Posted July 24, 200718 yr As one of the Best-selling artists worldwide the Backstreet Boys have received numerous Awards and accolades in recognition of their worldwide success in the music industry. Below is the list of some of the awards, records and achievements of the Backstreet Boys 1995 Smash Hits Awards: Best New Tour Act 1996 London's Red Nose Magazine: Best Newcomers Viva Comet Awards: Best Newcomers MTV Europe Music Awards: Best Newcomer Best Group (Phone-in Poll) Select: Get Down (You're the One For Me) 1997 Germany: Golden Camera Viva Comet Awards: Best Group Band of the Year (U.S. Choice) Echo awards: Best International Group Popcorn Magazine: Best Group Bravo & Pop Magazine: Best Group Pop Rocky Reader's Choice: Best Group Smash Hits Awards: Best Band On Planet Best International Band Best Album: Backstreet's Back Best Album Cover: Backstreet's Back Best Video: Everybody (Backstreet's Back) Best Male Haircut: Nick Carter MTV Europe Music Awards: Best Group Best Group (Viewer's Choice) Select: As Long As You Love Me Diamond Award (Canada) Backstreet Boys certified as a Diamond album in Canada (1,000,000 units sold). 1998 World Music Awards: World's Best-selling Dance Artist MTV Video Music Awards: Best Group Video MuchMusic Video Awards: Favorite International Group MTV Europe Music Awards: Best Pop Prix Gemini (Canadian Award) Best Performance in a Variety Program or Series Key to the City of Orlando : The Backstreet Boys receive the Key to the City of Orlando from Mayor Glenda Hood. Orlando declared October 7 as the official "Backstreet Boys Day" in honor of the tornado relief concert the group headlined, raising about $250,000 for local victims of the devastation. Viva Comet Awards: Band of the Year (U.S. Choice)-[2nd year] Billboard Video Music Awards: Best Clip (Dance): "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)". E! Online: 1998's biggest non-soundtracks: (#1) Backstreet Boys Diamond Award (Canada) Backstreet's Back certified as a Diamond album in Canada (1,000,000 units sold). Billboard Music Awards: Group Album of the Year Adult Contemporary Group of the Year Rolling StoneMagazine: Readers Poll → #1 Best New Band Of The Year 1999 American Music Awards: Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group People's Choice Awards: Favorite Musical Group World Music Awards: World's Best-selling American Group World's Best-selling Pop Group World's Best-selling R&B Group World's Best-selling Dance Artist Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Pop Group Favorite CD: Backstreet Boys Artist Direct Web Honours: Artist Of the Year Favorite Pop Group Best Pop Fan-site Viva Comet Awards: Band of the Year (U.S. Choice)-[3rd year] Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards: Favorite Song: Everybody (Backstreet's Back) Saturday Night Live: Season Finale: A record-breaking audience of 8.3 million. (At around $20 a shot that's close to $200,000,000 in revenues!) Teen Choice Awards: Music Video of the Year: All I Have To Give MTV Video Music Awards: Video Of the year: "I Want It That Way" Best Group Video: "I Want It That Way" Best Pop Video: "I Want It That Way" Viewer's Choice: "I Want It That Way" MTV Europe Music Awards: Best Group Best Pop Best Song Best Album People magazine: Sexiest Pop Star: Kevin Richardson Diamond Award (U.S.) Backstreet Boys certified as a Diamond album in the U.S.(10,000,000 units sold). Smash Hits Awards: Best Band on Planet Pop Best Non-British Band Best Single of 1999: I Want It That Way Best Album: Millennium Best Pop Video: Larger Than Life Best Male Haircut - Nick Carter Best Looking Male - Nick Carter Funniest Person In The World - Brian Littrell Diamond Awards (Canada) Millennium certified as a Diamond album in Canada (1,000,000 units sold). WB Radio Music Award: Favorite Make-Out Song I'll Never Break Your Heart Artist of the Year-Adult Contemporary Backstreet Boys in the music video for "I Want It That Way"Diamond Award (U.S.) Millennium certified as a Diamond album in the U.S. (10,000,000 units sold). MuchMusic Video Awards: Favorite International Group Make-A-Wish Foundation Entertainment Awards: Wish Grantors of the Year MuchMusic Entertainment Awards: Combat Zone Weekend Champ: Larger Than Life Rolling Stone: Readers Poll → #1 Band of the Year Readers Poll → #1 Album of the Year: Millennium Readers Poll → #1 Single of the Year: I Want It That Way Readers Poll → #1 Artist of the Year Readers Poll → #1 Tour: Into the Millennium Readers Poll → #1 Video: Larger Then Life Readers Poll → #1 Album Cover: Millennium Readers Poll → #1 Hype Readers Poll → #1 Best