The Story: Following the breakthrough success of their debut album, Irish boy band Westlife managed a feat many others in their industry couldn’t at the time by repeating their success. The Deep Cut: Piso 21 gets real deep with their simple but enchanting “Puntos Suspensivos.” The urban ballad, named after the points of ellipsis, is a heartfelt ode to that person we will always love and never forget. The Classic: Manuel Turizo joins the boys on their 2017 hit “Dejala Que Vuelva.” Amassing over one billion video views on YouTube, there’s no doubt that this infectious pop gem, about overcoming a long lost love, continues to resonate with the fans. The Story: Piso 21’s sophomore album Ubuntu - coming six years after their debut - is home to 13 tracks that perfectly spotlight the Colombian group’s eclectic rhythms, laced with lyrics of love, hope, and good vibes, while showing their own personal and professional growth. The Deep Cut: Despite serving as the album’s introduction, “Feel the Rain” was never given proper recognition - the song features each of the five members getting their moment and sounding their best, while the instrumental simply squeals out a perfectly-early 2000s boy band melody. The Classic: While the band wasn’t around long enough to claim a song on the Billboard Hot 100, there’s no question that “It Happens Every Time” quickly became their breakout single, especially thanks to their performances of the song on shows like Mauryand Nickelodeon’s Slime Time Live. The Story: The first (and only) album to come from early-2000s boy band Dream Street was a showcase of individual talent, ultimately boosting member Jesse McCartney to higher fame in his later solo career. The Deep Cut: “Heat It Up,” the first proper track on the album, samples Slave’s 1979 funk classic “Just a Touch of Love” - a bold move that 98 Degrees pulls off on a song that works for both tween fans and the parents lovingly driving them to the boy band concert. The Classic: “Because of You” may have charted higher on the Billboard Hot 100, but “The Hardest Thing” stands as one of the era’s most interesting boy band ballads, complete with a boxing-themed music video and a lyrical shout-out to Doctor Zhivago. The Story: As Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC spent the late ‘90s trading hits and Total Request Live supremacy, 98 Degrees, led by the brothers Lachey, not-so-quietly established a fruitful lane of their own, with second album 98 Degrees and Rising containing the most hits and high points of a long-running career. Here are our favorites from the last three decades - and here’s hoping that the first great new boy band of the 2020s is figuring out their socially distanced dance moves as we speak.ģ0. ![]() (We did make an exception to include the first Boyz album, though, as a sort of passing of the torch from their boy band mentors - but we also elected not to include late-period albums from now-grown boy bands, like Jonas Brothers’ Happiness Begins.) We basically stuck with our staff rulings from a few years ago about some of the most borderline cases: 112 and 5SOS in, Brockhampton and Boyz II Men out. The 100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time: Critics' Picksīut of course, the usual caveats apply about having to draw the distinction of who does and doesn’t count as a boy band - an unenviable task, even for the professionals.
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