Media Timeline

Best media from each year

YearMedia
2100BCBook: The Epic of Gilgamesh
1500BCBook: The Bible (Oral Tradition)
800BCBook/Play: The Iliad
800BCBook/Play: The Odyssey
429BCBook/Play: Oedipus Rex
375BCBook: The Republic
340BCBook: Aristotle’s Metaphysics
335BCBook: Nicomachean Ethics
426Book: City of God
975Book: Beowulf
1321Book: The Inferno
1387Book: The Cantebury Tales
1595Book/Play: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1599Book/Play: Hamlet
1718Music: Vivaldi’s The 4 Seasons
1722Music: Bach’s Prelude 1 in C Major
1784Music: Mozart’s Rondo Alla Turca
1787Music: Mozart’s Serenade #13
1788Music: Mozart’s Symphony #40
1794Book: Songs of Innocence and Experience
1799Music: Beethoven’s Piano Sonata #8
1804Music: Beethoven’s 5th
1818Book: Frankenstein
1822Music: Beethoven’s Symphony #9
1826Book: A Christmas Carol
1829Music: Rossini’s William Tell Overture
1831Music: Chopin’s Nocturnes OP9
1839Book: The Fall of House Usher
1850Music: Liszt’s Liebesträume
1856Music: Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries
1871Music: Brahms Hungarian Dances
1875Music: Greig’s Morning Mood
1878Music: Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances
1883Music: Brahms 3rd Symphony
1886Music: Satie’s Trois Mélodies
1887Book: A Study in Scarlet
1888Music: Korsakov’s Scheherazade
1889Book: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
1893Music: Satie’s Gnossiennes
1895Book: The Time Machine
1898Music: Satie’s Gymnopedie #1
1902Book: The Hound of the Baskervilles
1911Book: The Devil’s Dictionary
1920Music: Satie’s Elegie
1937Book: The Hobbit
1939Movie: The Wizard of Oz
Music: Moonlight Sonata
1951TV: Dragnet
1952Book: Mere Christianity
1953Book: Fahrenheit 451
1954Music: Fly Me to the Moon
Book: The Fellowship of the Ring
1955Music: Same Old Saturday Night
1956Book: The Chronicles of Narnia
1957Music: All the Way
1958Music: Come Fly with Me
1959Music: All My Tomorrows
1961Music: Blue Moon
1962Music: I Get a Kick out of You
1963TV: Doctor Who
1964Movie: Goldfinger
TV: Gilligan’s Island
1965TV: Hogans Heroes
Music: It was a Very Good Year
1966TV: Star Trek The Original Series
Music: Mercy Mercy Mercy
1968Book: Inside, Outside, Upside Down
1969Music: Goodbye Forever
1970Game: Computer Space
Movie: THX1138
TV:
Music: Make It with You
1971Game: Oregon Trail
Movie: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
TV:
Music: If
1972Game: Pong
Movie:
TV: M*A*S*H
Music: Baby Ima Want You
1973Game: Empire
Movie: Enter the Dragon
TV: Superfriends
Music: Pianoman
1974Game: Tank
Movie: The Man with the Golden Gun
TV: The Six Million Dollar Man
Music: Boy Blue
1975Game: Gun Fight!
Movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
TV:
Music: Bohemian Rhapsody
1976Game: Outlaw
Movie: Rocky
TV:
Music: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
1977Game: Sea Wolf
Movie: The Rescuers
TV:
Music: How Deep is your Love
1978Game: Space Invaders
Movie: Drunken Master
TV:
Music: It’s Over
Book: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye
1979Game: Galaxian
Movie: Alien
TV: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Music: tie between Don’t Bring Me Down and Burn this Disco Out
1980Game: Adventure
Movie: Airplane
TV:
Music: Back in Black
1981Game: Galaga
Movie: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
TV: The Greatest American Hero
Music: Private Eyes
1982Game: Dig Dug
Movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
TV: Night Rider
Music: The Message
1983Game: Moon Patrol
Movie: Project A
TV: The A-Team
Music: Human Nature
1984Game: Pitfall!
Movie: The Last Starfighter
TV:
Music: Tie between Take on Me, West End Girls, and Point of No Return
1985Game: Super Mario Bros
Movie: Back to the Future
TV: GI Joe
Music: We Built this City
Book: Ender’s Game
1986Game: Joust
Movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
TV:
Music: Died in your Arms Tonight
1987Game: Final Fantasy
Movie: The Princess Bride
TV: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Music: Come Go with Me
1988Game: Zelda 2: Adventure of Link
Movie: Moonwalker
TV: Red Dwarf
Music: What’s On Your Mind
1989Game: Rampage
Movie: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
TV:
Music: Speed Demon
1990Game: Moonwalker
Movie: Home Alone
TV:
Music: Sucide Blonde
1991Game: LOZ A Link to the Past
Movie: Star Trek VI: Undiscovered Country
TV: Darkwing Duck
Music: Send Me an Angel
1992Game: Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Movie: Home Alone II: Lost in New York
TV: Batman the Animated Series
Music: Peace & Love Inc.
