90s Hit Music
This "…Baby One More Time" singer burst onto the scene in 1999, becoming a pop sensation.
Britney Spears
This animated ogre voiced by Mike Myers first hit theaters in 2001.
Shrek
This animated family from Springfield became a defining part of 90s culture and still airs today.
The Simpsons
This home console, released in 2000, became one of the best-selling gaming consoles of all time.
PlayStation 2
This low-rise, flared denim style was the go-to choice for teens and young adults in the early 2000s.
Bell-bottom jeans or flare jeans
Known as "Slim Shady," this rapper's The Marshall Mathers LP became one of the best-selling albums of 2000.
Eminem
This movie trilogy, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novels, debuted in 2001.
The Lord of the Rings
This NBC sitcom about six friends in New York wrapped up in 2004 with an iconic finale.
Friends
This digital pet, popular in the late 90s, required constant feeding and care to avoid a virtual “death.”
Tamagotchi
This collectible Japanese card game, launched in the late ‘90s, sparked an international trading craze.
Pokémon
This group had a massive hit with “I Want It That Way” in 1999.
Backstreet Boys
Reese Witherspoon starred in this 2001 film about a sorority girl who goes to Harvard Law School.
Legally Blonde
Will Smith starred in this sitcom about moving in with his rich relatives in Bel-Air.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
This instant messaging service was iconic in the 2000s, known for its “door slam” sound when someone signed off.
AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
These small, colorful rubber animals that doubled as bracelets were a massive fad in the early 2000s.
Silly Bandz
This Colombian artist’s hit “Whenever, Wherever” made her an international star in 2001.
Shakira
This franchise, starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, began its high-speed action in 2001.
The Fast and the Furious
This show, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as a teen vampire slayer, was a cult hit from 1997 to 2003.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
In 1998, this search engine, created by two Stanford students, launched and soon dominated the internet.
Launched in 1998, this talking interactive pet became one of the most popular toys and was notorious for repeating words
Furby
This R&B group sang the 1999 hit “No Scrubs.”
TLC
In 1999, this sci-fi movie starring Keanu Reeves asked, “What is real?”
The Matrix
This 2000 epic film set in ancient Rome starred Russell Crowe as a betrayed general seeking vengeance.
Gladiator
This groundbreaking online simulation game, allowing players to create and control virtual people, launched in 2000.
The Sims
This Apple product, first released in 2001, changed how people listen to music with its "1,000 songs in your pocket" concept.
iPod