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NSYNC is back on the Billboard Hot 100 with its first new song in 2 decades

October 10, 2023 • The last time NSYNC had a song on the Billboard Hot 100, George W. Bush was president and the iPhone was still years away. "Better Place," its first song in over two decades, just debuted at No. 25.

A Modern History Of Boy Bands In Five Songs

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A Modern History Of Boy Bands In Five Songs

July 19, 2021 • Boy bands have been a staple of pop music for generations. They've won over millions of fans and provided gateways to fandom and pop-cultural obsession. From New Edition and New Kids On The Block in the '80s to BTS today — with a whole lot of acts like *NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys in the middle — there've been countless boy bands to choose from. Today we're offering up a brief modern history of boy bands.

A Modern History Of Boy Bands In Five Songs

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The Decade In Music: 'N Sync's 'Bye Bye Bye' (2000)

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The Decade In Music: '00s

The Decade In Music: 'N Sync's 'Bye Bye Bye' (2000)

November 9, 2009 • Every weekday from Nov. 9 to Nov. 20, Song of the Day will survey the past decade, one year (and one song) at a time, with an emphasis on America's most popular music. For the year 2000, it's 'N Sync's "Bye Bye Bye," which feels like the product of a shadowy pre-Sept. 11 world in which telegenic boys dance in unison.