The dreamiest teen idol from the year you were born

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  • Teenagers of the '50s were considered "the luckiest generation." They had income of their own and free fourth dimension — a philharmonic that made buying records and going to the movies their favorite past time.
  • And always since and so, there have been teen idols, so-called stars that are marketed specifically towards teenagers (i.e., teen girls).
  • In the '50s, i of the first teen idols was James Dean, star of "Rebel Without a Cause."
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As long as in that location have been teens, at that place have been teen idols, though the term actually started gaining traction in the '50s with stars like Elvis. And since then, it seems like teenagers anoint different idols well-nigh every year.

Frank Sinatra was arguably the starting time big teen idol back in the '40s, but the craze actually kicked off in the '50s due to the sheer power of the teen magazine manufacture, the increased presence of Tv set in people's daily lives, and teenagers realizing they had the fourth dimension and money to dedicate themselves to supporting their favorite pop culture icons.

From Jacksonmania to Beatlemania to Bieber Fever, teenage fandoms are intense. Keep scrolling to run across if you can call back all 66 teen icons.

1944: Frank Sinatra

Pop singer Frank Sinatra poses for a portrait, circa 1944.
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Sinatra was the kickoff major pop star, let solitary teen sensation. Just his fans, known as bobby-soxers, were often teens (and mostly girls). In 1944, the Sinatra craze was at an all-time loftier. The  29-year-old was set to begin his third season at the Paramount Theater in NYC.

It was Columbus Mean solar day, all the bobby-soxers were out of school, and 30,000 girls had flocked to Times Foursquare to see Ol' Bluish Eyes. The New Republic editor Bruce Bliven chosen it "a phenomenon of mass hysteria that is merely seen two or three times in a century," according to the Guardian. This day would exist called the Columbus Day riot.

1955: James Dean

Actor James Dean poses for a Warner Bros publicity shot for his motion picture "Insubordinate Without A Crusade" in 1955 in Los Angeles, California.
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Dean is the prototypical teen idol, and truly the first of his kind. Every actor to come after him that tries to breed, smoke cigarettes, and more often than not rebel, has always been compared to Dean. Even Taylor Swift references him in her song "Style" sixty years afterwards his decease.

Dean appeared in two films in 1955: "East of Eden" and "Rebel Without a Cause," which solidified his place in the hearts of teenagers everywhere. He simply got it— not understanding your parents, not understanding yourself — in a fashion that no one had before.

Dean died in September 1955 at simply 24 years old, leaving a shadow that dozens of angsty actors have tried to emerge from ever since.

1956: Elvis Presley

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Elvis Presley, otherwise known as the King, inverse the landscape of teenage fandom forever when he appeared on stage shaking his hips in ways that made girls go nuts, and made parents dive for the remote to change the channel.

Presley was 21 years quondam in 1956, and had just released his starting time anthology. Information technology contains classic upon classic, including "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Blue Moon."

Over time, Presley became the third-best-selling musical creative person of all time, merely backside Garth Brooks and the Beatles.

1957: Pat Boone

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Pat Boone could do it all. In 1957, when he was just 23, he began hosting "The Pat Boone-Chevy Hour," a 30-minute variety show which he hosted and during which he sang.

Boone was the second best-selling artist of the entire decade, only backside Elvis. He's sold more than 45 million albums, and garnered 38 peak 40 hits.

1958: Tab Hunter

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Hunter endeared himself to teens all across the US when he starred in the musical film "Damn Yankees" in 1958. The 27-year-former'southward blond, clean-cut outside made him a welcome sigh of relief for parents who were trying to prevent their kids from imitating Elvis' hip swivels or James Dean'due south bearish attitude.

That same yr he released the single "Jealous Heart" which reached the Hot 100.

1959: Frankie Avalon

Thespian and vocaliser Frankie Avalon poses for a portrait in 1959 in Los Angeles, California.
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Avalon released four top 10 songs in 1959: No. one "Venus," No. 1 "Why," No. 7 "But Ask Your Centre," and No. 8 "Bobby Sox To Stockings." He was just 19 at the time.

Avalon was able to poke fun at his teen icon status a few decades later in "Grease," in which he plays the Teen Angel singing "Dazzler School Dropout."

