Backstreet Boys Head for Main Street

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: May 24, 2099 Source: LA Times Submitted By: Early Millennium Sales Projection-Eclipsing Garth Brooks' Record! Sure, Ricky Martin is the man of the moment, but are the Backstreet Boys about to become a group for the ages? The heartthrob squad's sophomore album, "Millennium," is a lock to debut at No. 1 this week, knocking Martin out of the album chart's top spot after a brief reign. In fact, early sales projections indicate that the first-week sales of "Millennium" could eclipse the single-week record held by Garth Brooks, whose "Double Live" sold 1.08 million copies in a single week last November. "Millennium" mania has not only been stoked by an intense hype campaign (which continues with the B-Boys' performance tonight on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno"), but may also have gotten help from a less obvious force: "The 'Star Wars' movie," said Scott Levin, an executive with the Musicland chain. "It has a lot of people in the malls with theaters, and while they're there they say, 'Let's buy that Backstreet Boys album'. Comment on this item. Next Item: Backstreet Boys talk about tour Prev Item: Send in your TRUE Reviews to Music.com!