Top 10 Best Years in History
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2017
2017 (MMXVII) was a common year that began on a Sunday according to the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2017th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. The year was also the 17th of the 21st century, the 17th of the 3rd millennium, and the eighth year of the 2010s decade.
My personal life was pretty good, despite my trypophobia returning and my grandmother having minor health issues.
The pop culture was much better than in 2024. No Skibidi Toilet, no brain rot, no Gen Alpha pop culture, better music, better TV shows, better movies. I was also happier, less busy, and my personal life and pop culture were good until 2020 or 2021, when everything fell apart.
This year has been a rollercoaster ride for many people. But we should not forget the amazing things that have happened this year. We have seen the rise of new technologies and innovations, as well as new leaders and role models.
This year has been a great one for many reasons.
2017 is the best year because it is filled with new opportunities and breakthroughs in all fields - from politics to technology to science.
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2010
The year 2010 was a common year that began on a Friday according to the Gregorian calendar. It marked the 10th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century. It was also the first year of the 2010s decade.
It was awesome because we had new technology like smartphones and good computers, but it wasn't a problem with people being glued to them, and our life didn't revolve around technology. Probably the best year of my life so far.
2012 comes very close, but this year was special because the music was better, and the world was a better place.
It was the most beautiful year, with parties and loyal friends, and there were no stupid ideas spread socially. Everyone was fun and interesting. It was a year in which we witnessed many developments, including the emergence of touch devices and beautiful shows.
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2000
The year 2000 (MM) was a century leap year that began on a Saturday in the Gregorian calendar. It marked the 2000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. It was the final year of the 2nd millennium and the 20th century, as well as the first year of the 2000s decade.
This was the year that I was born, in October. The best thing about this year is that the PlayStation 2 was released for the first time.
The music from this decade was the best, along with the technology. Anyone who wants to relive this decade should do it. It was the best time to be a kid, teenager, or even in high school.
The Year of the Dragon. More specifically, the Year of the Golden Dragon (search it up if you don't know what that last part is). It is also the start of a new millennium. I feel so special to have been born in this year. Other than that, things were good in 2000. It was way better than 1999.
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2011
2011 (MMXI) was a common year that began on a Saturday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2011th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. This year marked the 11th year of the 21st century and the second year of the 2010s decade.
2011 IS THE BEST! 2011 really changed my life, and everything that year was good for me! I praise 2011 for what it has done for me every single day.
The memories of 2011 shall live on FOREVER!
Oh, phew, Obama ended the Iraq War. That year also saw Moves Like Jagger and the rise of One Direction. But I will never forget that a tyrannical app was invented that year.
2011 was a great year. Osama bin Laden died, Sonic Generations was released, and most of all, Flex Seal was sold for the first time.
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2012
2012 (MMXII) was a leap year that began on a Sunday in the Gregorian calendar. It marked the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD), the 12th year of the 3rd millennium, the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade. Major global events in 2012 included the London Summer Olympics... read more
This year was a really good one for me. I was 9 years old at the time. Back then, YouTube seemed to be just right, not too old and not too modern. I also remember some songs like Gangnam Style that were extremely popular towards the end of the year. Overall, it was one of the best years of my life. I would give it a 9 out of 10.
Honestly, 2009-2012 was an awesome time to be a kid. There were no smartphones. Music, movies, and cartoons were all still good, and video games were awesome. Kids actually went outside to play instead of staying inside on electronics. That era was absolutely amazing. The past couple of years just haven't been the same.
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2018
2018 (MMXVIII) was a common year that began on a Monday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2018th year of the Common Era, the 9th year of the 2010s decade, the 18th year of the 21st century, and the 18th year of the 3rd millennium. Notable global events included the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang... read more
2018 was not as good as 2017. In fact, it's not even close.
2018 was just more boring because it was not that special, in my opinion. However, it was still a great year, to be honest. School was great for me, but the summer vacation was one of the worst because I started having travel sickness.
Regardless, though, it was still a great year because it had a decent F1 season, and it also had great music, video games, and movies.
America was so much better in 2018 and the years near it. President Trump handled the economy very well, and our country was running smoothly. I do not remember anything negative going on in my life during these years. Truly the best year of my life until 2020 came and Sleepy Joe took office.
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2013
2013 (MMXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2013th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 13th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2010s decade.... read more
It might not have been for you, but 2013 is hands down and forever will be the best year of my life. The music was really hype that year, the TV and movies were great as well, and to put the cherry on top, I went on a cross-country road trip from my home in Indiana and did a complete circle around the West Coast. Hell yeah.
