The History of Hot Topic
Scroll thru our timeline now to see how we did it. OCTOBER, 1989 // Hot Topic was born in a Southern California garage. NOVEMBER, 1989 // First store opens in Montclair, CA – and we move our headquarters into the store’s backroom.
About Hottopic | The History of Hot Topic
About Hottopic. The Birth of the Loudest Store in the Mall. It all started in 1988. A ton of teen retail accessory stores littered the malls, but there weren’t any cool, music-inspired accessory destinations for both guys and girls.
90’s | The History of Hot Topic
Listen to Hot Topic’s 25 Years of Music Spotify playlist! 1991 // We were labeled punks, geeks, weirdos, goths, rockers – and we didn’t care. It was our passion for music and pop culture that mattered.
80’s | The History of Hot Topic
2013. 2014. SHOP HOT TOPIC. #HT25. Posts from the 覰’s’ category. OCTOBER, 1989 // Hot Topic was born in a Southern California garage. 02. Images. NOVEMBER, 1989 // First store opens in Montclair, CA – and we move our headquarters into the store’s backroom.
00’s | The History of Hot Topic
Oct 7, 2006 · 2004, 2005, WHO KNOWS WHAT YEAR? // Someone starts a dirty rumor we’re owned by the Gap. 2005 // Everyone falls in love with Napoleon Dynamite and buys our Vote for Pedro tee. FEBRUARY, 2005 // Fortune magazine ranks Hot Topic #20 in their 100 Best Companies to Work For.
1997 | The History of Hot Topic
2013. 2014. SHOP HOT TOPIC. #HT25. Posts from the 녍’ category. OCTOBER, 1997 // AH-MA-ZING band performances for HT employees, and HT employees only. Starting with The Aquabats. 03. Images.
2012 | The History of Hot Topic
Apr 3, 2012 · Nicki Minaj - I Am Your Leader (Explicit) (Official Video) ft. Cam'Ron, Rick Ross.
1999 | The History of Hot Topic
JUNE, 1999 // Hot Topic HQ finds a forever home in the beautiful City of Industry, CA. 04. Images. JUNE, 1999 // Gerard Way starts working at one of our stores in NJ. →. Before they blew your mind with music, they probably folded that t-shirt you just bought.
2009 | The History of Hot Topic
SHOP HOT TOPIC; #HT25; Posts from the 녙’ category. OCTOBER, 2009 // We turn 20 – and My Chemical Romance, Weezer, Korn came to our birthday party.
2007 | The History of Hot Topic
2014. SHOP HOT TOPIC. #HT25. Posts from the 녗’ category. JULY, 2007 // Punk rock and culture collide in the documentary “Punk’s Not Dead.”. →. We make a special appearance. (more…) DECEMBER, 2007 // MAD Magazine parodies us with the Not-So-Hot Topic catalog.