Backstreet Boys racked up a lot of good songs in a short amount of time and in the fourth decade of existence, they still got it going on.

Boys had Backstreet Boys to sing to and girls had the Spice Girls, and both ended up being iconic.

Here are some of my favourite Backstreet Boys songs, some big songs have been left out, but I wanted a nice spread of music to include songs from c2005.

Incomplete

Backstreet Boys had a hiatus for a couple of years after 2001 and probably dropped out of the thoughts of music lovers, I was sure surprised when I turned Video Hits on one day to find ‘Incomplete’ playing.

Surprisingly this is the only Backstreet Boys song to top the charts in Australia, five songs would hit the Top 5 between 1997 and 1999 but they had to wait until 2005 to get to the top of the charts.

Helpless When She Smiles

This song is from the album ‘Unbreakable’ which peaked at No. 25 on the Australian charts, this was when they were a four-piece group instead of five as Kevin left only to return six years later.

‘I’m a house of cards in a hurricane’ so many people can relate to that when their loved one smiles at them.

Something That I Already Know

Another song from the Unbreakable album, probably my favourite album of them all as I can listen to it from start to finish, usually you buy an album and there are one or two fillers on there, but this album is complete to me.

Drowning

‘Drowning’, the song that was their last release before the 2001-2005 hiatus, it limped to No. 45 on the Australian charts but on the other hand it was the compilation album ‘The Hits – Chapter One’ so that would have diminished hype for this song.

I have noticed that Backstreet Boys music videos with cars usually involve classics, guess they didn’t like the idea of using a modern car and had great taste.

Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely

‘Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely’, a song that surprisingly only got to No. 19 in Australia.

I just love how all the members play a part in this song and all the other songs; there’s no lead singer of Backstreet Boys, each of them carries a song forward.

Larger Than Life

Love the music video very much, computerised visuals were just finding their feet when this music video was made, love the space combat in the music video, something you don’t see every day in a music video.

Some versions of this song don’t have the instrumental break in it, this video does which is great.

It peaked at No. 3 in Australia, and it was their fifth and last consecutive Top 5 charter between 1997 and 1999.

Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)

Most people probably didn’t know that ‘Backstreet’s Back’ when ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)‘ came out, they probably thought that this young group had just arrived.

The video is quite spectacular, and the music makes you want to get up and have a good time, I wonder what would have happened if this song did not take off as they only hit the Top 30 once in Australia out of the first three singles before this song.

If you want a Backstreet Boys song to instantly get you going, this is the song.

Shape Of My Heart

Believe it or not, this song is their last Billboard 100 hit to land in the Top 10, it peaked at No. 9 in 2000 while in Australia it reached No. 5.

There’s not much to say about this song, it is just a song that is always enjoyable, especially when the vocals get louder towards the end that burst of passion.

I Want It That Way

This song has survived having its music video by parodied by Blink 182 and has racked up over a billion views on YouTube.

This song was the fourth of the group’s five consecutive Top 5 chart hits that spanned between 1997 and 1999 in Australia.

I’ll Never Break Your Heart

Originally released in 1995, this song did not catch on until it was re-released in 1998, it hit No. 10 in Australia.

Looking at the Discography on Wikipedia, I was confused by the 1995 release when I remembered my sister getting the single new in 1998, a look at the page on the song revealed the 1998 re-release and confirmed my memories weren’t on the fritz.

Just Want You To Know

To sum up briefly, ‘Just Want You To Know’ is a good song from ‘Never Gone’ but the music video is truly one of those bizarre music videos, though it looks like they had some fun doing it.

So many shows and really all in a decade of music, what a fun couple of decades it has been, it was truly fun growing up through the 90s and 00s.