*NSYNC
Boy band consisting of 5 members, active from 1995 to 2002. Consisting of Justin Timberlake, "JC" Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Lance Bass. Soon after the release of Celebrity in 2001, Timberlake left *NSYNC to pursue acting and singles.
*NSYNC was often compared to other boybands like Backstreet Boys, Westlife, 98°, Boyzone and New Kids on the Block, leading to arguments over which was better.
Albums and performance (release dates are in US):
'NSYNC (1998): 4.4 million sales, peak #1 US, #4 CA, #30 UK, #58 AU
Home for Christmas (1998): 2 million sales, peak #1 US, #29 CA
No Strings Attached (2000): 11.16 million sales, peak #1 US, #1 CA, #3 AU, #14 UK
Celebrity (2001): 6.5 million sales, peak #1 US, #1 CA, #10 AU, #12 UK
Total sales worldwide: ~70 million
*NSYNC was often compared to other boybands like Backstreet Boys, Westlife, 98°, Boyzone and New Kids on the Block, leading to arguments over which was better.
Albums and performance (release dates are in US):
'NSYNC (1998): 4.4 million sales, peak #1 US, #4 CA, #30 UK, #58 AU
Home for Christmas (1998): 2 million sales, peak #1 US, #29 CA
No Strings Attached (2000): 11.16 million sales, peak #1 US, #1 CA, #3 AU, #14 UK
Celebrity (2001): 6.5 million sales, peak #1 US, #1 CA, #10 AU, #12 UK
Total sales worldwide: ~70 million
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⠄⣷⣻⣟⣟⢿⣻⣟⣷⣿⢸⣕⢯⢒⢕⢕⢽⡢⣇⢇⠄⠐⠟⠫⢛⢻⢺⣻⢿⡇⣃⠣⡹⣘⢕⢡⢹⢸⡪⣸⣿⣿⣟⢟⠟⠻⠝⠿⡇⠄
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⠄⣻⣔⠇⠂⠏⠓⢻⢹⢻⢸⢽⡹⣜⡜⡔⡀⢂⠄⢲⠠⡄⢐⢔⡳⡸⡼⣝⣽⡇⡆⢁⠄⢀⠄⣈⣐⣕⢽⢸⣽⢏⢯⢟⢶⢁⢄⡤⠔⠄
⠄⡪⣦⡦⡌⠎⢟⢝⠌⠪⢸⢵⡱⡱⠹⢨⢣⠑⠕⢹⠈⠈⡨⡂⡁⢙⢌⢗⣗⡇⡏⠝⠕⢁⠫⠸⢚⠸⡼⢸⣯⢯⠢⡑⡽⡀⠌⠈⡐⠄
⠄⡎⡆⡁⡊⡌⠄⡀⠄⡣⢸⣣⡳⡸⡨⢲⢕⠔⢁⢾⠅⠲⠽⡪⠄⡆⣗⡽⣺⡂⣷⡡⡃⡠⡣⢂⠢⡳⡽⢸⣯⢯⢪⡾⢞⢄⠨⡠⡪⠄
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⠄⠄⠸⣏⢮⣂⢇⣇⣵⢼⢸⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣟⡿⢹⣿⢜⢜⢌⣂⠳⣝⢯⡫⣯⡃⢧⡳⡣⠱⡱⡵⡽⣎⣖⢸⠨⠓⢌⡂⠪⢵⠠⠌⡎⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⠙⠙⠃⠁⠁⢸⣟⣯⣿⣯⣿⢾⣟⢆⢹⢸⢸⢨⣢⣳⣱⡳⣝⡾⡆⡳⣝⢮⣺⣪⢿⣝⣞⢮⠐⠍⢪⢂⢈⠐⡅⡃⢕⠅⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⡀⠄⢸⡿⣿⣽⣯⣿⣯⡇⠌⡆⢵⢵⢯⣾⣺⣞⣿⣷⡿⡇⡳⣝⢵⣳⢯⢟⣞⡮⡯⠨⡘⠄⡂⢕⡌⢆⠦⡘⡌⠄
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⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣯⡳⣕⡇⣷⣽⣯⢷⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣮⡌⡤⡡⡠⡑⡄⡅⡔⢸⣾⣷⣻⣺⢽⣝⢷⢽⡏⠄
