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Candy by decade
A printable chart of retro candy by decade, from before 1900 to the 2000s, with the year each candy came out.
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Sources: Start years from Wikipedia and the articles named on each Original Candy House candy page. Checked October 2026.
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What is on this chart
| Decade | New candies |
|---|---|
| Before 1900 | Necco Wafers (1847), Circus Peanuts (1800s), Black Jack gum (1884), Candy corn (1888), Beemans gum (1890), Candy cigarettes (late 1800s), Good & Plenty (1893) |
| 1900s | Clark's Teaberry gum (1900), Sweethearts (1901), Nik-L-Nip wax bottles (early 1900s), Tootsie Roll (1907) |
| 1910s | Bonomo Turkish Taffy (1912), Goo Goo Cluster (1912), Clove gum (around 1914), Mary Jane (1914), Clark Bar (1917), Cherry Mash (1918), Idaho Spud (1918) |
| 1920s | Baby Ruth (1920), Jujubes (1920), Jujyfruits (1920), Mounds (1920), Oh Henry! (1920), Chuckles (1921), Abba-Zaba (1922), Charleston Chew (1922), Butterfinger (1923), Bit-O-Honey (1924), Boston Baked Beans (by 1924), Dum Dums (1924), Red Vines (1920s), Squirrel Nut Zippers (mid-1920s), Sugar Daddy (1925), Zero bar (1920s), Pez (1927), Raisinets (1927), Dubble Bubble (1928), Heath bar (1928), Milk Duds (1928), Twizzlers (1929) |
| 1930s | Zagnut (1930), Tootsie Pop (1931), Valomilk (1931), 3 Musketeers (1932), PayDay (1932), Red Hots (1930s), Sugar Babies (1935), 5th Avenue (1936), Chunky (late 1930s), Mallo Cup (after 1936), Rolo (1937), Krackel (1938), Sky Bar (1938) |
| 1940s | Mike and Ike (1940), York Peppermint Pattie (1940), Dots (1945), Fun Dip (1940s), Almond Joy (1946), Bazooka gum (1947), Jolly Rancher (1949), Junior Mints (1949), Smarties (1949), Whoppers (1949) |
| 1950s | Big Hunk (1950s), Chick-O-Stick (1950s), Hot Tamales (1950), Wax lips (mid-1900s), Peeps (1953), Atomic Fireball (1954), Swedish Fish (1957), Candy necklace (1958), Pixy Stix (1959) |
| 1960s | Fruit Stripe gum (1960), Sixlets (by 1960), Lemonhead (1962), Now and Later (1962), SweeTarts (1962), Astro Pops (1963), 100 Grand (1964), Razzles (1966), Starburst (1968), Zotz (1968), Twin Bing (1960s) |
| 1970s | Bottle Caps (1972), Blow Pop (1973), Marathon bar (1973), Freshen Up gum (1975), Laffy Taffy (1970s), Bubble Yum (1976), Everlasting Gobstopper (1976), Pop Rocks (1976), Wonka Bar (1976), Ring Pop (1977), Reggie! bar (1978), Whatchamacallit (1978), Hubba Bubba (1979) |
| 1980s | Big League Chew (1980), Nerds (1982), Runts (1982), Bonkers (mid-1980s), Nestle Alpine White (1986), Push Pop (1986), Bar None (1987), Bubble Tape (1988), PB Max (1989) |
| 1990s and 2000s | Life Savers Holes (early 1990s), Butterfinger BB's (early 1990s), Wonder Ball (mid-1990s), Hershey's Swoops (2003), Hershey's Kissables (2005) |
