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 time — a combo that made buying records and going to the movies their favorite past time.
And ever since then, there have been teen idols, so-called stars that are marketed specifically towards teenagers (i.e., teen girls).
In the '50s, one of the first teen idols was James Dean, star of "Rebel Without a Cause."
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As long as there have been teens, there have been teen idols, though the term really started gaining traction in the '50s with stars like Elvis. And since then, it seems like teenagers anoint different idols almost every year.

Frank Sinatra was arguably the first big teen idol back in the '40s, but the craze really kicked off in the '50s due to the sheer power of the teen magazine industry, the increased presence of TV in people's daily lives, and teenagers realizing they had the time 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 see if you can remember all 66 teen icons.

1944: Frank Sinatra

Sinatra was the first major pop star, let alone teen sensation. But his fans, known as bobby-soxers, were often teens (and mostly girls). In 1944, the Sinatra craze was at an all-time high. The 29-year-old was set to begin his third season at the Paramount Theater in NYC.

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

1955: James Dean

Dean is the prototypical teen idol, and truly the first of his kind. Every actor to come after him that tries to brood, smoke cigarettes, and generally rebel, has always been compared to Dean. Even Taylor Swift references him in her song"Style" 60 years after his death.

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 just got it — not understanding your parents, not understanding yourself — in a way that no one had before.

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

1956: Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley, otherwise known as the King, changed 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 old in 1956, and had just released his first album. It contains classic upon classic, including "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Blue Moon."

Over time, Presley became the third-best-selling musical artist of all time, only behind Garth Brooks and the Beatles.

1957: Pat Boone

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 behind Elvis. He's sold more than 45 million albums, and garnered 38 top 40 hits.

1958: Tab Hunter

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

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

1959: Frankie Avalon

Avalon released four top 10 songs in 1959: No. 1 "Venus," No. 1 "Why," No. 7 "Just Ask Your Heart," 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 "Beauty School Dropout."

1960: Fabian Forte

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

1961: Annette Funicello

Funicello was the first really huge female teen idol. Her most iconic roles were in the "Beach Party" films alongside fellow teen idol Frankie Avalon, which started airing in 1963. But even prior to that, Funicello was popular.

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

1962: Luke Halpin

Halpin was 15 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 TV 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

1963 was one of the last years that the Beach Boys were a purely pop group. Their second album, "Surfin' U.S.A.,"was released that year, and includes the song of the same name that has become one of their signatures.

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

1964: The Beatles

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

The Beatles went from inspiring hysteria amongst teen girls, Beatlemania, to becoming one of, if not the greatest band of all time.

In 1964, the group crossed the pond for the first time and appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Their performance was watched by 73 million people. When they landed at the airport in NYC, 3,000 teens were waiting there screaming.

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

By the numbers, The Beatles are the top-selling music artist of all time, and sold 178 million records by 2017, over 50 years after they debuted in the US.

1965: Sally Field

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

The 19-year-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 show went off the air.

1966: Paul Petersen

Petersen first rose to stardom on the '50s staple "The Donna Reed Show" on which he played the teenage son Jeff Stone. The show ended its eight-year run in 1966 when Peterson was 21 years old.

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

1967: Davy Jones

Jones was the lead singer of the band the Monkees and starred in a hit show of the same name. The show premiered in 1966 and just a year later, Jones had captured the hearts and minds of teenagers all around the world.

The Monkees released one of their three No. 1 singles in 1967, "Daydream Believer."

"If you talked to any girl who liked the Monkees, invariably, [Jones] was her favorite,"Billboard correspondent Phil Gallo told CNN. "It's the lead singer. It's the cute one. The one who's 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

North was best known for his role as the impish Dennis the Menace in the sitcom of the same name, but in 1968, he was 17 and starting to grow into his teen idol status.

That year he starred in the adventure series"Maya" as an American searching for his missing father in the jungle.

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

1969: Ron Howard

After growing up before viewers' eyes on "The Andy Griffith Show," there wasn't a kid alive who didn't want to be Opie, and by extension, Howard. The show ended in 1968 when Howard was 14. 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 back on their screens again.

1970: The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 were a groundbreaking group in more ways than one. They were one of the first black crossover acts in the '70s, when music was still notoriously segregated, and became the first group to have their first four singles reach the top of the Hot 100.

