NSYNC discography

American boy band NSYNC has released three studio albums and 18 singles. The band first charted in 1996 and released their self-titled debut album in 1997. Their debut studio album 'N SYNC (1997) was preceded by the lead single "I Want You Back", which entered the top five in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and the top 20 in the United States. Supported by the commercial success of its lead single "Bye Bye Bye", their second studio album No Strings Attached (2000) debuted with 2.4 million copies sold in the first week.[1] The second single, "It's Gonna Be Me", reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Their first two studio albums were certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. Celebrity, their third and last studio album, was released in 2001 and the final single ”Girlfriend” in 2002.

NSYNC discography
Studio albums	3
Compilation albums	3
Music videos	24
Singles	18
DVDs	4
Tours	4
Soundtracks	1
Holiday albums	2

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Sales
		US [2]	AUS [3]	AUT [4]	CAN [5]	GER [6]	IRE [7]	NLD [8]	NZ [9]	SWI [10]	UK [11]
'N Sync	Released: May 26, 1997 Label: RCA Formats: CD, cassette	2	58	2	4	1	—	59	34	5	30	RIAA: 10× Platinum (Diamond)[12] BVMI: Gold[13] IFPI AUT: Gold[14] IFPI SWI: Gold[15] MC: 4× Platinum[16]	US: 9,854,000[17]
No Strings Attached	Released: March 21, 2000 Label: Jive Formats: CD, cassette	1	3	16	1	7	27	6	12	7	14	RIAA: 11× Platinum (Diamond)[12] ARIA: Platinum[18] BPI: Gold[19] BVMI: Gold[13] MC: 7× Platinum[16] NVPI: Gold[20] RMNZ: Gold[21]	WW: 16,200,000[upper-alpha 1] US: 12,980,000[17]
Celebrity	Released: July 24, 2001 Label: Jive Formats: CD, cassette	1	10	24	1	5	25	42	10	14	12	RIAA: 5× Platinum[12] ARIA: Gold[23] BPI: Gold[19] MC: 2× Platinum[16]	US: 5,002,000[17]

Other albums

Title	Album details	Chart positions			Certifications
		US [2]	CAN [24]	GER [25]
Home for Christmas	1st Christmas album Released: November 10, 1998 Formats: CD, cassette	7	29	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum[12] MC: Platinum[16]
The Winter Album	2nd Christmas album Released: November 17, 1998 Formats: CD, Cassette	—	—	31
Greatest Hits	1st compilation album Released: October 25, 2005 Formats: CD, digital download	47	—	—
The Collection	2nd compilation album Released: January 25, 2010 Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—
The Essential *NSYNC	3rd compilation album Released: July 29, 2014 Formats: CD, digital download	25	—	—

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album details
		US [26]	US AC [27]	US Pop [28]	US Dance [29]	AUS [30]	CAN [31]	GER [32]	NLD [8]	NZ [33]	UK [34]
"I Want You Back"	1996	13	—	7	17	11	2	10	22	5	5	RIAA: Gold[12] ARIA: Gold[35] BPI: Silver[19]	*NSYNC
"Tearin' Up My Heart"	1997	59	—	6	—	20	3	4	31	19	9	BPI: Silver[36]
"Here We Go"		—	—	—	—	—	—	8	66	—	—
"For the Girl Who Has Everything"		—	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	—
"Together Again"		—	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	—	—
"U Drive Me Crazy"	1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—		The Winter Album
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"		—	—	37	—	—	—	57	—	—	—
"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"	1999	8	2	5	—	46	3	—	—	—	—		*NSYNC
"Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)"		67	—	14	—	—	16	71	15	—	—
"Music of My Heart" (with Gloria Estefan)		2	2	21	—	—	7	—	58	—	34	RIAA: Gold[12]	Music of the Heart OST
"Bye Bye Bye"	2000	4	25	1	—	1	1	4	4	1	3	ARIA: Platinum[37] BPI: Gold[19]	No Strings Attached
"It's Gonna Be Me"		1	—	1	33	11	1	39	30	7	9	RIAA: Gold[12] ARIA: Platinum[37] BPI: Silver[19]
"I'll Never Stop"		—	—	—	—	—	—	23	28	—	13
"This I Promise You"		5	1	4	38	42	8	56	80	32	21
"Pop"	2001	19	—	5	40	10	1	30	32	19	9	ARIA: Gold[38]	Celebrity
"Gone"		11	27	7	—	67	28	62	—	—	24
"Girlfriend" (featuring Nelly)	2002	5	—	5	—	2	1	6	8	13	2	ARIA: Gold[39] BPI: Silver[19]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Guest singles

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US	AUS [30]	AUT	CAN	GER	IRE	NLD	NZ	SWI	UK
"God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (Alabama featuring NSYNC)	1999	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Twentieth Century
"I Believe in You" (Joe featuring NSYNC)	2001	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		My Name Is Joe
"What's Going On" (with Artists Against AIDS)		27	38	51	—	35	—	24	18	16	6		Non-album singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Soundtracks

