*NSYNC > Backstreet Boys
15 to 5
Yesterday's Inequality here *NSYNC, formed in 1995, is an American boy band. They play a mix of pop, soul, a capella, and hip-hop, and have performed with many artists including Michael Jackson, Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder, Britney Spears, and Elton John. They’ve appeared on The Simpsons and performed a song for Pokémon: The First Movie. The group consisted of Justin Timberlake (enough said?), JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, and Lance Bass. The band was ultimately formed in Orlando, Florida through many connections of each individual member. The name, *NSYNC, came from Justin’s mother commenting on how “in sinc” the boys were and is also a play on the boy’s names: JustiN, ChriS, JoeY, JasoN, and JC. *NSYNC (1998), the first album, sold poorly at first, but six months after release, made the Top Ten. Their second album, No Strings Attached (2000), sold one million copies the first day and 2.45 million the first week, setting a one-week U.S. sales record. The third album, Celebrity (2001), sold nearly 1.9 million copies the first week, eventually becoming the group’s third album to sell over 10 million copies. They received 8 Grammy nominations, but never won. U.S. Peak Album Positions *NSYNC (1998): 2 No Strings Attached (2000): 1 Celebrity (2001): 1 The Backstreet boys, formed in 1993, are an American pop boy band. They play a mix of hip-hop, R&B, and dance club pop and their debut album, Backstreet Boys (1996), charted the Top Ten in nearly every country in Europe. The band was originally a quintet composed of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, A.J. McLean, Kevin Richardson, and Brian Littrell. Nick, Howie, and A.J met each other in Orlando, Florida through auditions. Kevin was then introduced through a co-worker at Disney World and eventually invited his cousin Brian to join the group. Lou Pearlman held auditions to start a boy band and ended up selecting all five as they met his expectations. They were named the Backstreet Boys after Orlando’s Backstreet flea market. The band is now down to four, as Kevin left the group to pursue other interests in 2006. They received 3 Grammy Nominations but no wins. U.S. Peak Album Positions* Millenium (1999): 1 Black & Blue (2000): 1 Never Gone (2005): 3 Unbreakable (2007): 7 This is Us (2009): 9 *first two albums Backstreet Boys (1996) and Backstreet’s Back (1997) were not originally released in the U.S. |
Here's how you know *NSYNC is better: While searching for pictures, I stumbled upon a 13 song Pay-Per-View concert from the late 90's which I've already seen and watched the entire thing again. Ten years later and they still rock my world.
ReplyDeleteHey BSB: "Bye, Bye, Bye...". I mean seriously guys, stop releasing albums. BSB is like the Brett Favre of boy bands. They need to quit coming out of "retirement" and embarrassing themselves with mediocre regurgitated music. NSYNC left you wanting more, BSB won't stop giving it to you. NSYNC: It's Gonna be You!
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ReplyDeleteI'm actually surprised this has been as close as it is.
ReplyDeleteI personally don't ever remember thinking NSYNC was cool, but I do remember being in 4th grade and HAVING to have the BSB cassette tape.
ReplyDeleteHaha. BSB was cool when cassette tapes were cool - and that is their problem. JT is where it's at.
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