of All Time" in 2000
It was ranked #16 on Blender Magazine's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born list
#6 BB Hot 100.
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (Max Martin, Herbert Crichlow) – 3:57
NOTES:
#6 BB Hot 100
Up there with my favorite songs of all time
#2 in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden and New Zealand, and #3 in Finland and Norway
"It's Gotta Be You" (Max Martin, Robert John "Mutt" Lange) – 2:58
"I Need You Tonight" (Andrew Fromm) – 4:25
"Don't Want You Back" (Max Martin) – 3:30
BEST SONG ON THE ALBUM.
"Don't Wanna Lose You Now" (Max Martin) – 3:59
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"The One" (Max Martin, Brian Littrell) – 3:49
The 4th single no one cared about.
"Back to Your Heart" (Gary Baker, Jason Blume, Kevin Richardson) – 4:24
Show me the meaning of being lonely, i need you tonight, the one, I want it that way, Don't Wanna Lose You Now, back to your heart
Quote:
"I Want It That Way"
#6 BB Hot 100.
I still can't believe that this song only peaked at #6.
This is just another proof of the many times the billboard hot 100 has failed to measure the real popularity of the songs.
I Want It That Way was a smash hit here.
I was 8 back then, this was one of some songs that i could remember lyrically at that age (and made me curious about English)
If you could re-do the single releases, would you?
I think it was overall, perfect, but I'd do this:
1. "I Want It That Way"
2. "Larger Than Life"
3. "Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely"
4. "Don't Want You Back"
5. "Spanish Eyes"
I Want It That Way was a smash hit here.
I was 8 back then, this was one of some songs that i could remember lyrically at that age (and made me curious about English)
But still, for me their best single is The Call.
I absolutely agree with you.. That's my ultimate BSB Favorite..
My sister loves BSB, that's why I listened to their music when I was like 7 or 8, and their songs are super cool Sometimes listening to those old classic pop songs make me feel nostalgic..
Gonna buy my sis a BSB CD as a gift (if I have enough money, I'm broke now )
I still can't believe that this song only peaked at #6.
This is just another proof of the many times the billboard hot 100 has failed to measure the real popularity of the songs.
IKR? The Billboard Hot 100 chart is a joke.
As for Millenium, the singles were BSB's best set of releases, but the album as a whole isn't. Never cared much for boybands, but I definitely miss those times when Pop was so huge.