17 Hysterical Memes That Made Life So Much Better in 2015

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The runaway llamas that captivated the nation's attention. The Left Shark that showed us how to dance to our own beat. All hail the top memes from 2015 that we couldn't forget if we tried.

We've put together a list of our favorites from this year using data from Tumblr's Year in Review, Google's Year in Search, and our own exploration of the Internet. Take a look and see if some of the memes you love to use made the list, and don't forget to laugh your heart out at the year's best selfies and photos.

01
Runaway Llamas
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Runaway Llamas

One normal February day, two llamas ran away from their ordinary lives. They quickly represented not the heroes we deserved, but the ones we needed.

02

Little Kid Crying

Sure, this sad but hilarious video was about a kid leaving his mom on the first day of school, but his reaction quickly became applicable to every part of your 20-something life.

03

"Why You Always Lyin'?"

Know a friend who constantly lies about everything? Then this viral Vine by Nicholas Fraser probably came to mind anytime they said they'd be on time to meet you.

04

Pepe the Frog

For some strange reason, Pepe the Frog has come to represent all of our emotions and reactions. Sure, he started on the Internet's dark web of 4Chan, but now he is so beloved that he should probably become a national icon.

05
"Miley, What's Good?"
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"Miley, What's Good?"

During this year's VMAs, the tension between Nicki Minaj and Miley Cyrus finally blew up on live TV — and became a meme people used over and over and over.

06

Left Shark

The Super Bowl brought us the most uncoordinated dancing shark there ever will be. We will be forever grateful.

07
Netflix and Chill
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Netflix and Chill

Gone are the days of asking someone to come over to watch Netflix and chill and meaning it literally. These days, you'll probably end up hooking up with someone.

08

"What Are Those?"

Back in June, a random but hilarious Vine calling out an officer's black shoes went viral — and made us all question every footwear choice we've ever made.

09

"Hotline Bling"

Drake is so sad that his former girl isn't calling him anymore that his awkward dance moves in "Hotline Bling" inspired legions of memes and mashups of him doing everything to distract himself from his situation.

10

PSAT

If you take the PSAT as a student, you apparently sign a contract that states you cannot discuss any part of the test. So naturally, teens said, "Screw the system," and made tons of memes based off the questions.

11

Pizza Rat

New York City: a concrete jungle where dreams are made of and where rats attempt to carry an entire pizza slice home for dinner.

12

Deez Nuts

May we never forget 2015 as the year a fictional candidate by the name "Deez Nuts" was polling higher than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

13

Adele's Flip Phone

Adele came back into our lives this year, and her new "Hello" video also brought back an object no one wants to say hello to anymore.

15

Charlie Charlie Challenge

Were you bored this Summer? Are you a teen who likes to dabble in the most ridiculous fads? Then chances are you most likely tried to summon a demon with the Charlie Charlie challenge.

16

The Dress

No matter which side you chose, you can't deny that the dress brought the Internet together in a debate that still continues to this day.

17

Steve Harvey's Fail

We all make mistakes, right? Nothing should make you feel better about yours than knowing you never crowned the wrong Miss Universe like Steve Harvey did. Just in time before the year's end, his mess-up spawned savage memes we will never forget.