1960: Fabian Forte

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Forte'south success came at a perfect time — he was even so a teenager while older stars like Elvis were getting drafted. He used the gap in the market to go a teen icon in his own right, releasing hits like "Tiger," "I'm a Man," and "Turn Me Loose."

1961: Annette Funicello

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Funicello was the first really huge female teen idol. Her most iconic roles were in the "Beach Political party" films aslope boyfriend teen idol Frankie Avalon, which started airing in 1963. But fifty-fifty prior to that, Funicello was popular.

She was on "The Mickey Mouse Guild" for years, receiving thousands of fan letters a month. Past 1961, the 19-year-old had released multiple albums, and was appearing in Disney series similar "Zorro" and "The Magical World of Disney."

1962: Luke Halpin

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Halpin was fifteen years old when he was cast in the 1963 classic "Flipper." He had been in some projects before but "Flipper" undoubtedly was his big break. It spawned a Idiot box show that aired from 1964 through 1967, and a sequel released in 1964, both starring Halpin alongside trusty dolphin sidekick Flipper.

1963: The Beach Boys

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1963 was one of the final years that the Beach Boys were a purely popular grouping. Their 2nd album, "Surfin' United statesA.," was released that year, and includes the song of the same name that has become ane of their signatures.

Their beachy, Californian music was beloved past teenagers just dismissed by rock critics (as many teen idols are).

1964: The Beatles

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What else can be said near The Beatles? An unabridged movie predicated on the world becoming a completely dissimilar place without them and their music comes out this month, "Yesterday."

The Beatles went from inspiring hysteria amidst teen girls, Beatlemania, to becoming one of, if non the greatest band of all time.

In 1964, the group crossed the pond for the first time and appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Prove." Their performance was watched past 73 one thousand thousand people. When they landed at the airport in NYC, three,000 teens were waiting there screaming.

"Seeing thousands of kids there to meet united states made us realize just how popular we were there," Harrison later said.

By the numbers, The Beatles are the top-selling music creative person of all fourth dimension, and sold 178 meg records by 2017, over fifty years after they debuted in the US.

1965: Sally Field

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Field is a highly-respected actress today but back in 1965 she was known mainly equally Gidget, from the sitcom of the same proper name, which premiered that year.

The 19-yr-old Field played Gidget, a boy-crazy teenager living in Southern California, for just a single season, but her character spoke to teen girls everywhere, even in the decades after the bear witness went off the air.

1966: Paul Petersen

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Petersen get-go rose to distinction on the '50s staple "The Donna Reed Prove" on which he played the teenage son Jeff Stone. The show ended its eight-year run in 1966 when Peterson was 21 years sometime.

While on the evidence, he became a double threat — namely, he began a modestly successful singing career as well.

1967: Davy Jones

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Jones was the pb singer of the band the Monkees and starred in a hit bear witness of the aforementioned proper name. The show premiered in 1966 and just a year afterwards, Jones had captured the hearts and minds of teenagers all around the earth.

The Monkees released 1 of their three No. one singles in 1967, "Fantasize Laic."

"If y'all talked to whatever girl who liked the Monkees, invariably, [Jones] was her favorite," Billboard correspondent Phil Gallo told CNN. "It'due south the pb singer. It'southward the beautiful one. The one who'south got the nice personality."

And in 2008, decades after the Monkees had come and gone, Yahoo Music named Jones the number one teen idol of all time.

1968: Jay North

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Northward was best known for his part as the impish Dennis the Menace in the sitcom of the aforementioned name, but in 1968, he was 17 and starting to grow into his teen idol condition.

That year he starred in the run a risk series "Maya" every bit an American searching for his missing male parent in the jungle.

While his time as a teen idol was brief, North used his platform for skilful. He joined the organization A Small Consideration, a non-turn a profit meant to "provide guidance and support for young performers, by, present and future."

1969: Ron Howard

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After growing upwardly earlier viewers' eyes on "The Andy Griffith Show," there wasn't a kid alive who didn't desire to be Opie, and past extension, Howard. The evidence concluded in 1968 when Howard was xiv. That next year in '69, Howard appeared in two of the biggest TV shows at the time, "Gunsmoke" and "Daniel Boone."

