"But first, let me take a selfie," said The Chainsmokers [1] back in 2014, but it still holds true. As 2016 is halfway over and and the selfie "fad" continues to stay, we thought taking a look back at 2015's best selfies was 100 percent necessary — you know, so we can take better ones this year.
Selfies have been everywhere recently, including in videos, with one man taking a selfie every day for eight years [2] and another showing his transition as a transgender man [3]. Google's Year in Search also included a selfie category [4] with the top 10 most searched.
Lay back, look through these selfies, and start to embrace it [5] — if you haven't already.
Pro tip: don't take a selfie with a popular celebrity like Coolio if you still have a drink in your hand.
Even animals decided it was time to take a selfie, like this elephant that took a tourist’s GoPro [6] to snap this gem.
Kim didn't break the Internet in 2015, but she did end up taking this epic selfie with Hillary Clinton [7].
Selifes were taken everywhere and by everyone, including this hilarious dad [8] who took one with his wife mid-labor.
Sports announcers made fun of these sorority girls for snapping selfies [9], but the Internet showed their support for them.
There may be no selfie cuter than one with a popular Australian creature [10], the Quokka.
When Microsoft unleashed its "How Old" website [11], the company probably didnt't guess that it could predict how eternally young Jennifer Lopez [12] is.
The controversy over Miss Israel's selfie takes second place in Google's Year of Search roundup. It sparked massive outrage and Miss Lebanon quickly defended herself [13].
This was the year everything got real on Instagram, including model Stina Sanders showing just how hard it is [14] for her to maintain her look.
Serena Williams's endurance on and off the court proves how much she deserved to be Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the year [15]. This selfie captured that.
As the tenth most liked Instagram photo this year [16], Kendall's selfie thanking her fans got major love.
In what may be the most American photo ever, brothers Michael and Neil Fletcher scored this selfie after helping the eagle out [17].
Selena Gomez [18]'s casual look is number seven on a list of Instagram's most liked photos this year [19].
Kylie Jenner was everywhere in 2015, but this selfie with Caitlyn Jenner is our personal favorite.
James Franco [20] is never far away in pop culture, and his never ending love of taking selfies placed him in the number six spot in Google's "Selfie" category [21] in its Year in Search roundup.
Taylor Swift [22]'s selfie with her cat, Meredith, scored the ninth spot in Instagram's most liked photos [23] of the year.
And of course, our favorite selfie is from Barbie herself. The Instagram parody account around "Socality Barbie" lasted way too short a time [24], but ultimately showed us how ridiculous some photos on the social media platform can be.