The Hits – Chapter One (Backstreet Boys album)

The Hits – Chapter One
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2001
RecordedOctober 1994 – April 2001
Studio
GenrePop
Length65:03
LabelJive
Backstreet Boys chronology
Black & Blue
(2000)
The Hits – Chapter One
(2001)
Never Gone
(2005)
Singles from The Hits – Chapter One
  1. "Drowning"
    Released: September 25, 2001

The Hits – Chapter One, also known as Greatest Hits – Chapter One internationally, is the first greatest hits album released by American boy band Backstreet Boys. The album features 15 songs by the group, as well as a new song, "Drowning". "Drowning" was the album's only single, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart and charting in the top 10 in several countries.

A video album, featuring all of the videos from the release, was made available around the same time as the album. It peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was also their second album to reach number four in the US following Backstreet Boys in 1997, and their fourth consecutive top-ten album in the US following Black & Blue in 2000. The album sold over 6 million copies worldwide.