Backstreet Boys (1996 album) explained

Backstreet Boys
Type:	studio
Artist:	Backstreet Boys
Cover:	Backstreetboysbsb lp01.jpg
Released:	May 6, 1996^[1]
Recorded:	November 1994  - June 1995
Length:	54:28
Label:	Jive
Next Title:	Backstreet's Back
Next Year:	1997

Backstreet Boys is the debut studio album by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released on May 6, 1996, by Jive Records.^[1] It contains some of the band's most successful singles. The album was reissued in 1997 under the same name and released as their debut in the United States. The reissue also includes songs from the band's second international release Backstreet's Back (1997).

The album was first released in Germany on May 6, 1996, where the group was based at the time.^{[1] [2]} It was then released in Switzerland followed by Austria.^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

Sample credits

• "Boys Will Be Boys" contains a portion of the composition "Sing a Simple Song" written by Sly Stone and performed by Sly and the Family Stone.
• "Let's Have a Party" contains a portion of the composition "Enjoy Yourself" written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff and performed by The Jacksons.
• "Don't Leave Me" contains samples of "Flava in Ya Ear" written and performed by Craig Mack and "Please Don't Go" written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and performed by KC and the Sunshine Band.

Notes

• signifies remix and additional production
• signifies co-production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–1997)	Peak position
European Albums Chart^[5]	7
Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)^[6]	2
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[7]	16
Malaysian Albums (IFPI)^[8]	1
Taiwanese Albums (IFPI)^[9]	1
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)^[10]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
German Albums Chart^[11]	5
Chart (1997)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[12]	68
German Albums Chart^[13]	21
Chart (1998)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[14]	55

Release history

Country	Release date
Europe
Canada
United Kingdom

Notes and References

1. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Backstreet Boys . offiziellecharts.de . 2019-07-28.
2. Web site: Paul Sexton. Billboard: Backstreet Boys Become Global Priority for Jive . Billboard Magazine . 1997-11-01 . 2019-07-28.
3. Web site: Steffen Hung . Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys . swisscharts.com . 2012-05-12.
4. Web site: Steffen Hung . austriancharts.at: Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys . austriancharts.at . 2019-07-28.
5. Book: Billboard: Hits of the World (June 15, 1996). June 15, 1996. Billboard. 2013-05-28.
6. Web site: Tonlist Top 40 . DV . 2017-02-09 .
7. Web site: Irish Albums Chart. irish-charts.com. 2017-02-09.
8. Hits of the World: November 15, 1997 (Pages 48, 49). 911.. Billboard. Billboard Magazine. 1997-05-10. 2013-05-22.
9. Web site: IFPI Taiwan International Top 10: Year: 1996 Week: 18 (1996/12/02 - 1996/12/08) . IFPI Taiwan . 2015-09-20 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/19990202153539/http://www.ifpi.org.tw/chart/1996/intl18.htm . February 2, 1999 .
10. • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
11. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de . GfK Entertainment. September 8, 2016.
12. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 1997 . . 7 August 2014.
13. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de . GfK Entertainment. September 8, 2016.
14. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 1998. Australian Recording Industry Association . January 25, 2020.