2013 was a very memorable year. It was the year that music, cars, entertainment, memes, and technology were at their best, and everybody was happy. Vine was cool, the Harlem Shake wasn't cringe, and this was by far the best year in a person's life for me.
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2007
2007 (MMVII) was a common year that started on a Monday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2007th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. It was also the 7th year of the 3rd millennium, the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2000s decade.
2007 and 2008 are the years that I have good memories of. Sometimes I get flashbacks from those years and I almost cry. I spent so much good time with my friends outside. Now they are gone due to drugs, disappearance, moving away, or talking with different people. I hope a time inventor is created and can move us back to the years 2007 and 2008.
So many great video games came out in 2007. Team Fortress 2, Super Mario Galaxy, God of War 2, Manhunt 2, Metroid Prime 3, Halo 3, Mario Party 8, and Modern Warfare were just a few. There was so much more!
The year of the third season of the recent Doctor Who. This was my favorite year because of the companion. I also believe there were no global catastrophes.
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2021
2021 (MMXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 21st year of the third millennium, the 21st year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2020s. The year was notable for hosting many major events that were originally scheduled for 2020, such as the Tokyo Summer Olympics... read more
The best year in the 2020s, in retrospect, was 2021. With Covid restrictions loosening, Euro 2020, and the Tokyo Olympics 2020 finally being held, peace still prevailed in Ukraine. However, Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, Russia flexed its muscles on the Ukraine border, and we lost Prince Philip, Desmond Tutu, and Frederik de Klerk, two anti-apartheid fighters.
The pandemic stuff was not great for some people, but for me, it was a great year. I could stay at my home doing nothing, and that was great.
For me personally, this has been a lot better than 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has toned down a bit, and I was able to travel by car around Southern Sweden, which was a nice semester!
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2014
2014 (MMXIV) was a common year that began on a Wednesday according to the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2014th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. It was also the 14th year of the 3rd millennium, the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2010s decade.
Six years before everything went downhill. My life was easier, despite my trypophobia and having minor health issues at the beginning of this year. I was still living in Seoul and experienced better pop culture instead of the Gen Alpha trash from 10 years later.
Best year ever, in my opinion. It was the best year for sports, music, and a great year for video games. I had so much fun that year and really want to go back.
This was one of the best years for movies. We got Whiplash, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Edge of Tomorrow, among others.
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2024
2024 (MMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
It was the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
Why is this not in the top 10? It was amazing. The 80s have been coming back recently. I am glad I don't have to deal with the crappy 2010s pop culture anymore. The 2020s will always be better than the 2010s. It is a fact.
It's the best year by far, especially for TikTok dances.
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2026
2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year and a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It marks the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the 3rd millennium, and the 21st century. Along with being the 7th year of the 2020s decade, it features... read more
Not excellent as 2025, but still follows many favorable trends from that year. Older fashion trends continued returning, music improving, people returning to routines, COVID-19 pandemic disruptions subsiding, and violent crime rates dropped in my country that I feel safe again after 10 years. Movies weren't that great as last year tbh. However 2026 is much better compared to 2015 for me.
This is going pretty good so far! 8/10
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2019
2019 (MMXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2019th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 19th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2010s decade.... read more
My second-best year. It was so good. Fantastic video games, a terrible F1 season, but the rest was just that good: music, movies, and TV shows, as well as great vacations that I had.
It was one of those final years of prime life, but there is no denying that it is top two on my list since everything was just so damn good. It is just one of those years you could never forget.
The last good year. Pop culture was good. My relatives had more free time than in 2018.
However, in 2020, things went all the way downhill. In 2021 and 2022, I began experiencing Gen Alpha pop culture. In 2024, it sucks so bad!
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2015
2015 (MMXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2015th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. It was the 15th year of the 3rd millennium, the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2010s decade. Major global events in 2015 included the Paris Climate... read more
I see why people hate this year, with terrorism, bombings, shootings, and so on. However, some of the good things were that our economy was pretty good. It was also a good year for movies, animation, video games, and some songs. There's good and bad to every year, even the year 2000.
2015 was a great year for me. It was better than 2022. My trypophobia ended in the spring.
I miss all the years before 2020 now. It was a good time. I was 8-9 years old. Good pop culture, better than now. Good music artists, such as Carly Rae Jepsen, Tame Impala, Grimes, Meghan Trainor, and Elle King, released new music.
