May 20 Through the 90s
73 events from the decade
The most requested video on this day in 1999
Peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the definitive anthems of female independence in the 90s.
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.
Two dolphins leaping over a double rainbow against a hot-pink sky.
You see beauty everywhere and believe in magic. You'd rather daydream than do math homework.
Click an animal to reveal your personality
Lisa Frank Inc. · Tucson, AZ · 1979–2000s
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