When "Happy Days" premiered five years later in 1974, many were delighted to have Howard dorsum on their screens again.

1970: The Jackson five

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The Jackson v were a groundbreaking group in more ways than one. They were one of the start blackness crossover acts in the '70s, when music was still notoriously segregated, and became the first grouping to have their commencement four singles reach the tiptop of the Hot 100.

Their first single, "I Want You lot Back," was released in Jan 1970, and what followed has been described every bit "Jacksonmania." In October of that year, they performed to a sold out Madison Square Garden.

1971: Donny Osmond

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Just a few years before his younger sis would hit the scene, Donny Osmond took the world by tempest. The xiv-twelvemonth-old released his offset 2 albums in 1971: "The Donny Osmond Anthology" and "To You with Honey, Donny." Both were certified gilt and reached 12 and xiii respectively.

"Had I non hitting it so big as a teen idol, and I would take just established myself as a theater thespian or a musical entertainer, it would have been a lot different. But I probably wouldn't have the audience I accept today," he told The Washington Mail in 2014.

1972: David Cassidy

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Cassidy was the interruption out star of "The Partridge Family unit," a musical sitcom nearly a family trying to make it large. Cassidy and his on-screen mom (and existent-life stepmom), Shirley Jones, were the only ones who were actually singing — the rest of the cast lip-synced.

The 2nd season wrapped in 1972, when Cassidy was 22. He was everywhere. As a 1972 Rolling Stone contour explained, "David Cassidy has swept hurricane-like into the pre-pubescent lives of millions of American girls. Leaving: six and a half one thousand thousand long-playing albums and singles; 44 television programs; David Cassidy lunch boxes; David Cassidy bubble gum; David Cassidy coloring books and David Cassidy pens; non to mention several millions of teen magazines, wall stickers, honey beads, posters and photo albums."

1973: Marie Osmond

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Dissimilar her brothers, the Osmond daughter was more country than popular, but she was still a bona fide teen idol.

In 1973, she released her first solo single, "Paper Roses," which topped both the Usa Country chart and the Adult Gimmicky chart. Information technology reached No. 5 on the Hot 100. That same twelvemonth she released her debut album, too titled "Newspaper Roses," which peaked at No. one on the Country chart. Osmond was but 13 years old.

1974: Christopher Knight

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Knight is all-time known for his role every bit Peter, the middle son on "The Brady Agglomeration." Everyone had a beat on at to the lowest degree one of the Bradys, whether it was Cindy, January, Marcia, Bobby, Peter, or Greg.

Merely in 1974, Knight was the dreamiest of the agglomeration. The last season of the show concluded in March of that year when he was 17.

1975: The Hudson Brothers

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The Hudson Brothers rose to prominence when they appeared on "The Sonny & Cher Evidence" and past 1975, the brothers had anchored their own diversity show, aptly titled "The Hudson Brothers Testify," and had moved on to a Sunday morning kid's show, "The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show."

That same year, two of their 4 songs that hitting the Hot 100 were released: "Rendezvous" and "Alone School Twelvemonth."

Their musical talent trickled down to the Hudson kids — in 1975, Bill met Goldie Hawn, and the two got married the adjacent year. At the time, Hawn was meaning with their girl, none other than Kate Hudson.

1977: Andy Gibb

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Britain-born Gibb released his debut album in 1977, "Flowing Rivers." It proved to the world that he wasn't just the younger brother of the Bee Gees merely a musical talent to be reckoned with.

He had his get-go No. one vocal that year as well, "I Just Desire to Be Your Everything." He was simply 19 at the time.

Sadly, Gibb died just a few years later in 1988 at the age of 30.

1978: John Travolta

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In 1978, "Grease" premiered. Need we say more?

In fact, we can. The year before Travolta embodied pure '50s sex appeal as T-Bird greaser Danny Zuko in "Grease," he starred in "Sat Night Fever," a moving picture credited with popularizing disco music around the world.

But back to "Grease," mayhap the most influential motion picture musical of all time — it turned Travolta, then 24, and his co-star Olivia Newton John into A-listers for the rest of time.

