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Play20Back recreates MTV's appearance and programming from two decades ago, allowing users to experience the music television network as it existed in the mid-1990s. The service targets nostalgic viewers and music fans… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Play20Back – MTV as It Looked 20 Years Ago launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Play20Back▲91

   Play videos from MTV from exactly 20 years ago

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MTV REWIND▲253

   24/7 music video streaming-MTV when it actually played music

   Jan 2026 · wantmymtv.org · its alternatives →

3. 3YD
   YouTube Decade – The most-viewed videos posted 10 years ago▲168

   2019 · youtubedecade.netlify.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   NMTV▲317

   I built a 24/7 MTV time machine to save my wife’s birthday

   Jan 2026 · nmtv.online · its alternatives →

5. 5
   If YouTube had actual channels▲2,741

   If Youtube had actual channels.

   2024 · ytch.xyz · its alternatives →

6. 6
   My 90's TV▲287

   TV from your childhood

   2015 · my90stv.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ten Years Ago▲336

   See what was happening on the Internet ten years ago

   2017 · neal.fun · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Spotify Taste Rewind▲260

   What your music taste would have been like in past decades

   2015 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Poolside FM 2.0▲676

   Super-summer music website inspired by a '90s OS

   2019 · v2.poolside.fm · its alternatives →

10. 10
    My 2000's TV▲97

    Relive the early 2000's via this nostalgic TV simulator

    2021 · my00stv.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Between the Liner Notes - I Want My MTV▲54

    In 1981 no one believed MTV would work. This is how it did.

    2015 · betweenthelinernotes.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Rewind▲111

    Travel back to any year in music

    2023 · backtrackitapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Your Time Capsule by Spotify▲535

    Throw it back with nostalgic tracks picked just for you.

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Rageaholic▲89

    Browse and watch 20 years of music video playlists

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15RG
    RewindHN - Go back in Hacker News history▲250

    2012 · rewindhn.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Retro Play ▲15

    Rediscover classic hits and tunes from the past

    2025 · findretromusic.in · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Because Recollection▲107

    An interactive experience looking back on 10 years of music

    2015 · because-recollection.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Retro▲80

    The click wheel is back

    2021 · retromusic.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Nick Reboot▲163

    Nickelodeon shows from the 90's and 2000's

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    WePlayDOS▲205

    Play classic DOS games in browser

    2024 · weplaydos.games · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Apple Music Replay 2023▲131

    This is your Replay.

    2023 · replay.music.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22RM
    Revived my personal website to join the nostalgia▲116

    2020 · gasoved.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Radiooooo 2.0▲81

    The musical time machine, now with more granular search

    2020 · app.radiooooo.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    MusicTV▲93

    Watch non-stop music videos

    2021 · musictelevision.com · its alternatives →

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