The Backstreet Boys are a group.
The Backstreet Boys ( often abbreviated as BSB ) are an American vocal group , formed in Orlando , Florida in 1993 . The Backstreet Boys have sold over 130 million records worldwide , making them the best-selling boy band in history , and one of the world 's best-selling music artists . Black & Blue is the fourth ( third in the U.S. ) album of the American vocal-pop group Backstreet Boys . In a World Like This is the eighth studio album ( seventh in the United States ) by the Backstreet Boys , released in 2013 through the band 's own record label K-BAHN . Never Gone is the fifth ( fourth in the U.S. ) studio album released by American vocal group Backstreet Boys as the follow up to their fourth ( third in the U.S. ) studio album Black & Blue after a short hiatus .