The Backstreet Boys are the most successful boy band in history, having sold over 130 million records worldwide, and with their first nine albums reaching the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Florida natives A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, and Nick Carter, along with Kentucky transplant Kevin Richardson, were put together as a band by Lou Pearlman following open auditions between late 1992 and March 1993, with the group being completed by Kevin’s cousin Brian Littrell. Once taken under the wing of Swedish producer Max Martin in 1995, the stage was set for global domination. While the fad died down and Kevin even left for a while, the band never officially took a break, with the band going on to form a supergroup with New Kids on the Block in 2011 as [NKOTBSB] (/artists/Nkotbsb).