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

1971: Donny Osmond

Just a few years before his younger sister would hit the scene, Donny Osmond took the world by storm. The 14-year-old released his first two albums in 1971: "The Donny Osmond Album" and "To You with Love, Donny." Both were certified gold and reached 12 and 13 respectively.

"Had I not hit it so big as a teen idol, and I would have just established myself as a theater actor or a musical entertainer, it would have been a lot different. But I probably wouldn't have the audience I have today,"he told The Washington Post in 2014.

1972: David Cassidy

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

The second season wrapped in 1972, when Cassidy was 22. He was everywhere. As a 1972 Rolling Stone profile explained, "David Cassidy has swept hurricane-like into the pre-pubescent lives of millions of American girls. Leaving: six and a half million long-playing albums and singles; 44 television programs; David Cassidy lunch boxes; David Cassidy bubble gum; David Cassidy coloring books and David Cassidy pens; not to mention several millions of teen magazines, wall stickers, love beads, posters and photo albums."

1973: Marie Osmond

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

In 1973, she released her first solo single, "Paper Roses," which topped both the US Country chart and the Adult Contemporary chart. It reached No. 5 on the Hot 100. That same year she released her debut album, also titled "Paper Roses," which peaked at No. 1 on the Country chart. Osmond was just 13 years old.

1974: Christopher Knight

Knight is best known for his role as Peter, the middle son on "The Brady Bunch." Everyone had a crush on at least one of the Bradys, whether it was Cindy, Jan, Marcia, Bobby, Peter, or Greg.

But in 1974, Knight was the dreamiest of the bunch. The final season of the show concluded in March of that year when he was 17.

1975: The Hudson Brothers

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

That same year, two of their four songs that hit the Hot 100 were released: "Rendezvous" and "Lonely School Year."

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

1976: Leif Garrett

Garrett's own website describes him as a "former teen idol." He rose to prominence in the late '70s, first as a child actor, and then as a singer. Garrett made his on-screen debut in 1969 when he was just eight years old and steadily worked from there.

He signed a record deal in 1976 at age 15, and rocked some extremely luscious '70s hair. Garrett went on to release music throughout the '70s and '80s but troubles with drugs and alcohol began overshadowing his work.

1977: Andy Gibb

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 but a musical talent to be reckoned with.

He had his first No. 1 song that year as well, "I Just Want to Be Your Everything." He was just 19 at the time.

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

1978: John Travolta

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 "Saturday Night Fever," a movie credited with popularizing disco music around the world.

But back to "Grease," perhaps the most influential movie 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

1979 was the last year of Cassidy's show "The Hardy Boys," as well as the year his live album, "That's Rock 'n' Roll Live," was released.

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

1980: Mark Hamill

Three years after the first "Star Wars" was released in 1977, anticipation was at an all-time high — maybe only beat by the anticipation for "The Force Awakens" in 2016.

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

1981: Rick Springfield

Kids today might not know who Springfield is, but they've definitely heard his music — the 1981 song "Jessie's Girl" remains a karaoke staple, and earned Springfield his one and only Grammy.

That same year, he began starring on "General Hospital," a favorite of the teens at the time. He was on the older side for a teen idol, 32, but teenagers loved him nonetheless.

1982: Michael Jackson

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

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

It's impossible to ignore his contributions to pop music, especially in 1982 when "Thriller" was released and the singer was just 24 years old. The album is the second-best-selling album of all time, and has sold 33 million copies since its debut.

1983: Menudo

Arguably the biggest Latino boy band of all time, Menudo was finally starting to cross over into American audiences in 1983, having been founded in 1977. That year, the band visited New York City for the first time and released their 13th album, "A Todo Rock." They also appeared on ABC and in American commercials for the first time.

"There's never been anything like Menudo in Latin music history, a band that's success spans four decades and launched some of the biggest names in the industry,"said Laurens Drillich, president of Endemol Shine Latino.

1984: Madonna

Madonna, the Queen of Pop, blew everyone's collective mind when the then 24-year-old appeared at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards— the first one ever — and rolled around on stage in a wedding dress singing "Like a Virgin." It's something that will live on forever in pop culture.

