In the sense that the Gros Michel [1] was the most popular banana until 1950 when most of the cultivar were destroyed by the Panama disease. The Cavendish also has this problem [2].

See also https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/3952-the-reason...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gros_Michel_banana

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavendish_banana#Diseases