In technology and entertainment, Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke box office records, reigniting the franchise for a new generation. It was also the year the world fell in love with Adele’s Hello and got "Uptown" with Bruno Mars. Meanwhile, the "Back to the Future" fandom celebrated the date Marty McFly traveled to in the sequel, October 21, 2015.
In , we stopped living in the world of the early 2010s (think skinny jeans, Gagnam Style, and the lingering hangover of the Financial Crisis) and sprinted headfirst into the confusing, curated, chaotic reality we inhabit today. From the rise of streaming overlords to the birth of the "woke" lexicon, 2015 was the year the modern world clicked into focus. In technology and entertainment, Star Wars: The Force
of Billboard's number-one songs from 2015. In , we stopped living in the world