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Groovy baby names that rocked the 1970s

May 26, 2022 at 9:34 a.m.

Stacker took a look at data from the Social Security Administration Baby Names Database from 2019 to uncover the decade's top 50 names for boys and girls. Each name's current...

1996: 'Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)' by Los del Río | <p>Perhaps no song is as unlikely to grab the top pop song of the year mantel than "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)." The original version of the Latin dance megahit was written and recorded by aging Spanish pop duo Los del Río (Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ruíz Perdigones) in 1993. But it was a 1996 remix by the Bayside Boys (Mike Triay and Carlos de Yarza) that took the world by storm. Incredibly, the song, with its built-in dance routine, hit #1 in August 1996 and stayed there for 14 weeks. The "Macarena" was danced at weddings and bar mitzvahs for years to come.</p>

#1 pop song from the year you graduated high school

October 26, 2022 at 9:53 a.m.

Stacker pulled data from Billboard Year-End Charts, which ranks the #1 singles, albums, and more of the calendar year, to compile a list of the #1 pop song for each...

Most popular baby names in the 21st century

August 6, 2022 at 11:40 a.m.

Stacker analyzed data from SSA to rank the most popular baby names of the 21st century. The list's data are split up by birth gender, as reported on the baby's...

In 1956, after a decade of research and development at Procter & Gamble, Secret was released as the first antiperspirant/deodorant made specifically for women in a cream form. Two years later P&G released the first roll-on version (Secret Ice Blue), eight years before they released a spray-on Secret (Secret Super Spray or Secret Aerosol).

Iconic products released the year you were born

February 26, 2020 at 4:42 p.m.

American history can often be remembered through our consumer habits. That's why Stacker ranked the iconic products released from the year you were born, from 1919 to 2018. From Slurpees...

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