1979: Shaun Cassidy

Teen idol singing sensation and son of actress Shirley Jones, Shaun Cassidy, poses in this 1979 photograph.
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1979 was the last yr of Cassidy'south show "The Hardy Boys," also every bit the year his live anthology, "That'south Rock 'n' Roll Alive," was released.

It was also the last yr before 21-year-old Cassidy, who came from a famous family unit, would endeavor and make the modify from teenybopper to adult musician/thespian, which worked to varied levels of success.

1980: Mark Hamill

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Three years after the first "Star Wars" was released in 1977, apprehension was at an best high — possibly just beat by the anticipation for "The Force Awakens" in 2016.

And at the eye of it all was 29-year-old Hamill, who played the saga'southward central hero, Luke Skywalker. "The Empire Strikes Back" is known commonly as the best movie in the franchise, and information technology merely catapulted Hamill to even higher levels of stardom.

1982: Michael Jackson

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Jackson was the rare child star to break out on his own, and become even morepopular than his previous ring — a feat that was hard to do when his band was the mega-successful Jackson 5.

Simply, of course, he did. Jackson'southward been the King of Pop for decades now, even in a time when his legacy is getting re-examined more than than ever before.

It's incommunicable to ignore his contributions to pop music, particularly in 1982 when "Thriller" was released and the singer was merely 24 years old. The album is the second-best-selling anthology of all fourth dimension, and has sold 33 one thousand thousand copies since its debut.

1984: Madonna

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Madonna, the Queen of Pop, blew anybody'south collective listen when the then 24-yr-onetime appeared at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards — the first one ever — and rolled around on stage in a wedding wearing apparel singing "Like a Virgin." It's something that volition live on forever in popular culture.

Sure, she'due south had better albums than "Like a Virgin" (depending on who you ask), like 1989's "Similar a Prayer" or 1998'southward "Ray of Low-cal," merely there'd be no Madonna as we know information technology without this album, song, and functioning.

1985: Molly Ringwald

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If in that location was a Mount Rushmore dedicated to the greatest teen movie stars of all time, Ringwald would surely be on it. In 1985, she was in the middle of a three-year run, in which she back-to-back starred in "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Lodge," and "Pretty in Pinkish" in 1984, 1985, and 1986, respectively.

All three films are classics and rightfully so. Specifically 1985's "The Breakfast Club," in which 17-year-quondam Ringwald played Claire, the popular daughter with a secret kind side. The movie has lived on as an easy reference point — shows like "Dawson'southward Creek," "Riverdale," and "Victorious" have all attempted homage episodes of their own.

1986: River Phoenix

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Phoenix'south commencement notable role was in the 1986 film "Stand Past Me." He almost immediately shot to teen idol status, besides as proving he was a genuinely talented role player. The Washington Post called Phoenix the film's "centre of gravity."

The 16-year-one-time followed upward "Stand By Me," a coming of age tale based on a Stephen King novella, with "The Mosquito Declension," in which he played the son of Hollywood heavyweights Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren.

Phoenix's teen distinction was different than his peers — he was grungier and more than concerned with the World and the environment than anything else. He was frequently chosen his generation'southward James Dean.

But his potential was cut short. Phoenix died on Halloween 1993 at the age of 23.

1987: Corey Haim

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Haim's quantum office was in the 1986 film "Lucas," but what brought him to the attention of teen girls everywhere was his role in the 1987 cult classic "The Lost Boys" when he was just xv. It brought him into contact with Corey Feldman, and the two would exist dubbed "the Coreys" — though Haim was more the traditional heartthrob while Feldman was more the comic relief.

Tragically, Haim died in March 2010 due to pneumonia . He was 38.

1988: Johnny Depp

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Four years prior, Depp had his starting time big part in "Nightmare on Elm Street," in which he rocked a very famous crop pinnacle. Only what really endeared him to the teens was his office as cop-turned-student Tom Hanson in "21 Jump Street," which began ambulation in 1987, when he was 24.

But Depp was an unlikely teen idol — just take information technology from his press agent responding to a asking for an interview with Rolling Stone in 1988. "I promise this isn't going to exist about that teen-idol bull----. We're really sick of that s---," he said.

1989: Debbie Gibson

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Gibson, who was 19 in 1989, released her double-platinum album "Electric Youth" that yr. It became her highest-charting anthology, staying atop the charts for five weeks. The anthology likewise spawned her second No. 1 unmarried, "Lost in Your Eyes."

