- Can’t Feel My Face by The Weeknd
This song came out on the same album as “The Hills” (see below). The album was the beginning of the artist’s rise to fame. Since then, The Weeknd has won four Grammy Awards.
- Fight Song by Rachel Platten
You’ve definitely heard this 2015 banger at either a middle school talent show or a JCPenney’s. Rachel Platten made her debut with the album titled Wildfire, which is the album this song came out with. Her career peaked when she released this inspirational ballad. Some of her other hits include Stand By You and Collide.
- The Hills by The Weeknd
You may not know it by its initial title, but once you hear the lyrics “I only call you when it’s half past five,” it’ll send you right back to 2015. When The Weeknd released his first hit album, Beauty Behind the Madness, his career skyrocketed. Sitting at approximately 51.68 billion Spotify streams, he became one of the most famous pop singers of the 2020s.
- Watch Me Whip/Nae Nae by Silentó
Remember Musical.ly? This song took over the platform when the app was in its prime. The “Whip” and “Nae Nae” became a viral sensation back in 2016. Though it was released in 2015, it did not spread to wider audiences until the following year. Fun fact about the artist: he’s currently in prison for life after the murder of his cousin.
- All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor
This song took the world by storm, promoting body positivity for girls and reminding them that every inch of them is perfect from the bottom to the top. Today, Meghan Trainor is still creating songs that easily get stuck in your head. Within the past few years, she has released “Mother” and “Made You Look,” which both gained their popularity on TikTok. Though she already had a steady career in pop music, Trainor gained even more fame by posting her husband and child on TikTok.
- Cool For The Summer by Demi Lovato
Whether you know her from Disney’s original movie Camp Rock or this 2015 banger, it is without question Demi Lovato made one of the best songs for summertime. This hit song came from one of Demi’s most famous albums, Confident. She had released two more hits on the album, one with the same name as the album and the other titled Stone Cold.
- Trap Queen by Fetty Wap
This 2015 hit gained its fame from Vine, an app that is mourned by many. After that, the number 1,738 became engraved in the heads of so many members of Gen-Z. Fetty Wap released another hit that came out the same year, the song was titled “My Way” featuring Monty.
- See You Again by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth
This three time American Music Award nominee hit the charts “fast and furiously” with this 2015 jam. Sitting at over 2 billion streams, this hit remains a classic that we can still appreciate 10 years later. Charlie Puth is very well known for his own hits (such as “How Long,” “Attention,” and “One Call Away”) and his perfect pitch. Wiz Khalifa, on the other hand, has also been apart of other famous collaborations, such as “Young, Wild & Free,” “Payphone,” and “Black and Yellow.”
- Lean On by Major Lazer, DJ Snake, MØ
Sitting at over 2 billion streams on Spotify is the song that gives early 2000s babies a heck of a throwback. For most of MØ’s songs, she has collaborated with DJ trio Major Lazer. Clearly, this song is no exception.
- Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
If a jazzy upbeat song with the vocals of pop sensation Bruno Mars didn’t reach #1 on charts across the world, what would? Bruno Mars rose to fame way back in 2010 when he released his first album titled Doo-Wops and Hooligans. Along with the album, he released three of his most famous singles: “Grenade,” “The Lazy Song,” and “Just The Way You Are”. As for Mark Ronson, an English DJ, he has been in quite a few collaborations with bigger artists, such as “Back to Black” with Amy Winehouse.
