1999年5月18日,也就是七年前的今天,后街发行了那张牛比的专辑--<<Millenium>>.这张有着千年之交的意义命名的专辑,丝毫无愧于它这个具有宏伟气势的名字.它成为了后街迄今为止最成功的专辑,同时也打破了唱片界无数的记录.它可以说是后街的成熟的自然结果,也是值得引以为骄傲的作品.它树立了一个属于后街的具有非凡意义的里程碑,对于后街和他们的歌迷们影响最大的一件事.
这张专辑首周销量便破了记录,超过了110万张,打破了美国那个时候为止的历史首周销量记录,并拿到了Billboard的冠军.2000年专辑销量突破3000万张.这张专辑获得了前所为有的成功,并且产生了I Want It That Way , Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely , Large Than Life 三首超级单曲.这张专辑的发行奠定了后街成为流行乐团天王的地位,也使后街达到了音乐事业上的颠峰.
这张专辑获得的提名和奖项有:
1999 MTV Music Video Award
Viewer's Choice Award ("I Want It That Way")
1999 Billboard Music Awards
Album of the Year
Artist of the Year
Albums Artist of the Year
Group Album of the Year
2000 Grammy Awards
Album of the Year (nomination)
Best Pop Album (nomination)
Record of the Year for "I Want It That Way" (nomination)
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group w/Vocal for "I Want It That Way" (nomination)
Song of the Year (a songwriter's award) for "I Want It That Way" (nomination)
1999 Juno Awards (Canada)
Best Selling Album (foreign or domestic)
2000 27th Annual American Music Awards
Favorite Band, Duo or Group (Pop/Rock)
2000 World Music Awards (Monaco)
Best Selling Pop Group
Best Selling R & B Group
Best Selling Dance Group
Best American Group
2000 Radio Music Awards
Radio Slow Dance Song of the Year for "Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely"
2001 Grammy Awards
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for "Show Me The Meaning (Of Being Lonely)" nomination
ALBUM FACTS
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MILLENNIUM entered the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at #1, having sold 1,134,000 copies in its first week of release and shattering the previous SoundScan record held by Garth Brooks for single-week record sales (his was a double album released during the Christmas buying season). Significantly, MILLENNIUM sold nearly 500,000 copies alone on its first day out in the U.S. It was released May 18, 1999 in the U.S.
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MILLENNIUM dominated the worldwide charts, landing at the #1 spot in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and Thailand.
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MILLENNIUM is certified thirteen times platinum in the U.S. and has spent more than 77 weeks on Billboard's "Top 200 albums" chart. In addition to receiving gold and platinum awards in 45 countries, MILLENNIUM was honored with five 1999 Grammy nominations including "Album of the Year."
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"I Want It That Way" reached #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts; #1 on the Billboard "Top 40 Tracks"; and #6 on Billboard "Hot 100." The song also reached #1 in the U.K., Italy, Spain, Holland, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, Malaysia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Germany and Pan Europe and the song entered the charts at #1 in the U.K., Italy, Spain, Holland, Canada, Austria, Switzerland and Germany.
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"I Want It That Way" was voted #10 in the MTV/Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Pop Songs."
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