1992
The year in music, movies, TV, fads & memories
In 1992, “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men topped the Billboard year-end Hot 100 and The Chronic by Dr. Dre and The Bodyguard by Whitney Houston were on every turntable. Aladdin, A Few Good Men and Wayne's World were in theaters, and The Real World debuts, Batman: The Animated Series and Melrose Place were on TV.
The headlines: LA riots after King verdict. New that year: First SMS text message sent. Fads of the year: Pogs and Sega vs. Nintendo console war. Gas was about $1.13 a gallon, a stamp was 29¢ and a movie ticket ran ~$4.15. On the shelf: a can of Cheez Balls, a Gatorade Frost and a Game Boy, with Doug on Saturday morning.
🎂 What music raised you?
Drop your birthday and we'll rewind to your golden era — the years the songs imprinted for life.
🔙 Backtrack — 1992
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
🎬 Set the scene
A mall-wandering afternoon, 1992: a can of Arizona iced tea on the counter, a Rice Krispies Treat in your hand, Rugrats on the TV.
🎬 At the movies
📼 Saturday cartoons
📰 Headlines
- LA riots after King verdict
- Clinton elected president
- Hurricane Andrew hits Florida
- Bosnian War begins
- Mall of America opens
💡 Tech & Firsts
- First SMS text message sent
- IBM ThinkPad debuts
- Sega CD released
- IBM Simon smartphone prototype
- JPEG standard published
🏆 Sports
- Blue Jays win the World Series
- Bulls repeat as NBA champs
- Redskins win Super Bowl XXVI
- Dream Team wins Olympic gold
- Penguins repeat as champs
🤪 Crazes & fads
- Pogs
- Sega vs. Nintendo console war
- Beverly Hills 90210
- Wayne's World quotes
- Barney the Dinosaur
👖 Clothes
- Grunge peaks
- Doc Martens
- Babydoll dresses
- Overalls (one strap down)
- Birkenstocks
💵 What it cost
- Stamp: 29¢
- Gas: ~$1.13/gal
- Movie ticket: ~$4.15
- Median new home: ~$121,000
- Milk: ~$2.78/gal
🧸 Toy chest
🍬 On the shelf
- Fruit by the Foot🛒 grab some →
- Shark Bites🛒 grab some →
- String Thing
- Butterfinger BB's
- Sour Punch Straws🛒 grab some →
- Airheads Xtremes🛒 grab some →
- Cheetos Paws
- Planters P.B. Crisps
- Planters Cheez Balls🛒 grab some →
- Kudos Bars
🥤 In the fridge
Billboard Year-End Hot 100
📊 Full chart →- 1
End of the RoadBoyz II Men - 2
Baby Got BackSir Mix-A-Lot - 3
JumpKris Kross - 4
Save the Best for LastVanessa Williams - 5
Baby-Baby-BabyTLC - 6
Tears in HeavenEric Clapton - 7
My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)En Vogue - 8
Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers - 9
All 4 LoveColor Me Badd - 10
Just Another DayJon Secada - 11
I Love Your SmileShanice - 12
To Be with YouMr. Big - 13
I'm Too SexyRight Said Fred - 14
Black or WhiteMichael Jackson - 15
Achy Breaky HeartBilly Ray Cyrus - 16
I'll Be ThereMariah Carey - 17
November RainGuns N' Roses - 18
Life Is a HighwayTom Cochrane - 19Remember the TimeMichael Jackson
- 20
FinallyCeCe Peniston - 21
This Used to Be My PlaygroundMadonna - 22
Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (feat. Don Henley)Patty Smyth - 23
Can't Let GoMariah Carey - 24
Jump AroundHouse of Pain - 25
Diamonds and PearlsPrince & The New Power Generation
More from 1992
🎤 Big in 1992
🎚️ 1992 genres
🎛️ Behind the boards & the pen — 1992
The hands behind 1992 — the producers and songwriters who actually shaped that year's records. Dallas Austin was on 3 of them.
🎬 Movies of 1992
All soundtracks →The soundtracks that scored 1992 — every song and where it played.
▶The Bodyguard
1992 · 3 tracks
♪ I Will Always Love You
▶Wayne's World
1992 · 8 tracks
♪ Bohemian Rhapsody
▶A League of Their Own
1992 · 5 tracks
♪ This Used to Be My Playground
▶Reservoir Dogs
1992 · 5 tracks
♪ Stuck in the Middle with You
▶Singles
1992 · 4 tracks
♪ State of Love and Trust
▶Boomerang
1992 · 7 tracks
♪ End of the Road
▶Aladdin
1992 · 3 tracks
♪ A Whole New World
🎚️ Related vibes
All themes →Themed rooms that lean on the sound of 1992.
🌀 Things 1992 remembers wrong
All Glitch Files →Mandela-effect cases that were on the shelf, the screen or the radio in 1992. Which do you remember?
What does 1992 remind you of?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of 1992.
Community Memories
How well do you remember 1992?
7 quick questions — the songs, the artists, the year. No cheating. 😏
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🎵 1992 albums on vinyl
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