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'N Sync
appears on:
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|
 
 'N Sync consists of Joshua
Chasez ("J.C."), Lance Bass
("Lansten"), Joseph Fatone, Jr.
("Joey"), Christopher Kirkpatrick
("Chris"), and Justin Timberlake ("Justin") and
formed in Florida. The boys came together as a
band after Chasez and Timberlake (who knew each
other from the Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse
Club), met up with Kirkpatrick and
eventually Fatone and decided to form a band.
Clinton rounded out the 5-some to fill the need
for bass vocals. The name 'N Sync came from the
synthesis of last letters from their nicknames:
Justin - Chris - Joey -
Lansten - JC.
- 'N Sync signed a
recording contract with RCA Records.
 'N Sync first hit big with their pop
sound overseas in Germany and the Netherlands,
and gradually hit the U.S. airwaves with their
debut single "I Want You Back."
 December: Home
For Christmas was certified platinum.- December 31: 'N Sync's debut LP, 'N
Sync,
was the 5th biggest-selling LP of 1998 according
to SoundScan with 4.4 million copies sold during
the year in the U.S.
- March: 'N
Sync
was certified 6x platinum.
- June: 'N
Sync
was certified 7x platinum.
- October: 'N Sync and their new
record label were sued for breach of contract to
the tune of $150 million. The boys had recently
left RCA Records for Jive Records. The boys also
fought back with a counterclaim against their
former manager with accusations of "robbing
us of our future" and "endangering our
health."
 October: 'N Sync could be heard on
Rosie O'Donnell's holiday LP, A
Rosie Christmas, on the duet "Love's In Our
Hearts On Christmas Day."- October: Home
For Christmas was certified 2x platinum.
- October 2: 'N Sync hit the Top 10 with Gloria
Estefan with "Music Of My Heart."
- October 23: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 1 week
with Gloria
Estefan with "Music Of My Heart."
- December: 'N Sync settled the
lawsuit filed against them in October and the
ruling allowed the group to have control of its
name.
 March: 'N Sync broke
Ticketmaster's single-day sales record for the
upcoming tour. - March 4: 'N Sync hit #1 for 9 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Bye Bye Bye."
- March 4: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard Mainstream chart for 10 weeks and Top
40 Tracks chart for 10 weeks with "Bye Bye Bye."
- March 11: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for 5 weeks with
"Bye
Bye Bye."
- March 21: 'N Sync released No
Strings Attached. An unprecedented 4 million copies
of the LP was shipped to stores. LP sales broke
records with 1.1 million copies sold in 1 day and
2.4 million during the first week.
- June: Strong winds and a
collapsed stage caused the cancellation of 'N
Sync's performance in Chicago.
- June 10: 'N Sync hit the Top 10 with "It's Gonna Be Me"
- August: 'N Sync won 5 Teen Choice
Awards for and Choice Single, Choice Music Video,
and Song of the Summer ("Bye Bye Bye"), Choice Pop Group,
and Male Hottie of the Year (for Timberlake).
- August: No
Strings Attached was certified 9x platinum.
- March: 'N Sync (minus Fatone)
helped induct Michael Jackson into the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame at the ceremony.
 May: 'N Sync began touring
again with their 2001 PopOdyssey tour starting
out in Miami.- May: No
Strings Attached was certified 11x platinum.
 July: Timberlake addressed the
groups critics: "The truth is that it can be
tiresome to be continually blasted by critics
because we don't fit their preconceived notion of
what a 'credible' group is. I wonder if they
listen to our music before venturing an
opinion." - July 24: 'N Sync released their
next LP, Celebrity - 10 of the songs on the
LP were written by Timberlake and Chasez.
- August: 'N Sync had to perform in
Texas as a foursome due to Fatone being ill.
- August: Celebrity was certified 5x platinum.
- August: 'N Sync won 3 Teen Choice
Awards for Choice Single ("Pop"), Choice Album (Celebrity), and Choice Concert.
Timberlake also won for Choice Male Hottie.
 August 4: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard Internet Album Sales chart for 2 weeks
with Celebrity. - August 11: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard 200 LP chart for 1 week with Celebrity. First week sales in the
U.S. were over 1.8 million copes sold (a tally
second only to their record-breaking week for No
Strings Attached).
- August 18: 'N Sync hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Gone." Chasez described the song
"... about as raw as it gets. It's just us
and a beat-box, with just a tiny accent of
acoustic guitar and violin. That song is a proud
moment for us - it really shows how tight we are
as a group."
 October: The soundtrack for On
The Line was released with 2 new 'N Sync
tracks ("That Girl (Will Never Be
Mine)" and "Falling") as well as
Bass on the track "On The Line" and
Fatone on the track "Ready To Fall."
The movie starred Bass and Fatone and didn't do
well at the box-office.- October: 'N Sync performed in a
Washington, DC concert benefiting the 9/11 attack
victims.
- November: 'N Sync gave a free
concert in Miami Beach, Florida to benefit
families of 9/11.
- December 31: Celebrity was the 3rd best-selling
LP in the US during the year, selling 4.42
million copies.
- March: 'N Sync could be heard on
the soundtrack to Longshot with "Feel The
Love."