But what really sets Gibson apart from her peers is her songwriting power. She wrote every unmarried song on her first two albums, and unmarried-handedly produced six on "Electric Youth." In 1989, she shared the ASCAP honour for Songwriter of the Year with a vocalizer named Bruce Springsteen — maybe you've heard of him.

1990: New Kids on the Block

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New Kids on the Block, or NKOTB, were formed in the '80s but 1990 is when they really hitting their boy band stride. "Pace by Step" was released in May of that year, and became the group'south biggest hit to-date. It spent three weeks atop the Hot 100.

Billboard even ranked it as the eighth greatest male child band song of all time.

1991: Alyssa Milano

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Milano grew up on screen before our very eyes on the show "Who'south the Boss," which aired from 1984 to 1992. She played Samantha, the 12-year-former daughter of Tony Danza's character. The prove ended when Milano was 20.

In 1991, Milano was 19, and decidedly a teen queen. She released a pop album.

The next year, after the show concluded, she took some more adult roles like in R-rated "Where the Day Takes You," in which she played a teenage prostitute.

1992: Mark Wahlberg

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Earlier he was Mark Wahlberg, serious actor, he was Marky Mark of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. Wahlberg was a guy all-time known for his truly jaw-dropping physique and for being the originator of the thirst trap: the Calvin Klein underwear ads that debuted in 1992.

1994: TLC

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TLC's 2d album "CrazySexyCool" debuted in 1994 — and it remained on the Billboard 200 for the side by side ii years. Information technology was eventually certified diamond, making TLC the first girl group to achieve that milestone.

The runway list includes "Creep" and their signature song "Waterfalls." The song was nominated for two Grammys and won four VMAs out of 10 nominations, including the coveted Video of the Year.

1995: Alicia Silverstone

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"Clueless" remains one of the nearly iconic teen movies of all time, eminently re-watchable and relatable to teens of any generation. And at the center of all the quotable lines and beautiful outfits is Cher, as played perfectly by then 19-year-old Alicia Silverstone.

Picking anyone else for 1995? As if.

1996: Aaliyah

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Teen sensation Aaliyah released her 2d album in 1996, "Ane in a Million." She was just 17 years old. It eventually reached No. ii on the Usa R&B chart, and 18 on the Hot 200.

The album is likewise notable for bringing its producers and main writers, Timbaland and Missy Elliot, into the spotlight. The 2 became pop-stars in their own right in the following years.

Tragically, Aaliyah died simply five years afterward at the historic period of 22 in a aeroplane crash.

1997: Backstreet Boys

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The 1997 album "Backstreet Boys" was the grouping'south debut album in the United states of america. Ane of the biggest questions posed to teen girls in the late '90s was squad Backstreet or team *NSYNC?

"Backstreet Boys" makes a pretty solid case for team Backstreet. The anthology's first four songs are all bangers, from "We've Got It Goin' On" to "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" to "As Long As You Beloved Me" to "All I Accept to Give." All classics ...

1998: Leonardo DiCaprio

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Anyone who was alive in 1998 knows that the most popular person in Hollywood amongst all ages, let lone teens, was the 24-year-old DiCaprio. Fresh off the December 1997 release of "Titanic," which is currently the third-highest-grossing filmever, DiCaprio'due south fame skyrocketed.

2000: *NSYNC

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Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, and none other than Justin Timberlake made up 1 of the final great boy bands of the early 2000s — you may know them as *NSYNC.

Of the band's three albums, 2000's "No Strings Fastened" volition go downward every bit their greatest. It went platinum — 11 times. As many every bit 2.4 one thousand thousand copies were sold in its first week, a record they would concur for 15 years until Adele's "25."

It'south hard to enlarge just how large *NSYNC was at their height. There'southward a reason every time April thirty rolls around, the net is filled with "It's Gonna Be May" memes. The song is a cultural touch-point. No affair if you were too old to like them or weren't even born when the song came out, just reading the lyrics makes you hear Justin Timberlake's phonation in your head.

