Chart Rewind: In 2000, ‘N Sync Soared in Atop the Billboard 200 With ‘No Strings Attached’

In April 2000, ‘N Sync was on top of the world. The members of the group – Lance Bass, then 20; J.C. Chasez, 23; Joey Fatone, 23; Chris Kirkpatrick, 28; and future prince of pop Justin Timberlake, 19 – were steadily building in popularity since their first hit, “I Want You Back,” debuted on the Pop Airplay chart in January 1998.
But, things were about to get much bigger. RCA Records (through a production deal with Louis “Lou” Pearlman’s Trans Conti