This is a part of Google’s annual round-up of the people, places, and events that garnered the most attention on search in the U.S.
In the past year, the duo members Ian Axel and Chad King hit the charts. The most searched song when it came to lyrics in 2014 was A Great Big World's "Say Something."
Adele’s “Hello” tops the "Googled" first list of 2015, which may come as no surprise to her fans.
1. “Hello” (Adele) - It was released on October 23, 2015, by XL Recordings as the lead single from her third studio album, 25.
The song was a piano ballad with soul influences and lyrics that discuss themes of nostalgia and regret.
Upon release, the song received acclaim from music critics, who compared it favourably to Adele's previous work and praised the song's lyrics and Adele's vocals.
2. “Take Me to Church” (Hozier) - The song was released as his debut single on 13 September 2013.
Hozier, a struggling musician at the time of its writing, wrote and recorded the song in the attic of his parents' home in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.
The song was achieved widespread popularity in the United States between the summer and fall of 2014.
3. “Blank Space” (Taylor Swift) - The song was released to the radio by Republic Records on November 10, 2014, as the album's second single, after "Shake It Off" and is the second track on the album.
The song was a critical and commercial success, having reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 following "Shake It Off".
4. “Uptown Funk” (Mark Ronson, featuring Bruno Mars) - RCA Records released the song as the album's lead single on 10 November 2014.
The single received widespread critical acclaim from music critics, receiving two Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
The song features heavy inspiration from the Minneapolis sound of 1980s-era funk music, having a spirit akin to works by Prince as well as Morris Day and The Time.
5. “Thinking Out Loud” (Ed Sheeran) - It became the first single to spend a full year in the UK top 40.
It also became the seventh single to have achieved triple platinum in the UK during the 21st century.
The song was the romantic ballad with blue-eyed soul influences. Sheeran referred to it as a "walking down the aisle song."
6. “Hotline Bling” (Drake) - It was digitally released as a single on July 31, 2015.
It has reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Drake's first top-10 single in two years, as well becoming his highest-charting single as a lead artist (tied with "Best I Ever Had").
7. “See You Again” (Wiz Khalifa) - The track was commissioned for the soundtrack of the 2015 action film Furious 7 as a tribute to the late Paul Walker.
The song was a global commercial success, becoming both Khalifa's and Puth's biggest hit to date.
8. “Trap Queen” (Fetty Wap) - It became Fetty Wap's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a sleeper hit which ultimately went on to be a top ten hit, peaking at number 2; the song spent 25 consecutive weeks in the top-10.
9. “The Hills” (The Weeknd) - It was a critical and commercial success. In the singer's native Canada, the song peaked at number 1.
In the United States, where it was a sleeper hit, it also reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, replacing his own "Can't Feel My Face", which was released later (only the second artist on the chart to do so, after Rihanna).
10. “Cheerleader” (Omi) - The song became a massive global success in 2015.
It reached number one in 20 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, and Germany. It went multi-platinum in many of those territories.