About AJ McLean

About AJ McLean

Alexander James (AJ) McLean was born in West Palm Beach, FL (09 Jan 1978) to his mother Denise Fernandez (now Denise Solis) & father Bob McLean. He is well-known as the "bad boy" of the Backstreet Boys.

In 1990 he moved to Orlando together with his mother & grandparents (Adolph & Ursula Fernandez) to concentrate on his acting and singing career.

In January 1986 he got his first film role by playing the role of a young psycho by the name of Mike Strauber in 'Truth or Dare?'.

After numerous auditions for various Nickelodeon and Disney projects, including the Nickelodeon show GUTS (1992, competing against Amanda "The Accelerator" Bulger and Jamie "The Jackal" Mendelsohn, and finished with the silver medal. He was in blue and referred to on the show as AJ "Mean" McLean. He had one event win during his appearance, that being a win in the Slam Dunk event) , he landed a role in Nickelodeon's Welcome Freshmen, and in a comedy series called Hi Honey, I'm Home! (In the original unaired pilot, two different actors were initially cast in two roles and were later recast for subsequent episodes. Actress Dee Hoty was originally cast as Elaine Duff, but replaced by Susan Cella. Future Backstreet Boy A. J. McLean was originally cast as Sidney "Skunk" Duff and was replaced by Eric Kushnick. The pilot was then re-shot with the different actors and aired. The original pilot eventually aired during Nickelodeon's "Nick Knew Them When" anniversary marathon on June 27, 1999).

AJ created also an alter ego for his 1st solo performances beside the Backstreet Boys. McLean has occasionally performed in rock/metal clubs around New York under his alter ego 'Johnny NoName' and established a foundation which is called the 'JNN Foundation' to raise funds for diabetes research and other causes like keeping music programs in schools. He also did a nine-city tour to support VH1 Save the Music as Johnny No Name & performed songs by Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, the Commodores, Tonic, Brian McKnight, Wild Cherry and a few Backstreet covers.

2000 Tour Dates

March 27, Los Angeles, Wiltern Theater

March 28, Las Vegas, The Joint

April 1, Milwaukee, Modjaska Theater

April 2, Minneapolis, The Quest

April 4, Chicago, Rosemont Theater

April 5, Detroit, State Theater

April 7, Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club

April 8, Atlantic City, Trump Taj Mahal Casino

April 9, New York City, Irving Plaza (AllStar)

Filmography

Actor

2008 Backstreet Boys: Live from O2 Arena

(video) 2008

2001 Olive Juice

DJ Naughty; 2001

1991 Hi Honey, I'm Home

Sidney 'Skunk' Duff; (TV series) 1991

- Pilot (1991) … Sidney 'Skunk' Duff

1986 Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness

Little Mike; 1986

Soundtrack

1998 Sabrina - total verhext

(TV series); 1991

- The Band Episode (1998) (performer: "As Long as You Love Me" - uncredited)

Self

2011 NewNowNext Awards (TV movie)

Himself

2010 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)

Himself

– All New! Teen Heartthrob Surprises: Shaun Cassidy, Jackie Jackson, Backstreet Boys, Peter Frampton (2010) … Himself (as The Backstreet Boys)

– Episode dated 30 December 2003 (2003) … Himself

– Episode dated 20 November 2003 (2003) … Himself

2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)

Himself

– Episode dated 21 June 2010 (2010) … Himself

2009 The Xtra Factor (TV series)

Himself

– Episode #6.21 (2009) … Himself

– Episode #6.19 (2009) … Himself

– Episode #6.18 (2009) … Himself

2009 El hormiguero (TV series)

Himself - Guest

– Episode dated 10 September 2009 (2009) … Himself - Guest

2008 Exclusif á MusiquePlus: The Pussycat Dolls et Girlicious (TV movie)

Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

2008 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV series)

Himself

– Fly the Super Gay Skies (2008) … Himself

2007 Loose Women (TV series)

Himself / Performer

– Episode #12.80 (2007) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

– Episode #12.33 (2007) … Performer (as The Backstreet Boys)

2005-2007 TV total (TV series)

Himself

– Episode dated 11 October 2007 (2007) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

– Episode dated 1 June 2005 (2005) … Himself

2007 The Truth About Boybands (TV series documentary)

Himself

2006 Today (TV series)

Himself

– Episode dated 31 January 2006 (2006) … Himself

2005 Brain Fart (TV movie)

Himself (as The Backstreet Boys)

2005 Loops! (TV series)

Himself

– Episode dated 1 November 2005 (2005) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

1996-2005 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)

Himself

– Wetten, dass..? aus Dresden (2005) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

– Wetten, dass..? aus Basel (1996) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

2005 Cribs (TV series)

Himself

– Episode #12.3 (2005) … Himself

2005 Smap×Smap (TV series)

Musical Guest

– Episode dated 27 June 2005 (2005) … Musical Guest (as A.J.)

