AWARDS/NOMINATIONS/READERS & CRITICS POLLS:
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2001 Grammy Awards Nominated for Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group for "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely." On February 21, 2001.
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2001 American Music Awards
Favorite Band, Duo or Group (Pop/Rock) Winners
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2000 Radio Music Awards:
Radio Slow Dance Song of the Year for “Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely”
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2000 World Music Awards (Monaco)
Best Selling Pop Group
Best Selling R&B Group
Best Selling Dance Group
Best American Group
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2000 American Music Awards
Favorite Band, Duo or Group (Pop/Rock)
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1999 Juno Awards (Canada)
Best Selling Album (foreign or domestic)
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1999 Grammy Awards
Album of the Year (nomination)
Best Pop Album (nomination)
Record of the Year for “I Want It That Way” (nomination)
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group w/Vocal for “I Want It That Way” (nomination)
Song of the Year (a songwriter’s award) for “I Want It That Way” (nomination)
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1999 Billboard Music Awards
Album of the Year
Artist of the Year
Albums Artist of the Year
Albums Artist Duo/Group of the Year
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1999 People’s Choice Awards:
Favorite Musical Group or Band
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1999 Blockbuster Music Awards:
Favorite Pop Group
Favorite CD
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1999 International Kids’ Choice Awards:
Best Music Group in Latin America and Brazil
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1999 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards:
Favorite Song (“Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”)
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1999 World Music Awards:
World’s Best Selling Pop Group
World’s Best Selling R&B Group
World’s Best Selling Dance Group
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1999 Blockbuster Music Awards:
Favorite Group - Pop
Favorite CD
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1999 MTV Music Video Award
Viewer’s Choice Award (“I Want It That Way”)
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1999 MTV Europe Music Awards
Best Group Award
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1999 Comet Awards (Germany)
Band Of The Year (U.S. Choice Award)--third year in a row.
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1999 ARTISTdirect Web Honors
Favorite Pop Group
Best Pop Fan Site
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1999 MuchMusic Video Awards (Canada)
Favorite International Group
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1999 MuchMusic Video Awards
People’s Choice Favorite International Group
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1998 Grammy Awards:
Best New Artist (nomination)
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1998 MTV Europe Music Awards:
Best Pop Group (nomination)
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1998 MTV Video Music Awards:
Best Group Video
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1998 Billboard Music Awards:
Best Group
Best Adult Contemporary Group
Album of the Year (nomination)
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1998 American Music Awards:
Best Group (nomination)
Best Adult Contemporary Artist (nomination)
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1998 Prix Gemini Awards (Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television): Best Performance in a Variety Program or Series
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1998 Entertainment Weekly “Best of ‘98”:
#6
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1997 Key To The City Of Orlando
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1997 Echo Award:
Best Group International
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1997 MTV European Music Awards:
Best Pop Act
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1997 MTV Select Award (Viewer’s Choice):
Best Group
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1997 Popcorn, Bravo and Pop/Rocky Reader’s Choice Award (magazines):
Best Group
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1997 Viva Awards (music channel-Germany):
Best Group
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R.I.A.A. CERTIFICATION AND CHART ACTION
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MILLENNIUM: Diamond Award (December 1999) signifying sales of 10 million. Total U.S. sales are more than 12 million.
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BACKSTREET BOYS: Diamond Award (March 1999) signifying sales of 10 million. Total U.S. sales are more than 13 million.
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“All I Have To Give” - Platinum single (March 1999)
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“Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” - Platinum Single (May 1998)
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“Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” - Platinum Single (September 1997)