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Billboard has just released the rankings of “the 30 best albums of boy bands in the last 30 years”. Accordingly, 30 albums honored by Billboard's pen range from early boy bands such as Boyz II Men, New Kids on the Block, Barrio Boyzz … until the golden age with names like Backstreet Boys, * NSYNC , Westlife, …
And it is worth noting that, not only the appearance of Western boy bands, Billboard also honors a number of prominent names from Kpop. Not only that, they also "land" in extremely prominent positions. Let's take a look at the "winged" rankings and reviews that Billboard has given to the 30 best boy bands albums in the last 3 decades.
Rank 27: Westlife - "Coast to Coast" (2000)
This is the album that continues to make a breakthrough success for the group Westlife when it sold more than 2 million copies in Europe at the time of its release. In addition to the official singles, "Coast to Coast" also features many light ballads. Until listening to the song "Dreams Come True", the audience will feel a welcome energy in the center of the list of songs, where there are songs like a hidden gem of album.
26th place: BTS - "Map of the Soul: 7" (2020)
The first half of 2020 was a bad time for many artists but with the exception of BTS. After debuting at the top of the Billboard 200 chart, "Map of the Soul: 7" proved to be a great Kpop experience when praised by both fans and many Western critics. Not only that, "Map of the Soul: 7" also became the best-selling album in the first 6 months of the year.
Rank 21: H.O.T. - "We Hate All Kinds of Violence" (1996)
According to Billboard, this is the album that started to bring Kpop music beyond the territory and create a mighty empire as we know it today. The variety of HOT is most evident through the song "Warrior's Descendant" or "Candy", the song that created the voice of a generation, the members shaped their style by using the sounds quite jarring as to reflect rage and despair but still a bit of hope.
17th place: BIGBANG - "MADE" (2015)
After four years of rest since the album "Alive", BIGBANG made a comeback in 2016 with "MADE", each song released became a big storm. The result of this waiting is a masterpiece or in other words one of the most influential albums ever created by a male group from Korea.
The song "Let's Not Fall In Love" seems to spend an empty time between suffering and dreaming of a happy, sad but eager, an unhappy approach mixed with powerful blows. Besides, the absolute harmony in the approach is too pleasant of the song as to ready to bring something new to the listener.
7th place: Backstreet Boys - "Millennium" (1999)
It can be said, "Millennium" is a peak album, not only because of the charm of the Backstreet Boys but also commercial success. Specifically, the album received nominations in the category "Album of the Year" and "Best Pop Album" at the Grammy Awards, collecting Platinum certification in many countries and appearing on the list of one the best-selling albums of all time.
Among them, the single "I Want It That Way", crossing the boundaries set around pop music, became the most popular song of all time performed by boyband and is also one of the most popular songs. most iconic of the 1990s.
4th place: Jonas Brothers - "A Little Bit Longer" (2008)
"A Little Bit Longer" is the Jonas Brothers' third studio album, which is also the first product to reach the No. 1 Billboard 200 chart of the boys. In it, the song "Burnin 'Up" has successfully debuted at # 5 Hot 100 arena, marking a successful step in other words, the maturity of the Jonas brothers' music style.
3rd place: BTS - "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever" (2016)
Thus, in addition to "Map of the Soul: 7", BTS also excellently owns the 2nd album that contributes to the list of "30 best albums of boy bands in the last 30 years" with an impressive position, that is the 3rd rank. According to Billboard, the album "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever" is so excellent that there are no faint moments, but the track "Epilogue: Young Forever" has shown that BTS is a group. men are great when they listen, express their thoughts on the song "Young Forever" and above all they do not stop to pursue their own dreams.
Rank 2: * NSYNC - "No Strings Attached" (2000)
The album "No Strings Attached" has proven the power of the boyband * NSYNC when selling more than 2.4 million copies in the first week of release, a record that exists for 15 years, marking a brilliant milestone. for the pop genre. Among them, the second single "Discover Gonna Be Me" excelled at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and was also the only No.1 in * NSYNC's career.
1st place: One Direction - "Four" (2014)
One Direction's album "Four" is not the biggest but is the most well-known pop-rock product. Notably, "Four" included a series of the most powerful, diverse and persistent music in the career of One Direction. "No Control," "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," "Girl Almighty," "Fireproof," "Stockholm Syndrome," "Ready to Run", how to choose the best music? Indeed, the album "Four" has an absolute standard of pop music, the songs are really powerful and really worth listening to all.
