Best Years of the 21st Century
2010 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2010th year based on Anno Domini/Common Era designations. It is the 10th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2010s decade. This was the best year in the 21st century. I wasn't so old to be facing college issues, but I wasn't too young either to not know about exciting things in life like science, girls, etc. I was a teen in high school, and it was partying everywhere.
It was also the time when I began to learn the truth behind everything: physics, biology, nature, why we exist, etc. I read Hawking's A Brief History of Time for the first time. My close friends were all total nerds and geeks, and I was a high school genius and ubergeek.
Also, this marks the beginning of the time when new technology like smartphones and WhatsApp became very popular. I upgraded to 3G internet from 2G, which meant access to much faster bandwidth for everyone. Apple released the iPad, ebooks became very popular, and Amazon would release the Kindle Fire a year later.
So, this marks the time when all developing countries became widely connected to the rest of the world through the internet and Facebook. I also remember the old Orkut. The peak of technological advancement, the tallest tower Burj Khalifa, opened in 2010.
Not to forget the music released in 2010. FIFA 2010 was the best FIFA. I still remember the FIFA theme song, Shakira's "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)." And also, Michael Jackson's "Hold My Hand," as a tribute to his death.
2011 (MMXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2011th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. In my opinion, I want this one to be number one mainly because it had really great songs that year. There's a great remix for them. The old days were good.
My favorite song, Tighten Up, was released that year. I love The Black Keys!
Overall, one of the best of the 2010s. I thought school was pretty fun, and I got some amazing LEGO City sets.
2006 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year based on the Common Era/Anno Domini designations. It is the 6th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade. This was the best year of my life. My youngest brother was born. I was 8 this year, nothing bad happened to me or my family, most movies and TV shows were good, and this year had amazing music. This year was SO good. Get this higher.
Nothing matches this year. The energy, the enthusiasm. There are people who say that 2006 was boring and that hip hop died in 2006, but they're very wrong.
2006 is the year which set a fashion trend all the way up to 2012. So, anything that people see in the early 2010s is because of the changes in 2006.
I feel like 2006 was a starting year for the new modern era. Flat-screen TVs became more popular, the 90s vibes ended, and technology started to get more advanced. Also, everything was so cinematic.
2012 (MMXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade. 2012 was another good year for me. I was 6 years old back then, and I remember things such as going to Target with my grandma and getting some Squinkies playsets, celebrating my 6th birthday, and how awesome Christmas 2012 was (it's my favorite Christmas of all time as of 9/6/2021).
Unfortunately, my best friends (who were also my apartment neighbors) moved away in January/February, and I got lost on my first day of 1st grade in September 2012, but oh well.
There was just something magical about 2010-2012, but 2012 was the bomb. It was joy, happiness, and ecstasy every moment breathing this year!
2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2007th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 7th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2000s decade.
2009 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2009th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. It was the 10th and final year of the 2000s decade. "Twilight: New Moon" came out, and there were a lot of great songs. Fun.
This year ushered in a multi-year era of hope and prosperity.
2008 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year based on the Common Era/Anno Domini designations. It is the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade. I loved this year. This year I saw The Dark Knight, Breaking Bad premiered, and I got to sink deep into nostalgia with Adult Swim Old School Night. If you don't know, in 2008, every Friday Adult Swim would showcase programs that were on Adult Swim in 2001 the whole night.
If you were born in 2008, you are the last birth year to spend all of your elementary school years before the pandemic. Which is pretty cool, right?
"Twilight" came out. Cool movie, great actors. Music was peak.
2019 (MMXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, 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. It was at least a decent way to end a memorable decade. 2019 was just a good year, and I couldn't find a better way to end the decade than with this year. This year is terrible so far: the pandemic, too many people dying, fear, hate, protests, etc.
The climax of pre-COVID life. I won't tell you how that summer was memorable for me personally, but I have almost as much nostalgia for it as I do with 2010-15.
