Was One Direction the most famous boy band of all time?

One Direction was not the most famous boy band of all time. There was certainly a list of other famous boy bands even before One Direction. Examples of these lists are; Jackson 5, The Beatles, Backstreet Boys, Boyz ll Men, New Kids On The Block, NSYNC and Hanson. While One Direction is a group of five young talents, however, their accomplishments can't match the ones recorded by all the listed boy bands above. Jackson 5 can be regarded as the most famous boy band of all time.

A total of their 23 singles hit the top 40. Jackson 5 is a perfect picture of what a boy band should look like. They are not just popular because of their hits, their songs always sound fun, unique, lively, and the band is a blend of flirty, handsome and talented young boys. Boy bands like NSYNC, The Beatles, can't match Jackson 5, despite the fact that they had a greater number of hits than Jackson 5