Black & Blue: How Will It Do On The Charts?

First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 25 of 25 Submitted by m from usa Date: Thu Nov 30 00:16:09 2000 hey lindz, i don't care about the record either, but what makes me happy is that they DID set a WORLDWIDE record, selling 5 million copies, the first artists to ever do so, that's not a very common feat and they are also the first artist ever in the US to sell back to back 1 million+ copies of their albums. and you're right NSYNC is now the popular B O Y B A N D! bsb escaped that title a long time ago, and are now cosidered a V O C A L G R O U P. sure bsb sell stuff like lunch boxes, t-shirts, etc. but MOST of those are only sold during concerts and are mostly for little kids attending the concerts, after all bsb has a wider range of fans. but that's where it ends, unlike nsync, bsb doesn't have a board game, lip gloss, marrionetts, those piece of crap watches where you can watch their bye bye bye video, etc, etc, etc. haven't i seen those similar Nsync stuff before? oh yeah, remember NKOTB? and now they're planning a movie, remember Spice World? sure nsync said, that it's nothing like Spice World, but hey, how can you believe that, because the BOY BAND also denied about that whole justin and brit thing. Submitted by bsbrulz from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 22:28:25 2000 hey Lindz>>>>>>>>>what kind of a fan are you???? and eeeeeewwwwwwww that bsb has fans like you and they are sssssssssssoooooooooo stupid and don't care about anything exept themselves!!!!!!and also what ARe 5million copies of record in the whole world do... huh and who's the one who made it???????? that's right bsb!!!!!! so shut up & and go tell that crap to nsync fans they will enjoy it!!!!!!! Submitted by crazy L. from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 22:19:08 2000 hey ppl! Nicole i'm sorry i couldn't thank you before (i was kind of really busy)but you really said something that helped me out back then!!! BUT NOW......... TODAY I WAS SAD ALL DAY LONG AND WHEN I CAME HERE AND READ WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE LAUGHING THING, I STARTED TO LAUGH AND I'M NOT SO SAD ANYMORE!!!! so thank you everyone for keeping the bsb's pride alive!!!!!! Lil'Bec where are you need to hear you're opinion too!?! and Nicole you keep it up!!!! Submitted by Irene from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 21:58:46 2000 I know Backstreet Boys' did not break the record...but so what?! It's just counted in the states, not worldwide. BSB sold probably more than 5 million. They broke the most international record sold! That's way better than NSTYNC! I'll keep on listening to their music and buying their records until i can't hear or until i'm dead. Bye ! BSB have wonderful fans. KTBSPA!!!!! Irene Submitted by Lindz from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 21:51:29 2000 ok..all these people are hypocrites ( i think thats how u spell it)...before the album came out all of u guys were like "OH THEY WILL SMASH NSYNC'S RECORD!!" and now that they F A I L E D everyone's like "well records dont mean anything anyway". personally, records dont mean anything to me..i think that its the music that is really the issue..but wat bothers the hell out of me is that u guys cannot acknowledge that nsync has the record and is therefore considered a more "popular" boyband...just admit it...bsb no longer have the title..so just drop it..u shouldn't have put ur foot in ur mouths in the first place..(like aj did...eewww) Submitted by anna from pakistan Date: Wed Nov 29 20:47:16 2000 hey guys......i think i'm the happiest person right now....it's 4 in the mornin....and i came to check the results...of the record breaking thing..... i can't believe we broke the whole worlds record....it's awsome....i just have one thing to say to nsync...if you keep breaking our records the bsbz are always there to make more records...know what i mean......i didnt know the 1st wekk only counted in us....but bsb are loved world wide while..nsync..only....states....anyway below is the headline for ppl who haven't read the latest....5 million.yaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..... bsbs all the way....they've beaten the beatles......kewlllll Backstreet Boys Break Two Sales Records Source: livedaily - thanx to Richard Tafoya at Live Daily -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACKSTREET BOYS SELL FIVE MILLION COPIES OF 'BLACK & BLUE' IN FIRST WEEK OF RELEASE; ALBUM ENTERS THE BILLBOARD CHART AT #1 WITH DEBUT-WEEK U.S. SALES OF 1.6 MILLION COPIES INCREASE OF 36% IN SALES OVER 1999'S 'MILLENNIUM'; NEW PRECEDENT SET AS BACKSTREET BOYS BECOME FIRST GROUP IN SOUNDSCAN HISTORY TO ACHIEVE MILLION-PLUS FIRST-WEEK SALES WITH BACK-TO-BACK ALBUMS BACKSTREET BOYS--recognized as the biggest pop group in the world--have set two new records in the music world. Their new BLACK & BLUE album--the