Britney Spears, 'NSYNC Led The Class Of '99, But Whatever Happened To Len, Orgy?

The year teen pop broke was also a big one for Lou Bega, Tal Bachman, LFO. By Gil Kaufman Britney Spears in 1999 Photo: Joey Terrill/ WireImage The pressure had been building up behind the scenes for longer than most music fans realized. But when the teen-pop explosion burst onto the charts in early 1999 it felt like the music world had been blindsided overnight by a flood of squeaky-clean acts who would dominate the charts for years to come. And in some cases, those ripples are still being felt today. It's hard to believe it now, but over the course of a few months between late 1998 and early 1999, radio and MTV were inundated with the debuts and breakthroughs from Britney Spears , Christina Aguilera , 'NSYNC , Backstreet Boys and countless other boy bands and teen singers who would rule the charts well into the 2000s, and in the cases of Britney and Christina, continue to lord over them today. Of course, that bum-rush of teen acts and copycat bands also produced a ... (link)