Ranking the greatest Super Bowl halftime show memes of all time, including Kendrick Lamar's stare and Left Shark (2025 edition)
Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2023 and has been updated.
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 us, the memes that come out of halftime that are in the top-3 best things about the Super Bowl.
We've had so many legendary memes that explode that night and last for weeks. And Kendrick Lamar's 2025 Super Bowl halftime show performance delivered several memorable moments, including a meme after he smiled into the camera while trolling Drake.
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:
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:
Even Chris Martin can't believe he's allowed to perform with Beyoncé #SB50 pic.twitter.com/X50rElaM2F
— Rebecca Zamon (@RebZam) February 8, 2016
Dead pic.twitter.com/uw0VLootvL
— OnSMASH (@OnSMASH) February 8, 2016
Chris Martin was the Left Shark of this year's halftime show #SB50 pic.twitter.com/gYyXKIAC6q
— LispyJimmy (@UnitedgamerzHQ) February 8, 2016
LOL! Too funny.
My edit is better pic.twitter.com/eSsrw6paoJ
— Beefy Finger (@BeefyFinger) February 15, 2022
Sorry, The Weekend... but Beyoncé had the greatest Super Bowl meme of all time. pic.twitter.com/Qt549ricTg
— Kate Hyde (@KateHydeNY) February 8, 2021
A great moment for this kid!
When you don't know who Justin Timberlake is #PepsiHalftime #SuperBowlAds #Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/6EOPzS53x3
— Kansas City Chiefs Clips (@kcchiefsclips) February 5, 2018
#SuperBowlSelfies pic.twitter.com/LKabieKCfg
— NBC Entertainment (@nbc) February 5, 2018
pic.twitter.com/o97KO4M9aN
— Tamoor Hussain (@tamoorh) February 13, 2023
This was so good.
Kendrick Lamar namedrops Drake on Live TV during his Super Bowl halftime performance of Not Like UsKendrick looked right in the camera and said 'say Drake' pic.twitter.com/tJ2Tq8tpVX
— DailyRapFacts (@DailyRapFacts) February 10, 2025
'Say Drake' pic.twitter.com/giyssNyl5c
— DΛVΣ (@DoyersDave) February 10, 2025
Kdot when he said, "Say Drake..." and looked dead into the camera🤭 pic.twitter.com/2yGMRsBW2Q
— Danita Faith♡ (@Nitafa) February 10, 2025
my mom: so if your friends jump off a bridge you gonna jump too?me: pic.twitter.com/jybVVBAXIl
— maris (@damarismjackson) February 6, 2017
Spongebob did it first pic.twitter.com/k6WuqB1yXE
— Jack 'CouRage' Dunlop (@CouRageJD) February 6, 2017
An instant classic.
Me looking for my charger under the bed #HalfTimeShow #50cent pic.twitter.com/SNC5qcFVkV
— Robert Ybarra (@robert_ybarra1) February 14, 2022
When 50 Cent came on pic.twitter.com/cRk0x4xFKP
— Bonk's Mullet (@BonksMullet) February 14, 2022
A meme so good The Weeknd had to join in on the action.
When your parents try to talk to you on FaceTime pic.twitter.com/gXMpjOKe6L
— Matt Harmon (@MattHarmon_BYB) February 8, 2021
The first-ballot Hall of Fame halftime meme.
"Yes i have 4 years of Juilliard and i was shark number 2 in a little production called the Super bowl" pic.twitter.com/hiVCZtDI8B
— Desus MF Nice💯 (@desusnice) February 2, 2015
When you catch your roomate eating the last cookie pic.twitter.com/QH2Q3DMIPk
— Boogie2988 (@Boogie2988) February 2, 2015
DeVonta Smith broke Alabama's incredibly weird Super Bowl TD drought
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Kendrick Lamar smiling into the Super Bowl camera while saying Drake's name turned into a meme
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