group's fourth release--has sold more than five million copies worldwide in its first week of release, setting a new first-week record in international sales. At the same time, in the U.S. BACKSTREET BOYS have set a new precedent by becoming the first artist in SoundScan history to ever achieve million-plus first-week sales with back-to-back albums. BLACK & BLUE, released November 21, sold more than 1.6 million copies in its debut week of release. This follows 1999's MILLENNIUM album, which moved more than 1,134,000 copies in its opening week. Globally, BLACK & BLUE--whose 13-song selection features five songs co-written by members of the group plus two songs solely penned by all five BACKSTREET BOYS--has achieved platinum status in 22 countries and gold certification in 10 regions around the world in its first week of release. BLACK & BLUE is already multi-platinum in Canada (5 times), Japan, Korea, Mexico and Venezuela; platinum in Arabia (Gulf), Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States; and gold in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K. BLACK & BLUE's phenomenal initial success comes on the heels of the global triumph that was MILLENNIUM, which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Millennium is already certified 12 times platinum in the U.S. and has spent more than 79 weeks on Billboard's "Top 200 albums" chart. In addition, MILENNIUM has earned gold and platinum awards in 45 countries. And since the release of MILLENNIUM, BACKSTREET BOYS have set precedents with a sold-out 42-city European trek and two sold-out U.S. tours including recording breaking stops in such venues as the 70,000-seat Georgia Dome where they topped long-standing marks set by the Rolling Stones and U2. With the ink still wet on the record books, BLACK & BLUE is generating early praise from outlets that include USA TODAY, whose Elysa Gardner noted: "The brisk, shimmering 'The Answer To Our Life,' one song that the Boys wrote on their own, is among the album's best tracks; 'Time,' another Backstreet-composed effort, has the sweetly soulful vibe of a lost Boyz II Men single." ROLLING STONE has shown their support for the group by featuring the group on the cover three times in the past 18 months. In celebration of BLACK & BLUE's release, BACKSTREET BOYS--NICK CARTER, HOWIE DOROUGH, BRIAN LITTRELL, AJ McLEAN and KEVIN RICHARDSON--pulled off a series of globe-trotting press conferences on six different continents in the span of 100 hours. At each stop, the group visited local landmarks, held press conferences, met fans and performed brief a capella versions of their new Top Ten song "Shape of My Heart." All of this culminated with BACKSTREET BOYS being welcomed back by their faithful legions of supporters to New York City, where the final press conference was held to announce the first leg of U.S. dates on their "Black & Blue 2000 World Tour," kicking off January 22 in their native Florida. Submitted by Lilly Littrell from brazil Date: Wed Nov 29 20:14:21 2000 What can I say to you American girls? What a shame!!! How can you prefer nsync over bsb?! Do you have ears or eyes? I´m proud to know that I helped the bsb to break the international record! But I really thought they would break the US record... but you weren´t there! Only those who have contributed can consider themselves BSB fans! The worst part is that now Nsync you´ll brag even more about their so-called talent! Pitiful! At least we know that our beloveds are really talented and that THE ENTIRE WORLD LOVES THEM!!!! These American girls are so fickle! You don´t deserve them! I´m not criticizing those who are their fans at all! You do deserve to have them in your country! I´m criticizing the ones who have traded bsb for nsync! Submitted by Tanisha from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 19:57:55 2000 It's okay that BSB didn't break *NSYNC's record. At least we did it fairly and didn't go out buying 5 or more copies. BSB need to be proud of themselves for selling 5 million worldwide! *NSYNC isn't famous worldwide like BSB is so they could never do that. Don't think that I'm dissing *NSYNC because I went to their concert last night and I'm a fan of both groups! Anyway Black and Blue is tight and I can't wait to get tickets for their tour! KTBSPA!!! Submitted by BSB fan from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 19:49:01 2000 WORLD WIDE 5 MILLION!! YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!! We broke the record, YAY!!! Sorry, I didn't even care much for the record breaking till now, but I am still happy they broke that ww record and the back to back record!! For who who wanted to know the U.S sales..it's 1.6 million.