Billboard’s “The Hot 100” #1 Singles of 1988 – RANKED
We’ve got our minds set on 1988 — it’s time to take a look at the top singles from Billboard’s Hot 100 list. Will you agree with our ranking?
’90s Lunchbox Staple: Snapple
Your drink choices at the school cafeteria were super important in the ’90s, and one of our favorite fancy options was Snapple.
Movies
The Fast & The Furious is just Point Break with Cars (and far inferior)
If you’ve seen both The Fast and The Furious and Point Break, it’s near impossible not to notice how Fast & Furious is basically just a complete rip off. Don’t believe us? Read on.
Julia Roberts’ 5 Best Romantic Comedies – Ranked
A ranked look at Julia Roberts’ five best romantic comedies from 1990-2001.
The Top 10 ‘90s Movies About American Presidents – Ranked
In honor of Presidents’ Day, we bring you the top 10 ’90s movies about American presidents!
The 8 Films Directed by John Hughes – Ranked
Though he wrote many movies over the years, John Hughes only directed eight of them. How do they rank among each other?
TELEVISION
The Top 10 Best Cartoon Cereal Mascots – Ranked
These cartoon cereal mascots still make us want to pour milk over a bowl of our most treasured childhood cereals. To put it simply, they are grrrrreat!
‘90s Teen Dream Girl: Jennifer Love Hewitt Edition
A look back at some of the most memorable roles of Jennifer Love Hewitt during her ’90s era.
Daria: A Female Icon Who Was Too Cool to Be Cool
If you were a millennial girl in high school in the late ’90s, no TV character was more iconic than Daria and her deadpan wit. Let’s dive in to her sick, sad, world.
The Top 10 Christmas Commercials of the ‘80s and ‘90s
Gather ’round, grab yourself a hot cocoa, and take a look at our (very subjective) ranking of the top 10 best Christmas commercials that first debuted in the ’80s and ’90s.
Music
Billboard’s “The Hot 100” #1 Singles of 1983 – RANKED
We’re heading back to the ’80s with our ranked list of Billboard’s “The Hot 100” number one singles of 1983.
Billboard Hot 100 Top #1 Singles of 1995 – RANKED
Don’t go chasing waterfalls, instead read our article ranking Billboard’s Hot 100 Top Singles of 1995!
Eat My Vids: All of Wham!’s ‘80s Music Videos – Ranked
Wham! wasn’t together for very long, but they sure produced a lot of pop hits during their heydey! Today, we’re ranking all of the duo’s music videos.
The Boy Band Craze of the Late ‘90s – Early ‘00s
It’s time to bask in the saccharine tunes and cringey fashion of the boy band explosion circa late ‘90s – early ‘00s with our look at the most memorable singing and dancing dudes.
Technology
Napster: The Meteoric Rise and Fall of the Disruptive MP3 Giant
The modern music industry might look a whole lot different if not for the disruptive peer-to-peer MP3 file-sharing service Napster. Let’s take a look at it’s spectacular rise and subsequent mighty fall.
The Oregon Trail: You Have Died of Dysentery
Did you ever make it to the end of The Oregon Trail, the educational computer game popular in the ’80s and ’90s? They sure tried hard to make that impossible!
The Most Popular Christmas Toys from 1980-2000
What was the toy you most wanted at Christmas growing up? If it was one of these, you were one of the masses! Check out the most popular toy at Christmas each year from 1980-2000.
Tamagotchi: The Most Awesomely Addictive ‘90s Digital Pet
Tamagotchi, the pocket-sized digital pet from the ’90s was so addictive that it was banned from schools! But how did it come to be? Read on!
Food
The Shamrock Shake: A Beloved McDonald’s Menu Item with a Heartwarming Origin Story
The Shamrock Shake may be a beloved limited treat, but did you know it also helped build the first Ronald McDonald House?
Hot Pockets: An ‘80s Frozen Food Phenomenon
All about Hot Pockets, everyone’s favorite microwave snack that debuted in the ’80s.
’90s Lunchbox Staple: Fruit by the Foot
Was there anything more fun than unrolling a Fruit by the Foot in the ’90s? Doubtful.
‘90s Lunchbox Staple: Clearly Canadian
If you wanted to be, like, ultra cool in the school cafeteria, there was nothing more impressive you could pull out of your lunchbox than the carbonated classic Clearly Canadian.
Beauty / Fashion
2022 ’80s Gift Guide
Need gift ideas for ’80s lovers? Look no further than our ’80s gift guide!
15 Key ’90s Fashion Accessories in Every Girl’s Mini Backpack
To be in the cool girl crowd in the ’90s, you had to have a mini backpack — today we’re taking a look at 15 of the ’90s fashion accessories you carried in your coveted backpack.
15 ’90s Shoes That You Had at Least One of in Your Closet
Whether your stomping grounds were the school hallways, the playground, or the mall, your shoe choices in the ‘90s were always super important — let’s take a look at 15 pairs of awesome ’90s shoes!
15 Tubular ‘80s Fashion Trends
From mullets to music, the ’80s were iconic. But it wasn’t just the hair and the tunes — oh no — it was also the FASHION!
Games / Toys
Pogs: The ‘90s Craze That Fizzled Just as Fast as it Rose to Popularity
The ’90s were full of fads, but one of the faddiest of them all had to be Pogs.
Mortal Kombat: The Most Controversial Fighting Game from the ’90s
Whether you played it in the arcade or at home, Mortal Kombat was everyone’s favorite fighting gorefest. Were you a Liu Kang or a Sonya Blade? A Scorpion or a Sub-Zero? No matter what, you kicked butt.
Glo Worms: The Best ‘80s Plush/Night Light Combo
There was no need to be scared of the dark as an ’80s kid thanks to the huggable light up Glo Worm!
’80s Childhood Toy Wonder: Teddy Ruxpin
Did you ever have a toy that defined your childhood so much that it created a lasting nickname? For me, it was the Teddy Ruxpin, the animatronic, story-telling bear.