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Original *NSYNC album cover (1998)
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⠄⣷⣻⣟⣟⢿⣻⣟⣷⣿⢸⣕⢯⢒⢕⢕⢽⡢⣇⢇⠄⠐⠟⠫⢛⢻⢺⣻⢿⡇⣃⠣⡹⣘⢕⢡⢹⢸⡪⣸⣿⣿⣟⢟⠟⠻⠝⠿⡇⠄
⠄⣿⠛⣞⠾⡅⢙⢪⡷⣿⢸⡾⡵⡱⡑⢅⠁⠈⠈⢈⠄⠄⠄⠄⠐⢌⢒⢎⣿⡇⡊⠪⠨⠢⠂⠣⠓⡕⡵⣸⣿⣿⢮⠪⡈⠂⠄⠄⠈⠄
⠄⣻⣔⠇⠂⠏⠓⢻⢹⢻⢸⢽⡹⣜⡜⡔⡀⢂⠄⢲⠠⡄⢐⢔⡳⡸⡼⣝⣽⡇⡆⢁⠄⢀⠄⣈⣐⣕⢽⢸⣽⢏⢯⢟⢶⢁⢄⡤⠔⠄
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⠄⡎⡆⡁⡊⡌⠄⡀⠄⡣⢸⣣⡳⡸⡨⢲⢕⠔⢁⢾⠅⠲⠽⡪⠄⡆⣗⡽⣺⡂⣷⡡⡃⡠⡣⢂⠢⡳⡽⢸⣯⢯⢪⡾⢞⢄⠨⡠⡪⠄
⠄⢧⡒⢔⢐⡰⢡⠐⢌⠢⢸⡺⡮⣪⢸⡘⡌⢄⣵⢿⢱⢐⢸⠸⢨⡪⣞⢽⢵⡃⡏⡧⡣⡣⡒⡢⣣⡻⡺⢸⡿⣽⣮⡚⠭⢊⠕⣜⢏⠄
⠄⠋⢺⡆⡣⣊⡪⡨⢆⠕⢘⢮⢝⢞⡮⢌⣔⣽⣟⣿⢸⢀⢄⣬⣺⡮⡿⡽⡽⡅⢮⣫⡳⢔⣤⣳⡳⣝⣝⢸⢽⠽⡝⠾⡮⠣⡙⡮⡅⠄
⠄⠄⠸⣏⢮⣂⢇⣇⣵⢼⢸⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣟⡿⢹⣿⢜⢜⢌⣂⠳⣝⢯⡫⣯⡃⢧⡳⡣⠱⡱⡵⡽⣎⣖⢸⠨⠓⢌⡂⠪⢵⠠⠌⡎⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⠙⠙⠃⠁⠁⢸⣟⣯⣿⣯⣿⢾⣟⢆⢹⢸⢸⢨⣢⣳⣱⡳⣝⡾⡆⡳⣝⢮⣺⣪⢿⣝⣞⢮⠐⠍⢪⢂⢈⠐⡅⡃⢕⠅⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⡀⠄⢸⡿⣿⣽⣯⣿⣯⡇⠌⡆⢵⢵⢯⣾⣺⣞⣿⣷⡿⡇⡳⣝⢵⣳⢯⢟⣞⡮⡯⠨⡘⠄⡂⢕⡌⢆⠦⡘⡌⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⡿⣿⣽⣿⣽⡇⠨⠘⡮⣫⢷⣽⣫⣻⣽⣷⣿⡇⣝⢮⣟⣗⣯⣻⣜⢷⢽⢸⡲⡵⣼⡰⡹⣮⣳⢅⠇⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⢀⢂⠄⡔⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣷⡇⠁⢀⣿⢽⣻⡾⣿⣻⣽⣿⣿⡇⣾⢿⣽⣞⣗⢷⢽⡯⣟⢨⢨⢹⠸⡮⣯⢿⣿⣿⣇⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠐⡨⠄⢂⠢⠑⠐⢸⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⡃⠠⡽⣞⣿⣳⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⡇⣯⣟⣷⣳⢯⢿⢟⡟⡟⢰⡱⡌⡎⡮⡺⣿⣿⣿⣇⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡅⣪⡯⣟⣾⣟⣾⡿⣷⣿⣿⣿⡇⠎⡗⡱⠸⡘⠜⠨⠂⡑⢰⣣⢳⡱⣝⢮⢯⢿⣿⡇⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣯⡳⣕⡇⣷⣽⣯⢷⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣮⡌⡤⡡⡠⡑⡄⡅⡔⢸⣾⣷⣻⣺⢽⣝⢷⢽⡏⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢸⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⢼⣗⣿⣾⣻⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⡧⣿⣿⣾⣫⣯⣽⡿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣷⣯⣟⣞⣟⣿⡏⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⠄⠄⢸⣞⣽⣻⣿⣟⣞⣿⣺⣿⢷⣻⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣯⢯⣷⣿⣯⣿⣾⡿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⢿⣽⢿⢽⣻⡧⠄
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Original *NSYNC album cover (1998)
Get the *NSYNC mug.