1999 on TV
864 curated clips across 6 categories.
Y2K buzz builds as Napster launches, SpongeBob debuts, and Star Wars returns to theaters.
Set the dial to 1999 and the rotation tilts toward movies and TV, music videos, and commercials. Behind the screen there is no recommendation system, no behavioral model, no feed. Behind the screen there is a JSON file with 1999 on the cover and a player that does what you tell it to do, in the order the shuffle hands it over.
Quick context
- Top movie: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
- Top TV show: ER
- Billboard #1 song: Smooth - Santana ft. Rob Thomas
- Major event: Napster launches and changes music sharing
- Cultural debut: TiVo digital video recorder ships to consumers
- Total clips on this channel: 864
What's on the 1999 channel
- Movies and TV360
- Commercials83
- Video games57
- News27
- Sports15
- Music videos322
Music in heavy rotation
The music channel for 1999 pulls from 10 tracks released that year. Artists in the mix include Santana, Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, TLC, Smash Mouth, Christina Aguilera, Lou Bega, Backstreet Boys.
Surf 1999
Open the TV and start flipping →
About the curation
1999 is a strict shelf. Every clip on it is something that originally aired, released, or went out as a live broadcast in 1999 — one scene, one segment, one performance, one commercial at a time. Retrospectives do not qualify. 1990s countdowns do not qualify. Reactions do not qualify. To add or remove anything, write hello@timesurf.tv. The full curation policy is on the About page.