Millennium (album)

millennium
Backstreet Boys studio album
Publication (s)	May 18, 1999
Label (s)	Jive
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	12
running time	48:11 min.
production	Max Martin Kristian Lundin Rami Yacoub Robert John "Mutt" Lange Stephen Lipson Mattias Gustafsson Timmy Allen Edwin "Tony" Nicholas Eric Foster White
chronology Backstreet Boys (US version) (1997) millennium Black & Blue (2000)
Single releases April 12, 1999 I want it that way September 3, 1999 Larger Than Life December 21, 1999 Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely May 16, 2000 The One

Millennium is the third album by the US boy group Backstreet Boys . It was released on May 18, 1999 on the Jive label . It has been sold around 18 million times worldwide to date.

Track list

1. Larger Than Life (Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, Brian Littrell ) - 3:52
2. I Want It That Way (Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson) - 3:33
3. Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (Max Martin, Herbert Crichlow) - 3:54
4. It`s Gotta Be You (Max Martin, Robert John "Mutt" Lange) - 2:57
5. I Need You Tonight (Andrew Fromm) - 4:23
6. Don`t Want You Back (Max Martin) - 3:26
7. Don`t Wanna Lose You Now (Max Martin) - 3:55
8. The One (Max Martin, Brian Littrell) - 3:46
9. Back To Your Heart ( Kevin Richardson , Gary Baker, Jason Blume) - 4:21
10. Spanish Eyes (Andrew Fromm, Sandy Linzer) - 3:55
11. No One Else Comes Close (Joe Thomas, Gary Baker, Wayne Perry) - 3:43
12. The Perfect Fan (Brian Littrell, Thomas Smith) - 4:15

The title list applies to the European and American editions. Several different versions have appeared internationally.

Chart placements

album

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1999	millennium	DE1 (49 weeks) DE	AT1 (18 weeks) AT	CH1 (47 weeks) CH	UK2 (63 weeks) UK	US1 (93 weeks) US	First published: May 18, 1999 Sales: +18,095,000

Singles

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1999	I want it that way	DE1 (17 weeks) DE	AT1 (13 weeks) AT	CH1 (18 weeks) CH	UK1 (14 weeks) UK	US6 (31 weeks) US	First published: April 12, 1999 Sales: + 5,100,000
	Larger Than Life	DE5 (13 weeks) DE	AT15 (12 weeks) AT	CH10 (19 weeks) CH	UK5 (14 weeks) UK	US25 (19 weeks) US	First published: September 3, 1999 Sales: + 92,500
	Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely	DE3 (12 weeks) DE	AT8 (11 weeks) AT	CH2 (16 weeks) CH	UK3 (18 weeks) UK	US6 (24 weeks) US	First published: December 21, 1999 Sales: + 565,000
2000	The One	DE15 (9 weeks) DE	AT25 (6 weeks) AT	CH19 (15 weeks) CH	UK8 (9 weeks) UK	US30 (15 weeks) US	First published: May 16, 2000

Sales figures and awards

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

Main article: Backstreet Boys / Music Sales Awards

See also

• List of the best-selling music albums certified by BVMI in Germany

Web links

• Backstreet Boys at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
2. ↑ 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 .