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Caitlyn Jenner, Obama's #LoveWins Among Most Retweeted Tweets of 2015
But One Direction trumped them all.
December 07 2015 7:20 AM EST
December 07 2015 8:07 AM EST
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But One Direction trumped them all.
It's been one hell of a year on Twitter and if anyone won that social media platform it was One Direction, whose five-ish members all made the top 10 list of most retweeted tweets in 2015, even beating out the President of the United States because priorities.
Caitlyn Jenner's arrival on Twitter came in at number 10:
\u201cI'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can't wait for you to get to know her/me.\u201d— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn Jenner) 1433175470
President Obama's support for the Supreme Court's decision legalizing marriage equality came in at number 4:
\u201cToday is a big step in our march toward equality. Gay and lesbian couples now have the right to marry, just like anyone else. #LoveWins\u201d— President Obama (@President Obama) 1435327805
Related | #LoveWins! Social Media Reactions to Nationwide Marriage Equality
But the Prez and Caitlyn can take a backseat to 1D, whose rabid, insane, probably-on-an-FBI-watchlist-somewhere fanbase will end your life should you come out against any one of them. These were the top three retweeted tweets of 2015:
3. Liam celebrating the band's 5 year anniversary:
\u201cWowwwww 5 years 5 boys what an amazing journey I couldn't thank you all ever enough and thank you Louis Niall Harry and zayn for everything\u201d— Liam (@Liam) 1437679155
2. Zayn congratulating his former bandmates on their new song:
\u201cProud of my boys the new single is sick.\nBig love. :) x\u201d— zayn (@zayn) 1438466931
1. And Harry cryptically assuaging the hard feelings of fans the world over the day Zayn shattered their belief in the promise of life and quit the group:
\u201cAll the love as always. H\u201d— Harry Styles. (@Harry Styles.) 1427339991
If Twitter is the barometer of our culture, Harry Styles is the most powerful man in the world. Like, by far. Just let that sink in.
Les Fabian Brathwaite--more of a Backstreet fan.