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2020
2020 (MMXX) was a leap year that began on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar. It marked the 20th year of the third millennium, the 20th year of the 21st century, and the first year of the 2020s.
The year was globally defined by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic caused widespread disruptions... read more
I think that 2020 is going to give us a lot of time to improve.
Yes, we have the coronavirus and other tragic things happening, but you know what? Humanity has always been tragic, and compared to the past, we have all become more accepting of each other.
I know what you might be saying: "Why is this even on the list?" and "This year was the worst." But if you forget about COVID-19, bushfires, celebrity deaths, etc., it was actually a good year.
Reasons why 2020 was a good year:
1. For the first time, there was a reduction in land and air pollution.
2. There were more improvements in medicine than ever before.
3. The last Ebola patient in DRC has now been treated.
4. Thanks to stay-at-home orders, animal shelters are emptier than ever.
5. Polio was officially eradicated on the African continent.
6. The 2020 election saw the most voter participation in 120 years.
7. It was actually a really great year for space exploration.
8. Thanks to the COVID vaccine, the biggest vaccination campaign in history began.
9. The 2020 election led to historic wins for LGBTQ+ people and women of color.
10. The Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ employees are protected by civil rights employment statutes.
These are many examples of why 2020 was kind of a good year, so don't think 2020 was all bad.
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2022
2022 (MMXXII) was a common year that started on a Saturday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2022nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. This year marked the 22nd year of the 3rd millennium, the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2020s decade.
Best year for me, I was happy, I traveled, it was amazing. Also, important events made it even better. In my personal life it was amazing, wish I could go back.
So far, this year has been WAY better than 2020 and 2021. Usually, at the start of January, something bad always happens at the start of the 2020s. This year took a different turn and actually did good. Go '22!
A very memorable year. So many things happened. If I had the ability to time travel, I'd surely time travel to the year 2022.
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2009
The year 2009 was a common year that started on a Thursday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2009th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. This year also marked the final year of the 2000s decade.
Best year. WWE was great, especially Jeff Hardy, Japanese manga and anime, X-Play, music, television, and the Nintendo DSi, which helped shape Nintendo consoles. Naruto was just great when people weren't into phones and when people had BlackBerrys with Let It Rock as the popular song.
Good movies, like Inglourious Basterds. This year was the best year for me because so many great things happened! I got my video game console for the first time, and Assassin's Creed II came out.
This was my year. Everything I did was very memorable, and all my sports went well, mainly Federer winning the French Open and Wimbledon.
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2016
2016 (MMXVI) was a leap year that began on a Friday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2016th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. It also marked the 16th year of the 3rd millennium, the 16th year of the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2010s decade.
2016 was peak: the vibes, the music, everything. It was when we used social media to express experiences rather than just for entertainment (you know, when being a content creator was just for fun and not as a career). We all were drinking milkshakes, Starbucks, and boba on sidewalks. We were at the parks at night and having the time of our lives. We were carefree and actually living. In 2016, we were actually present.
Not to mention the friend groups of four to eight. Damn if we could turn back time. Not to mention the fashions. You didn't have to be a millionaire to have cute clothes, as thrifting was still a trendy thing.
Maybe you had a bad year in 2016, but pandas didn't. 2016 was the BEST year ever, with early TikTok beginnings, and then Stranger Things first premiered on July 15.
Music was so much better in 2016. From pop music, hip hop, and other stuff, I actually liked music back then.
2016 was not like 2025. 2025 was filled with brain rot, like '67' and Italian brain rot. 2025 was the worst year, no offense. Though 2025 had so much nonsensical brain rot, I barely found any brain rot in 2016. Or if there was, those were understandable, and yeah, even though there was only an iPhone 7 back in 2016, I still would enjoy it.
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1989
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1989th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 989th year of the 2nd millennium, the 89th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1980s decade. The fall of the Berlin... read more
It was a great year. The Berlin Wall fell, giving East Europeans the freedom to travel to Western Europe and vice versa. Pop culture was great, and The Simpsons first aired (and it was at its best).
I wish I was born in 1989.
And for those of you who think that this year sucked just because Taylor Swift was born, grow up. She may have come into the world, but at the time, we did not know she would end up being the terrible pop singer she is today.
This was a very important year, and a lot of good stuff happened.
Why is 1945 all the way down at #56? One of the worst and most deadly wars in history ended that year!
