yearly spy vs qqq returns between 1970 and 2022

Among QQQ and SPY, QQQ had the best year between 1970 and 2022 in 1999, returning 78.9%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
SPY
1993
8.63%
SPY
1994
0.4%
SPY
1995
37.63%
SPY
1996
22.65%
SPY
1997
32.52%
SPY
1998
28.36%
SPY
1999
20.33%
QQQ
1999
78.95%
QQQ
2000
-39.31%
SPY
2000
-10.58%
QQQ
2001
-33.56%
SPY
2001
-12.3%
QQQ
2002
-38.41%
SPY
2002
-22.14%
SPY
2003
27.29%
QQQ
2003
47.55%
QQQ
2004
9.92%
SPY
2004
10.24%
QQQ
2005
1.16%
SPY
2005
4.23%
QQQ
2006
6.51%
SPY
2006
15.22%
SPY
2007
4.68%
QQQ
2007
18.21%
QQQ
2008
-41.78%