2005 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)

Himself

– Episode dated 16 June 2005 (2005) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

2005 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)

Himself

– Episode dated 17 May 2005 (2005) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

2005 Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (TV series)

Himself

– Episode dated 10 May 2005 (2005) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

2005 Dr. Phil (TV series)

Himself

– The Realities of Rehab (2005) … Himself

2005 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)

Himself

– Backstreet Boys (2005) … Himself

2004 The Sharon Osbourne Show (TV series)

Himself

– Episode dated 26 February 2004 (2004) … Himself

2000-2004 TRL Italy (TV series)

Himself

– Episode #6.1 (2004) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

– Episode #2.1 (2000) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

2002 I Love the '80s (TV series documentary)

Himself

2002 Erdferkel Arthur und seine Freunde (TV series)

Himself

– Arthur, It's Only Rock and Roll (2002) … Himself (voice)

2002 Static Shock (TV series)

Himself

– Duped (2002) … Himself (voice)

2002 Hollywood Squares (TV series)

Guest Appearance

– Episode dated 22 February 2002 (2002) … Guest Appearance

– Episode dated 21 February 2002 (2002) … Guest Appearance

– Episode dated 19 February 2002 (2002) … Guest Appearance

– Episode dated 18 February 2002 (2002) … Guest Appearance

2001 The Concert for New York City (TV special documentary)

Performers (as Backstreet Boys)

2001 MTV20: Everybody Talk About Pop Music! (TV documentary)

Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

2001 VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin (TV special)

Himself

2001 Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones (TV series)

Himself

– Episode dated 27 March 2001 (2001) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

2000 Tours 2000: Backstage, Behind the Scenes & Over the Top (TV movie)

Himself

2000 Making the Video (TV series documentary)

Himself

– Backstreet Boys: Shape of My Heart (2000) … Himself

2000 Howard Stern (TV series)

Himself

– Episode dated 15 May 2000 (2000) … Himself

2000 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)

Himself

– Episode dated 13 May 2000 (2000) … Himself

2000 VH1: Men Strike Back (TV special)

Himself - Performer (uncredited)

2000 Backstreet Boys Live (TV special documentary)

Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

1999 MTV Video Music Awards 1999 (TV special)

Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

1999 TV Hits Awards 1999 (TV special)

Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

1999 Winter Break (TV documentary)

Himself

1999 Backstreet Boys Homecoming: Live in Orlando (video documentary)

Himself

1999 Backstreet Boys: Backstreet Stories (video documentary)

Himself

1999 Backstreet Boys Homecoming: Live in Concert (video documentary)

Himself

1999 Backstreet Boys: Live in New York City (video documentary)

Himself

1998 Música sí (TV series)

Himself

– Episode dated 29 November 1998 (1998) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

1998 Backstreet T.V. (TV special)

Performer

1998 Sabrina - total verhext (TV series)

Himself

– The Band Episode (1998) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

1998 A las once en casa (TV series)

Himself

– Mi novio es un Backstreet Boy (1998) … Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

1998 Unofficial Backstreet Boys (video)

Himself

1998 The 25th Annual American Music Awards (TV special)

Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

1998 Backstreet Boyz (TV short)

Himself

1998 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 1998 (TV special)

Himself

1998 Backstreet Boys: All Access Video (video)

Himself

1997 MTV Europe Music Awards 1997 (TV special)

Himself (as The Backstreet Boys)

1997 Backstreet's Back (video)

Himself

1997 Backstreet Boys: Backstreet's Back (video)

Himself

1997 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 1997 (TV special)

Himself (as Backstreet Boys)

Other Work

"Backstreet Mom: A Mother's Tale of Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean's Rise to Fame, Struggle with Addiction and Ultimate Triumph". (Book - written with his mother Denise) (2004)

Played the Werewolf in Universal Studios Florida's musical show, "Beetle Juice's Rock 'n Roll Graveyard Revue"

Awards he received with the Backstreet Boys

1995

• Smash Hits Awards
  • Best New Tour Act

1996

• London's Red Nose Magazine
  • Best Newcomers

• Viva Comet Awards
  • Best Newcomers

• MTV Europe Music Awards
  • Best Newcomer
  • Best Group (Phone-in Poll)
  • Select: Get Down (You're the One For Me)

1997

• Germany
  • Golden Camera

• Viva Comet Awards
  • Best Group
  • Band of the Year (U.S. Choice)

• Echo awards
  • Best International Group

• Popcorn Magazine
  • Best Group

• Bravo & Pop Magazine
  • Best Group

• Pop Rocky Reader's Choice:
  • Best Group

• Smash Hits Awards
  • Best Band On Planet
  • Best International Band
  • Best Album: Backstreet's Back
  • Best Album Cover: Backstreet's Back
  • Best Video: Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
  • Best Male Haircut: Nick Carter

• MTV Europe Music Awards
  • Best Group
  • Best Group (Viewer's Choice)
  • Select: As Long As You Love Me

• Diamond Award (Canada)
  • Backstreet Boys certified as a Diamond album in Canada (1,000,000 units sold).

1998

• World Music Awards
  • World's Best-selling Dance Artist

• MTV Video Music Awards
  • Best Group Video
  • Best Dance Video (Nomination)

• MuchMusic Video Awards
  • Favorite International Group

• MTV Europe Music Awards
  • Best Group (Nomination)
  • Best Pop (Nomination)

• Prix Gemini (Canadian Award)
  • Best Performance in a Variety Program or Series

• Key to the City of Orlando
  • The Backstreet Boys receive the Key to the City of Orlando from Mayor Glenda Hood.
  • Orlando declared October 7 as the official "Backstreet Boys Day" in honor of the tornado relief concert the group headlined, raising about $250,000 for local victims of the devastation.

• Billboard magazine's Year End Chart
  • The Billboard 200 Top Albums: #3
  • Top Pop Artist: #3
  • Adult contemporary artist of the year: #2
  • Hot Adult Contemporary: #4 Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
  • Billboard Hot 100: #3 Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)

• Canada's Year End Chart
  • Top Canadian Albums: #1 ("Backstreet's Back")
  • Top Canadian Singles: "As Long As You Love Me" ~ #2
  • Top Canadian Singles: "All I Have To Give" ~ #4
  • Top Canadian Singles: "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" ~ #6
  • Top Canadian Singles: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" ~ #8
  • Music Video Sales: "Backstreet Boys: All Access" ~ #1

• Viva Comet Awards
  • Band of the Year (U.S. Choice)-[2nd year]

• Billboard Video Music Awards
  • Best Clip (Dance): "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)".

