▸ the year you arrived
1996
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You will be 30 this year — a child of the '90s.
The song that ruled the year you arrived
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Top of your year, by vibe
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Top 10 of 1996
- 1
Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
Los del Río
- 2
One Sweet Day (feat. Boyz II Men)
Mariah Carey
- 3
Because You Loved Me
Céline Dion
- 4
Nobody Knows
The Tony Rich Project
- 5
Always Be My Baby
Mariah Carey
- 6
Give Me One Reason
Tracy Chapman
- 7
Tha Crossroads
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
- 8
I Love You Always Forever
Donna Lewis
- 9
You're Makin' Me High
Toni Braxton
- 10
Twisted
Keith Sweat
Your stats
Your generation
Millennial
1996 belonged to
Mariah Carey
3 year-end chart hits
🔙 The world you were born into
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
🎬 Set the scene
Back in 1996, the day could start with Rugrats, drift into a Kudos bar, and end with you about to trade Pogs at recess.
🎬 At the movies
📼 Saturday cartoons
- Doug👕 tee →
- Rugrats👕 tee →
- The Ren & Stimpy Show
- X-Men👕 tee →
- Batman: The Animated Series👕 tee →
- Animaniacs👕 tee →
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
- Spider-Man👕 tee →
- Hey Arnold!
How well do you remember 1996?
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💬 Memories from 1996
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