Year To Beat
Hair, cameras and synths give a music video away. Year To Beat plays five clips a day and you type in the year you think each one was released.
Opens the real game on yeartobeat.com. Free, in a new tab.
- Videos a day
- 5
- You guess
- The year each video came out
- Daily set
- The same for everyone
- Account
- Not needed, login is optional
- Price
- Free in the browser
- Category
- Estimation games, numbers
How to play Year To Beat
- Turn the sound on
Each round plays a music video, so audio helps a lot.
- Watch and listen
Notice the sound, the picture quality and the fashion.
- Type the year
Enter your guess with the number pad and press Enter.
- Play all five
Your score builds over the five videos of the day.
Clues that date a video
- Picture shape: Square frames often mean older video, wide frames newer
- Sound: Synths, drum machines and vocal effects each have their era
- Fashion: Clothes and hair change fast from decade to decade
- Effects: Early computer graphics look very different from modern ones
Think in decades first
Do not jump straight to a single year. First decide on the decade, then ask if it feels early, middle or late in it. Splitting the guess into those two steps keeps you from being thrown by one odd detail, like a retro outfit in a modern video.
Year To Beat tips
- Picture quality is a strong clue. Grainy, square video points to older decades.
- Production sounds date songs well, from drum machines to auto tune.
- Watch for logos, phones and cars in the background. Gadgets date a video better than almost anything.
- Split the screen in your head: what you hear gives the decade, what you see gives the year inside it.
Year To Beat questions
Is there a Year To Beat unlimited mode or archive?
We could not find one. The home page offers the day's five videos, numbered by day, plus an optional login.
Do you guess the song in Year To Beat?
No. The song and the artist do not matter for the score. Only the release year of the video does.
Do I need an account?
No. It is free and works without one, though you can log in.
Does everyone get the same videos?
Yes. The five videos are the same for every player each day.
Facts checked on 2026-11-09. Year To Beat belongs to Year To Beat. Megadle is not linked to it.