Year	Movie	Song
1999	Pokémon: The First Movie	"Somewhere, Someday"
	Light It Up	"If Only in Heaven's Eyes"
	Music of the Heart	"Music of My Heart (with Gloria Estefan)
	Tarzan	"Trashin' the Camp" (with Phil Collins)
2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	"You Don't Have to Be Alone"
2001	On the Line	"On the Line"
		"That Girl (Will Never Be Mine)"
		"Falling"
	Longshot	"Feel the Love"
	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	"Pop" (Deep Dish Cha-Ching Remix (Radio Edit))
2002	Disneymania	"When You Wish Upon a Star"
2020	Supergirl (The Bottle Episode S5E10)	"It's Gonna Be Me"

Video albums

Title	Year	Production details	Notes	Ref.
'N the Mix	1999	Released: November 10, 1998 Label: RCA Format: VHS, DVD	Includes: "I Want You Back" (live),"Here We Go" (video), "Tearin' Up My Heart" (live), "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (video), "I Want You Back" (second video), "Tearin' Up My Heart" (video), "Crazy for You" (live), "For the Girl Who Has Everything" (U.S. video), "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (live at the Disney Awards), "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" (video), "U Drive Me Crazy" (video), "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)" (U.S. video) and "Tearin' Up My Heart" live at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. It was certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of 600,000 units in the United States.	[12]
Live from Madison Square Garden	2000	Released: November 21, 2000 Label: Jive Format: VHS, DVD	Includes the live performances from the No Strings Attached Tour: "No Strings Attached", "I Want You Back", "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You", "Tearin' Up My Heart", "Justin's Beat Box", "It's Gonna Be Me", "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", "I Thought She Knew", "Just Got Paid", "Space Cowboy (Yippie Yi Yay)", "It Makes Me Ill", "This I Promise You", "Digital Get Down", "Bye Bye Bye".It was certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of 300,000 copies.	[12]
Making the Tour	2001	Released: July 9, 2001 Label: Jive Format: VHS, DVD	Includes a behind-the scenes look at the preparations of the No Strings Attached Tour. Also includes live performances of "Bye Bye Bye" and "This I Promise You" and three music videos: "Bye Bye Bye", "It's Gonna Be Me" (video) and "This I Promise You".It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of 100,000 copies.	[12]
PopOdyssey Live	2002	Released: May 20, 2002 Label: Jive Format: DVD	Includes the live performances from the PopOdyssey tour: "Pop", "I Want You Back", "Tearin' Up My Heart", "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You", "The Two of Us", "Space Cowboy (Yippie-Yi-Yay)", "This I Promise You", "Gone", "It's Gonna Be Me", "See Right Through You", "Up Against the Wall", "Celebrity", "Something Like You", "Falling", "Selfish", "No Strings Attached", "The Game Is Over", "Bye Bye Bye". It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of 100,000 copies.	[12]
Most Requested Hit Videos	2003	Released: February 10, 2003 Label: Jive. Format: DVD	Includes the NSYNC music videos for: "Bye Bye Bye", "It's Gonna Be Me", "This I Promise You", "Pop", "Gone","Girlfriend", "Girlfriend" (The Neptunes Remix), "This I Promise You" (Spanish version) and also "Pop" (live from the MTV Music Video Awards) and "Gone" (live from The Road to Celebrity).

Biographies

• Never Enough (April 2000) – Unofficial biography of the band.
• NSYNC: Insane (September 2000) – Unofficial biography of the band.
• The Reel NSYNC (October 2002) – Documentary filmed by Joey featuring footage of the band backstage and on the road.
• The Ultimate Party (July 2003) – Unofficial documentary charting the history of the group.

Promotional

• No Strings Attached (November 1999) – Contains a behind the scenes look at the making of the album.
• Bye Bye Bye (September 2000) – Single containing the video for "Bye, Bye, Bye".
• Your Number #1 Video Requests & More (April 2000) – Includes the video for "Bye, Bye, Bye", a live performance of "This I Promise You" and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"I Want You Back" Version 1	1996	Alan Calzatti
"Tearin' Up My Heart"	1997	Stefan Ruzowitzky
"Here We Go"	1997	Stefan Ruzowitzky
"For the Girl Who Has Everything"	1997
"Together Again"	1997
"I Want You Back" Version 2	1998	Jesse Vaughan, Douglas Biron
"God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You"	1998	Lionel C. Martin[40]
"U Drive Me Crazy"	1998	Lionel C. Martin
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"	1998	Lionel C. Martin[40]
"Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)"	1999	Tim Story
"Music of My Heart"	1999	Nigel Dick
"Bye Bye Bye"	2000	Wayne Isham
"It's Gonna Be Me"	2000	Wayne Isham
"I'll Never Stop"	2000
"This I Promise You"	2000	Dave Meyers
"I Believe in You"	2001
"Pop"	2001	Wayne Isham
"Gone"	2001	Herb Ritts
"Girlfriend"	2002	Marc Klasfeld

• "For the Girl Who Has Everything" and "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)" were released also with different audio in Europe, "This I Promise You" and "Gone" have Spanish video versions and "Girlfriend" was also released with the Neptunes Remix.

Notes

1. Worldwide sales figures for No Strings Attached as of 2000.[22]

References

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See also

• List of artists who reached number one in the United States