Backstreet Boys / Music Sales Awards

Backstreet Boys (2005)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales for the US boy band Backstreet Boys . In their career they have sold over 100 million records so far. The awards can be found according to their type (gold, platinum, etc.), sorted by country in chronological order, and according to the sound carriers themselves, also in chronological order, separated by medium (albums, singles, etc.).

Awards

Silver record  United Kingdom 1997: for the single Quit Playin 'Games (With My Heart) 1999: for the single All I Have to Give 2000: for the single show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely 2019: for the single Shape of My Heart Golden record  Argentina 2003: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One  Australia 2000: for the single show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely 2018: for the single Drowning 2018: for the single Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2020: for the album The Very Best Of 2020: for the single Quit Playin 'Games (With My Heart)  Belgium 1996: for the single We've Got It Goin 'On 1997: for the single Quit Playin 'Games (With My Heart) 1997: for the single Everybody (Backstreet's Back) 1997: for the single As Long as You Love Me 2000: for the album Black & Blue 2001: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One  Denmark 2001: for the single More Than That 2001: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One 2014: for streaming I Want It That Way 2020: for the single Everybody (Backstreet's Back)  Germany 1996: for the single We've Got It Goin 'On 1996: for the single I'll Never Break Your Heart 1996: for the single Get Down (You're the One for Me) 1997: for the single Anywhere for You 1997: for the single Everybody (Backstreet's Back) 2000: for the single show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely 2000: for the single Shape of My Heart 2001: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One 2005: for the album Never Gone  Finland 1996: for the album Backstreet Boys 2000: for the album Black & Blue  France 1998: for the album Backstreet Boys 1998: for the single Everybody (Backstreet's Back) 1998: for the album Backstreet's Back  Ireland 2005: for the album Never Gone  Italy 2018: for the single I Want It That Way  Japan 1997: for the album Backstreet Boys 1997: for the album Backstreet's Back 2008: for the single Inconsolable 2013: for the single Shape of My Heart 2014: for the album In a World Like This  Canada 2007: for the album Unbreakable 2019: for the album DNA 2019: for the single Don't Go Breaking My Heart  Mexico 1999: for the album Backstreet Boys 2005: for the album Never Gone  New Zealand 1999: for the single All I Have to Give 1999: for the single Larger Than Life 2001: for the single Shape of My Heart 2002: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One  Netherlands 1997: for the single As Long as You Love Me 1999: for the single I Want It That Way 2000: for the single show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely  Norway 2000: for the single Shape of My Heart 2001: for the album Black & Blue 2001: for the single Drowning  Austria 1996: for the single We've Got It Goin 'On 1999: for the single I Want It That Way 1999: for the single Quit Playin 'Games (With My Heart) 1999: for the album Millennium 2000: for the album Black & Blue 2001: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One  Poland 1999: for the single Quit Playin 'Games (With My Heart) 1999: for the album Millennium  Portugal 2005: for the album Never Gone  Russia 2005: for the album Never Gone 2007: for the album Unbreakable  Sweden 1997: for the single Everybody (Backstreet's Back) 1998: for the single All I Have to Give 1999: for the single Larger Than Life 2001: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One  Switzerland 1999: for the single I Want It That Way 2001: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One 2005: for the album Never Gone  Spain 2001: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One  United States 2005: for the single Incomplete  United Kingdom 1996: for the album Backstreet Boys 2000: for the album Black & Blue 2005: for the album Never Gone 2013: for the video album The Greatest Video Hits: Chapter One 2013: for the video album Live in Concert 2013: for the video album Backstreet Boys 2017: for the album The Very Best Of

