The Barenaked Ladies Party Like It’s 1999 (opens in new tab)

In 1992, Barenaked Ladies released “If I Had $1,000,000,” a track detailing all the things they’d buy with those stacks of cash. Offering little in the way of social commentary and more in the way of silly fun, the song became a crowd favorite despite never being a single nor having a video made for it. And at the time, it was accurate. One could buy quite a few things with $1,000,000 in 1992. Arguably, $1,000,000 in 1992 would make one rich.In 2026, not so much. To achieve comparable purchas...