Boybands that "never quite made it"

[oscillations.]

I thought of some today.

C-Note
Imajin (urban boygroup, but still)
911
Five (in the US - huge in the UK)


God, I know there's eons more.
List some!

[hidizzyguy]

O-Town

[Bri.I.Am]

dreamstreet

[itsbeenaweek]

SoulDecision

[jaxxalude]

These were huge or quite successful pretty much everywhere except the US:

• Take That
• East 17
• Boyzone
• Blue
• Westlife
• Busted
• Another Level
• Bros

These were/are only big in Central Europe:

• Caught In The Act
• Worlds Apart
• 3T
• Ultimate Kaos
• Natural
• US5

These didn't quite make the cut anywhere, barring the occasional medium-to-big hit or two:

• MN8
• Damage
• North & South
• Bad Boys Inc.
• One True Voice
• OTT
• The Boys
• Perfect Gentlemen
• Classic Example
• Let Loose
• E.Y.C.
• Ultra

[Bri.I.Am]

LFo

...they on,y had that one song..."SummerGirls"

[oscillations.]

Let's just say that One True Voice got pwned.

(not POWNED).

[strong4PMB!]

Natural
PlusONE
C-Note
EYC

Nevermind, all those were said already, except PlusONE which I'm not sure counts because they never tried to go mainstream, I think. I think they were on Radio Disney though?

Speaking of Radio Disney...

Youngstown
LMNT

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Bande Ohn Namen (B.O.N.)
This duo had a mild hit with "Boys" over here, but it was not that big.

Lyte Funky Ones (L.F.O.)
They came out with that song "Sex U Up (The Way U Like It)" but they were really known for "Summer Girls" (that Abercombie & Fitch song) and "Girl On TV."

jaxxalude said:

Bad Boys Inc.

Their album was damn good!!!

[dth1971]

What about:
A1
We Stink
No Authority
Immature/IMX
Perfect Gentlemen
Rude Boys

[busyboy]

LOL, this thread is genius, I love it! It's weird how, of almost each band I'm familiar with from the posts, I only like ONE song... I made a YouTube video compilation with my faves... [/img]

Imajin - Shorty You Keep Playing With My Mind
Five - Everybody Get Up
East 17 - Deep
Boyzone - Picture Of You
Another Level - Be Alone No More
Bros. - When Will I Be Famous?
3T - Anything
Ultimate Kaos - Casanova
MN8 - I've Got A Little Something For You (Video from TOTP with Kylie presenting, class! My favourite from them is "If You Only Let Me In", though...)
Let Loose - Crazy For You/Seventeen/One Night Stand (from TOTP)
Ultra - Say It Once
Immature - Never Lie

This is nostalgia heaven!

[dth1971]

We Stink was the faux boy band made up of Arthur, Buster, and George in the 2002 Arthur special "It's Only Rock 'n Roll" which guest starred the Backstreet Boys. We Stink was formed to get revenge on the U Stink group of Mrs. MacGrady (the school cafeteria lady), Binky, Fern, Francine, and Molly (Hey, U Stink was kind of a Partridge Family group knockoff!)

[Pipa]

b4-4 had some popular singles in Canada (namely Go Go) but they didn't do much.

5ive had some good ones too.

[oscillations.]

I should start a rival thread..."Teen pop tarts that never quite made it".
God, there are so many.

[dth1971]

What about Immature/IMX?

[3970]

All-4 One, LMNT,

[dth1971]

And there's Boyzone!

[PinkyD]

Anyone recall 3rd Storee?? An R&B boy band from the late 90's I think...they had two singles I can remember..."If Ever" and "Party Tonight".

OH! And don't forget BBMak...

I think Immature/IMX were a bit nore popular than you guys realize...though I guess the one BIG hit would be "Never Lie"

What about Indecent Obsession...they had a minor hit here in 1990 called "Tell Me Something"...don't know if they qualify as a boy band though...

And if you wanna get real old school...Musical Youth!! "Pass The Dutchie" still rocks!! :)

[tico]

eros said:

Lyte Funky Ones (L.F.O.)
They came out with that song "Sex U Up (The Way U Like It)" but they were really known for "Summer Girls" (that Abercombie & Fitch song) and "Girl On TV."

They also had "Every Other Time" in 2001.

[johnm1120]

Of the ones mentioned, the following successes in the U.S. were:

C-Note - Obscure top 40 hit
Five - 2 top 40 hits, one reached top 15
O-Town - All or Nothing reached #1. Had 3 more top 40 hits
SoulDecision - One top 10, One top 30
Take That - Back For Good was a hot
Boyzone - Slow building top 40 hit with No Matter What
Westlife - Had longevity, but low peak with Swear it Again
3T - Hit with Anything
LFO - They scored a top 10 hit with "Every Other Time." Summer Girls went top 20, and also charted with Girl on TV and Life is Good.
No Authority - Can I Get Your Number went top 30
All-4-One - Yes, they made it. Huge #1 smash with I Swear, and top 3 with I Can Love You Like That.
BBMak - Hit the top 10 with Back Here, top 20 with Still on Your side. Also charted with Ghost of You and Me and Out of My Heart.

Now of the other ones:

Dream Street - Really liked them. A few songs on the album were a bit meh, but they had some good ones.

What happened to them: The parents of the kids sued the management for exposing them to things teens only dream of being exposed to. They ended up losing the case, and once the decision was handed down, 4 of the 5 members quit the group. Only Chris Trousdale remained. There were reports the group would reform with an older 18+ lineup but it never happened. Of course this is where Jesse McCartney came from. Greg Raposo also went solo but became a young JC Chasez.

Busted - I have the single for What I Go to School For somewhere


Plus One - I really like Plus One. I saw them in concert in November 2000 opening for Jaci Velasquez. Last Flight Out reached #3 on my chart, and they had some good stuff on their albums.

What happened to them: Their first album went gold. The 2nd album "Obvious" debuted in the top 30, but fell rapidly. The album ultimately flopped and the band was dropped from their label. 2 of the members left the group to pursue other interests, and the 3 remaining members revamped their sound under a new label. They released their 3rd album "Exodus," which was a bona fide flop, although produced the single "Circle." The band was one again dropped and another member departed. Nate Cole and Nathan Waters still perform under a new name.

[dth1971]

How about heavy metal 1989 boy band Old Skull?

[tico]

Menudo! I know they were very popular worldwide and even had a Saturday morning TV show on ABC (not exactly a show, but they were shown after the cartoons), but did they ever have a hit in America? I can't think of a single song that had that ever charted here.

[busyboy]

Bad 4 Good were a metal boyband from 1992.

[johnm1120]

Oh, I just remembered 5th Ring

[dth1971]

What about Wrecks And Effect (not related to Wreckx-N-Effect of "Rump Shaker" fame)?

[top40dj]

I loved Ghost of Me and You..one of the best 90s songs

[johnm1120]

Another one that went nowhere. Youth Asylum (Jasmin)

[dth1971]

How about:
The Wailers ("Tall Cool One")
Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids ("Did You Boogie With Your Baby")
Joose ("If Tomorrow Never Comes")
Nu Flavor ("Heaven")
The Second Generation Osmond Boys