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20 of the most diehard fan bases in pop culture
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20 of the most diehard fan bases in pop culture

There have been fans as long as there have been things in life to love. From those who raved about Beethoven in the 19th century to the teens and tweens who pushed Beatlemania, they all helped build up the idea that when you love someone’s work or something, you go hard. With that, these are the most diehard fan bases in pop culture ever.

 
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Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber
Anthony Behar/Sipa USA

Justin Bieber isn’t in the headlines as much anymore, but that doesn’t mean the world will ever forget the rabid ways of the Beliebers in the mid-2000s.

 
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‘Star Wars’

‘Star Wars’
Twentieth Century Fox

Star Wars has had a grip on many since the late ‘70s, and although there have been some Jar Jar Binks bumps along the way, fans’ fervor is still raging strong.

 
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‘The Office’

‘The Office’
Universal Television

Thanks to streaming, The Office has gone from a 2000s hit series to a show that continues to gain momentum with each passing year. Thanks to its timeless comedy and well-assembled ensemble, everyone who watches can relate to it somehow. Plus, go to any local trivia night where the theme is The Office and be amazed at how much people can recall from the show.

 
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Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift
Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Sipa USA

Swifties are a whole new breed of fans — and not one to toy with.

 
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Tim Burton

Tim Burton
Touchstone Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures

Well, not so much Tim Burton, but rather his work. From The Nightmare Before Christmas to Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice, fans of Burton’s macabre style will argue until they’re blue in the face that he’s the most imaginative director of our time.

 
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‘Friends’

‘Friends’
The WB Television Network

Friends helped define a generation while providing continuous joy for fans long after the show left the air in 2004.

 
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Beyoncé

Beyoncé
Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA

If there was one fanbase people should dare not mess with, it’s the BeyHive. They don’t mess around when it comes to their lord and savior, Beyoncé.

 
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Marvel

Marvel
Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Marvel fans started out just reading the comics, but over the years, the fandom has expanded to movies and now television, so to say that people into this are extreme would be an understatement.

 
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
Ian West/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA

RuPaul’s Drag Race started out as a singular reality show that aired once a year in the US. Today, it’s a worldwide phenomenon that has grown its fandom into somewhat of an army.

 
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'90s boy bands

'90s boy bands
Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA

Despite being far from the glory days of MTV playing the likes of NSYNC and Backstreet Boys 24/7, the fervor fans still have for them is still ever present. In 2023, NSYNC fans went insane over a song for the third Trolls movie, while BSB fans have never left their favorite boy band’s side — even making their Las Vegas residency one of Sin City’s most lucrative shows on the Strip.

 
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Anime

Anime
CFOTO/Sipa USA

Those who doubt the love people have for anime have never been to or come near an anime convention.

 
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‘The Bachelor’

‘The Bachelor’
Billy Bennight/AdMedia/Sipa USA

There has to be some reason a show like that has lasted over two decades and counting.

 
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Jonas Brothers

Jonas Brothers
Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Sipa USA

Jonas Brothers fans will love them until the year 3000 and beyond, and it’s not hard to understand why with their delightful pop that has a layer of light, Disney-fied rock.

 
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Disney

Disney
Walt Disney Pictures

Two words: Disney Adults.

 
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‘Stranger Things’

‘Stranger Things’
Netflix

Fans have to be more than obsessed to stick with a show that feels like it takes the length of a presidential term in between seasons.

 
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Britney Spears

Britney Spears
Fox Broadcasting Company

Everything from “Leave Britney alone” to “Free Britney” has proved that Britney Spears' fans are ready and willing to go to battle for her.

 
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‘Ghostbusters’

‘Ghostbusters’
Columbia Pictures

There is a legion of people who watched the original movies in the ‘80s and fell head over heels for a group of dudes in jumpsuits busting the paranormal.

 
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‘Real Housewives’

‘Real Housewives’
Ron Adar / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

Was everyone aware that there was a BravoCon where fans could experience the drama of all their favorite Housewives in person?

 
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Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj
Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Sipa USA

Don’t try to argue with Barbz about who the queen of hip-hop is. You’ll lose.

 
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‘Supernatural’

‘Supernatural’
The CW Television Network

The CW has produced a handful of shows that have created quite the commotion, like The Vampire Diaries and Riverdale, but none quite compare to the dedication of Supernatural fans who tuned in weekly for 15 seasons.

Kendra Beltran went to college with no game plan and found herself falling back on her love of writing soon after graduating all the way back in 2009. Since then, she's written for MTV Geek, Cosplay Central, Collider, Apartment Therapy, and many other sites that allowed her to showcase her love of all things pop culture. When she isn't writing, Kendra is either hosting her show, Crushgasm, baking all the cookies, or spoiling her fur baby, Mason.

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