• E! Online
  • 1998's biggest non-soundtracks: (#1) Backstreet Boys

• Diamond Award (Canada)
  • Backstreet's Back certified as a Diamond album in Canada (1,000,000 units sold).

• Billboard Music Awards
  • Group Album of the Year
  • Adult Contemporary Group of the Year
  • Album of the Year: Backstreet Boys (Nomination)

• Entertainment Weekly
  • Best of '98: # 6

• People magazine
  • Men We Love: # 3
  • 25 Most Intriguing People Of The Year: # 3

• RIAA
  • Best-selling recording artists of '98: (#2)
  • Best-Selling albums of '98: (#3)

• Rolling Stone
  • Readers Poll → #1 Best New Band Of The Year

1999

• American Music Awards
  • Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group
  • Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist (Nomination)

• People's Choice Awards
  • Favorite Musical Group

• Grammy Awards
  • Best New Artist (Nomination)

• World Music Awards
  • World's Best-selling American Group
  • World's Best-selling Pop Group
  • World's Best-selling R&B Group
  • World's Best-selling Dance Artist

• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
  • Favorite Pop Group
  • Favorite CD: Backstreet Boys

• Artist Direct Web Honours
  • Artist Of the Year
  • Favorite Pop Group
  • Best Pop Fan-site

• Viva Comet Awards
  • Band of the Year (U.S. Choice)-[3rd year]

• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
  • Favorite Song: Everybody (Backstreet's Back)

• Saturday Night Live
  • Season Finale: A record-breaking audience of 8.3 million.

• Teen Choice Awards
  • Music Video of the Year: All I Have To Give

• MTV Video Music Awards
  • Viewer's Choice: "I Want It That Way"

• People magazine
  • Sexiest Pop Star: Kevin Richardson
  • Sexiest rockstar: Nathan James
• Diamond Award (U.S.)
  • Backstreet Boys certified as a Diamond album in the U.S.(10,000,000 units sold).

• Smash Hits Awards
  • Best Band on Planet Pop
  • Best Non-British Band
  • Best Single of 1999: I Want It That Way
  • Best Album: Millennium
  • Best Pop Video: Larger Than Life
  • Best Male Haircut - Nick Carter
  • Best Looking Male - Nick Carter
  • Funniest Person In The World - Brian Littrell

• Diamond Awards (Canada)
  • Millennium certified as a Diamond album in Canada (1,000,000 units sold).

• WB Radio Music Award
  • Favorite Make-Out Song I'll Never Break Your Heart
  • Artist of the Year-Adult Contemporary
• Diamond Award (U.S.)
  • Millennium certified as a Diamond album in the U.S. (10,000,000 units sold).

• MuchMusic Video Awards
  • Favorite International Group

• Rupp Arena
  • Concert sold out in a record-breaking 24 minutes

• Make-A-Wish Foundation Entertainment Awards
  • Wish Grantors of the Year

• MuchMusic Entertainment Awards
  • Combat Zone Weekend Champ: Larger Than Life

• Rolling Stone
  • Readers Poll → #1 Band of the Year
  • Readers Poll → #1 Album of the Year: Millennium
  • Readers Poll → #1 Single of the Year: I Want It That Way
  • Readers Poll → #1 Artist of the Year
  • Readers Poll → #1 Tour: Into the Millennium
  • Readers Poll → #1 Video: Larger Then Life
  • Readers Poll → #1 Album Cover: Millennium
  • Readers Poll → #1 Hype
  • Readers Poll → #1 Best Dressed Artist
  • Readers Poll → #1 Best Fan Site
  • Critics Poll → #1 Artist of the Year
  • Critics Poll → #1 Album of the Year: Millennium
  • Critics Poll → #1 Single of the Year I Want It That Way

• Canadian Chart Record
  • The only group in Canadian history to have three consecutive Diamond albums, commemorating sales of over one million units.
  • The first act to reach No. 1 with first three albums.
  • First week sales record in Canada, as tabulated by SoundScan: Selling in excess of 191,791 units.

• The Top 100 of 90's Everything (Canada and U.S.A.)
  • Top 100 Singles of the 90's That Stayed Longest on the Canadian Charts: Quit playing Games (With My Heart) (#2) (1997) (85 weeks), Get Down (You're the One for Me)(#7) (1996) (53 weeks)
  • Top 100 Groups of the 1990s in Canada: (#3)
  • Top 100 Groups of the 1990s in the US: (#3)
  • Top 100 Groups of All Time in Canada: (#6)
  • Top 100 Groups of All Time in US: (#10)

• Teen People poll
  • Best Boy Band: Backstreet Boys
  • Musical Act With All The Right Moves: Backstreet Boys
  • Best Milk Mustache: Backstreet Boys
  • Best Music Video: "I Want It That Way"
  • Best Summer Tour: In To The Millennium
  • Best Celeb Facial Hair: A.J. McLean
  • Most Creatice Coif: A.J. McLean

• Entertainment Weekly Poll
  • No. 1 Entertainer Of The Year (with 31.94% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Group Of The year (with 39.23% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Artist Of The Year (with 35.94% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Album Of The Year : Millennium (with 55.12% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Song Of The Year : I Want It That Way (with 25.78% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Video Of The Year : Larger Then Life (with 28.97% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Band That Made You Scream (with 27.20% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Tour (with 23.90% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Hottest Band (with 32.81% of the votes)
  • No. 1 People Of The Year (with 21.23% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Song That Touched Your Heart: I Want It That Way (with 26.90% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Hype (with 30.70% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Hottest Blonde (Male): Nick Carter (with 20.10% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Hottest (Male): Nick Carter (with 20.16% of the votes)

• VH1 Poll
  • Band Of The Year
  • Album Of The Year

• RIAA
  • The best-selling recording artists of 1999
  • The best-selling Album of 1999

• Wall of Sound
  • Readers poll Top 25 Albums of the 1999: #1

• Lime magazine
  • Pop's 10 Most Powerful People: Nick Carter (#1), Kevin Richardson (#2).

