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The greatest Super Bowl halftime show memes of all time (Left Shark! 50 Cent!), ranked

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The Super Bowl halftime show is one of the best things about NFL’s annual title game — and for some, it’s THE best thing.

But for me, the memes that come out of halftime that are in the top-three things about the Super Bowl.

We’ve had so many legendary memes that explode that night and last for weeks. And it’s pretty much a guarantee that we’ll get one from the Rihanna show at Super Bowl 57 on Sunday.

That’s why it’s a good time to rank the best of the best, the ones that we loved sharing.

Here they are, the best Super Bowl memes of all time, ranked:

8
Chris Martin looks left out (2016)

Coldplay headlined Super Bowl 50’s halftime show, but Beyonce and Bruno Mars stole all the headlines.

And this Chris Martin meme summed it all up:

7
What's Dr. Dre playing on the piano? (2022)

LOL! Too funny.

 

6
Beyonce face (2013)

5
Justin Timberlake's Selfie Kid (2018)

A great moment for this kid!

4
Lady Gaga leaps (2017)

3
Upside down 50 Cent (2022)

An instant classic.

2
The Weeknd makes me dizzy (2021)

A meme so good The Weeknd had to join in on the action.

1
Left Shark (2015)

The first-ballot Hall of Fame halftime meme.

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