It may be Adele's year as far as breaking records go but we think Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters truly owned 2015.

He's always been known as one of the nicest men in rock but he surpassed even himself in the last 12 months.

It all started back in May when the Foos arrived in Norwich to perform for Radio 1's Big Weekend.

They had Taylor Swift as their support act. That's Taylor Swift: supporting.

Watch highlights of Foo Fighters at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Norwich.

Broken bones do not stop the Foos

Then June struck and Dave Grohl basically turned into a superhuman.

The Foo Fighters were playing a gig in Sweden when Grohl fell over and broke his leg.

See the X-ray showing Dave Grohl's broken leg.

Obviously an injury is not a good thing but Dave's reaction and the concern he had for his fans was, well, incredible.

As he was being seen by medical staff, he kept a hold of his microphone and told the crowd he would go to the hospital but come back to finish the show.

And he did. Legend.

The throne of guitars

It did mean the Foos had to postpone some of their tour and cancel their headline slot at Glastonbury.

But within weeks, the Foos were back on stage in Washington DC with Grohl performing in the now legendary throne made of guitars and lasers.

And what is even better, he designed it himself from his hospital bed.

The Foos love their fans

In July, around 1,000 superfans decided they really wanted the Foo Fighters to come and play in their town, Cesena in Italy.

It is not a usual stop for big bands but this lot asked very nicely.

All 1,000 performed an awesome cover of Learn To Fly, complete with a conductor. They filmed it in the hope Dave and co would see it and accept their plea to play in their town.

It has now been viewed from than 26 million times. Fortunately for the fans, the Foo Fighters account for at least one of those viewings.

Dave then sent them a recorded message, in Italian.

As Grohl continued to be the biggest rock star on the planet, he also continued to show he was still really nice.

Welcome to the stage...

During a show in Boston Grohl brought his orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Lew C Schon, on stage.

He wasn't just there just to clap along, he sang a duet with Grohl on a cover of The White Stripes' Seven Nation Army.

But he wasn't the only one brought on stage during the tour.

As Grohl started singing My Hero at their gig in Colorado in August, he spotted a fan crying in the crowd.

At first he wanted the man, Anthony, just to move to the front of the crowd but then he got him on stage and sang, right in his face.

You've been Rickrolled

The Foo Fighters also like to stand up for what they believe in and proved it when their tour bus pulled into Kansas.

This is the home of the Westboro Baptist Group, who are known for protesting against equal rights for gay people, the Jewish community and politicians.

When the Foo Fighters heard they were protesting outside the venue they were playing that night, they decided to "rickroll" them.

"Rickrolling" is an internet meme used to trick people into watching Rick Astley's 1980s hit song Never Gonna Give You Up - but this was a live version.

They hopped in a pick-up truck, sang and danced to the track carrying signs saying Keep It Clean and You've Been Rickrolled.

Drum-off

Dave finished the year with an incredible drum-off with Animal from The Muppets, because, well, why not?

Guess what? They were both amazing.

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