Sure, she's had better albums than "Like a Virgin" (depending on who you ask), like 1989's "Like a Prayer" or 1998's "Ray of Light," but there'd be no Madonna as we know it without this album, song, and performance.

1985: Molly Ringwald

If there 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 Club," and "Pretty in Pink" in 1984, 1985, and 1986, respectively.

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

1986: River Phoenix

Phoenix's first notable role was in the 1986 film "Stand By Me." He almost immediately shot to teen idol status, as well as proving he was a genuinely talented actor. The Washington Post called Phoenix the film's"center of gravity."

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

Phoenix's teen stardom was different than his peers — he was grungier and more concerned with the Earth and the environment than anything else. He was frequently called his generation's James Dean.

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

1987: Corey Haim

Haim's breakthrough role 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 15. It brought him into contact with Corey Feldman, and the two would be 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

Four years prior, Depp had his first big role in "Nightmare on Elm Street," in which he rocked a very famous crop top. But what really endeared him to the teens was his role as cop-turned-student Tom Hanson in "21 Jump Street," which began airing in 1987, when he was 24.

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

1989: Debbie Gibson

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

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

1990: New Kids on the Block

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

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

1991: Alyssa Milano

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

Before he was Mark Wahlberg, serious actor, he was Marky Mark of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. Wahlberg was a guy best 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.

1993: Mariah Carey

To be fair, no one was unsure of Carey's star power before her third studio album "Music Box" was released in 1993. But this certainly cemented her icon status for the next two decades or so. "Music Box"is her best-selling album globally, and has been certified diamond, signifying 10 million-plus sales.

Carey, who was 23 at the time (or 24, depending on what theory you subscribe to), earned her seventh and eighth Billboard No. 1s in 1993 with singles "Dreamlover" and "Hero."

1994: TLC

TLC's second album "CrazySexyCool" debuted in 1994 — and it remained on the Billboard 200 for the next two years. It was eventually certified diamond, making TLC the first girl group to achieve that milestone.

The track 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

"Clueless" remains one of the most 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

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

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

Tragically, Aaliyah died just five years later at the age of 22 in a plane crash.

1997: Backstreet Boys

The 1997 album "Backstreet Boys" was the group's debut album in the US. One of the biggest questions posed to teen girls in the late '90s was team Backstreet or team *NSYNC?

"Backstreet Boys" makes a pretty solid case for team Backstreet. The album'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 Love Me" to "All I Have to Give." All classics ...

1998: Leonardo DiCaprio

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

1999: Britney Spears

When 17-year-old Spears burst onto the scene with "...Baby One More Time," it was the beginning of a new era. It's since become one of the best-selling albums of all time with over 10.6 million copies sold in the US.

The song of the same name became one of Spears' biggest hits. When "TRL" went off the air in 2008, it placed the song at the top of their most iconic music videos of all time list. The video has inspired many a Halloween costume.

The song also helped her become the fastest-selling teen star of all time.

2000: *NSYNC

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

Of the band's three albums, 2000's "No Strings Attached" will go down as their greatest. It went platinum — 11 times. As many as 2.4 million copies were sold in its first week, a record they would hold for 15 years until Adele's "25."

It's hard to overstate just how big *NSYNC was at their peak. There's a reason every time April 30 rolls around, the internet is filled with "It's Gonna Be May" memes. The song is a cultural touch-point. No matter 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 voice in your head.

2001: Destiny's Child

By 2001, Destiny's Child had solidified their status in the teen idol pantheon. Their third album, "Survivor," was released that year, and peaked at the top spot. It spawned three top 10 songs: "Survivor,""Emotion," and No. 1 song "Bootylicious."

In fact, the word "bootylicious" became so widespread after the song was released that it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

2002: Christina Aguilera

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

2003: Hilary Duff

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

That same year, she also released her second album, "Metamorphosis," which reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. It contains classics like "Why Not," future "Laguna Beach" theme song "Come Clean," and "My Super Sweet Sixteen" theme song "Sweet Sixteen."

2004: Jesse McCartney

McCartney's debut album was released in 2004, entitled "Beautiful Soul." Both the album and the song of the same 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 Choice Male Artist.

Starting in 2004, then-17-year-old McCartney also began starring in teen soap"Summerland," and appeared as himself on an episode of "What I Like About You."

