Busted Essentials

Fusing boy band cheeriness with pop-punk sneer, England's Busted first seized the spotlight in the early ‘00s with their revved-up, spit-shined rock. Whether they're professing their love for stewardesses on the peppy “Air Hostess” or offering cheeky crush declarations on “Falling for You”, Busted serve up a combination of winking lyrics, sticky hooks and taut basslines that allow the band to rest squarely at the intersection of pop and punk—and attract enough fans from both sides of the divide to fill stadiums.