Backstreet Boys Unbreakable: 2007-present
 On May 18, 1999, the Backstreet Boys released the album Millennium, which sold over 1.13 million units in its first week, setting, at the time, a record for first week sales, until April 2000, when 'N Sync's second album, No Strings Attached sold 2.4 million units in its first week. The album also recorded the most sales for an album's second and third weeks.[citation needed] Rolling Stone reports that sales might have been bigger if some stores had not run out of CDs[citation needed]. The album dominated the worldwide charts, landing at the #1 spot in 25 nations[citation needed]. It was certified 11 times platinum on December 22, 1999, and went on to sell 40 million copies worldwide. The first single I Want It That Way was a significant hit, reaching the #1 spot in over 18 countries[citation needed]. In addition to receiving gold and platinum awards in 45 countries,[citation needed] the band's second album was nominated for 5 Grammy Award's including Album of the Year. In August, the Backstreet Boys sold out a 39-city tour in less than a day, selling over 765,000 tickets in a matter of hours, prompting additional shows in many markets and shattering a number of box-office records selling out all 53 concert dates of their Into The Millennium Tour which kicked off in September. The tour drew over 2 million fans, breaking the record for largest indoor audience.[citation needed]
Impressed by the success of the Backstreet Boys, Sony BMG, which already owned 20 percent of Jive's parent company, purchased a remainder for $3 billion, the most ever paid for an independent record company. In the meantime, The Firm negotiated tens of millions of dollars in advance payments for recordings and performances from Jive and the concert promoter Clear Channel.[citation needed] Also by the end of 1999, the Backstreet Boys faced new problems declaring their current Jive contract null and void, soon striking one of the largest record deals ever valued at $60 million with Jive.
In 2000, the Backstreet Boys graced the pages of the new millennium's first issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Burger King made a deal with the boys for tour sponsorship, videos, and CDs with unreleased live tracks that were available for sale at Burger King restaurants in August and September. In February, Littrell and Richardson confirmed their engagements to their fianc?es.
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