Digg it!Boyband… ah, what a better world would we be without you around but since you are around, we might as well take what we can from you. There are many lessons you can teach us, one of which is the music we need not pursue.
Through the years, we have witnessed some of the greatest boybands and experienced the effect they have on our music, our culture and our sanity.
Here are the top 10 we shall never forget.
10. Boyzone
About the band:
Four-piece vocal pop group comprising Ronan Keating, Mikey Graham, Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one Singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12 of their 20 singles in the UK being in the UK Top 2. Boyzone are one of the most successful bands in the UK and Ireland. In total, the group have 19 top 5 singles on the Ire, 18 top 10 hits on the UK charts, nine #1 Irish singles chart hit singles and six #1 UK hit singles and five #1 albums, with approximately 20 million records sold by 2010 in British Isles and worldwide. The number is confirmed by Stephen’s book The Tree of Seasons.
Greatest contribution to music:
Vigorously camp, bare-chested rave-out dance steps.
Where are they now?:
They famously made a comeback in 2007, originally with the intention of just touring. Co-lead singer Stephen Gately died on 10 October 2009 of natural causes while on his holiday in Majorca, Spain. They will be touring the UK and Ireland during February and March 2011 with a 21 date tour of the Ireland and UK with their arena-based Brother Tour. They will project a virtual Stephen Gately on stage for the tour.
9. Take That
About the band:
Take That dominated the UK charts in the first half of the 1990s, winning multiple BRIT Awards whilst also spawning two of the best selling albums of the decade with Everything Changes. Robin Williams left the band in 1995. The four remaining members completed their world tour and released a final single before splitting up in 1996. They made a 2006 reunion tour around the UK then recorded a new material together once again. The group achieved new success as a four-piece, scoring a string of chart hits across the UK and Europe whilst taking the number of records sold to over 40 million worldwide. Williams rejoined the band in 2010.
Greatest contribution to music:
Longevity… I’m not sure if that is a contribution though.
Where are they now?:
Still around.
8. BoyzIIMen
About the band:
The group’s first single to reach number 1, 1992′s “End of the Road” set a new record for longevity, staying at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for thirteen weeks, breaking a decades-old record held by Elvis Presley. They exceeded that with “I’ll Make Love to You” and “One Sweet Day” (with Mariah Carey)for the longest period of time a single remained at number 1. As of 2010, “One Sweet Day” still holds the all-time record with sixteen weeks at the top of the Hot 100. Because of this, Boys II Men are the artists that has stayed on the number one spot for a cumulative total of 50 times, just 4th behind Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Mariah Carey.
Greatest contribution to music:
Emotional ballads and complex, intricate a cappella harmonies and the one boyband I actually respect.
Where are they now?:
On September 6, 2009 at a concert in Virginia Beach, VA, Shawn announced a planned Boyz II Men 20th anniversary album, scheduled for release in 2011 that would “include all 4 members,” sparking a tremendous applause at the news of Michael McCary’s return to the group after 6 year absence.
7. Jonas Brothers
About the band:
The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children’s television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II (Kevin Jonas), Joseph Adam Jonas (Joe Jonas), and Nicholas Jerry Jonas (Nick Jonas). In the summer of 2008, they starred in the Disney Channel Original Movies Camp Rock and its sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. The band has released four albums: It’s About Time, Jonas Brothers, A Little Bit Longer, and Lines, Vines and Trying Times.
Greatest contribution to music:
Their vow to abstain from premarital sex, on their left-hand ring finger they all wear purity rings.
Where are they now?:
Somewhere… I don’t really care.
6. New Edition
About the band:
The group reached its height of popularity during the 1980s. They were the progenitors of the boy band movement of the 1980s and 1990s and led the way for groups like New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync.
Greatest contribution to music:
As I’ve said, they gave way for groups like New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync.
Where are they now?:
On December 20, 2009, Ricky Bell and Johnny Gill joined New Kids on the Block onstage at a House Of Blues benefit show for Toys For Tots in Boston, performing “Full Service” and “This One’s For The Children”. Johnny Gill confirms that New Edition will reunite once again and will sign with manager Irving Azoff. They are currently signed with Geffen Records and Interscope Records. Bobby Brown confirms the possibility of a New Edition/New Kids on the Block concert tour.
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