If you look at the charts even 10 years ago they will paint a very different picture to what is on offer these days. 10 years ago we were over run with boy bands, girl bands and other cheesy pop offerings. These days we have a more varied sound with bands that play real instruments and solo singers dominating our charts. You only have to look at the success of the likes of James Morrison and Paolo Nutini to see that music over recent years is vastly different to the likes of the Spice Girls and 911 who were climbing up our charts years ago.

The question is – Is pop making a come back? If you take a look at the new artists that are starting to get a look in, the answer is a resounding yes.

For example JLS have defied all odds and have become the first successful X factor band. Of course we have the likes of G4 that have attempted it, but they weren’t really pop and they didn’t really set the charts on fire. JLS have taken boy bands back to their roots and shown that pop is still capable of making a dent in the UK charts , and are making a rapid improvement on top music sites !

Of course this follows on from the reunion of Take That which has taken off more than anyone could imagine.

Now we have the likes of Connect on Britain’s Got Talent who this week got the thumbs up from Simon Cowell and the other judges to go through to the next round. The teeny boppers were a very young version of the likes of Westlife and if Facebook is anything to go by they are going to do very well in the competition.

As all of this was going on as the next round of X Factor hopefuls queued up in London for the first round of X Factor auditions.

If that is not enough proof that pop is making a come back then you only have to look at the old boy bands that are making a come back to get a better idea. Duncan James from Blue has announced that the 4 piece boy band aim to have a new album out by the end of the year and 911 currently have a promotion campaign on going for a tour and album for this year too.

Rumors are also rife that James and Matt from Busted intend to reform the band; however Charlie is too busy to commit to the band so they are going to do a reality TV show with auditions to find the replacement. Although no details have been confirmed, fans are already excited by this development. Matt has been quoted on Twitter a few weeks ago saying that Busted had “unfinished business” so it seems a reunion of some sorts is likely.

All of this shows that boy bands and pop music in general is on the come back. If this trend continues that it really won’t be long before we once again have a Top 40 chart filled with pop music.