• Web Users Entertainment Award
  • Most Wanted People and Events of 1999 and Ones to Watch in 2000 → Most Wanted Bands: #1

• LiveDaily's Best of 1999
  • Artist Of The Year
  • Album Of The Year
  • Song Of The Year
  • Large Venue Tour Of The Year
  • Best Performers
  • Best Official website
  • Best Fan Site

• Billboard magazine's Year End Chart
  • The Billboard 200 Top Albums: #1
  • Top Pop Artist: #1
  • Adult contemporary artist of the year: #2
  • Hot Adult Contemporary: #6 I Want It That Way
  • Billboard Hot 100: #5 I Want It That Way

• Billboard Music Awards
  • Artist of the Year
  • Album of the Year: Millennium
  • Albums Artist Group/Duo of the Year
  • Albums Artist of the Year
  • Group Album Of The Year: Backstreet Boys (Special Award)
  • Hot 100 Singles Artist (Nomination)
  • Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year (Nomination)

• Canada's Year End Chart
  • Top Canadian Albums: #1 ("Millennium")
  • Top Canadian Singles: "I Want It That Way" ~ #2
  • Top Canadian Singles: "All I Have To Give" ~ #74
  • Top Canadian Singles: "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" ~ #77
  • Music Video Sales: "Homecoming-Live in Orlando" ~ #1
  • Music Video Sales: "Backstreet Boys: All Access" ~ #10

• MTV TRL Awards
  • Best Of '99: I Want It That Way (#1)

• MuchMusic
  • Top Videos of '99: I Want It That Way (#1), Larger Than Life (#2)

• Guinness Book of Records
  • Best Sales Week in History @1.13 Million Albums (Millennium)
  • Fastest Selling Album in a Year (Millennium)
  • Best-selling Album for First Half of 1999 (Millennium)
  • Most Radio Station Adds In First Week: "I Want It That Way" with 165 radio adds.
  • Most Tickets Sold In Oneday: 765,000 tickets (selling out all 53 concert dates)
  • US$14 million of merchandise was purchased by fans during the 1999 "Into The Millennium" tour.
  • The '99 tour drew over 2 million fans, breaking the record for largest indoor audience.
  • Most expensive music videos ever made: Larger Then Life (#5) (Cost: $2,100,000+)

• People magazine
  • 25 Most Intriguing People Of The Year: #1 (Backstreet Boys)
  • 25 Most Intriguing People Of The Year: #12 (Nick Carter)

• MTV
  • TRL's End Of Summer Countdown: I Want It That Way (#1)
  • Most Wanted Hits: --Artists Chart: (#1) --Albums Chart: (#1) --Songs Chart: (#1) --Videos Chart: (#1)

• YTV
  • YTV Year-end Countdown: I Want It That Way (#1), Larger Than Life (#3)

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • Songs that helped define the '90s : I Want It That Way (#4)

• Entertainment Weekly
  • The Best of 90's—Music-: I Want It That Way (#3)
  • The 100 Greatest Entertainers of the 90's: (#2)

• SoundScan
  • Top 10 best-selling albums of the 90's: Millennium (#8), Backstreet Boys (#10)

2000

• American Music Awards
  • Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group
  • Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Millennium)(Nomination)

• Star Concert Industry Award
  • Major Tour of the Year: In To The Millennium Tour 1999
  • Most Creative Stage Production: In To The Millennium Tour 1999

• Sonicnet/Addicted to Noise Readers Poll
  • Artist of the year
  • Album of the year: Millennium
  • Song of the year: I Want It That Way
  • Video of the year: Larger Than Life
  • Artist Website of the year
  • Live Band or Artist of the year
  • Tour of the year: In To The Millennium Tour

• Grammy Awards
  • The Boys received 5 Nominations--
  • Album of the Year: Millennium
  • Record of the Year: I Want It That Way
  • Song of the Year: I Want It That Way
  • Best Pop Album: Millennium
  • Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: I Want It That Way

• Rolling Stone Grammy Poll
  • Album of the year: #1 Millennium (24% votes)
  • Record of the year: #1 I Want It That Way (29% votes)
  • Pop album of the year: #1 Millennium (42% votes)

• Premios Amigo Awards (Spain)
  • Best International Band

• People's Choice Awards
  • Favorite Musical Group

• Juno Award
  • Best-selling Album: Millennium

• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
  • Favorite Musical Group

• Forbes magazine
  • Top 100 Celebrity (Income and the media buzz): #8

• People magazine
  • 50 Most Beautiful People: Nick Carter

• MCY.com
  • The most watched web event ever (A world record with over 55 million hits)

• Teen People
  • Music Special: Sexiest Pop Band

• Teen People poll
  • Best Boy Band: Backstreet Boys
  • Musical Act With All The Right Moves: Backstreet Boys
  • Best Music Video: "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely"
  • Hottest Male: Nick Carter

• Teen.com Entertainment Awards
  • Best Group
  • Best Song (Group): Larger Then Life
  • Best Song: I Want It That Way
  • Best CD: Millennium
  • Hottest Male: Nick Carter

• Billboard Music Awards
  • Album Artist Duo/Group Of The Year (Nomination)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
  • Favorite Pop Group
  • Favorite CD: Millennium