It was a good year for me, just before the pandemic started.
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2003rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 3rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2000s decade.
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, the 15th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2010s decade. 2015 was the most nostalgic year of my life. The starry night, M83 music, my old friends, and the club Bella Gold. Best time of my life.
GT Racing 2, Asphalt 7, and Real Racing 2 were still around, and the atmosphere felt nostalgic. It is the second most nostalgic year followed by the 1980s.
Gay marriage was legalized. Can't take it? Go cry in a corner like the big baby you are.
2004 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations This year should be at number one! Top 3 at least.
2005 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2005th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. It was the 6th year of the 2000s decade. YouTube was started, and From Under the Cork Tree came out in 2005.
2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2002nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 2nd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2000s decade. This year was absolutely sublime as we recovered from 9/11. Music was wonderful, and TV shows were fabulous.
2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium, the 17th year of the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade. 2013: An ok year when I lived in a temporary place and went to nursery: 6.8/10.
2014: Moved to Canterbury. The World Cup was great, and it was just really fun: 8.0/10.
2015: Even better. I went to school, made friends, the autumn was great, and the music and TV were very good: 8.6/10.
2016: Amazing year. I made new friends in Year 3. The music, TV, and internet were next level, and that summer was perfection - just Pokémon, vibes, and sun. Aside from the bad political stuff, this year was perfect: 9.9/10.
2017: This was the greatest year of all time. Every month was great. It was the most fun year, the music, TV, and internet culture were perfect, and I was friends with everyone at the new school I moved to: 10/10.
2018: This is the worst year of all time. I moved to Tonbridge, the world was getting more hateful and tyrannical, the culture was terrible, and nothing good happened at all: 1.0/10.
2019: Things got slightly better but were mid at best. My life was getting a bit better as I tried to find a school space, but everything felt so tedious, like a chore. Culturally, it was average at best, and the only actually good thing that happened was the amazing summer, which rivaled 2016 in terms of quality. Everything else was either mid or straight up bad: 5.3/10.
2020: This year was terrible. I moved to a temporary house because of some family drama, then back to Tonbridge to another temporary house. Covid came to ruin everything, then BLM started off as positive only to turn into a destructive mess, missing the point of the movement. Everything was delayed, and everyone was in a constant state of panic. The only good thing was the end of it and how funny it was to laugh at how insane that year was: 3.1/10.
2021: This year was a mixed bag. I made a new friend at the temporary house who was great and probably the best I've ever had. February to May were perfect, but everything else was ok or bad, aside from... more
2013 (MMXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, 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. My first Eurovision live experience and the last year of no ISIS. My little sister was born.
2018 (MMXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2018th year of the Common Era (CE), the 9th year of the 2010s decade, the 18th year of the 21st century, and the 18th year of the 3rd millennium.
2014 (MMXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2014th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 14th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2010s decade. I consider 2014 the last good year because things started to go downhill in 2015.
2016 (MMXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2016th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 16th year of the 3rd millennium, the 16th year of the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2010s decade. Probably one of the only years in my life that wasn't so full of stress and drama.
Unquestionably the greatest year ever. All aspects of culture and life were at their peak.
The year 2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year that started on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. Additionally, it was the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, as well as the 4th year of the 2020s decade. Still in the age of post-Trump optimism, so nowhere near the dark ages.
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. 2021 was scheduled to host many major events that were originally scheduled for 2020... read more The first half was not bad. The second half was boring. The year as a whole is a trillion universes better than 2020.
For me, personally, the best year of my life so far. I hope 2022 will be even better.
2021 is fixing 2020, especially by having the 2020 Olympics.
2022 (MMXXII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2022nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 22nd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2020s decade.
2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 20th year of the third millennium, the 20th year of the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s... read more The pandemic started. I didn't go to school and watched a lot of movies. It wasn't that bad.
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade.
2024 (MMXXIV) is the current year and is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. It is the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
This is the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.