Yes, we know 2020 was mostly awful.
But we did have some really good memes that kept us amused and gave us laughs when we needed them.
We’ll include some of our favorite sports memes, which is funny because last decade, we got Crying Jordan, the GOAT that kept us amused for years … and of course, when The Last Dance was released, the GIFs and memes poured out, to the point where we’re back to using Michael Jordan images on social media. Everything that’s old is somehow new again.
So in no particular order, here are the best memes we saw in 2020.
1
Michael Jordan from "The Last Dance"
Oh man, there were so many moments people are STILL using. There was MJ laughing at an iPad:
Michael Jordan watching Gary Payton talking about how tough he played MJ is my new favorite thing ever. pic.twitter.com/g309YxiUjC
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) May 11, 2020
When people start beefing in the group chat pic.twitter.com/A1KxLkyEse
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) April 27, 2020
There was the Jordan eyeroll.
Seven days before new episodes of #TheLastDance … pic.twitter.com/5qZaca8nJU
— ESPN (@espn) April 27, 2020
And my favorite: “… and I took that personally.”
Paul George in the locker room at halftime seeing Pandemic P trending pic.twitter.com/Y4bL9jAe3l
— Mikey (@MikeyZuniga14) December 23, 2020
Also, this dude:
2
The Dolly Parton Challenge
If you’re saying, WOW this happened in 2020? It did! In January!
Get you a woman who can do it all 😉 pic.twitter.com/sG4OHpVgxM
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) January 21, 2020
Get yourself a coach who can do it all #dollypartonchallenge pic.twitter.com/cWEmzhyYl8
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) January 24, 2020
3
"Tiger King" memes
I know we’re trying to forget that we were all obsessed with Tiger King earlier this year but the memes were good at the time!
WTF did I just watch
#DescribeTigerKingIn5Words— 🍒Acidic Blonde™️ (@Acidic_Blonde) April 4, 2020
4
How it started, how it's going
how it started how it ended pic.twitter.com/zEFcGsaoag
— Pick Six Podcast (@picksixpod) October 6, 2020
how it started how its going pic.twitter.com/N2bxTLyKOx
— Guy Fieri (@GuyFieri) October 12, 2020
5
My plans/2020
Yep. This summed it all up.
My plans 2020 pic.twitter.com/YOsAMfKkYp
— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) May 19, 2020
My plans: 2020: pic.twitter.com/WSzznviIIS
— Binge Mode (@binge_mode) May 19, 2020
6
Disheveled Bill Belichick
Who are we kidding? This is what we all look like right now. pic.twitter.com/bdqOyLQGr8
— Henry McKenna (@McKennAnalysis) September 23, 2020
Quarantine, Month 7. pic.twitter.com/fX6iT9BYXQ
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) September 23, 2020
7
That thing I'm cutting into is actually cake
This freaked us all out for a while.
These Are All Cakes pic.twitter.com/ejArkJHaid
— Tasty (@tasty) July 8, 2020
8
Nature is healing
This was a response to all the actual natural things that happened with humans going into lockdown.
Wow. This is New York today where the city’s streets are empty and nature has returned for the first time since 65,000,000 BC.
The earth is healing, we are the virus. pic.twitter.com/UUQwgrtW7R— St Peter (@stpeteyontweety) April 5, 2020
Nature is healing https://t.co/ecfak9cF4Q
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) December 15, 2020
9
"Dreams" and skateboarding
Just sit back and enjoy the Fleetwood Mac.
I don’t use this verbiage often but this is a whole vibe. simple as that pic.twitter.com/NfdLsgLkxu
— DrewFrog (@DrewFrogger) September 25, 2020
Mick Fleetwood just joined TikTok and recreated @420doggface208’s incredibly viral video longboarding while sipping cran juice that put Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” back on the top of the charts https://t.co/qZKWshiJhf pic.twitter.com/J5XaBps9oN
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) October 4, 2020
