What's OngalleryBoybands of our youthBookmarkShareWhat's OnByCarmella de Lucia18:18, 27 MAR 2015Updated18:22, 27 MAR 2015The Beatles were the world's first boyband and the hysteria surrounding them coined the phrase 'Beatlemania' in the 1960s (Image: Mirrorpix)1 of 14American rivals The Beach Boys had the girls going mad in the 1960s for their fresh faces and songs about sunshine and surfing (Image: Daily Mirror)2 of 14But in the 1970s it was Utah brothers The Osmonds, pictured here with their sister Marie, who set hearts-a-flutter for teenage fans everywhere (Image: Daily Mirror)3 of 14But if you had an eye for tartan, you'd more likely have been into The Bay City Rollers in the 1970s (Image: Daily Mirror)4 of 14Wham! launched the career of George Michael in the 1980s (Image: Mirror)5 of 14But in the latter part of the 1980s, Bros were everywhere you looked (Image: Mirrorpix)6 of 14New Kids on the Block were the other favourite boyband, circa 1988 (Image: Mirror)7 of 14Take That captured the hearts of thousands of girls growing up in the 1990s (Image: Mirror)8 of 14Or perhaps you preferred Irish counterparts Boyzone? (Image: Mirror)9 of 14From over the pond, it was Backstreet Boys who were getting hearts racing also in the 1990s (Image: Mirror)10 of 14Hot on their heels were *NSync, which launched the career of Justin Timberlake (Image: Mirror)11 of 14The 90s weren't short of boybands, and Five was no exception (Image: Mirror)12 of 14Blue made teenage girls anything but in the early 2000s (Image: mirrorpix)13 of 14One Direction appealed to a whole new generation of fans after their stint on the X Factor in 2010 (Image: Mirror)14 of 14More OnWomen2Day