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* Music/{{ABBA}} (Sweden [[note: One member was born in Norway, but moved to Sweden as a child.[[/note]]) / Brotherhood of Man and Bucks Fizz (UK): Pop groups consisting of two men and two women that won the ''Series/EurovisionSongContest'' in 1974, 1976 and 1981 respectively and topped the UK singles charts with their winning songs.

* Music/{{ABBA}} (Sweden) / Brotherhood of Man and Bucks Fizz (UK): Pop groups consisting of two men and two women that won the ''Series/EurovisionSongContest'' in 1974, 1976 and 1981 respectively and topped the UK singles charts with their winning songs.

* Acorn Electron (UK) / Coleco Gemini (US): Lower-cost variant of a hugely popular gaming platform (the Electron for the UsefulNotes/BBCMicro, the Gemini for the UsefulNotes/Atari2600).
* Platform/Atari2600, UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}} and Platform/ColecoVision (US) / [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] (Japan): Widely popular gaming consoles that helped pave the way for the modern console gaming market.
* Platform/{{Commodore 64}}, Platform/AppleII, or UsefulNotes/Atari8BitComputers (US) / Platform/ZXSpectrum or Platform/BBCMicro (UK) / UsefulNotes/{{MSX}} computers (Japan, South Korea, parts of Mainland Europe and Brazil): Widely popular 8-bit home computers. (The C64 was still pretty popular in the UK as well.)
* Commodore Platform/{{Amiga}} or Platform/AtariST (US) / Platform/AcornArchimedes (UK): 16-bit home computers. (The US computers were [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff much more successful]] on the other side of UsefulNotes/ThePond, but the UK computer proved more influential in the long run. Many modern mobile phones, [=MP3=] players, and tablets use ARM chip architecture, pioneered by Acorn and further developed by one of its still-existing successor companies. In November 2020, Apple began selling its first [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Macs]] with ARM chips, having announced earlier that year that it would transition the entire Mac line from Intel to ARM in the coming years.)

* Platform/Atari2600, Platform/{{Intellivision}} and Platform/ColecoVision (US) / [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] (Japan): Widely popular gaming consoles that helped pave the way for the modern console gaming market.

* Platform/Atari2600, UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}} and Platform/ColecoVision (US) / [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] (Japan): Widely popular gaming consoles that helped pave the way for the modern console gaming market.
* Platform/{{Commodore 64}}, Platform/AppleII, or Platform/Atari8BitComputers (US) / Platform/ZXSpectrum or Platform/BBCMicro (UK) / Platform/{{MSX}} computers (Japan, South Korea, parts of Mainland Europe and Brazil): Widely popular 8-bit home computers. (The C64 was still pretty popular in the UK as well.)

* UsefulNotes/Atari2600, UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}} and UsefulNotes/ColecoVision (US) / [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] (Japan): Widely popular gaming consoles that helped pave the way for the modern console gaming market.
* UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}, UsefulNotes/AppleII, or UsefulNotes/Atari8BitComputers (US) / UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum or UsefulNotes/BBCMicro (UK) / UsefulNotes/{{MSX}} computers (Japan, South Korea, parts of Mainland Europe and Brazil): Widely popular 8-bit home computers. (The C64 was still pretty popular in the UK as well.)

* [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System]] (Japan/US) / UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}, UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum and UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC (UK) / [[UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem Sega Mark III / Master System]] (Japan/UK/Brazil): Popular gaming platforms of the mid-to-late-1980s. (The NES was still decently successful in the UK (but not quite to the extent of the home computers or the Master System), the [=C64=] still had some popularity as a gaming platform in its native US, and the Master System still had some success in the US (but nowhere near to the extent of the [=NES=])).