(YAY!! We also broke our own record!!) Submitted by Meredith from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 19:41:36 2000 I have one thing to say to all those nsync fans...YOU ALL ARE CHEATERS...YOU HAVE TO GO OUT AND BUY 4 ALBUMS JUST TO HELP THEM...IT'S A LIL THING CALLED C-H-E-A-T-I-N-G. The bsb out do nsync by soooooo much. I don't see nsync selling out concerts in less than 20 minutes..i don't see them having better caring fans....and us bsb fans...WE FREAKIN' ROCK!! AM I RIGHT?! I mean c'mon, we all know that Black & Blue kicks ass no matter what... Submitted by Nicole from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 19:36:17 2000 Hi Y'all!! BSB fans are all one unit, right?? So, BSB didn't break NSYNC's record, BUT we did break the WORLD WIDE RECORDS with 5 Million in it's first week. Congratulations BSB. Crazy L....now no one can laugh at us can they...WHOOOOO!!! 5 million, AND we broke our record from Millenium!!AND we broke the BACK TO BACK record. That's two records, but 3 in a way!!! And, BSB outsold NSYNC with just their last two albums as for how many copies sold. For NSYNC fans who think I'm saying bad stuff about NSYNC, I'm not...I promise. Submitted by akfdkfjsakfjdlkjsfsdaf from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 19:34:01 2000 DAMNIT, FIRST OF ALL 2 ALL THE IDIOTS WHO R OBSESSED WITH EVERYTHING THE BSB DO, GET A LIFE!! I AM A FAN OF THE BSB, BUT I DON;T TREAT THEM LIKE A GOD!! 4 FU(K'S SAKE, LEARN HOW 2 TAKE SOME CRITICISM ABOUT THE BSB! EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN OPINION. AND STOP TREATING BSB LIKE THEIR THE BEST THING U GUYS HAVE EVER SEEN. I KNOW THEY'RE GOOD,BUT U GUYS ACT AS IF U'VE BEEN PUT ON THIS EARTH TO WORSHIP THE BSB!!! I MEAN THEIR IS LIFE BESIDES THE BACKSTREET BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INTERPRET THIS MESSAGE HOWEVER U WANT (I KNOW THAT I;LL BE GETTIN LOTSA H8 MAIL CLAIMIN THAT I;M A NSYNC FAN AND STUFF, BUT I DON;T CARE, CUZ I KNOW I AIN;T!), BUT I;M SPEAKIN THE TRUTH. OK, THE BSB R GOOD SINGERS, BUT STOP OSTRICIZING PEOPLE AND GETTIN READY 2 BITE THEIR HEADS OFF IF THEY SAY ONE DEGRADING THING ABOUT BSB!! SO, REMEMBER, U PPL URSELVES SAY THE BSB R LIKE REGULAR PPL, BUT HOW COME U GUYS TREAT EM LIKE GODS? CUZ THEY SURE AS HELL AIN;T!! AND IF U ACTUALLY OBSESS AND RANT AND RAVE ABOUT THEM 24 HOURS A DAY (TAKING INTO THE CONSIDERATION THE FACT THAT U'LL PROBABLY NEVER MEET THEM IN UR LIFE), U NEED A NEW HOBBY! AND ON ONE FINAL NOTE, U GUYS TALK ABOUT THE BSB BEIN ALL TIGHT WITH THEIR FANS AND STUFF. NO OFFENSE PPL, BUT U GUYS ACT LIKE THEY R JUST IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS 4 THA PPL. IT MAY BE HARD 4 U PPL 2 COMPREHEND, BUT $$ MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND!! SO DON;T THINK THAT THEY;RE 100% IN THE BUSINESS 4 THE FANS, CUZ THEY'RE ONLY HUMAN AND GOD KNOWS THAT NO PERSON CAN RESIST $. IN CLOSING, NO I'M NOT DISSIN THE BSB, I ACTUALLY LIKE THEM 2 VERY MUCH. I AM ACTUALLY OPENING UP ALL OF UR EYES. I KNOW UR GONNA WHINE AND Beeyatch AT ME, BUT GO AHEAD, I'M TOTALLY OPEN 4 A DEBATE. SO PPL, RESPECT THE MUSIC AND THE SINGERS, BUT DON;T STATION UR ENTIRE LIVES AROUND THEM. THEY'RE ONLY PPL 2, NOT MAGICAL GODS OR SOMETHIN. PEACE OUT Y'ALL AND HOLLA BACK. AND IF U GUYS WANNA BADMOUTH ME (WHICH I KNOW MANY, MANY, MANY OF U WILL!) JUST POST IT HERE. THANX Submitted by Tina from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 15:14:09 2000 So BSB didn't break N-Sync record, big deal, the N-Sync fans were the only ones who were obsessed with that. BSB have the record as the first act to achieve MILLION-PLUS FIRST WEEK SALES with BACK-TO-BACK ALBUMS, sorry N-SYNC and their fans but this is one record you all can't claim. Also they sold five million copies world wide, that is another record N-Sync will never break since their fans are only in the U.S. Now N-Sync has the pressure on them, they are going to be expected to sell as many as NSA or double that. Submitted by Ashley from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 14:55:12 2000 I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT BLACK & BLUE ROCKS IT IS THE BEST ALBUM I HAVE EVER HEARD!!!!HOW MANY ALBUMS DID THEY SELL IN THE USA IN THE FIRST WEEK?? IF ANYONE CAN TELL ME PLEASE E-MAIL ME WITH THE ANSWER. I THANK GOD THAT THEY SOLD 5 MILLION WORLD WIDE, IT JUST SHOWS WHAT AN AMAZING GROUP THEY ARE!! I'VE ALWAYS HAD FAITH IN THEM AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T BELIEVE IN THEM HA! HA! OK I'LL GO NOW. PLEASE E-MAIL ME SOMEONE AND TELL ME. THANK YOU!!! K.T.B.S.P.A!!!! Submitted by Marilu from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 14:27:36 2000 All I have to say is...... YEAH BAYBEEE!!! I knew they could do it. Well, its more like, all of us fans who went out and bought it did it. AND TO ALL THE "FANS" WHO SAID THAT THE ALBUM WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT, in your face!!! With that kind of spirit, what kind of fans are you? Not true ones obviously!!! 