2002: Christina Aguilera

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Aguilera was the last "Mickey Mouse Lodge" alum to reach teen queen status — in fact, in 2002, she reached queen condition at age 22. Her 2002 album, "Stripped," featured hits like "Beautiful," "Fighter," and the lead single "Dirrty."

2003: Hilary Duff

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Duff was in the middle of an incredible run in 2003. In that year alone, she appeared in "The Lizzie McGuire Motion picture," "Agent Cody Banks," and "Cheaper past the Dozen" — all very important films to 2000s kids. And she was just 16.

That same twelvemonth, she also released her second album, "Metamorphosis," which reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. It contains classics like "Why Non," future "Laguna Beach" theme song "Come up Clean," and "My Super Sweet Sixteen" theme song "Sweet Sixteen."

2004: Jesse McCartney

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McCartney's debut anthology was released in 2004, entitled "Beautiful Soul." Both the album and the song of the aforementioned name were hugely successful. The song peaked at No. 16 on the Hot 100 while the album was certified platinum and peaked at No. 15.

McCartney won multiple awards at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, including Selection Male Artist.

Starting in 2004, then-17-yr-sometime McCartney too began starring in teen soap "Summerland," and appeared every bit himself on an episode of "What I Like Almost Yous."

2005: Lindsay Lohan

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2005 was the terminal year Lohan'due south acting career wasn't overshadowed by her off-screen antics (like arrests and stints in rehab). That twelvemonth she starred in "Herbie: Fully Loaded," and had appeared in "Hateful Girls," "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen," and "Freaky Fri," in the two years prior.

She likewise released her merely two albums, to date, in 2004 and 2005: "Speak" and "A Little More Personal (Raw)."

2006: Zac Efron

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On January 20, 2006, pre-teens, tweens, and teenagers everywhere were introduced to their dream homo, Troy Bolton, as played past 17-year-former Zac Efron in "High School Musical."

Efron'due south popularity skyrocketed overnight. The soundtrack reached the summit spot on the Hot 100, it spawned ii more sequels (including a movie released in theaters, a first for the Disney Channel) a tour, and became the fastest-selling Idiot box movie of all time.

And at the center of it all was Efron, who has easily get the nigh successful person from the franchise.

2007: Miley Cyrus

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In 2007, Cyrus was fifteen years old and a year into her Disney Channel evidence "Hannah Montana." She also released her second anthology as Hannah and her debut album equally herself, "Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley." Information technology debuted at No. 1.

In October of that twelvemonth, the tickets for her first bout went on auction. The demand for tickets was overwhelming.

"People who take been in this business organisation for a long time are watching what's happening, and they say in that location hasn't been a need of this level or intensity since the Beatles or Elvis," said the vice president of Ticketmaster.

2008: The Jonas Brothers

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Brothers Nick, Joe, and Kevin are in the midst of a comeback — but permit's accept a stroll down memory lane to xi years ago, when Jonas mania was at a fever pitch.

In 2008, the band enjoyed a near-unparalleled run of success. Their Disney Channel original film (DCOM) "Military camp Stone" premiered and was watched by eight.ix million viewers, making information technology the second-most-watched DCOM of all time. It was after demoted to third by "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie" in 2009.

Too released in 2008? Their third album, "A Trivial Bit Longer," which contains all-time JoBros classics like "When You Wait Me in the Eyes" and "Burnin' Upward."

The twelvemonth capped off with a Grammy nod for Best New Artist in December.

2009: Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift performs at Madison Square Garden on August 27, 2009, in New York City.
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Just 10 years ago, Swift was 19 years sometime and had recently released her second album e'er, "Fearless." It went on to become the top-selling album of 2009, featuring monster striking single "You Belong With Me."

Too solidifying her teen queen status? The Neat VMAs Debacle of 2009, in which Kanye Westward ran on stage to declare that, sorry, Beyoncé had the greatest music video of all time. The entire world was on Swift's side, even President Obama.

2010: Justin Bieber

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The Biebs is still an extremely famous singer, merely he'south pivoted to a more adult image. Simply 2010-era Bieber is probably the image of teen idol — just look at that shaggy hair.

Bieber Fever striking an all-time loftier when he released his debut anthology "My Earth 2.0" in 2010, with lead single "Baby." The song was released in Jan and proved to exist inescapable for the rest of the twelvemonth.

