10 Throwback Jams from Our Favorite Boy Bands

Boy bands are certainly quite a phenomenon. Fans are often in it for the long haul and are some of the most devoted on the planet. Inspired by Billboard’s #BoyBandWeek, we decided to come up with a list of our favorite songs from some of the best boy bands ever (from the U.S.A. and mostly from the '90s).

“Candy Girl”-New Edition (1983)

Why We Picked It: This song is just adorable. It reminds us of “ABC” from the Jackson 5.

Official Video (1983)

“Summer Girls”-LFO (1999)

Why We Picked It: Chinese food and Abercrombie & Fitch…When we think of the year 1999, this is the first song that comes to mind.

LFO SUMMERGIRLS

“MMMBop”-Hanson (1997)

Why We Picked It: Although most of the words to this track are unintelligible, taking a look at the lyrics in writing reveals that this Grammy-nominated song is actually pretty deep. There’s no denying that it was a huge hit back in the day.

Music video by Hanson performing MMMBop. (C) 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group

“The Hardest Thing”-98° (1998)

Why We Picked It: One of the more soulful bands from the ‘90s, 98° brought it hard with this ballad.

Music video by 98º performing The Hardest Thing. (C) 2000 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.

“Poison”-Bell Biv DeVoe (1990)

Why We Picked It: That opening beat! Enough said.

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“Tearin’ Up My Heart”-*NSYNC (1997)

Why We Picked It: *NSYNC was one of the major players in the famous battle of the boy bands during the '90s. If you weren’t Team Backstreet Boys, you were Team *NSYNC. “Tearin’ Up My Heart” was arguably one of their biggest hits, and definitely one of our favorites of theirs. Watch their performance below on TRL in 1998.

Her is the hole vesion of Nsyncs performance Tearin' Up My Hearton TRL

“You Got It (The Right Stuff)”-New Kids On the Block (1988)

Why We Picked It: This will always be one of the best from NKOTB. That dance though!

New Kids On The Block's official music video for 'You Got It (The Right Stuff)'. Click to listen to New Kids On The Block on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/NKBSpot?IQid=NKBYG As featured on New Kids On The Block - Greatest Hits.

“Motown Philly”-Boyz II Men (1991)

Why We Picked It: Boyz II Men is undeniably one of the best vocal groups to have ever existed, at least in our humble opinion. Although it is sometimes forgotten about in favor of some of their super ballads like “End of the Road," this fun track, which was the first single released from their 1991 debut album CooleyHighHarmony, is a refreshing change of pace from their heavier material.

Early Boyz II Men video (cameo appearance by ?uestlove)

“I Want It That Way”-Backstreet Boys (1999)

Why We Picked It: Seriously, is there anyone on this planet who doesn’t know this song? From their record-breaking album Millennium, “I Want It That Way” was an instant worldwide hit.

Backstreet Boys' official music video for 'I Want It That Way'. Click to listen to Backstreet Boys on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/BBSpot?IQid=BBTW As featured on The Essential Backstreet Boys.

“I Want You Back”-Jackson 5 (1969)

Why We Picked It: The Jackson 5 is THE BEST boy band ever, just sayin’. Check out their performance on Soul Train below!

Don Cornelius gives a small introduction, in which he mentions Jermaine's new solo album. The Jackson 5 then perform I Want You Back

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