var contactA = new Backbone.Model({firstName: 'Luke'}); var contactB = new Backbone.Model({firstName: 'John'}); var contactC = new Backbone.Model({firstName: 'Bill'}); var contacts = new Backbone.Collection([contactA,contactB,contactC]); //below logs ["Luke", "John", "Bill"], not order is same as order added to collection console.log(contacts.pluck('firstName'));