Today in the 90s

October 8

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MTV Total Request Live

#1 on TRL — October 8, 1999

The most requested video on this day in 1999

1

Jennifer Lopez

“If You Had My Love”

J.Lo's debut single hit #1 for five weeks in summer 1999, launching one of pop's biggest careers.

Today's Top 10 Countdown

1

Jennifer Lopez“If You Had My Love”

2

Backstreet Boys“I Want It That Way”

3

Ricky Martin“Livin' la Vida Loca”

4

TLC“No Scrubs”

5

Destiny's Child“Bills, Bills, Bills”

6

Eminem“My Name Is”

7

Savage Garden“I Want You”

8

Limp Bizkit“Nookie”

9

Sugar Ray“Every Morning”

10

Santana“Smooth”

TRL premiered on MTV on September 14, 1998. Fans voted daily by phone and online for their favorite videos. The show made Times Square its home and defined pop music for a generation.

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Showtime Rotisserie

Late-Night Legend · 1994

The Catchphrase

“Set it and forget it!”

— Ron Popeil

📡 On Air

1:00 AM – 3:00 AM

So you must have been desperate

💸 Price

$39.95 + shipping

But wait, there's more!

Ron Popeil's greatest invention — a countertop rotisserie oven that promised you could put a whole chicken in, set the timer, and walk away forever. The catchphrase entered the American language.

Absurdity Rating

★★★★★★★★★★5/10

✅ Still available today

As Seen on TV · 1994· Cable Access & Late Night

🎵 Music

📻FM Radio — October

Tune In to the 90s

Spin the dial to change stations — top songs in heavy rotation this month across the decade

Now Tuned

100.3 FM

Z100

Top 40 / CHR Pop

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On Air — Top 40 / CHR PopNew York's #1 Hit Music Station

“Ice Ice Baby”

New Kids on the Block

“Step by Step”

“It Must Have Been Love”

Wilson Phillips

“Vision of Love”

“Have You Seen Her”

“Blaze of Glory”

“Something Happened on the Way to Heaven”

“Club at the End of the Street”

Glenn Medeiros feat. Bobby Brown

“She Ain't Worth It”

Simulated stations based on real 90s radio formats. Click any track to search on YouTube.

📺 TV & Movies

Friday Night LineupiABC

TGIF— Thank God It's Friday!

1990–1991 Season

8:00 PM

Perfect Strangers

Season 6

8:30 PM

Family Matters

Season 1

9:00 PM

Full House

Season 4

9:30 PM

Growing Pains

Season 5

TGIF ran on ABC from 1989–2000, becoming the iconic Friday night destination for family TV in the 90s.

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🏀 Sports

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NFL Standings

i— 1995-96 season

The Cowboys' dynasty rolled on — Aikman, Smith, and Irvin captured their third Super Bowl in four years. The Steelers made a run but fell to Dallas in Super Bowl XXX.

🏀 NBA⚾ MLB🏈 NFL ▾🏒 NHL

AFC

#	Team	W-L	PCT
1	🏹 Kansas City Chiefs Steve Bono & Marcus Allen	13-3	.813
2	⚫🟡 Pittsburgh Steelers Neil O'Donnell & Kordell Stewart	11-5	.688
3	🐴 Indianapolis Colts Jim Harbaugh	9-7	.563
4	🦬 Buffalo Bills Thurman Thomas	10-6	.625
5	🐬 Miami Dolphins Dan Marino	9-7	.563

NFC

#	Team	W-L	PCT
1	⭐ Dallas Cowboys Aikman, Smith & Irvin — The Triplets	12-4	.750
2	🏅 San Francisco 49ers Steve Young & Jerry Rice	11-5	.688
3	🧀 Green Bay Packers Brett Favre	11-5	.688
4	🦅 Philadelphia Eagles Ricky Watters	10-6	.625
5	🐦 Atlanta Falcons Jeff George	9-7	.563

🏆1995-96 champion: Dallas Cowboys

✨ Pop Culture

📰

On the Newsstands

i— circa the 90s

Sports Illustrated

UNLV's Runnin' Rebels: Can Anyone Stop Them?

Sports Illustrated

UNLV's Runnin' Rebels: Can Anyone Stop Them?

April 9, 1990

Free at Last: Nelson Mandela Walks Out of Prison

Free at Last: Nelson Mandela Walks Out of Prison

March 19, 1990

Patrick Swayze: People's Sexiest Man Alive

Patrick Swayze: People's Sexiest Man Alive

May 28, 1990

Mandela: Free at Last — What Comes Next for South Africa

Mandela: Free at Last — What Comes Next for South Africa

March 5, 1990

💾 Money & Tech

📈90s Economyi

Numbers for 1990

Recession year — the S&L crisis and Gulf War uncertainty dragged markets down. The dot-com boom was still a decade away.

📊 Markets (Year-End)

NASDAQ

378

Pre-boom

Dow Jones

2,633

S&P 500

330

NASDAQ Trajectory · 1990–1999

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💵 Prices in 1990

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Gas (gallon)

$1.19

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Movie Ticket

$4.23

🍔

Big Mac

$2.20

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Avg. Monthly Rent

$530

US Economic Data · 1990 · The Dot-Com Decade

🛒 Still Availablei

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Dunkaroos Vanilla Cookies with Frosting

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic

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Nirvana - Nevermind (Vinyl)

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