Platinum record  Argentina 2000: for the album Black & Blue  Australia 1998: for the single All I Have to Give 1998: for the album Backstreet Boys 2000: for the album Black & Blue 2000: for the single Shape of My Heart 2018: for the single I'll Never Break Your Heart 2020: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One 2020: for the album Never Gone 2020: for the album Greatest Hits - Vol. 1  Belgium 1997: for the album Backstreet Boys 1999: for the single I Want It That Way  Brazil 1999: for the album Backstreet Boys 2000: for the album Black & Blue 2001: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One  Denmark 2001: for the single Shape of My Heart 2001: for the single The Call 2001: for the album Black & Blue 2018: for the single I Want It That Way  Germany 1996: for the single Quit Playin 'Games (With My Heart) 1996: for the album Backstreet Boys (BMG Mü) 1997: for the album Backstreet Boys (Rough Trade) 1998: for the video album Backstreet's Back - Behind the Scenes 1998: for the video album Backstreet Boys Live In Concert 1998: for the single As Long as You Love Me 1999: for the single I Want It That Way  Europe 2002: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One  Finland 1998: for the album Backstreet's Back 2000: for the album Millennium  Hong Kong 1997: for the album Backstreet Boys 1997: for the album Backstreet's Back  Japan 2007: for the album Unbreakable 2009: for the album This Is Us 2014: for the single Straight Through My Heart  Canada 2005: for the album Never Gone  New Zealand 1998: for the album Backstreet Boys 1998: for the album Backstreet's Back 1998: for the single Everybody (Backstreet's Back) 1998: for the single As Long as You Love Me 1999: for the single I Want It That Way 2001: for the album Black & Blue  Netherlands 2000: for the album Black & Blue  Norway 1998: for the album Backstreet Boys 2000: for the album Millennium  Austria 1997: for the album Backstreet's Back  Poland 1996: for the album Backstreet Boys 1997: for the album Backstreet's Back  Portugal 1999: for the album Millennium 2000: for the album Black & Blue  Sweden 1997: for the album Backstreet Boys 1998: for the single As Long as You Love Me 1999: for the album Millennium 2000: for the single show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely 2000: for the single Shape of My Heart 2000: for the album Black & Blue  Switzerland 2000: for the album Black & Blue  Uruguay 2001: for the album Black & Blue  United States 1997: for the single Quit Playin 'Games (With My Heart) 1998: for the single Everybody (Backstreet's Back) 1999: for the single All I Have to Give 2001: for the video album Around the World 2001: for the video album The Hits 2002: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One 2005: for the album Never Gone  United Kingdom 1999: for the album Millennium 2001: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One 2013: for the video album Backstreet's Back - Behind the Scenes 2013: for the video album A Night Out with the Backstreet Boys 2017: for the single Everybody (Backstreet's Back) 2017: for the single As Long as You Love Me 3 × gold record  Germany 2000: for the album Millennium 2000: for the album Black & Blue  Mexico 1998: for the album Backstreet's Back

2 × platinum record  Australia 2020: for the single Incomplete 2020: for the single Larger Than Life  Belgium 1998: for the album Backstreet's Back 1999: for the album Millennium  Brazil 1999: for the album Backstreet's Back 1999: for the album Millennium  Germany 1997: for the album Backstreet's Back  Europe 1999: for the album Millennium  Japan 2005: for the album Never Gone 2014: for the single I Want It That Way  Mexico 2000: for the album Black & Blue  Netherlands 1997: for the album Backstreet's Back 1997: for the album Backstreet Boys 2000: for the album Millennium  Sweden 1998: for the album Backstreet's Back 1999: for the single I Want It That Way  Switzerland 1997: for the album Backstreet's Back 2000: for the album Millennium  Spain 2001: for the album Black & Blue  United States 2019: for the single God, Your Mama, and Me  United Kingdom 1998: for the album Backstreet's Back 2020: for the single I Want It That Way 3 × platinum record  Argentina 1997: for the album Backstreet Boys 1999: for the album Millennium  Australia 1999: for the album Millennium 2018: for the single As Long as You Love Me  Europe 1997: for the album Backstreet Boys  Japan 2001: for the album Black & Blue  New Zealand 2000: for the album Millennium  Austria 1998: for the album Backstreet Boys  Switzerland 1997: for the album Backstreet Boys  United States 1999: for the video album A Night Out with the Backstreet Boys 1999: for the video album Homecoming - Live in Orlando 2019: for the single I Want It That Way 4 × platinum record  Australia 2020: for the single Everybody (Backstreet's Back)  Germany 1996: for the video album The Video  Italy 1998: for the album Backstreet's Back  Japan 1999: for the album Millennium  Spain 1997: for the album Backstreet Boys 1999: for the album Millennium  South Korea 2001: for the album Millennium 9 × gold record  Mexico 1999: for the album Millennium 5 × platinum record  Argentina 1997: for the album Backstreet's Back  Australia 2020: for the single I Want It That Way  Europe 1998: for the album Backstreet's Back 6 × platinum record  Australia 2020: for the album Backstreet's Back  United States 1999: for the video album All Access Video 8 × platinum record  Spain 1998: for the album Backstreet's Back  United States 2000: for the album Black & Blue 13 × platinum record  United States 2001: for the album Millennium 14 × platinum record  United States 2001: for the album Backstreet Boys Diamond record  Japan 2001: for the album Greatest Hits: Chapter One  Canada 1997: for the video album Backstreet Boys Live In Concert 1998: for the album Backstreet Boys 1996: for the video album Making Of 1998: for the album Backstreet's Back 1999: for the album Millennium 2 × diamond records  Canada 1999: for the video album The Video

