Tumblr can always be counted on to give us lolz during a slow day at work (sorry, boss), or when we’ve had a shit day in general. So when we came across the site’s Year In Review (which is a Tumblr in itself. Meta), we had a look at the memes, funny quotes and gifs that made 2015.
Here’s a list of our favourite topics that dominated Tumblr this year (obviously, there are way more on the site itself – check it out to find out which musicals, or K Pop stars went viral this year). Enjoy.
1. Netflix and Chill
Netflix and Chill was one of the most popular meme/phrases of 2015, and Tumblr took it to its heart and made some amazing memes out of it. The most viral? This bad boy from Yik Yak.
2. Dating
There were some brilliant viral posts that summed up dating, but our fave is this from Berkeley Mews, which makes a funny play on Cinderella and Tinder.
3. Memes
Pepe the frog was the most reblogged meme of 2015. Pepe comes from 4chan, and was originally created for the comic series Boy’s Club by Matt Furie. His reaction faces have been used for a huge range of topics on Tumblr. See a load of them here.
4. Fan Art
Harry Potter still has strong Tumblr game. The most reblogged artwork was this picture of a black Hermione.
5. Hotline Bling
Drake’s video and his bizarre dance styles created so many amazing memes in 2015. Some of our Tumblr faves include Drake dancing to the Star Wars Cantina Band, Drake as a tennis champ, and Drake and Adele bemoaning the fact they’re trying to get hold of each other.
6. Jokes
So many laugh-out-loud Tumblr posts. Here is just one example of the Lolz. Head here and enjoy falling down a rabbit hole of Tumblr hilarity.
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8. ‘Chris’
Actors named Chris are Tumblr gold. So much so, they’ve got their own topic on the site. Mainly because the actors in question – Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans and Chris Pratt – are in Avengers/Marvel films or cult movies like Jurassic World that the Tumblr crowd love.
And The Avengers: Age Of Ultron and Captain America were the most blogged about movies of the year, FYI.
9. Fashion
The most Tumblr-tastic fashion trend was grunge, followed by ‘hipster’ (makes sense). But the most popular fashion brands on the site are more sporty or glamorous – Nike and Adidas, followed by Chanel and Victoria’s Secret.
10. Actresses
Zendaya (who is active on Tumblr herself), J-Law and funny women like Amy Poehler were the most reblogged on Tumblr .
11. Most Viral Tumblrs
Add all of these to your reading list immediately. Big in 2015 were the ‘Two kinds of people’ Tumblr, ‘Shit People Say To Women Directors’, and ‘Last Message Received’.
12. TV
Supernatural, Parks And Recreation and Orange Is The New Black ruled Tumblr in 2015. All these shows have official Tumblrs, proving how important it is to be on it with the memes if you’re a TV network.
13. Music
Appropriately at number 13 on the list (because it’s her favourite number), Taylor Swift was the most reblogged artist on Tumblr. 5 Seconds Of Summer were the most reblogged band, but Uptown Funk was the most reblogged song, followed by Hotline Bling (Oh, Drake), and One Direction’s Drag Me Down.
This article originally appeared on The Debrief.