I would like to hear your opinions?

Personally for me I always view the generation like this:

b. 1965/6-1969 or C/O 1983 - C/O 1987: Early Gen X - Children of the 70's aka Sesame Street Era, teens of the 80's aka MTV Era, Main Cheers Cohort

b. 1970-1976 or C/O 1988 - C/O 1994: Core Gen X - Children of the late 70's/early 80's aka Star Wars/E.T Era, teens of the late 80's/early 90's aka Hair Metal/Grunge Era, Main 90210 Cohort

b. 1977-1980/1 or C/O 1995 - C/O 1999: Late Gen X - Children of the 80's aka Transformers Era, teens of the 90's aka Gangsta Rap Era, Main Clueless Cohort

Does this seem accurate to you?

I would like to hear your opinions?

Personally for me I always view the generation like this:

b. 1965/6-1969 or C/O 1983 - C/O 1987: Early Gen X - Children of the 70's aka Sesame Street Era, teens of the 80's aka MTV Era, Main Cheers Cohort

b. 1970-1976 or C/O 1988 - C/O 1994: Core Gen X - Children of the late 70's/early 80's aka Star Wars/E.T Era, teens of the late 80's/early 90's aka Hair Metal/Grunge Era, Main 90210 Cohort

b. 1977-1980/1 or C/O 1995 - C/O 1999: Late Gen X - Children of the 80's aka Transformers Era, teens of the 90's aka Gangsta Rap Era, Main Clueless Cohort

Does this seem accurate to you?

Well done!!! :)

I would like to hear your opinions?

Personally for me I always view the generation like this:

b. 1965/6-1969 or C/O 1983 - C/O 1987: Early Gen X - Children of the 70's aka Sesame Street Era, teens of the 80's aka MTV Era, Main Cheers Cohort

b. 1970-1976 or C/O 1988 - C/O 1994: Core Gen X - Children of the late 70's/early 80's aka Star Wars/E.T Era, teens of the late 80's/early 90's aka Hair Metal/Grunge Era, Main 90210 Cohort

b. 1977-1980/1 or C/O 1995 - C/O 1999: Late Gen X - Children of the 80's aka Transformers Era, teens of the 90's aka Gangsta Rap Era, Main Clueless Cohort

Does this seem accurate to you?
Yep, it's accurate alright. I don't see much flaws in this chart except that some of the out-of-bounds of each cohort would have also experienced the same trends of their respective pop culture.

b. 1965/6-1969 or C/O 1983 - C/O 1987: Early Gen X - Children of the 70's aka Sesame Street Era, teens of the 80's aka MTV Era, Main Cheers Cohort

My parents right here! :)

b. 1970-1976 or C/O 1988 - C/O 1994: Core Gen X - Children of the late 70's/early 80's aka Star Wars/E.T Era, teens of the late 80's/early 90's aka Hair Metal/Grunge Era, Main 90210 Cohort

This would be me. :)

Peak of GenX were the teens of the first half of the 1990s.  If you were in high school at any point between 1991 and 1995, then you experienced the peak of GenX culture.

Peak of GenX were the teens of the first half of the 1990s.  If you were in high school at any point between 1991 and 1995, then you experienced the peak of GenX culture.


I would consider that late Gen X culture. Late 80s - early 90s would be the peak imo.

As far as birth years, early 70s.

Early: 1965-1969
Mid: 1970-1974 ('71 & '72 especially)
Late: 1975-1979

It's complicated, but long story short I'd say the 1990s were definitely the definitive decade for Generation X pop culture.

I'd say the peak period of Generation X popular culture is 1988 all the way through 1996. Alternative rock and hip-hop became major trends in '88 (after receiving their first taste of major mainstream attention two years earlier in 1986), and exploded in the early '90s. If I were to condense it further, I'd say the most important and iconic Generation X era for pop culture is 1992-1996. This was when grunge and gangsta rap were the dominant trends of the day. 90% of the most important albums of the '90s came out in this period, the biggest and most popular movies and video games, and a lot of really important television shows peaked and debuted at this time. Sartorially, there was a lot of diversity. Many things were in style at once. This five year period in essence represented everything that identifies Generation X.

Regarding birth dates, I think the OP's categorization is way too absolute and uneven. There needs to be more fluidity in these definitions, and many "groups" tend to share cultural qualities with others. Of course, I think this generation lasted from 1965-1980. Now if you really want to get specific..

1965-1967: The John Hughes movies group. These people were the target audience "Weird Science", "The Breakfast Club", and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" among so many other movies. Regarding music, early Madonna, '80s Michael Jackson and Prince, early MTV, hair metal, and REM. They probably contributed to hip-hop's push in the mainstream as well.

1968 & 1969: Having qualities of the previous group, these people are definitely responsible for hip-hop's push in the mainstream. Hair metal is another must. They also have qualities of the following group as well. Other than that not a very interesting pair.

1970-1973: The Home Alone and Terminator 2: Judgement Day cohort. These people were the perfect age for house and new jack swing when they first arrived, and their evaporation from relevance coincides with their gradual aging out. I think these people were the ones that really gave Alternative Rock a chance at success. Unfortunately, they probably still liked hair metal as well. They had traits of the previous cohort, and maybe a small amount of the following as well.

1974-1977: The Nirvana and 2Pac generation. By far the coolest out of all the cohorts, at least all the ones that I have met in real life, I think they really defined the 1992-1996 period that I was talking about above. Rather disappointingly, their awesome music was at the small expense of the movies. There are some good ones that come to my head - Malcolm X, Poetic Justice, Pulp Fiction, Clueless, and Scream. They have some common qualities with the previous cohort as well, I have this sense of a culture clash between them. They also brought Eurodance, Techno music, and Rave culture to widespread attention and were responsible for what many Rave fans consider the peak of Rave culture.

1978-1980: What I consider the "Ecstasy generation". In the late ''90s there was a huge spike in the use of ecstasy at clubs and raves, which coincides perfectly with their coming of age. Regarding movies, Men in Black, Rush Hour, and The Matrix immediately pop in my head. They represented the non-teen pop side of late '90s music (which was actually the majority but is unfortunately overlooked). Examples? Will Smith, Next, Sugar Ray, Daft Punk, and one heck of a lot of one hit wonders. They very well might have been the first generation to consider rock music as "a thing of the past".


I didn't include television shows, video games, and Disney Renaissance movies because these things have very wide appeal and cross generations. With fashion, there are too many things that were in style at once, which would have taken me forever to type up.