* Commodore UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} or UsefulNotes/AtariST (US) / UsefulNotes/AcornArchimedes (UK): 16-bit home computers. (The US computers were [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff much more successful]] on the other side of UsefulNotes/ThePond, but the UK computer proved more influential in the long run. Many modern mobile phones, [=MP3=] players, and tablets use ARM chip architecture, pioneered by Acorn and further developed by one of its still-existing successor companies. In November 2020, Apple began selling its first [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Macs]] with ARM chips, having announced earlier that year that it would transition the entire Mac line from Intel to ARM in the coming years.)

* SUSE (Germany) / Red Hat (US): Linux vendors focusing on enterprise servers.

* ''Series/BritainsGotTalent'' / ''Series/AmericasGotTalent'' / ''Series/DasSupertalent'' (Germany): Talent competition involving three judges who can buzz people off.

* UsefulNotes/AcornElectron (UK) / Coleco Gemini (US): Lower-cost variant of a hugely popular gaming platform (the Electron for the UsefulNotes/BBCMicro, the Gemini for the UsefulNotes/Atari2600).

* UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}, UsefulNotes/AppleII, or UsefulNotes/Atari8BitComputers (US) / UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum or UsefulNotes/BBCMicro (UK): 8-bit home computers. (The C64 was still pretty popular across UsefulNotes/ThePond.)

* ''Series/{{Life On Mars|2006}}'' (UK) / ''Series/{{Life On Mars|2008}}'' (US): [[PresentDay Present-day]] police detective is transported to [[TheSeventies 1973]].

* Music/TheSmiths (UK) / Music/{{REM}} (US): Pioneering [[TheEighties 1980's]] AlternativeRock bands known for their downbeat tone, featuring aloof, sexually ambiguous lead singers and snarky, shades-wearing guitarists who provided a distinctive JanglePop sound. Also with the Smiths and Music/TenThousandManiacs, due to both lead singers being outspoken animal rights activists. R.E.M. and 10,000 Maniacs could also qualify as a transcontinental example, with the former based in Georgia and the latter hailing from upstate New York.

* Music/TheClash (UK) / Music/{{Blondie}} (US) - Bands that started in the punk movement, then became known for their wide variety of genres, playing a key role in introducing reggae and rap to pop audiences, and crossovers into pop. Both broke up in TheEighties after releasing their sixth album, though Blondie later reformed in the late 90s.

** Although when he started his career in TheFifties, Cliff Richard was seen as Britain's Music/ElvisPresley. They were both rock and roll icons.

* Music/SergeGainsbourg (France) / Lee Hazlewood (US): Multi-talented composers/singers/producers who came into prominence in TheSixties, specializing in music that fused lounge-type pop with more eclectic, edgy touches. Extremely successful behind-the-scenes, they also carved out a niche as performers, embracing a vaguely sleazy public persona, and forming part of a successful SopranoAndGravel duo (Gainsbourg with Jane Birkin, Hazlewood with Nancy Sinatra). Forgotten after their peak, they were rediscovered in TheNineties and became [[CultClassic cult figures]].

* Music/PeterGabriel (UK) / Music/DavidByrne (US[[note]]Technically UK-- Scottish specifically-- but has lived in America since childhood and has been a US citizen since 2012[[/note]]): Eccentric singer-songwriters who initially came to fame [[Music/{{Genesis|Band}} in]] [[Music/TalkingHeads bands]] known for their artsy, quirky takes on their [[ProgressiveRock respective]] [[PostPunk genres]], and who are known for making [[SurrealMusicVideo weird music videos]] in TheEighties while popularizing WorldMusic. Both artists are known for unusual staging and theatrical performances in concerts, most notably captured in Byrne's case in 1984's ''Film/StopMakingSense''. Furthering the connection, Gabriel is a fan of Byrne and Talking Heads.

* Creator/EtceteraGroup (Venezuela) / Venus Center (Syria): Dubbing studios frequently used by a well-known client (Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery and Creator/ParamountGlobal for Etcetera, [=Spacetoon=] for Venus Center), with several iconic dubs under their helm (the Latin American Spanish dubs of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' (both incarnations) and ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' for Etcetera; the Arabic dub of ''Manga/CaseClosed'' for Venus). While their work has been crippled by the socioeconomic difficulties the countries they're based in ran into during TheNewTens, resulting in quite a few of their voice actors moving away or retiring altogether, they are still frequently used by those aforementioned clients.

