NKOTB (New Kids On The Block)

New Kids On The Block (or NKOTB) is an American boyband consisting of Danny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight. They are perhaps considered the first big boy band when they got together in the late 1980s. They have the honour of being the first UK#1 of the 1990s when "Hangin' tough" reached the top after having "You got it" also reaching #1, a couple months earlier. Those were the only #1s in the UK. They continued to have success in the UK, ironically more so than back in the USA with 11 UK Top 40 hits in the 90s until 1994.

90 Hits (Discography):

Date	   UK	Song
Jan 1990    1	Hangin' Tough
Mar 1990    5	I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
May 1990    4	Cover Girl
Jun 1990    2	Step By Step
Aug 1990    3	Tonight
Oct 1990    8	Let's Try Again / Didn't I Blow Your Mind
Dec 1990    9	This One's For The Children
Feb 1991   14	Games
May 1991   12	Call It What You Want
Dec 1991    9	If You Go Away
Feb 1994   27	Dirty Dawg	
Oct 1999    5	Give It To You (as Jordan Knight)

What happened next?
New Kids On The Block announced their split in 1994. Jordan Knight had a solo hit in the UK with "Give it to you" in 1999. The group reformed in 2008 and have toured on several revival tours.