Dressed Artist Readers Poll → #1 Best Fan Site Critics Poll → #1 Artist of the Year Critics Poll → #1 Album of the Year: Millennium Critics Poll → #1 Single of the Year I Want It That Way Canadian Chart Record: The only group in Canadian history to have three consecutive Diamond albums, commemorating sales of over one million units. The first act to reach No. 1 with first three albums. First week sales record in Canada, as tabulated by SoundScan: Selling in excess of 191,791 units. The Top 100 of 90's Everything (Canada and U.S.A.) Top 100 Singles of the 90's That Stayed Longest on the Canadian Charts: Quit playing Games (With My Heart) (#2) (1997) (85 weeks), Get Down (You're the One for Me)(#7) (1996) (53 weeks) Top 100 Groups of the 1990s in Canada: (#3) Top 100 Groups of the 1990s in the US: (#3) Top 100 Groups of All Time in Canada: (#6) Top 100 Groups of All Time in US: (#10) Teen People poll: Best Boy Band: Backstreet Boys Musical Act With All The Right Moves: Backstreet Boys Best Milk Mustache: Backstreet Boys Best Music Video: "I Want It That Way" Best Summer Tour: In To The Millennium Best Celeb Facial Hair: A.J. McLean Most Creatice Coif: A.J. McLean Entertainment Weekly Poll: No. 1 Entertainer Of The Year (with 31.94% of the votes) No. 1 Group Of The year (with 39.23% of the votes) No. 1 Artist Of The Year (with 35.94% of the votes) No. 1 Album Of The Year : Millennium (with 55.12% of the votes) No. 1 Song Of The Year : I Want It That Way (with 25.78% of the votes) No. 1 Video Of The Year : Larger Then Life (with 28.97% of the votes) No. 1 Band That Made You Scream (with 27.20% of the votes) No. 1 Tour (with 23.90% of the votes) No. 1 Hottest Band (with 32.81% of the votes) No. 1 People Of The Year (with 21.23% of the votes) No. 1 Song That Touched Your Heart: I Want It That Way (with 26.90% of the votes) No. 1 Hype (with 30.70% of the votes) No. 1 Hottest Blonde (Male): Nick Carter (with 20.10% of the votes) No. 1 Hottest (Male): Nick Carter (with 20.16% of the votes) VH1 Poll: Band Of The Year Album Of The Year RIAA: The best-selling recording artists of 1999 The best-selling Album of 1999 Wall of Sound: Readers poll Top 25 Albums of the 1999: #1 Lime magazine: Pop's 10 Most Powerful People: Nick Carter (#1), Kevin Richardson (#2). Web Users Entertainment Award: Most Wanted People and Events of 1999 and Ones to Watch in 2000 → Most Wanted Bands: #1 LiveDaily's Best of 1999: Artist Of The Year Album Of The Year Song Of The Year Large Venue Tour Of The Year Best Performers Best Official website Best Fan Site Billboard magazine's Year End Chart: The Billboard 200 Top Albums: #1 Top Pop Artist: #1 Adult contemporary artist of the year: #2 Hot Adult Contemporary: #6 I Want It That Way Billboard Hot 100: #5 I Want It That Way Billboard Music Awards Artist of the Year Album of the Year: Millennium Albums Artist Group/Duo of the Year Albums Artist of the Year Group Album Of The Year: Backstreet Boys (Special Award) Hot 100 Singles Artist (Nomination) Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year (Nomination) Canada's Year End Chart: Top Canadian Albums: #1 ("Millennium") Top Canadian Singles: "I Want It That Way" ~ #2 Top Canadian Singles: "All I Have To Give" ~ #74 Top Canadian Singles: "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" ~ #77 Music Video Sales: "Homecoming-Live in Orlando" ~ #1 Music Video Sales: "Backstreet Boys: All Access" ~ #10 MTV TRL Awards: Best Of '99: I Want It That Way (#1) MuchMusic: Top Videos of '99: I Want It That Way (#1), Larger Than Life (#2) Guinness Book of Records: Best Sales Week in History @1.13 Million Albums (Millennium) Fastest Selling Album in a Year (Millennium) Best-selling Album for First Half of 1999 (Millennium) Most Radio Station Adds In First Week: "I Want It That Way" with 165 radio adds. Most Tickets Sold In Oneday: 765,000 tickets (selling out all 53 concert dates) US$14 million of merchandise was purchased by fans during the 1999 "Into The Millennium" tour. The '99 tour drew over 2 million fans, breaking the record for largest indoor audience. Most expensive music videos ever made: Larger Then Life (#5) (Cost: $2,100,000+) People magazine: 25 Most Intriguing People Of The Year: #1 (Backstreet Boys) 25 Most Intriguing People Of The Year: #12 (Nick Carter) MTV TRL's End Of Summer Countdown: I Want It That Way (#1) Most Wanted Hits: --Artists Chart: (#1) --Albums Chart: (#1) --Songs Chart: (#1) --Videos Chart: (#1) YTV YTV Year-end Countdown: I Want It That Way (#1), Larger Than Life (#3) Edited July 24, 200718 yr by Dino
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