Black & Blue
by Backstreet Boys
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Backstreet Boys bestography
Black & Blue is ranked 3rd best out of 13 albums by Backstreet Boys on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Backstreet Boys is Millennium which is ranked number 13779 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 85.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Black & Blue track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 68 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Black & Blue rankings
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Black & Blue ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/13/2026 10:07 | Leginlists | 3,736 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2025 20:05 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,254 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2025 09:21 |  DommeDamian | 7,524 | 49/100 |
| ! | 06/26/2024 20:36 | Lefty21 | 518 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2024 11:23 |  VictorVale | 3,867 | 81/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 55.6/100, a mean average of 50.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 50.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.5.
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Nothing new compared to Millennium, but I like their music.
BSB lasted longer than probably even the evil record company expected and so here comes Black and Blue--the third album trying to suck out as much juice left in the quick to come, quick to go boy band phase.
There are a couple quality ballads here;
Shape of My Heart, I Promise You, and More Than That show some maturity.
Again, they have little control in the creative direction and can't really be considered artists. This is their second best album and pretty much the end of the band.
They have tried unsuccessfully to return, but alas, they lack any talent apart from their ability to sustain a note in unison.
Eastwood 11/24/2014 07:25 | #127835
Average album. Best 10 songs average is 75,5/100 and the album can get average 75/100. It's real boyband sobstuff. Music has no punch. All songs in the region of 70-75/100, except possibly "The answer to our life" 80/100. Songs aren't bad anyway, but unnecessary somehow. Like the whole album. Boring.
Genre: Boy Band, Teen Pop
junodog4 03/15/2014 01:52 | #106303
Not that they were relevant before, but mediocre boy-band popstars become washed up on this album.
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