You may have noticed pictures of former president Bill Clinton sitting down cross-legged, listening to music and showing off some of his favorite records floating around online recently.

This is the Bill Clinton Swag Album Challenge meme. What is it? How did it begin? Why is it taking the internet by storm?

It actually started all the way back in 1999 with an article published by The Onion entitled, "Clinton Writes Fan Letter To Joan Jett," featuring this image.The Onion

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Over the years, some random internet users would Photoshop this meme to make it seem like Bill Clinton loved the Beatles or other random groups.

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But it wasn't until April 20th (appropriately enough) that this Bill Clinton meme finally gained some traction and took off in popularity.

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The popularity of this meme can partially be attributed to an Instagram account devoted entirely to Bill Clinton holding your favorite albums, where they post exclusively variations on this meme.

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Many memes are best enjoyed as a challenge, so internet users began showing off their favorite albums (or just the funniest albums for Bill Clinton to listen to). However, if you aren't proficient with Photoshop, you had to pose in person like this.

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But now anyone can join in on the Bill Clinton album challenge meme, thanks to this website allowing you to insert any swag you choose in just a few clicks. So go ahead. Show off your best Bill Clinton albums. Here are some of the best we've found...

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We know Rhi Rhi has fans in high places, but until this meme we never knew ole Bill Clinton was such a stan of hers.

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This Bill Clinton meme is all of us in high school... and college... okay, and also today.

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Remember when Bill Clinton said he tried marijuana but never inhaled? This meme proves that's probably a lie.

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How old is Bill Clinton? Because all these bops in this meme are our cherished childhood memories, so we're shocked he loves them, too.

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The only band missing from this Bill Clinton meme is Journey. Siiiiigh. Journeying. Remember being able to travel before coronavirus?

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Wow, in this meme Bill Clinton went from "Dad" rock to "I'm angry at my dad" rock.

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Any of you parents with young kids can probably relate a little too hard to Bill Clinton in this meme.

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Some people think Bill Clinton is into some satanic stuff, and this meme doesn't help the case against that theory.

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You think you're excited about getting Disney Plus? This meme proves Bill Clinton is a bigger Mickey head than you.

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This meme makes us feel less weird about how much we love Billie Eilish. If she's cool enough for a former president like Bill Clinton, she's cool enough for everyone.

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Yes, we still love the Backstreet Boys. No, we will not apologize. Yes, this Bill Clinton meme gives us all sorts of feels.

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What do you hope for when you're sick in quarantine? The Cure, of course. This meme shows Bill Clinton getting pretty emotional.

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Bill Clinton: "I should check out what all this K-Pop hype is about."

*This meme is him 15 hours later*

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Were you a nerd in high school and got into marching band? Yeah? Well, were you such a dork about it you listened to marching band albums like Bill Clinton in this meme? He's the geekiest music geek of them all.

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It's a shame Broadway is closed down from this pandemic, because if this meme is any indication, Bill Clinton would have been at every show every night.

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This meme makes us want to see Bill Clinton attempt that section from "Rap God" more than anything.

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Look, we don't know why Bill Clinton listening to all of the Kidz Bop discography is the dankest meme we've ever seen, but it just is.

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This meme is just a picture, but can't you just hear Bill Clinton humming "na na NA naaaaaa na, na na NA naaaaa na?"

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Bill Clinton loves Cats unironically, apparently. While everyone turned it into a meme, he just likes the melodies.

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Look, for some people Christmas isn't a day, it's a state of mind. And for those folks, they have this Bill Clinton meme.

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Throughout his political career, Bill Clinton has been called a monster by some, but until this meme we didn't know it was because he was such a Lady Gaga die-hard.

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Imagining Bill Clinton debate why he didn't include any Tupac in these selection makes this meme especially enjoyable for us.

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Here's a meme showing Bill Clinton posing with someone who has quite the notorious record. We guess this is as good a time as any to remind you that Epstein didn't kill himself.

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Tired of these Bill Clinton album memes? Well guess what? There's a brand new meme challenge waiting. Which album would you fall asleep with like Chandler? Photoshop whizzes: Get on it.

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