• HarrisZone Grammy poll
  • Album of the Year (7685 votes): Millennium (64%)

• Viva Comet Awards
  • Band of the Year (U.S. Choice)-[4th year]

• Canadian Chart Record
  • Only group in history to dominate all charts simultaneously
  • The first act to reach No. 1 with first four albums.
  • First week sales record for a group in Canada, as tabulated by SoundScan: Selling in excess of 150, 000 units.
  • Canadian Adult Contemporary chart: Most weeks at No. 1 (14 weeks with "Shape Of My Heart")
  • The highest-ever debut ("Shape Of My Heart" debuted at No. 3, shattering the previous record of No. 10 set by U2.)
  • Longest stay at No. 1 (for 6 weeks with "Shape Of My Heart")
  • Most first-day spins on CHR Radio
  • Longest No. 1 on both CHR and AC chart (A combined 19 weeks at No. 1)

• Entertainment Weekly Poll
  • No. 1 Group Of The year (with 29.71% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Hottest Band (with 29.91% of the votes)
  • No. 1 People Of The Year (with 20.20% of the votes)
  • No. 2 Entertainer Of The Year (with 22.24% of the votes)
  • No. 2 Artist Of The Year (with 26.26% of the votes)
  • No. 3 Song Of The Year : Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (with 21.18% of the votes)
  • No. 4 Video Of The Year : Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely(with 17.17% of the votes)
  • No. 2 Song That Touched Your Heart: Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely(with 19.10% of the votes)
  • No. 2 Hottest Blonde (Male): Nick Carter (with 21.20% of the votes)
  • No. 2 Hottest (Male): Nick Carter (with 16.13% of the votes)

• Teen Choice Awards
  • Choice Album: Millennium
  • Choice Single: Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely
  • Choice Love Song: Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely
  • Choice Pop Group
  • Choice Male Hottie: Nick Carter

• World Music Awards
  • World's Best-selling American Group
  • World's Best-selling Pop Group
  • World's Best-selling R&B Group
  • World's Best-selling Dance Artist

• California Music Award
  • Outstanding Album ("Millennium")
  • Outstanding Single ("I Want It That Way")
  • Outstanding Group

• Billboard Music Video Award
  • Fantastic Video: ("Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely") (Nomination)

• MTV IMMIES (India)
  • Best Pop
  • Best CD

• LiveDaily's Best of 2005
  • Artist Of The Year
  • Best Performers
  • Best Official website
  • Song Of The Year
• MTV Europe Music Awards
  • Best Group
  • Best Pop

• MuchMusic Entertainment Awards
  • Combat Zone Weekend Champ: The One

• Billboard magazine's Year End Chart
  • The Billboard 200 Top Albums: #9 ("Millennium")
  • Top Pop Artist: #4
  • Adult contemporary artist of the year: #3
  • Hot Adult Contemporary: #4 Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely
  • Billboard Hot 100: #6 Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely

• Canada's Year End Chart
  • Top Canadian Albums: #10 ("Millennium")
  • Top Canadian Singles: "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" ~ #1
  • Top Canadian Singles: "Larger The Life" ~ #10
  • Top Canadian Singles: "The One" ~ #16
  • Top Canadian Singles: "I Want It That Way" ~ #58
  • Music Video Sales: "Homecoming: Live In Orlando" ~ #10

• Radio Music Awards
  • Artist of the Year (Top 40/Pop Radio) (Nomination)
  • Song of the Year (Top 40/Pop Radio): Show Me the Meaning Of Being Lonely (Nomination)
  • Most Requested Slow Dance Song: Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely
  • Artist of the Year (Top 40/Adult Radio)

• Guinness Book of Records
  • Best International Sales Week in History @ 5 million: "Black & Blue".
  • First artists in history to achieve back-to-back million-plus first week sales.
  • The highest debut certification: "Black & Blue", which was simultaneously certified Gold (500,000 copies), Platinum (1 million copies), and eight-times Platinum (8 million copies).
  • Most Radio Station Adds In First Week: "Shape Of My Heart" with 170 radio adds.
   
• Rolling Stone
  • Readers Poll → #1 Band of the Year
  • Readers Poll → #1 People of the Year
  • Readers Poll → #1 Artist of the Year
  • Readers Poll → #4 Single of the Year: Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely
  • Readers Poll → #2 Video: Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely
  • Readers Poll → #1 Best Dressed Artist
  • Readers Poll → #1 Best Fan Site
  • Critics Poll → #2 Artist of the Year

• MTV
  • Most Wanted Hits: --Artists Chart: (#1)--Songs Chart: (#3) --Videos Chart: (#5)

• People magazine
  • 25 Most Intriguing People Of The Year: #1 (Backstreet Boys)
  • 25 Most Intriguing People Of The Year: #10 (Nick Carter)

• VH1
  • My VH1' Award: Favorite Group

• MuchMusic
  • Top Videos of '00: Shape Of My Heart (#2)

• YTV
  • YTV Year-end Countdown: Shape Of My Heart (#1), Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (#20)

• MTV
  • 2000s Biggest Money Makers: CD Sales:(#1) $190,800,000—Tour Revenue:(#5) $25,800,000

• Rolling Stone magazine
  • Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs Of All Time: "I Want It That Way" at #10.

