Barack and Michelle Obama have officially rendered all other year-end lists obsolete.
The president and first lady shared their favorite pop culture picks of 2015 with People magazine, including their top songs, movies, books and TV shows.
When it comes to favorite songs, the first lady favors the unendingly catchy "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson. The president went for a deeper cut, selecting Kendrick Lamar's "How Much a Dollar Cost," an emotional track about a fictional encounter with a homeless man who turns out to be God.
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For books, Michelle picked The Light of the World, a memoir by Elizabeth Alexander about the death of her husband. Barack opted for Fates and Furies, a layered love story about a marriage, from the perspective of the husband, then the wife. The book was also recently selected for Mashable's social book club, MashableReads.
When it came to the film world, Michelle says Inside Out, the tearjerking animated Pixar movie starring Amy Poehler, captivated her. Barack opted for the The Martian, the excellent astronaut film starring Matt Damon.
In the TV realm, Michelle dubbed Black-ish, the ABC comedy starring Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, her top pick. Barak picked grittier fare, tapping the Cinemax hospital drama The Knick.