- March: 'N Sync hit the concert
circuit again with the 'Celebrity 2002 Tour' with
various opening acts including Puff
Daddy, Genuine, and Smash Mouth.
- March: Bass went to Moscow to
undergo medical procedures to determine if he
would be able to take part in going into space on
the International Space Station.
- April 13: 'N Sync topped the
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 14
weeks and the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart
for 4 weeks with "Girlfriend."
- June: Bass was confirmed by the
Russian Space Agency as a candidate for an
October launch into space.
- September: Bass' dreams of flying
into space were dashed when the Russian Space
Agency announced he wouldn't be flying to the
international space station in October. It is
believed the $20 million price tag for the flight
wasn't getting collected as quickly as needed.
- September: Justin Timberlake began hitting the charts
as a solo artist.
- March: Bass began appearing as a
judge on the NBC TV series, The Search For
The Most Talented Kid In America.
- May: Fatone began co-hosting
the NBC talent show Fame.
- August: Chasez could be heard on BT's
LP, Emotional
Technology, on the track "Simply Being
Loved (Somnambulist)."
 July: 'N Sync regrouped and
sang together at the charitable event 'Challenge
for the Children' basketball tournament.
- July: Bass admitted to People
magazine that he was gay after years of
speculation and a recent sighting at a gay resort
in Provincetown, MA.
| |
| 1 |
Bye Bye Bye
from the LP No
Strings Attached
ARC chart run: 29 - 13 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 15 - 19 - 23 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 1
Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo
or Group
MTV VMA Winner: Viewer's Choice, Best Pop Video, Best Choreography
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Dance Video
Rolling Stone &
MTV: '100 Greatest Pop Songs': # 55 |
1(9) |
22 |
2000 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| 2 |
It's Gonna Be Me
from the LP No
Strings Attached
ARC chart run: 38 - 26 - 19 - 15 - 12 - 10 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 8 - 10 - 13 - 23 - 31 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 5
RIAA
Certification: Gold |
1(6) |
22 |
2000 |
Amazon.mp3 |
| 3 |
Gone
from the LP Celebrity
ARC chart run: 36 - 30 - 21 - 14 - 11 - 8 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 16 - 19 - 20 - 25 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 10
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Performance by a
Duo or Group with Vocal
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year |
2 |
22 |
2001 |
|
| 4 |
Tearin' Up My Heart
from the LP 'N
Sync
ARC chart run: 37 - 28 - 22 - 17 - 14 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 9 - 13 - 28 - 34 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 18
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Group Video, Best New Artist, Best Pop Video, Viewer's ChoiceVH1: '100 Greatest Songs of
the 90's': # 30 |
1(1) |
19 |
1998 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| 5 |
(God Must Have
Spent) A Little More Time On You
from the LP 'N
Sync
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 24 - 19 - 15 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 3 - 3 - 9 - 13 - 19 - 21 - 28 - 39 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 29 |
3 |
19 |
1999 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| 6 |
Girlfriend
from the LP Celebrity
ARC chart run: 39 - 32 - 21 - 14 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 8 - 17 - 26 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 18
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or
Group with Vocal
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Group Video, Best Pop Video |
2 |
17 |
2002 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| 7 |
This I Promise You
from the LP No
Strings Attached
ARC chart run: 40 - 29 - 23 - 15 - 11 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 11 - 19 - 21 - 26 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 23 |
2 |
19 |
2000 |
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| 8 |
I Drive Myself
Crazy
from the LP 'N
Sync
ARC chart run: 36 - 26 - 21 - 15 - 10 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 9 - 17 - 27 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 52 |
3 |
14 |
1999 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| 9 |
Pop
from the LP Celebrity
ARC chart run: 18 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 10 - 17 - 23 - 29 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 50
MTV VMA Winner: Best Group Video, Best Pop Video, Best Dance Video, Viewer's Choice
MTV VMA Nominee: Breakthrough Video, Best Editing |
2 |
12 |
2001 |
|
| 10 |
Music Of My Heart
['N Sync & Gloria Estefan]
from the Music
Of The Heart soundtrack
ARC chart run: 35 - 23 - 15 - 13 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 4 - 4 - 11 - 21 - 28 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 61
RIAA
Certification: Gold
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals |
4 |
13 |
1999 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| 11 |
I Want You Back
from the LP 'N
Sync
ARC chart run: 40 - 30 - 21 - 17 - 13 - 12 - 9 - 7 - 10 - 27 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 74
RIAA
Certification: Gold |
7 |
11 |
1998 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| 12 |
Better Place
from the Trolls
Band Together soundtrack
ARC chart run: 23 - 14 - 14 - 16 - 17 - 19 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 112 |
14 |
7 |
2023 |
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| |
| |
(God Must Have
Spent) A Little More Time On You
[Alabama featuring 'N Sync]
from Alabama LP's Twentieth
Century
Grammy Nominee: Best Country
Collaboration with Vocals |
** |
** |
1999 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
| Note: Song title and position
links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run Songs charting prior to 1980 have
information from Billboard magazine. |
|
January: 
July: 'N Sync were live on HBO
with a concert from Madison Square Garden.
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