Backstreet Boys (1997 Album)

Backstreet Boys (1997 album)

Backstreet Boys is the U.S. self-titled debut album by the vocal-pop group Backstreet Boys. The release of this album coincided with the release of their second international album Backstreet's Back. Their international debut album released in 1996 was also titled Backstreet Boys, but it was not released in the United States. This second self-titled album was released only in the United States in 1997, making it their debut album in the country. It became one of the most successful debut albums of all time. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and has been certified 14× Platinum (Diamond) by RIAA for sales to retailers. This was also reported as the second highest seller in the past 14 years for Music Club sales back in 2003, selling 1.72 million units. As of July 1, 2012, the album stands as the seventeenth best selling album in the US of the SoundScan era with 10,120,000 units sold.

This album is a collection of tracks from Backstreet Boys' first and second international albums, 1996 Backstreet Boys and 1997 Backstreet's Back respectively. Since this album and Backstreet's Back were released at the same time, both albums share the same cover, only with different titles.