2001

• American Music Awards
  • Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group

• World Music Awards
  • World's Best-selling American Group
  • World's Best-selling Pop Group
  • World's Best-selling R&B Group
  • World's Best-selling Dance Artist

• Teen Scene Magazine
  • Best Tour: Black & Blue
  • Best Album: Black & Blue
  • Best Pop Group
  • Best Song: The Call
  • Best Video: The Call
  • Best Body: Nick Carter
  • Best Couple: Brian Littrell & Ajah Ciccarelli

• Grammy Awards
  • Best Pop Vocal Performance duo or group: Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (Nomination)

• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
  • Favorite Group
  • Favorite Pop Group
  • Favorite CD: Black & Blue (Nomination)

• Guinness Book of Records
  • "The Highest Selling Boyband In History" with over 77 million sales.
  • First group since The Beatles to achieve 30 million sales of two discs.
  • The Backstreet Boys' 2001 "Black & Blue World Tour" earned US$350 million in ticket sales, making the band among the world's highest-paid live entertainers.

• Canada's Record Book
  • First act to have all five albums to debut at No. 1 on the chart
  • The only group in Canadian history to have four consecutive Diamond albums, commemorating sales of over one million units.

• Viva Comet Awards
  • Band of the Year (U.S. Choice)-[5th year]

• MTV Video Music Awards
  • Best Pop Video: The Call (Nomination)
  • Viewer's Choice: The Call (Nomination)

• MTV Europe Music Awards
  • Best Group (Nomination)
  • Best Pop (Nomination)

• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
  • Favorite Music Group

• Kentucky PRIDE Award
  • Establishing a foundation: Kevin Richardson for "Just Within Reach" foundation
  • Outdoor classroom: A.J. McLean for Lloyd Middle School

• People magazine
  • 25 Most Intriguing People Of The Year: #4 (Backstreet Boys)
  • 25 Most Intriguing People Of The Year: #10 (Nick Carter)

• Diamond Award (Canada)
  • Black & Blue certified as a Diamond album in Canada (1,000,000 units sold).

• Cosmo Girl Magazine
  • Sexiest Man in the World: A.J. McLean (Nomination)
  • Sexiest Man in the World: Nick Carter (Nomination)

• Teen Choice Awards
  • Choice Album: Black & Blue
  • Choice Single: The Call
  • Choice Pop Group
  • Choice Male Hottie: Nick Carter
  • Choice Love Song: Shape Of My Heart
  • Choice Concert

• Radio Music Awards
  • Most Requested Song: Drowning

• Rolling Stone
  • Readers Poll → #3 Band of the Year
  • Readers Poll → #1 Album of the Year: "Black & Blue"
  • Readers Poll → #2 Artist of the Year
  • Readers Poll → #1 Tour: "2001 Black & Blue World Tour"
  • Readers Poll → #4 Video: "The Call"
  • Readers Poll → #1 Best Dressed Artist
  • Readers Poll → #2 Best Fan Site
  • Critics Poll → #3 Artist of the Year
  • Critics Poll → #2 Album of the Year: "Black & Blue"

• Entertainment Weekly Poll
  • No. 2 Entertainer Of The Year (with 21.94% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Group Of The year (with 31.23% of the votes)
  • No. 2 Artist Of The Year (with 15.94% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Album Of The Year : "Black & Blue" (with 30.12% of the votes)
  • No. 2 Video Of The Year : "The Call" (with 18.92% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Tour (with 24.10% of the votes)
  • No. 2 People Of The Year (with 21.11% of the votes)
  • No. 2 Hottest Blonde (Male): Nick Carter (with 20.10% of the votes)
  • No. 1 Hottest (Male): Nick Carter (with 20.16% of the votes)

• Saturday Night Live
  • 50 Best Episodes Of All Time: (#5) with Sarah Michelle Gellar

• Billboard magazine Poll
  • No. 1 Album Of 2001: Black & Blue with 30% votes (total doubled the next closest challenger, The Beatles' "1" (Apple/Capitol), which pulled in 15% of the vote.)
  • No. 1 Artist Of 2001 with 50% votes (three times more than next closest challengers, Destiny's Child and Shaggy, both pulled in 16% votes.)

• Billboard magazine's Year End Chart
  • The Billboard 200 Top Albums: #2 ("Black & Blue")
  • Top Pop Artist: #3
  • Adult contemporary artist of the year: #5
  • Hot Adult Contemporary: #7 "Shape Of My Heart"
  • Billboard Hot 100: #18 "Shape Of My Heart"

• Billboard Music Awards
  • Album of the Year: Black & Blue (Nomination)
  • Albums Artist of the year (Nomination)
  • Albums Artist Duo/Group of the year

• Canada's Year End Chart
  • Top Canadian Albums: #1 ("Black & Blue")
  • Top Canadian Singles: "Shape Of My Heart" ~ #1
  • Top Canadian Singles: "The Call" ~ #3
  • Top Canadian Singles: "More Than That" ~ #7
  • Music Video Sales: "Around The World With The Backstreet Boys" ~ #1
  • Music Video Sales: "Homecoming: Live In Orlando" ~ #13

• MuchMusic Video Awards
  • Favorite International Group

• My Vh1 Awards
  • Favorite Group
  • Must Have Album.

• MuchMusic
  • Top Videos of '01: Drowning (#3), The Call (#5), More Than That (#88)

• YTV
  • YTV Year-end Countdown: Drowning (#1), More Than That (#7), The Call (#12)

• Forbes magazine
  • Top 100 Celebrity (Income and the media buzz): (#7)

2002

• People's Choice Award
  • Favourite Musical Group

• World Music Awards
  • World's Best-selling American Group
  • World's Best-selling Pop Group
  • World's Best-selling R&B Group

• MTV Asia Awards
  • Favorite Pop Act
  • Favourite Video: The Call

• Juno Awards
  • Best-selling Album: Black & Blue

• RIAJ - 17th Japan Gold Disc Award 2002

• Golden Hangar Award
  • Best Dressed Men @ the Grammys

• Grammy Awards
  • Best Pop Vocal Performance by a duo or group: Shape Of My Heart (Nomination)

• Rit Dye Entertainment Style Awards
  • Most stylish group
  • Most stylish Music Video - Drowning

• Key to the City of Baltimore Maryland
  • The Backstreet Boys receive the Key to the City of Baltimore from Mayor Martin O'Malley.
  • The Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, Martin O'Malley proclaims March 2, as the official "Backstreet Boys Day" in conjunction with their fan convention.

