In honor of the Backstreet Boys’ 25th anniversary on April 20, 2018, we are going to countdown 110 reasons to love the best-selling boy band in music history. Why 110? April 20th is the 110th day of the year in 2018 and this post begins on January 1, 2018. This post is the first post in honor of #BSB25.
There are a few things we could go with these 110 reasons. We could use one to talk about each day until April 20th. Or we could just relish in the fact that there are so many reasons to love these guys.
So let’s begin
- Their harmonies
- Their sense of humor
- Their love for one another
- “Back to Your Heart”
- They taught us what to do if we want it to be good girl. (Obviously we get a bad boy)
- Their love of their families
- The way they treat fans
- They remember fans names
- They never went away.
- Their staff.
- “Get Another Boyfriend”
- They embrace their past
- Sphynkter
- “Yo, homey, Gilligan, we’s goin’ back to the islands…”
- Howie’s wink
- Nick’s fanboying ways
- Kevin’s love of the south
- Brian’s love of religion
- AJ’s beauty secrets
- NKOTBSB
- Their wives – Lauren, Leigh, Leighanne, Kristin and Rochelle
- Their kids – Baylee, Holden, James, Max, Mason, Lyric, Ava and Odin.
- The London announcements – AJ’s going to be a daddy and Kevin is coming back
- The documentary
- Remixes of their songs
- Emojis
- Their honesty
- “In A World Like This”
- They like to tease us
- Nick on guitar during “Incomplete”
- Kevin’s turtle dance
- “Just To Be Close To You”
- They own up to their own mistakes
- Kevin and his Jesus hair
- “God, Your Mama and me”
- Their Vegas Residency
- They aren’t afraid to try something new
- AJ’s “Friends” obsession
- “Undone”
- Kevin’s “Straight Through My Heart” speech before their performance on the 2014 cruise
- Their tweets
- Their relationship with Florida Georgia Line
- They helped us face Y2K
- Brian’s honesty about his vocal issues
- The Millennium hoverboards
- The old “Let Kevy Kev sing” petition online in the late 90’s
- KFC – Kentucky’s Finest Cousins
- Their old coordinated outfits
- “It’s Christmas Time Again”
- They have a song for every emotion
- Their love for all music
- They have so many songs about fans
- There isn’t a lead singer in BSB
- Their facial hair through the years
- Their cruises
- “He’s my cousin”
- Their music is timeless
- They send out Christmas cards to fans
- The TV Guide covers
- Their movie roles
- Their rapping skills
- “What Makes You Different (Makes You Beautiful)”
- Their interview skills
- “Safest Place to Hide”
- Their pride for their hometowns
- The fan club
- How awesome their VIP events are
- Their creativity
- Their friendship with New Kids on the Block
- Nick’s horror movie fascination
- Their dances
- They have lyrics that don’t make any sense
- Their looks
- Their break up songs
- Their appearance on “Undateable”
- Chair dance
- They never left
- They told Donald Trump to stop using “I Want It That Way” in his election campaign
- “Anywhere For You” in Spanish
- Kevin’s dirty brow
- “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” in Italian
- Solo careers
- Kevin on the piano
- “I got you in my Instagram story!”
- Their kick-ass merchandise
- CMT Crossroads
- 2000 Grammy Awards
- The opening of the Vegas show
- “Don’t Turn Out The Lights”
- MTV Diary
- Their selfie game
- “Drowning”
- How Brian and Leighanne met on the set of “As Long As You Love Me”
- Kevin’s red “In A World Like This” tour jeans
- “I Heart Nick Carter”
- Mothers love them
- How easily they were accepted in the country music genre
- Mandy Moore and the Jonas Brothers once opened for them.
- They are the best-selling boy band in music history.
- They shut down Times Square during the “Millennium” release
- Their hairstyles through the years.
- “Larger Than Life.”
- Singing a cappella
- The way Brian always tries to make people laugh.
- AJ and his funky animal print styles.
- The Burger King action figures
- The way Kevin used to be video EVERYTHING.
- “Shape of My Heart”
- “You Can Let Go”
- They look good cleaned up in a nice suit.