The Top Tweets of 2016 Will Make You Laugh, Cry, and Wonder If 2017 Will Be Any Better

Looking back through 2016 and the year's top moments may feel like a nightmare some people don't want to relive. But, despite all the negative events that happened this year, there is plenty to celebrate and remember across social media. Twitter is already walking down memory lane by releasing its annual list of top tweets, challenges, and more.

The list includes all sorts of trends and topics people talked about on Twitter. Some of the top trending topics included the Rio Olympics, the 2016 election, Brexit, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the Pokémon Go craze. If you want to see more highlights of the year, Twitter is marking some of the year's biggest moments with the hashtag #ThisHappened. You can tweet your favorite tweets of the year by using the hashtag as well.

Ahead, see some of our favorite tweets and challenges that made Twitter's list.

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The most retweeted tweet of the year comes from a gamer in Spain.

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Harry Styles celebrating his birthday is the second most retweeted tweet in 2016.

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This inspiring Hillary Clinton quote is the the third most retweeted tweet this year.

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Leonardo DiCaprio's thankfulness is the most retweeted tweet in the movies and TV category.

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Kim Kardashian West's shade is the second most retweeted tweet in movies and TV category.

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Seth Rogen smoking with Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa is the third most retweeted tweet in the movies and TV category.

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J.K. Rowling's sweet words about Alan Rickman made this the most retweeted tweet by an author.

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Stephen King's tweet about Donald Trump is the second most popular tweet by an author.

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Rowling tweeting her condolences is the third most popular tweet by an author.

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The most popular challenge this year was the Mannequin Challenge.

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The second most popular challenge was the So Gone Challenge.

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The third most popular challenge was the Running Man one.