Book: The Magic Treehouse
1993Game: Doom
Movie: Groundhog Day
TV: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Music: You Know How We Do It
Book: Rowan of Rin
1994Game: Gauntlet 4
Movie: The Mask
TV:
Music: Juicy
1995Game: Starcraft
Movie: Toy Story
TV: Xena Warrior Princess
Music: Stranger in Moscow
Book: Jesus Freaks
1996Game: The Elder Scrolls II Daggerfall
Movie: Independence Day
TV:
Music: tie between Love You to Death, Sky’s the Limit, and Virtual Insanity
1997Game: 007 Goldeneye
Movie: Men in Black
TV: Stargate SG-1
Music: Blood on the Dance Floor
1998Game: Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Movie: The Prince of Egypt
TV:
Music: Do For Love
1999Game: Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
Movie: The Matrix
TV: Spongebob Squarepants
Music: Otherside
2000Game: Star Trek Armada
Movie: Joseph King of Dreams
TV: Malcolm in the Middle
Music: Last Resort
Book: That Stump Must Go!
2001Game: Star Wars Obi Wan
Movie: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
TV: Samurai Jack
Music: tie between Streetwalker & In the End
2002Game: The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind
Movie: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
TV: Firefly
Music: Misery
Anime: Naruto
2003Game: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Movie: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
TV: Xiaolin Showdown
Music: Bring Me to Life
Book: The Dragons of Deltora
2004Game: Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
Movie: Spider-Man 2
TV: Battlestar Galactica
Music: Pain
2005Game: Star Wars: Knights of the Old republic II
Movie: Serenity
TV: Avatar the Last Airbender
Music: 7 Days in Sunny June
Book: The Shadowlands
2006Game: Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
Movie: Over the Hedge
TV: Heroes
Music: Diary of Jane
Book: Here There Be Dragons
Anime: Death Note
2007Game: Mass Effect
Movie: Enchanted
TV:
Music: Makes Me Wonder
Anime: Deltora Quest
2008Game: Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon
Movie: The Dark Knight
TV: Leverage
Music: Given Up
Book: The Indigo King
2009Game: Mario Kart Wii
Movie: Star Trek
TV: Big Time Rush
Music: Fireflies
2010Game: Warzone Tower Defense
Movie: Tron Legacy
TV: Sherlock
Music: Prince
Book: The Dragons Apprentice
2011Game: The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
Movie: All Star Superman
TV: Game of Thrones
Music: Paradise
Book: Drawing Out the Dragons
Anime: Fate Zero
2012Game: Minecraft
Movie: Men in Black III
TV: Continuum
Music: Hold On Till May
Book: The Barbazon Diaries
Anime: K Project
2013Game: Batman: Arkham Origins
Movie: Star Trek: Into Darkness
TV: Rick and Morty
Music: Mirrors
Book: The First Dragon
Anime: Attack on Titan
2014Game: Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Movie: The Amazing Spider Man 2
TV:
Music: Blue Gangsta
Anime: Fate Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works
2015Game: Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Movie: Avengers 2: Age of Ultron
TV:
Music: Pink Cloud
Anime: One Punch Man
2016Game: Superhot
Movie: Star Trek: Beyond
TV:
Music: Satelite
Anime: Konosuba
2017Game: Middle Earth Shadow of War
Movie: Thor Ragnarok
TV:
Music: Telepathic
Anime: Fate Apocrypha
2018Game: Dungeon Warfare II
Movie: Spider Man: Into the Spiderverse
TV:
Music: Hope
Anime: Darling in the Franxx
2019Game: Call of Duty Mobile
Movie: Avengers Endgame
TV: The Boys
Music: Thousands of Summer Twilights
2020Game: Cyberpunk 2077
Movie:
TV:
Music: Butterfly Effect
2021Game: Siralim Ultimate
Movie: Encanto
TV: Arcane
Music: Royalty
Book: The Dragon Knight
Anime: Mushoku Tensei
2022Game: Tower of Fantasy
Movie: The Batman
TV: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Music: Every Time
2023Game: Baldurs Gate III
Movie: Across the Spiderverse
TV:
Music: Let’s Pretend We’re Numb
2024Game: Balatro
Movie: Deadpool & Wolverine
TV:
Music: Overstimulated
2025Game: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Movie:
TV:
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