* ''Starlog'' (US) / ''Starburst'' (UK): Long-running media-sf magazines that began in TheSeventies, collapsed in TheNoughties and returned in TheNewTens (''Starlog'' as a website, ''Starburst'' as a print magazine again).

* Music/RodStewart (UK) / Music/BobSeger (US): [[GutturalGrowler Raspy-voiced]] singer-songwriters born in 1945 who launched careers in TheSixties with a music style that fused {{Rock}}, {{Soul}}, {{Blues}} and FolkMusic influences. After spending time as an AcclaimedFlop with a niche audience, their careers got busted wide open with a huge hit single ("Maggie May" for Stewart, "Night Moves" for Seger), and they became icons, albeit while facing criticism that their music got too slick after they became famous. The two have had an on-again[=/=]off-again friendship over the years, getting into a bit of a feud when Stewart had a hit with a CoverVersion of [[Music/TomWaits "Downtown Train"]] not long after Seger mentioned to him that he was going to record the song (Seger released his own version a couple of decades later). Stewart made Seger's "Still the Same" the TitleTrack of a Classic Rock CoverAlbum.

* PunkRock (UK) / Grunge (US): Anti-establishment alternative rock subgenres, the former arose in the mid-to-late-70s as a reaction to the dominance of ProgressiveRock and the latter arose in the early-90s as a reaction to the dominance of HairMetal and SynthPop. Also Grunge and {{Britpop}} (UK) as '90s-defining alternative rock movements. The latter was a reaction to the perceived dourness of grunge. Punk rock was also around in the States, but it was Grunge that had the same kind of impact on the American music scene as punk's impact in Britain years earlier.

* Transcontinental variant: ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' (US)/ ''Series/MrDressup'' (Canada): Justified in that both stars worked together in a Canadian precursor of the former show before Rogers returned to the US and his understudy Ernie "Mr. Dressup" Coombs decided to stay and create his own show.

* ''Series/LizzieMcGuire'' (US) / ''Series/NaturallySadie'' (Canada): Blonde CoolLoser navigates teenage life while sharing inner monologues with the audience.

* The SAT & ACT (US)/ GCSE (UK): Standardized tests required to enter into higher education.

* Music/{{NSYNC}} (US) / Boyzone (Ireland): Mega-boy bands of the late '90s with a breakout star (Music/JustinTimberlake and Ronan Keating, respectively).

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* [=#MeToo=] (originally US, spread worldwide) / [=#SeAcabó=][[labelnote:Translation]]It's over[[/labelnote]] (originally Spain, spread throughout the Hispanosphere): Movements against sexual abuse and harassment that respectively emerged in the late 2010s and 2023.

* In general during the 20th Century if a major event occurs in one country expect it to occur similarly with other parts of the world.

* Music/{{Madness}} (UK) / Music/SmashMouth (US): Successful ska pop bands well known for a highly memetic SignatureSong ("Our House" and "All Star", respectively).

* Music/{{ABBA}} (Sweden) / Brotherhood of Man and Buck's Fizz (UK): Pop groups consisting of two men and two women that won the ''Series/EurovisionSongContest'' in 1974, 1976 and 1981 respectively and topped the UK singles charts with their winning songs.

* [[Music/TheTime Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis]] (US) / Music/StockAitkenWaterman (UK): Massively popular 1980s pop producers whose signature sounds merged dance-pop with R&B and who were so involved with their artists that they would usually write material for them. Likewise, the sounds that the two teams pioneered (Eurobeat for SAW and NewJackSwing for Jam & Lewis) would be subject to a major public backlash in the 1990s due to overexposure. The one major difference is that Jam & Lewis endured this backlash enough to remain in-demand well into the 21st century, whereas SAW collapsed as a result of it.