What is the best pop album by a girl group or boy band?

Girl groups and boy bands defined pop culture for decades — which group album is the best of all time?

1

Millennium

Backstreet Boys' 1999 global smash, one of the best-selling albums in history.

2

No Strings Attached

NSYNC's 2000 album set a first-week sales record that stood for 15 years.

3

Spice

The Spice Girls' 1996 debut, the best-selling album by a female group.

4

CrazySexyCool

TLC's 1994 breakthrough album that made them one of the biggest-selling groups of all time.

5

Survivor

Destiny's Child's 2001 statement album produced in the middle of lineup drama.

6

Arrival

ABBA's 1976 album containing Dancing Queen, an enduring pop standard.

7

Voulez-Vous

ABBA's 1979 disco-pop album from their commercial peak.

8

Hangin' Tough

New Kids on the Block's 1988 album that launched the modern boy-band template.

9

FanMail

TLC's 1999 futuristic-themed R&B-pop album, a critical and commercial triumph.

10

Made in the A.M.

One Direction's bittersweet 2015 farewell album, polished pop at its most emotionally direct.

11

The Album

BLACKPINK's 2020 debut K-pop album, a global phenomenon for a quartet from South Korea.

12

Love Yourself: Answer

BTS' 2018 compilation showcasing the peak of their K-pop world domination.

13

Glory Days

Little Mix's 2016 album cementing them as Britain's biggest girl group of their generation.

14

Spiceworld

The Spice Girls' 1997 follow-up produced alongside their movie, maintaining global mania.