In 2011, the documentary "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" was released. The film depicted the days leading upwards to Bieber's landmark 2010 concert at Madison Square Garden, which sold out in 22 minutes when he was only xvi.

2011: Demi Lovato

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In 2011, Lovato was coming off of two successful Tv set movies ("Camp Stone" and its sequel), a sitcom ("Sonny with a Chance"),  and had released her highest-charting vocal at the time, "Skyscraper." But she differentiated herself from other popular stars at the time by being open about her mental health and, subsequently, struggles with habit.

The then-xix-twelvemonth-old led the way for a new type of teen idol.

2012: 1 Direction

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One Direction filled the Jonas Brothers-shaped hole in the male child band market place when they were formed on "The X Factor" in 2010. It took them a few years to cantankerous the pond to the U.s., but when they did, it was a British invasion of epic proportions.

Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and at the time Zayn Malik, became v of the biggest stars in the globe. Their debut album "Up All Nighttime" was released in the US in March 2012. It debuted at No. 1, which their next three albums would also continue to exercise. Their second album, "Take Me Home," was released in 2012 as well.

2013: Ariana Grande

Music invitee Ariana Grande performs "Last Christmas" on Thursday, Nov 28, 2013 on "Belatedly Night with Jimmy Fallon."
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In 2019, Grande is 1 of the most famous people on the planet, but in 2013, she was in full-blown teen idol manner. Her spin-off on Nickelodeon "Sam & True cat" premiered in Baronial of that year. The then-xx-yr-quondam besides dropped her very first anthology, "Yours Truly," a month later in September.

"Yours Truly" spawned Grande's outset hit single, "The Way," which has since been certified triple platinum.

2014: Cameron Dallas

Internet personality Cameron Dallas attends the 18th Annual Hollywood Film Awards at The Palladium on Nov xiv, 2014, in Hollywood, California.
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Dallas was one of the first net stars to cross over into the mainstream causing everyone over the age of 25 to ask, "who?"

In 2014 and by the time he was xx, Dallas had over six million followers on Vine, making him the 10th most followed account on the app. That same twelvemonth, he starred in the teen one-act "Expelled."

2 years later, he was tapped by Netflix to star in his ain reality show, "Chasing Cameron."

2015: Shawn Mendes

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Mendes started garnering fans on the now-defunct app Vine. But he became 1 of a few singers from the app to achieve mainstream success. In 2015, Mendes released his debut anthology, "Handwritten," when he was 17. It spawned the top 10 single "Stitches."

Since and then, Mendes has grown out of his teenybopper label and go a bona fide heartthrob. The xx-year-old has been nominated for ii Grammys, and in 2018 became the first artist to attain 4 No. 1 singles on theAdult Pop Songs chart earlier the age of 20.

2016: Millie Bobby Brown

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Dark-brown's portrayal of Eleven on "Stranger Things" completely blew everyone away when the testify dropped on Netflix in 2016. There'south a reason she remains a pop Halloween costume, complete with Eggos waffles.

The then-xiii-year-onetime was even nominated for an Emmy for her performance in season one, making her one of the youngest nominees of all time.

2017: Jake Paul

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In this day and age, teen idols come up from the cyberspace. Paul is probably the most aggressive case of this. The former Vine star made the switch to YouTube back in 2014, and has amassed 19 million subscribers since then.

In 2017, Paul simultaneously got kicked off his Disney Channel show "Bizaardvark," released a song called "Information technology's Everyday Bro" that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, and pulled off a prank in which he hung out inside the White Firm until 3 a.thou. without getting caught.

Paul, who was 19 at the time, also raised $1 million to fund TeamDom, a media company that helps YouTubers and influencers build their brands.

2018: Noah Centineo

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Centineo completely took over the internet in 2018 subsequently back to dorsum roles in all-time great romantic comedy "To All the Boys I've Loved Earlier" and the less love merely however successful "Sierra Burgess is a Loser."

The 23-year-old, who got his start on the Disney Aqueduct, is poised to maintain his internet boyfriend condition in 2019 with a role in another Netflix rom-com, "The Perfect Date," the "To All the Boys" sequel, and a role in the new "Charlie'south Angels" reboot.

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