The 14 Greatest Boy Bands of All Time

From chart-conquering icons to cult heartthrobs across every era of pop, these harmony-slinging groups made whole generations scream. Which one reigns supreme?

1. 1
   Take That

   The British group that dominated '90s pop, split, and returned as one of the UK's biggest live acts.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Hanson

   The Tulsa brothers whose 1997 earworm 'MMMBop' made them '90s teen sensations turned enduring indie act.
   992pts
3. 3
   New Edition

   The 1980s Boston group that birthed both new jack swing and the careers of Bobby Brown and Bell Biv DeVoe.
   735pts
4. 4
   The Jackson 5

   The Motown family group that launched a young Michael Jackson and set the template for every boy band to follow.
   647pts
5. 5
   One Direction

   The X Factor-formed British-Irish phenomenon whose fandom and chart dominance defined 2010s pop.
   571pts
6. 6
   New Kids on the Block

   The Boston quintet whose 1980s hysteria proved the modern boy-band blueprint could sell out arenas worldwide.
   483pts
7. 7
   5 Seconds of Summer

   The Australian pop-rock band that leapt from YouTube covers to global arena headliners.
   483pts
8. 8
   Backstreet Boys

   The best-selling boy band in history, whose late-'90s harmonies powered global smashes like 'I Want It That Way'.
   483pts
9. 9
   BTS

   The South Korean septet who became the biggest musical act on the planet and broke K-pop into the global mainstream.
   381pts
10. 10
    NSYNC

    The Orlando-bred pop juggernaut fronted by Justin Timberlake that defined turn-of-the-millennium boy-band mania.
    381pts
11. 11
    Jonas Brothers

    The Disney-era sibling trio who grew from tween idols into a stadium-filling comeback story.
    381pts
12. 12
    Westlife

    The Irish balladeers with a record-breaking string of UK number-one singles across two decades.
    381pts
13. 13
    98 Degrees

    The harmony-driven American quartet fronted by Nick Lachey that rode the late-'90s pop wave.
    381pts
14. 14
    The Wanted

    The British-Irish group known for anthemic hits like 'Glad You Came' during the early-2010s boy-band revival.
    260pts