• Teen Scene Magazine
  • CD That Rocks Your World
  • Single That Rocks Your World
  • Group That Rocks Your World

• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
  • Favorite Musical Group

• MTV Video Music Awards Japan
  • Best Group

• Forbes magazine
  • Top 100 Celebrity (Income and the media buzz): (#10)

2003

• MTV TRL Award
  • Gridlock Award (Shutting Down Times Square)
  • Sneak Attack: Fake Satellite Interview
  • Carson's Most Uncomfortable Moment, with Angry Backstreet Boys Fan (Tiffany)

• VH1
  • VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years: #61 I Want it That Way

2004

• Q magazine
  • Top 50 bands of all time: (#22)

2005

• MTV Latin American Awards
  • Favorite International Artist

• Russian Music Award
  • Best Comeback

• Relly Awards
  • Favorite Musical Guest

• Star Shine magazine (RCA awards)
  • Artist Of The Year
  • Album Of The year: Never Gone
  • Song Of The year: Incomplete
  • Best Group
  • Most Requested Song: Incomplete
  • Best Hit: Incomplete

• MuchMusic
  • Top 10 Balladeers Of All Time: #9 (Only group on the list which included artists such as Lionel Richie, Elton John and Celine Dion).

• YTV
  • The HitList Special: Top Ten Boybands Of All Time: (#1)

• Teen Choice Award
  • Choice Love Song: Incomplete (Nomination)

• König Pilsener Arena (Germany)
  • "The Sold-Out Award" for a Record Breaking five Sell Out Shows

• LiveDaily's Best of 2005
  • Best Performers
  • Best Official website
  • Best Fan Site : (www.Not-like-you.com)

• Stylus magazine
  • Top 50 Singles of 2005: (#24) Incomplete

• Canada's Year End Chart
  • AC - #16
  • Hot AC - #59
  • CHR/Pop - #46
  • Canadian AC - #8
  • Canadian Hot AC - #20
  • Canadian CHR - #23

• Munich Olympic Walk of Stars
  • The Boys received their stars

• Entertainment Weekly
  • Best 25 entertainers of the past 25 years (1980 - 2005): No. 17 Backstreet Boys

• United World's Year End Charts
  • Never Gone -- #25

• Rick Dee's Year-End Chart
  • Incomplete - #42

• Z100's Top 100 of 2005
  • "Incomplete"-- #24
  • "Crawling Back To You"-- #58
  • "Just Want You To Know"-- #79

• Blender magazine's 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born
  • "I Want It That Way" (#16)
  • "Larger Then Life" (#292)

• Poll Star
  • Pollstar's Top 100 Tours of 2005: #51 ($12.6)

• Celender
  • World's Biggest Money Makers (Concerts and Album Sales) 1997-2005: #1 ($533.1)

2006

• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
  • Favorite Music Group (Nomination)

• TRL Awards Italy
  • Best Group (Nomination)
  • Best No. 1 Video: "I Still..." (Nomination)

• Grammy Recording Academy Honors
  • The Backstreet Boys were honored by the Recording Academy in Miami, FL with a Recording Academy Honors award to mark their success in the Music industry so far.

• MTV Asia Awards
  • Favourite Pop Act

• Bravo Supershow - OTTO Awards
  • Superband Pop 2005
   
• 25 Memorable Moments
  • NO.16. TIMES SQUARE LIVE: October 22, 1998. The Backstreet Boys shut down Times Square during a "Total Request Live" appearance.
   
• 50 Years Bravo Charts
  • Note: BRAVO magazine is turning 50 and in celebration they compiled a list of the best songs from these past fifty years. The Backstreet Boys appear in it 17 times! 

• VH1
  • VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars: # 27

2007

• StarShine Spotlight
  • House of Carters
  • (Other Nominees: Denise McLean, Riley Smith)

• VH1
  • VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's: #3 I Want it That Way

2008

• TRL
  • Top 10 Best Boyband Videos: #2 I Want It That Way
  • Top 10 Best TRL Moments: #4 October 22, 1998. The Backstreet Boys shut down Times Square during a "Total Request Live" appearance.
  • TRL's Most Iconic Videos: #3 I Want It That Way

• StarShine Magazine Music Choice Awards
  • Best Ballad: Inconsolable
  • Lifetime Achievement
  • Favorite Group/Band
  • Best Live Show
  • Song of the Year: Inconsolable
  • Album of the Year: Unbreakable
  • Artist of the Year

HAVE IT ALL

"After 13 years with the Backstreet Boys, and 75 million records sold worldwide, A.J.'s excited to take a step out on his own and present his music, in his style," his manager, Eric Podwall told a magazine in 2008.

AJ worked for almost 5 years on his debut album. He performed his first solo shows 2 years before he released his album in 2010 (20 Jan 10 Japan) in the US (California) and in Europe (UK, Netherlands, Germany, France, Sweden) - besides Backstreet Boys' Unbreakable World Tour. On stage he performed also 'F*** Marsha', 'Life Is Just' and the Backstreet Boys hit 'Incomplete' which are not released on his solo album.