2005: Lindsay Lohan

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

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

2006: Zac Efron

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

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

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

2007: Miley Cyrus

In 2007, Cyrus was 15 years old and a year into her Disney Channel show "Hannah Montana." She also released her second album as Hannah and her debut album as herself, "Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley."It debuted at No. 1.

In October of that year, the tickets for her first tour went on sale. The demand for tickets was overwhelming.

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

2008: The Jonas Brothers

Brothers Nick, Joe, and Kevin are in the midst of a comeback — but let's take a stroll down memory lane to 11 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 movie (DCOM) "Camp Rock" premiered and was watched by 8.9 million viewers, making it the second-most-watched DCOM of all time. It was later demoted to third by "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie" in 2009.

Also released in 2008? Their third album, "A Little Bit Longer," which contains all-time JoBros classics like "When You Look Me in the Eyes" and "Burnin' Up."

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

2009: Taylor Swift

Just 10 years ago, Swift was 19 years old and had recently released her second album ever, "Fearless." It went on to become the top-selling album of 2009, featuring monster hit single "You Belong With Me."

Also solidifying her teen queen status? The Great VMAs Debacle of 2009, in which Kanye West 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

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

Bieber Fever hit an all-time high when he released his debut album "My World 2.0" in 2010, with lead single "Baby." The song was released in January and proved to be inescapable for the rest of the year.

In 2011, the documentary "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" was released. The film depicted the days leading up to Bieber's landmark 2010 concert at Madison Square Garden, which sold out in 22 minutes when he was just 16.

2011: Demi Lovato

In 2011, Lovato was coming off of two successful TV movies ("Camp Rock" and its sequel), a sitcom ("Sonny with a Chance"), and had released her highest-charting song at the time, "Skyscraper." But she differentiated herself from other pop stars at the time by being open about her mental health and, later, struggles with addiction.

The then-19-year-old led the way for a new type of teen idol.

2012: One Direction

One Direction filled the Jonas Brothers-shaped hole in the boy band market when they were formed on "The X Factor" in 2010. It took them a few years to cross the pond to the US, 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 five of the biggest stars in the world. Their debut album "Up All Night" was released in the US in March 2012. It debuted at No. 1, which their next three albums would also go on to do. Their second album, "Take Me Home," was released in 2012 as well.

2013: Ariana Grande

In 2019, Grande is one of the most famous people on the planet, but in 2013, she was in full-blown teen idol mode. Her spin-off on Nickelodeon "Sam & Cat" premiered in August of that year. The then-20-year-old also dropped her very first album, "Yours Truly," a month later in September.

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

2014: Cameron Dallas

Dallas was one of the first internet 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 20, Dallas had over six million followers on Vine, making him the 10th most followed account on the app. That same year, he starred in the teen comedy "Expelled."

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

2015: Shawn Mendes

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

Since then, Mendes has grown out of his teenybopper label and become a bona fide heartthrob. The 20-year-old has been nominated for two Grammys, and in 2018 became the first artist to achieve four No. 1 singles on the Adult Pop Songs chart before the age of 20.

2016: Millie Bobby Brown

Brown's portrayal of Eleven on "Stranger Things" completely blew everyone away when the show dropped on Netflix in 2016. There's a reason she remains a popular Halloween costume, complete with Eggos waffles.

The then-13-year-old 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

In this day and age, teen idols come from the internet. Paul is probably the most aggressive example 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 "It's Everyday Bro" that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, and pulled off a prank in which he hung out inside the White House until 3 a.m. 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

Centineo completely took over the internet in 2018 after back to back roles in all-time great romantic comedy "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" and the less beloved but still successful "Sierra Burgess is a Loser."

The 23-year-old, who got his start on the Disney Channel, is poised to maintain his internet boyfriend status 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's Angels" reboot.

2019: Lil Nas X

Lil Nas X is truly the biggest break-out star of 2019 so far. His smash song "Old Town Road"has held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 100 for 12 weeks, just the 20th song ever to do so.

The rapper, who just turned 20 in April, got his big break on video sharing app TikTok — very 2019 — and released his first EP in June 2019. We predict big things for him.

If you're not sure that Lil Nas X qualifies as a teen idol, look no further than this group of kids completely losing their minds to "Old Town Road" at a school assembly.