Awards by album

Backstreet Boys

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	3 × platinum	120,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Germany (BVMI)	Platinum (Rough Trade) + Platinum (BMG Mü)	1,000,000
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(21,930)
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	75,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	2 × platinum	(200,000)
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Austria (IFPI)	3 × platinum	(150,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	(100,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	(100,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	3 × platinum	(150,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	4 × platinum	(400,000)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	(100,000)
All in all	5 × gold 28 × platinum 1 × diamond	4,650,000

Backstreet's Back

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	5 × platinum	200,000
Australia (ARIA)	6 × platinum	420,000
Belgium (BEA)	2 × platinum	(100,000)
Brazil (PMB)	2 × platinum	500,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	(1,000,000)
Europe (IFPI)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	(49,334)
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Italy (FIMI)	4 × platinum	(400,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	3 × gold	350,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	2 × platinum	(200,000)
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	(100,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(160,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(80,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	8 × platinum	(800,000)
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(700,000)
All in all	3 × gold 48 × platinum 1 × diamond	7,605,000

Backstreet Boys (US Version)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	14 × platinum	10,200,000
All in all	4 × platinum 1 × diamond	10,200,000

millennium

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	3 × platinum	120,000
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Belgium (BEA)	2 × platinum	100,000
Brazil (PMB)	2 × platinum	500,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	750,000
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(2,000,000)
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	42,525
Japan (RIAJ)	4 × platinum	800,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	9 × gold	675,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	3 × platinum	45,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	2 × platinum	200,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	50,000
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	40,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	4 × platinum	400,000
South Korea (KMCA)	4 × platinum	250,000
United States (RIAA)	13 × platinum	12,300,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	4 × gold 44 × platinum 2 × diamond	18,095,000

Black & Blue

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	450,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	26,601
Japan (RIAJ)	3 × platinum	600,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	2 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	40,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	2 × platinum	200,000
Uruguay (CUD)	platinum	6,000
United States (RIAA)	8 × platinum	8,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	6 × gold 25 × platinum 1 × diamond	11,412,000

Greatest Hits: Chapter One

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	20,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	125,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(150,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Japan (RIAJ)	diamond	1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(20,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(40,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(20,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	(50,000)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	9 × gold 5 × platinum 1 × diamond	3,222,500

Never gone

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
Ireland (IRMA)	gold	7,500
Japan (RIAJ)	2 × platinum	500,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	50,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	10,000
Russia (NFPF)	gold	10,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,771,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	7 × gold 5 × platinum	2,783,500

Unbreakable

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Russia (NFPF)	gold	10,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	310,000

This Is Us

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
All in all	1 × platinum	250,000

The very best of

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

In a World Like This

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

DNA

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
All in all	1 × gold	40,000

Greatest Hits - Vol. 1

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
All in all	1 × platinum	100,000

Awards by singles

We've Got It Goin 'On

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	3 × gold	300,000

I'll never break your heart

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	320,000

Get Down (You're the One for Me)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
All in all	1 × gold	250,000

Quit Playin 'Games (With My Heart)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,200,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold 2 × platinum	1,995,000

Anywhere for you

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
All in all	1 × gold	250,000

Everybody (Backstreet's Back)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,200,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	5 × gold 7 × platinum	2,680,000

As Long as You Love Me

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 7 × platinum	1,430,000

All I have to give

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	900,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold 2 × platinum	1,192,500

I want it that way

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	50,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	90,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	-	31,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Japan (RIAJ)	2 × platinum	500,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	60,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	4 × gold 17 × platinum	5,841,000

Larger Than Life

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	15,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	162,500

Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold 1 × platinum	555,000

Shape of My Heart

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	8,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Norway (IFPI)	gold	5,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold 3 × platinum	670,500

The call

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	8,000
All in all	1 × platinum	8,000

More Than That

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	4,000
All in all	1 × gold	4,000

Drowning

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	5,000
All in all	2 × gold	40,000

