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Think of a BoyBand, chances are you're thinking of the BackstreetBoys. Even overshadowing NSync in the day (which later brought real fame to JustinTimberlake), it was hugely popular after being formed in 1993. The five original members were A. J. [=McLean=], Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. Richardson left in 2006, making them a four man group. Richardson permanently returned to the band in 2012.

Basically, Lou Pearlman was inspired by the success of NewKidsOnTheBlock and decided to [[StartMyOwn start his own]] clean-cut band of boys. After plenty of legal trouble, they became first famous in Europe, and then ''the'' BoyBand for girls to swoon over in the USA.
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Albums:
* Backstreet Boys (1996)
* Backstreet's Back (1997)
* Millennium (1999)
* Black & Blue (2000)
* Never Gone (2005)
* Unbreakable (2007)
* This Is Us (2009)
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The band has sold over 130 million records worldwide, making them one of the biggest selling groups of all time. According to Billboard 200, they are the first group since {{Sade}} to have their first seven albums reach the top 10 on the chart.
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!!Tropes related to the band:

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: "If you want it to be good girl, get yourself a bad boy".
** Also, two words: AJ [=McLean=].
* BigOlEyebrows: Kevin is the embodiment of this trope.
* BadassLongcoat: Kevin in the video for "I Want it That Way" and "The Call".
* BoyBand: Right above NSync, they were ''the'' boyband of the late 90's.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: The song "How Did I Fall In Love With You" is about the realization that the singer's friend is one of these.
* FanFlattering: "Larger Than Life" and "Everyone".
* FiveManBand: Literally. The configuration differs from the traditional configuration, but it was popular among boy bands in the TurnOfTheMillennium.
** FaceOfTheBand - Brian
** CoolBigBro - Kevin
** TagalongKid - Nick
** TokenMinority - Howie
** [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Bad Boy]] - A.J.
* GriefSong: "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely". It was supposedly dedicated to Dorough's dead older sister, and the video shows images of her and other lost loved ones of the band members, including Kevin's father, a girlfriend of AJ's who was killed by a drunk driver, and former producer Denniz [=PoP=], who passed away in 1998.
** Also, the title track to 2005's ''Never Gone''.
* MonsterMash: In the "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" video.
* MrFanservice
* {{Pretty Boy}}s
* RoomFullOfCrazy: The video for "The Call", where the band members are being stalked and offed one-by-one by a woman who appears to be the incarnation of guilt. During the chase, one of the boys passes through a room that has the words "CHEAT", "LIAR", "TRAITOR", etc. written all over the walls and ceiling.
* SesameStreetCred
* {{Squee}}factor: The fuel of the band.
* TruckDriversGearChange: Repeat offenders starting with ''Millennium''.
* WetSariScene: "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" is an example. Starts with all five members sitting around on an abandoned basketball court, and then comes a sudden downpour, and they all go from singing to writhing around in wet button-down shirts.
* YourCheatingHeart: The subject of the song "The Call". The narrator has just cheated on his girlfriend with a girl he's just met in a club.
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