See the 28 Most Popular Halloween Costumes by Year in This Cool Infographic

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Remember back in 2009 when everyone thought it was cool to dress up like Twilight characters for Halloween? Yeah, we blocked it from our memories, too. We do, however, fondly remember the Halloween Harry Potter hype, the years of Star Wars and super heroes, and Charlie's Angels. Looking back at the most popular Halloween costumes since 1993 will make you nostalgic for the good old days — and may make you cringe a little bit as well. Check out the most popular costumes by year from the '90s until now.

01

1993

Ninja Turtles

02

1993

Barney the Dinosaur

03

1994

Might Morphin Power Rangers

04

1994

Sailor Moon

05

1995

Woody and Buzz Lightyear

06

1996

Scream

07

1997

Batman and Catwoman

08

1998

Cartman and Kenny

09

1999

Neo

10

2000

Austin Powers

11

2001

Harry Potter and Hermione Granger

12

2002

Spiderman

13

2003

Captain Jack Sparrow

14

2004

Spongebob Squarepants

15

2005

Darth Vader and Princess Leia

16

2006

Charlie's Angels

17

2007

Hannah Montana

18

2008

The Joker

19

2009

Edward Cullen

20

2010

Rapunzel

21

2011

Snooki

22

2012

Psy

23

2012

Merida

24

2013

Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus

25

2014

Elsa and Olaf

26

2015

Donald Trump

27

2015

Left Shark

28

2015

Jon Snow

29

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