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I Tried Every Type Of Candy I Could Get My Hands On — And Ranked Them From Worst To Best

Tough job — but someone's gotta do it.

This Halloween will probably go down in history as the weirdest Halloween ever. Will kids trick-or-treat? Will people be wearing masks under their masks?

Regardless, we’re all looking for ways to find some sort of comfort to escape the craziness of the year, so why not reminisce with candy?

I’ve compiled the ultimate list of 100 premillennial sweets, ranked from my least fave to “brings back so many feels”! So sit back, grab your favorite sugary snack, and reminisce about the good old days.

100. Good & Plenty (1893)

99. Circus Peanuts (1800s)

98. Twizzlers (1929)

97. Wax Lips (early 1900s)

96. Tiny Size Chiclets (1962)

95. Cry Baby (1991)

94. Squeeze Pop (Early 1990s)

93. Bubble Gum Cigars (1940s)

92. Tongue Splashers (1990s)

91. Candy Lipstick (1950s)

90. Mary Jane (1914)

89. Mega Jawbreaker (Early 1900s)

88. Now and Later (1962)

87. Red Hots (1930s)

86. Atomic Fireball (1954)

85. Necco Wafer (1847)

84. Rock Candy (1800s)

83. Bit O' Honey (1924)

82. Sugar Daddy (1925)

81. Laffy Taffy (1970s)

80. Pixy Stix (1952)

79. Big League Chew Bubble Gum (1980)

78. Topps Juice Bubble Gum (1980s) — Discontinued

77. Astro Pops (1963)

76. Smarties (1949)

75. Nerds Rope (Mid-1990s)

74. Jolly Rancher (1949)

73. Blow Pop (1969)

72. Tootsie Roll (1931)

71. Boston Baked Beans (1924)

70. Push Pop (1986)

69. Bubble Jug (Late 1980s)

68. Pop Rocks (1956)

67. Cow Tales (1895)

66. Sour Punch (1990s)

65. ZotZ (1968)

64. Idaho Spud (1918)

63. Marpoles Marshmallow Twists (1950s)

62. Dina-Sour Eggs (Early 1980s) — Discontinued

61. Butterfinger BB's (1990s) — Discontinued

60. Ouch! Bubble Gum (Late 1980s, Early 1990s) — Discontinued

59. Candy Necklaces (1958)

58. Bubblicious (1977)

57. Hubba Bubba (1979)

56. Whoppers (1939)

55. Airheads (1985)

54. Jelly Cups (1990s)

53. Candy Cigarettes (Late 1800s)

52. Marshmallow Yum Yum Cones (1936)

51. Wonder Ball (Mid-1990s)

50. Warheads (1975)

49. Sixlets (1960s)

48. Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape (1980s)

47. Whatchamacalllit (1978)

46. Life Savers (1912)

45. Razzles (1966)

44. Dum-Dums (1924)

43. Abba-Zaba (1922)

42. Bug Hunk (1950s)

41. Candy Powder-Filled Plastic Fruits (1980s)

40. Everlasting Gobstopper (1976)

39. Starburst (1960)

38. Red Vines (1950s)

37. Nik L Nip (1922)

36. Nerds (1983)

35. Bazooka Bubble Gum (1978)

34. Look! Bar (1950)

33. Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme (1994)

32. Skittles (1979)

31. Kit Kat (1930s)

30. Reese's Pieces (1978)

29. PayDay (1932)

28. Sour Patch Kids (1985)

27. Giant Sweet Tarts (1970s)

26. Goobers (1968)

25. Amazin' Fruit (1992) — Discontinued

24. Raisinets (1927)

23. Sno-Caps (1920s)

22. Skor (1981)

21. York Peppermint Patties (1946)

20. Junior Mints (1949)

19. Twix (1979)

18. P-Nuttles (1946)

17. Rocky Road (1950s)

16. Mr. Bones Puzzle Candy (1977) — Discontinued

15. Melody Pops (1975)

14. Garbage Can-dy (1970s) — Discontinued?

13. Hot Tamales (1950s)

12. Jujyfruits (1920)

11. Pez (1948)

10. Fun Dip (1950)

9. Mike and Ike (1940)

8. Runts (1982)

7. Bottle Caps (1972)

6. Dots (1945)

5. Candy Buttons (1977)

4. Jelly Belly (1976)

3. Candy Blox (1990s)

2. Swedish Fish (1950s)

1. Haribo Cola Gummy Bottles (1922)

So there you have it! Love it or hate it, you know we all have one thing in common: Sugary treats make us happy!

What's your favorite candy? Anything on this list you'd rank differently? Anything I missed? Let us know in the comments below!