Pop Culture Rewind: *NSYNC's Historic Chart Achievements | Billboard News - video Dailymotion

Billboard looks back at *NSYNC's hits, career and chart achievements.

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00:00 It ain't no lie, NSYNC holds one of the biggest Billboard chart records of all time.

00:06 The boys made a comeback just this year, but we're also taking you back to a moment and

00:10 an album we could never forget, all in this week's Pop Culture Rewind.

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00:26 NSYNC's self-titled first album hit the Billboard charts in 1998, eventually peaking at No.

00:31 2, with hits like "I Want You Back" and "Tearin' Up My Heart."

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00:39 They tore up teens' hearts around the globe, so when it came to their second album, there

00:42 was no sophomore slump in sight.

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00:46 Containing their first Hot 100 No. 1, "It's Gonna Be Me," along with "Bye Bye Bye," "No

00:51 Strings Attached" was released on March 21, 2000.

00:54 It went straight to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and hit a first-week sales total of 2.4

01:00 million copies, the most albums sold in a week ever.

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01:06 They still hold that record for a group and held the record overall until they were eclipsed

01:10 by Adele's "25" in 2015, after it sold 3.3 million copies in a week.

01:16 Even the fellas' third album, "Celebrity," still holds the record for third-biggest sales

01:20 week for an album with 1.8 million sold in 2001.

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01:26 Justin Timberlake called the band back together this year to join him on the Trolls' "Band

01:32 Together" soundtrack with "Better Place."

01:35 The track debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, their first time back on the chart

01:40 since 2002.

01:42 We'll have another huge moment for you next week in our Pop Culture Rewind.

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