McLean collaborated with One Republic's Ryan Tedder, JC Chasez ('N SYNC) - who has written 'Teenage Wildlife' and also with the producers Dan Muckala and Kristian Lundin.

In an interview McLean described the album as "kind of a cross between a little bit of rock and funk and a little bit of dance, [...] It's a well-rounded record. I'm really proud of it"

Track List

1. TEENAGE WILDLIFE

JC Chasez, James Harry, Simon Wilcox

2. HAVE IT ALL

Carl Falk, Kristian Lundin, AJ McLean

3. LONDON
Carl Falk, Kristian Lundin, AJ McLean

4. GORGEOUS
AJ McLean, Kristian Lundin

5. WHAT IF
AJ McLean, Kristian Lundin

6. DRIVE BY LOVE
Carl Falk, Kristian Lundin, AJ McLean

7. LOVE CRAZY
AJ Mclean, JC Chasez, David Maurice

8. SINCERELY YOURS
AJ McLean, Dan Muckala, Lindy Robbins

9. I QUIT
AJ McLean, Ben Glover, Dan Muckala

10. I HATE IT WHEN YOU'RE GONE
AJ McLean, Chuck Butler, Dan Muckala, Regie Hamm

11. WHAT IT DO
AJ McLean, Mark Hudson

12. MR.A
AJ McLean, Karl Falk, Kristian Lundin, Rami Yacoub

Listen to some parts of the album HERE

'HAVE IT ALL' is on sale in Japan since 20 Jan 2010. AJ did a little promo tour there with some radio & TV appearances + two Fan Events. In the Philippines, Fans can buy the album since 12 Feb 2010. The release date for the US, Canada and Europe should be February 8th, 2011.

'TEENAGE WILDLIFE' is the first single from the album 'HAVE IT ALL' written by JC Chasez from 'N SYNC. The video did Wade Robson which was his directorial debut. He also choreographed it.

 

 HAVE IT ALL Tour Dates 2010

06 May - West Hollywood, US12 May - Tokyo, Japan
14 May - Nagoya, Japan
15 May - Osaka, Japan
18 May - Taipei, Taiwan

Others

AJ has also co-written a song which is called 'Shadows' together with Ryan Tedder, originally intended for Leona Lewis. The song is released on Westlife's new Album "Where We Are".

Article (released  October, 20 2009, digitalspy)

Westlife have reportedly been given a power ballad for their upcoming album originally intended for Leona Lewis.

The song, which is called 'Shadows' and was penned by OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder and Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean, was snapped up by Simon Cowell for the Irish boyband.

"Ryan and I wrote the song for the new Backstreet album, but it didn't make it," McLean told the Daily Star.

"When Simon heard it he loved it, and initially wanted it to go on the Leona record. Then he decided as it was more of a boyband song it'd suit Westlife better."

McLean insisted that his own group, who paired up with producer RedOne on new album This Is Us, deserve to be given more credibility.

"Some people wanna put you in a box of what was, and not really grow with you. All we want to do is make great music that we are happy with," he said.

"When you stick a brand name like BSB on a song, sometimes you put a limit on it because people think it’s going to be boyband crap."

Westlife release new single 'What About Now' on October 26. Their new album follows on November 30.

AJ has also formed a new Band which is called !ohyeah! (they changed the name from Death Of Adam to !ohyeah!) The music direction should be a mix of pop, electro & hip hop.

Private Life

On his birthday in 2010 AJ proposed to his girlfriend Rochelle Deanna Karidis (born Oct 7, 1981) in Las Vegas (Wasted Space), a make-up artist who has also worked for the Backstreet Boys (This Is Us Photoshoot) and Tyler Shields. The couple have plans to marry December 17, 2011 (they've changed the date from May 2011 to November 2011 to December 17, 2011). In January AJ said in an interview that they've first met in 2000 when she was 19 at The Carnival Choreographers Ball. On the other hand Rochelle said that they first met in a restaurant where she has worked in 2005.

On January 10, 2011 AJ checked himself into rehab for the 3rd time (he was in rehab in both 2001 and 2002 for alcohol and cocaine abuse).

Sources said on the BSB cruise last month that A.J. appeared under the influence much of the time. He has been "out of control" in the last few months because of substance abuse, and it was interfering with plans for the Backstreet Boys' upcoming tour with New Kids on the Block.

AJ released a personal statement:

"For personal reasons, I’ve checked myself into a rehab clinic. With 2011 being a busy year for Backstreet, I want to be healthy and perform & sing for people at my very best and happiest. None of this will affect our current tour plans and I look forward to seeing everyone really soon! Thank you for all of your support and respecting my family and friends privacy during this time."

On October 8th AJ celebrated his Bachelor Party. Under the guests were also ex band member Kevin Richardson and Jojo Wright. Lance Bass was also invited but he wasn't able to go to his party. AJ met up with Kevin at Katsuya and partied also at Beacher's Madhouse in Hollywood, CA.

Future

AJ is playing several concerts in 2011 with NKOTBSB. In 2012 the band will tour Europe, Australia and Asia (but there won't be any show in Spain and Portugal). Currently he's not active as a solo artist. Also there'll be the 2nd BSB Cruise in December, just a few days before he's getting married (They have a Goth kind of theme going on as celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss told OK! magazine. Photographer Tyler Shields is going to marry AJ and Rochelle). There are rumors that former 'N Sync star Lance Bass is teaming up with Joey McIntyre, A.J. Mclean and Bobby Brown for a battle of the boy-bands on a new reality show.

^{[Sources: wikipedia; People; imdb; MTV; Livedaily; Amazon; Official AJ McLean Avex Website; Pacific RIM, skulleeroz@Twitter; rochelle_deanna@Twitter]}