5 million worldwide- now that is what I am talking about!! P.S. I love you AJ, with all my heart, I truly do, you don't know how much you mean to me!! Don't worry, I'm not obsessed, and I am not a stalker. Submitted by Amina from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 14:13:40 2000 ALL I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE NEW ALBUM BLACK AND BLUE IS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME. AND THAT I REALLY LOOK UP TO THE BACKSTREET BOYS. THEY AND ALL OF THEIR FANS HAVE TRULY INSPIRED ME. I LOVE YOU AJ. AND I WANNA SAY F---NSTYNC OR INSEST OR HOWEVER YOU SAY IT AND ALL THEIR FANS. Submitted by dutchie from netherlands Date: Wed Nov 29 11:08:13 2000 BSB broke the sales record worldwide, with 5 million copies in 1 week. Submitted by Jenna from finland Date: Wed Nov 29 10:32:59 2000 Whoah, I love this album!!! I became a fan after Millennium and I gotta say that this album is even greater! It´s going to be on top really soon!! Keep the pride alive everyone!!! =) Submitted by Norissa from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 09:44:33 2000 Hey to everyone who decides to read this!!! I know that every Backstreet fan out their loves them as much as I do. They do so much for us. Need an example? Here, when they win their awards, they never forget to thank who? that's right, the fans...They always make an album that they can back up one hundred percent,that they are truly proud of, they never just push albums out, not caring if they are of the highest quality or not, just so they can make a dollar. For the Backstreet Boys, its always been about making people feel good about themselves and loving the music, the money has be just an added bonus for the Backstreet Boys.They truly do so much for us, as silly as that may sound, they really do. You want another example? Okay, how about last year, when they added in more dates to thd "Millennium" tour, so that as many people as possible would be able to come and enjoy their terrific show and anyone who went to the "Millennium" tour last year, including myself knows first hand how terrific it truly was. At this point, you're probably saying to yourself or out loud, "what's this girl's point to all of this?", here's my point, I have given you just a couple of examples of what the Backstreet Boys have done for us, now its our turn to show them how much we love them and appreciate them for everything they've done for us. Well, it's probably too late, but I'll mention this anyway, we need to break the the record of most albums sold in a week. We need to let the Backstreet Boys know that we still care about them and we want them to continue on making us albums, we can't let their fears come true, how I believe it was Kevin that said he expected only fifteen fans to show up when they came to TRL to take about "Black And Blue". We also need to keep them at number One on TRL as well. Two reasons why a) so we can break their previous record of thier's when "Larger Thank Life" was number one, we can only allow the Backstreet Boys to be less than number one four times, anything after that and they will not break "Larger Than Life's" record. I know that the Backstreet Boys don't have the time to watch TRL, but you know that someone does watch it and they tell them. There should be no reason why we as the fans allow the Backstreet Boys to be less than Number One. b) we need to use TRL to show every non-BSB fan that the Backstreet Boys are going to stay around a long time if not forevet. We need to prove to the critics that the Backstreet Boys have a huge and strong fan base, no matter what they think or say about them or their albums. I know that there is a huge and strong fan base, but we need to show everyone else that we will not allow the Backstreet Boys to fade away like all other male groups. The Backstreet Boys are not a "boy band", they are a "Male Group". They have true talent that if you're anyone, you'll be able to see and hear. I mean we mean so much to them, a strong example of that is on Millennium, they made a song just for us, "Larger Than Life" and they mada another one on the "Black And Blue" album, "Everyone". They continue to top themselves for themselves and us, the fans. Let's help them see that The Backstreet Fans are getting larger and stronger with every day that comes along. Let's show them that we will not allow them to stop singing, because we truly LOVE THE BACKSTREET BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you to everyone who reads this and who helps the Backstreet Boys rise above the rest!!!!!!!!!!!! Submitted by Krissy from usa Date: Wed Nov 29 03:19:36 2000 If B & B beats No strings attached's record thats great but if it doesn't it doesn't make it any worse of an album.. It doesn't mean Backstreet won't last much longer(Bsb will last forever).. My goodness... 2.4 million thats alot. That will be hard to beat but if it doesn't Oh well life goes on... I think the fans make a bigger deal out of the beating the record then the guys do. Smiles, Krista First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 25 of 25