1997: The Lost Year in Music

While one's taste in entertainment is completely subjective there are times in pop culture history when even the snobbiest of snobs and the lowest of low-brow connoisseurs come together in confused agreement.

1997 is when pop culture consumers of all stripes collectively asked: what the hell is going on?

It's not so much that '97 was filled with bad music (but seriously, it was!) it's that some seminal albums, important movements and well-known artists solidified themselves as forces in the music industry, while somehow sharing the spotlight with a glut of completely forgettable or downright terrible songs. 

The end result is that we remember Aqua's 'Barbie Girl' and forget that Daft Punk burst on the scene that year. We know all the Spice Girls by name but struggle to remember a single track off the biggest rap album (Life After Death) ever made. 

1997 was weird, man.