In reply to POP ROYALTY (F*** Yeah Rihanna).

And, you are correct to prefer them.

@Lovebird: In A World Like This was an independent album, after Jive folded. It was released on BSB's own record label. They wrote, arranged and produced the entire thing themselves. NSYNC never released an indie album on their own label. And, they were completely marketed to push JC and then Justin out as solo artists. It was always the plan to use NSYNC to launch Justin as a solo artist. Jive invested everything into Justin, even though he was and is mediocre in every way. You can't compare an independent album released entirely through BSB's own record label with a major record label that put huge money and marketing behind NSYNC's albums.

NSYNC was literally created to follow the BSB model. LOL They've always been a gimmick. They even got BSB's leftover songs. Actually, everything they got was pretty much BSB's leftovers. If BSB said no to something, it was then given to NSYNC. When BSB turned down I Want You Back and Tearing Up My Heart because they were busy, they were given to NSYNC. When they turned down the Disney special, so Brian could get life-saving open heart surgery, it was given to NSYNC. Then, the record label pushed BSB back out to perform 6 weeks after Brian's surgery when he was still supposed to be recovering. They literally had to keep oxygen tanks by the stage for him between sets. NSYNC didn't even get their star on the Walk of Fame until five years after BSB did. lol And, BSB's star was placed next to Boyz II Men's.

If In The World Like This was such a flop, why was it in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, just like every other album of theirs up to that point? lol After that, BSB resigned with RCA when Jive was absorbed into RCA. You can also add BSB's latest album DNA to the Top 10 of Billboard 200 as well. It debuted at #1 last year, and they were nominated for a Grammy again. Every single one of BSB's albums has been in the Top 10 of Billboard 200. They are the first group to do that since Led Zeppelin, and the only "boy band" to do it.

Regardless, BSB outsold and outlasted NSYNC ages ago anyway. lol No Strings Attached may have beaten Millennium's debut week sales. But to this day, Millennium has sold more copies overall. And, BSB has sold over 130 million albums worldwide. No contest. BSB won.

NSYNC is remembered for dancing, BSB is remembered for vocals. BSB had better vocalists, because they focused on vocals instead of dancing. NSYNC focused on dancing, so they were known for that, not their harmonies, as much as NSYNC fans like to try and rewrite history these days, because they're pressed their group broke up. Not to mention, NSYNC's albums sound cheesy and dated as hell. They already did back then, but it's even worse now. BSB's music holds up well. It doesn't sound dated at all.