United States in 2001
You were born in 2001 — the iPod put 1000 songs in your pocket, Harry Potter arrived in theaters, and Xbox entered the console wars.
💰 How much things cost in 2001
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 1.46 USD/gallon | verified (U.S. EIA) |
| Cinema ticket | ~5.66 USD | estimate |
| Coffee | ~1.30 USD | estimate |
| Ice cream | ~1.50 USD (scoop) | estimate |
Currency: USD
🎵 The music of 2001
The song of the year: Lifehouse – Hanging by a Moment (Billboard Year-End Hot 100 #1)
Other songs people listened to in 2001:
- Lifehouse – Hanging by a Moment
- Shaggy – Angel
- Alicia Keys – Fallin'
- Train – Drops of Jupiter
- Destiny's Child – Survivor
- Nelly – Ride wit Me
- Crazy in Love preview – Beyoncé
- Jay-Z – Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
- Dido – Thank You
📺 TV, cinema and pop culture
Cartoons: SpongeBob / Kim Possible (coming 2002) / Invader Zim (on Nickelodeon / Cartoon Network). September 11 changed everything. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone arrived in November and gave the world something to believe in.
TV series: 24 (Fox, Nov 6, 2001) — Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer. Real time drama. Post-9/11 America.
At the cinema: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring — Tolkien made real. The first of three perfect films.
Person of the moment: Frodo Baggins / Gandalf — the Fellowship began
The cult toy: Harry Potter merchandise / Xbox (November 2001) / GameCube (November 2001). Xbox and GameCube launched within days of each other in November 2001. The PS2 vs Xbox vs GameCube wars began.
👗 Fashion and snacks
Fashion: Low-rise jeans at peak, Von Dutch trucker hats beginning, velour tracksuits, UGG boots arriving.
Snacks: Dunkaroos, Lunchables, Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, Cosmic Brownies
📰 What happened in 2001
Event of the year: 9/11: terrorists attack the Twin Towers and Pentagon. 2,977 killed. War in Afghanistan begins.
Sport: Super Bowl XXXV: Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants 34-7. Ray Lewis wins MVP.
💻 Technology and everyday life
Tech news: iPod introduced: '1,000 songs in your pocket.' Wikipedia founded. Windows XP launched.
The gadget to have: iPod (October 23, 2001, '1000 songs in your pocket') / Xbox / GameCube
How people communicated: September 11. The world before and after. A generation defined by a single morning.
How people listened to music: The iPod launched October 23, 2001. '1000 songs in your pocket.' The Walkman era ended that day.
The weekend: Harry Potter. Lord of the Rings. Shrek. Monsters Inc. 2001 had the movies that defined the decade.
📵 What didn't exist yet in 2001
- Facebook (2004)
- YouTube (2005)
- iPhone (2007)
- Spotify (2008)
- Instagram (2010)
🎯 Guess the year — Every day a new mystery year from United States. You have 5 guesses: every miss reveals another clue.
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Main sources: EIA, Billboard, NATO