Incomplete

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold 2 × platinum	640,000

Inconsolable

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

Straight through my heart

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

God, Your Mama, and Me

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	2 × platinum	2,000,000

Don't go breaking my heart

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
All in all	2 × gold	75,000

Awards by video albums

The video

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	4 × platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	2 × diamond	200,000
All in all	4 × platinum, 2 × diamond	400,000

Live in concert

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum 1 × diamond	175,000

All Access Video

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	600,000
All in all	6 × platinum	600,000

Backstreet Boys

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold	25,000

Backstreet's Back - Behind the Scenes

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	2 × platinum 1 × diamond	200,000

A Night Out with the Backstreet Boys

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	300,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	4 × platinum	350,000

Homecoming: Live in Orlando

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × platinum	300,000

Around the world

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × platinum	100,000

The hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × platinum	100,000

The Greatest Video Hits: Chapter One

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold	25,000

Awards after music streaming

I want it that way

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	1,300,000
All in all	1 × gold	1,300,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	gold1	12 × platinum12	-	500,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	5 × gold5	33 × platinum33	-	2,485,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	6 × gold6th	6 × platinum6th	-	450,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	-	7 × platinum7th	-	1,625,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	4 × platinum4th	-	230,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	11 × gold11	15 × platinum15th	-	7,000,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	11 × platinum11	-	(11,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	171,390	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	3 × gold3	-	-	450,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	-	2 × platinum2	-	40,000	ifpihk.org ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Ireland (IRMA)	-	gold1	-	-	7,500	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	gold1	4 × platinum4th	-	425,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	5 × gold5	14 × platinum14th	diamond1	4,800,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	7 × diamond7th	4,630,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	4 × gold4th	7 × platinum7th	-	1,450,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	4 × gold4th	9 × platinum9	-	165,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	3 × gold3	7 × platinum7th	-	840,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	-	135,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	6 × gold6th	4 × platinum4th	-	345,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	260,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	-	90,000	Individual evidence
Russia (NFPF)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	20,000	2m-online.ru ( Memento from February 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Sweden (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	10 × platinum10	-	655,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	8 × platinum8th	-	440,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	gold1	18 × platinum18th	-	1,850,000	promusicae.es
South Korea (KMCA)	-	-	4 × platinum4th	-	250,000	Individual evidence
Uruguay (CUD)	-	-	platinum1	-	6,000	cudisco.org ( Memento of December 9, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
United States (RIAA)	-	gold1	39 × platinum39	2 × diamond2	43,471,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × silver4th	7 × gold7th	10 × platinum10	-	5,075,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	4 × silver4th	83 × gold83	234 × platinum234	10 × diamond10

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Amande Remling: Backstreet? S Back: Kevin Re-Joins The Backstreet Boys Permanently, Eigth Album In The Future. In: International Business Time. April 30, 2012, accessed September 16, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Gold for Never Gone in Russia ( Memento from January 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Gold for Unbreakable in Russia ( Memento from January 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Platinum for Backstreet Boys in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Platinum for Backstreet's Back in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Platinum for Black & Blue in Uruguay ( Memento from December 9, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ 4 × platinum for Backstreet's Back in Italy ( Memento from February 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ 4 × platinum for Millenium in South Korea
9. ↑ Justin Myers: Official Charts Pop Gem # 73: Backstreet Boys. In: Official Charts Company. September 13, 2014, accessed September 25, 2016 . 
10. ↑ Keith Caulfield: Billboard 200 Chart Moves: The Weeknd's Back in the Top 40, George Carlin Returns to Chart After Nearly 32 Years. In: Billboard. September 29, 2016, accessed October 1, 2016 . 
11. ↑ Keith Caulfield: Billboard 200 Chart Moves: The Weeknd's Back in the Top 40, George Carlin Returns to Chart After Nearly 32 Years. In: Billboard. September 29, 2016, accessed October 1, 2016 . 
12. ^ Glenn Peoples: Why Zayn Malik's Departure From One Direction Won't Hurt Band's Music Sales. In: Billboard. March 26, 2015, accessed October 1, 2016 . 
13. ^ Best Selling Records of 1997. In: Billboard . January 31, 1998, accessed October 2, 2016 . 
14. ^ Best Selling Records of 1998. In: Billboard . January 30, 1999, accessed October 2, 2016 . 
15. ^ Best Selling Records of 1999. In: Billboard . January 22, 2000, accessed October 2, 2016 .