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1969
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1960s decade.... read more
Don't forget the excitement of watching the build-up to the moon landing with the earlier Apollo missions in 1969. Also, Concorde's first flight, Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Waters, as well as Woodstock. The first microchip and ARPANET were also introduced.
We thought science and technology would solve all our problems back then. And why not, with all this going on? It was also the year Star Trek was first shown on UK TV.
It was a great year to be 11/12, like me, with the future looking so bright.
This has to be the best year. It is interesting how on all of these 'opinion' sites the younger generation chooses only those years that they remember and ignores anything that actually happened. Do they still teach history in schools?
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2005
2005 was a common year beginning on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar. It marked the 2005th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. The year was the sixth of the 2000s decade and included several notable global events in politics, science, and entertainment.
This was the best year in the world. Many good things came out, like God of War for the PlayStation 2, Doom 3 for the original Xbox, Quake 4, and King Kong the movie.
The world became an amazing place for once. I was born! And YouTube was created in 2005, so, you know, I actually HAVE a YouTube channel... Random Pete.
I get so emotional when I think of how much I'd love to go back to this year.
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2006
2006 was a common year beginning on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2006th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. This year marked the sixth year of the 3rd millennium, the 21st century, and the 2000s decade.
Great year for rock music, in my opinion, because my favorite album came out that year, One-X, which is from Three Days Grace. It was also the year Evanescence, another one of my favorite bands, released their album The Open Door.
Can't believe it's been 10 years now. It was a great year for me, I still remember the Emo and Myspace times and having awesome friends.
The best year because:
Superman Returns came out.
Taylor Swift wrote her favorite song, Tim McGraw.
X-Men: The Last Stand.
Music.
Movies.
Video games.
When I was in preschool, I met my best friend for the first time. When it was September, I didn't want the year to end. This will always be my favorite year. It was the best year ever in the world!
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2004
2004 was a leap year that began on a Thursday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2004th year of the Common Era and of the Anno Domini designations. Major events in 2004 included the Athens Summer Olympics and the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in December.
So much great stuff this year. Shrek 2, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Half-Life 2, GTA San Andreas, The Incredibles. My cousin was born. I went to Disney.
This was the best year of my life. I was 9, and the world was my oyster. Sure, I was being systematically oppressed, but it was still fun.
TV was way better than it is today, especially the cartoons. Not just the cartoons, but all of it. Games were way better too.
My favorite game of all time, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, was released this year. A lot of good rap music came out too, like College Dropout, Encore, and Madvillainy.
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2002
2002 (MMII) was a common year that began on a Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2002nd year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. It was also the 2nd year of the 3rd millennium, the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2000s decade.
It makes me feel good to see 2002 near the top, not just because it was the year I was born in, but also because it seemed like a great year in general. Even though most people were still recovering from 9/11, there were a lot of neat things that happened that year.
Great movies, great TV shows, great video games, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network were at their peak in quality - you name it!
The year I was born! There were also lots of great TV shows out there, great games, great music, and lots of other great stuff! I think this should be number 1. Although, if time travel ever existed, I might go back to 2000 and see what it was like.
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2008
2008 was a leap year that began on a Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2008th year of the Common Era and the Anno Domini designations. It was also the 8th year of the 3rd millennium, the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.
The Dark Knight was released this year. Should I say more?
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2023
The year 2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year that began on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. It also marked the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium, the 21st century, and the 2020s decade.
I completely understand why 2023 is so low. Most people had reached the end of their rose-tinted childhood days by then.
But for me, it was truly the best. 2023 felt like the calm before the storm in my life. Before the stress of later events, it was just a time of fun and peace.
I feel like part of me is still stuck there, and I'm okay with that. 2023 will always be the best.
2023 was by far the best year I've lived. I flew on a plane for the first time, spent my days playing gacha, and made lots of cringeworthy videos in CapCut.
I made OCs, listened to nightcore, and had online school with great teachers. Most importantly, I was truly happy.
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1999
1999 was the greatest year in history. I mean, everyone loved that year and is nostalgic for it. That year was part of the golden era, which ranged from 1995 to 2006.
Everything was at its peak: music was so great, some movies and TV shows were excellent, and it was also probably the greatest year ever for sports. If I had a time travel machine, I would absolutely love to live in that year.
The year I was born in and the year the Euro was put into circulation. My soul goes out to Europe, particularly the UK, because of Brexit. Hope they can figure it out. By the way, I'm a South African.