| Fad | Decade |
| Nintendo | |
| iPods | |
| Pokemon | |
| Coco Chanel | |
| Swatch Watches | |
| Napolean Dynamite | |
| Diners | |
| Dance Dance Revolution | |
| Leisure suits | |
| Rubik's Cube | |
| Wikis | |
| Saved by the Bell | |
| Care Bears | |
| British Invasion (music) | |
| Bowl cuts | |
| Metrosexuality | |
| Chicken dance | |
| Star Wars action figures | |
| Mr. Potato Head | |
| Shasta soda | |
| Craigslist | |
| Flash mobs | |
| Where's the Beef | |
| Hula Hoop | |
| The Mickey Mouse Club | |
| | Fad | Decade |
| Street Fighter | |
| World of Warcraft | |
| Hip hugger pants | |
| Earth Day | |
| Trapper Keepers | |
| WWJD (what would jesus do) | |
| Davy Crockett | |
| Chia Pets | |
| Pogs | |
| Uggs (boots) | |
| Smurfs | |
| Space program | |
| Tickle Me Elmo | |
| Tivo | |
| He-Man | |
| Atari | |
| Peace sign | |
| Legos | |
| Moonwalking | |
| Ouija boards | |
| Big Mouth Billy Bass | |
| Lava lamps | |
| Napster | |
| Ray-Ban sunglasses | |
| Waterbeds | |
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