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10 most viewed YouTube videos till 2016
This list of most viewed YouTube videos contains the top 10 videos with the
most views of all time, as derived from YouTube charts Videos that YouTube suspects have had
their view counts manipulated are not included in this list View counts are based on the YouTube
website; many of the videos are music videos that play through YouTube's
partner site, Vevo, and YouTube
view counts will lag those of Vevo by a few days.
These videos include the "Billion View Club", a group
of videos whose view counts have exceeded one billion (109) views
each. Prior to June 28, 2015, only two videos, "Gangnam Style" and
"Baby", had achieved this milestone, but less than 3½ months later,
on October 7, 2015, ten videos had done so.
As of December 2016, a total of 41 videos have exceeded one
billion views, four of which have exceeded two billion views. The five fastest videos to reach one
billion views are "Hello", which amassed one billion views in 87
days, "Sorry" (137 days), "Gangnam Style" (159 days),
"This Is What You Came For" (166 days), and "See You Again"
(184 days).
As of December 2016, Justin
Bieber is the only artist to have
four videos exceeding 1 billion views. Taylor
Swift, Katy Perry, Fifth Harmony, Psy, Adele,
and Ellie Goulding each have two videos that exceed 1
billion views, while Taylor Swift is the only artist to have two videos in the
top 10.
1.Gangnam Style
Uploader : Psy
Views: 2,714,021,368 Upload date: July 15, 2012
The music video of "Gangnam Style" by recording artist Psy, was directed by Cho
Soo-hyun. The music video was filmed in Seoul for 48 straight hours. The video was premiered on July
15, 2012 and was later made available to download digitally on October 19.In
the music video Psy "pokes fun at the style of Seoul's Gangnam-gu, a flashy district with high rents, high expectations
and a focus on the high-status lifestyle". In December 2012, the music video was
the first to hit 1 billion views on the video-sharing website YouTube and in June 2014 the video had surpassed 2 billion views. By December 2016 the number of views
has grown past 2.71 billion.
2.See
You Again
Uploader :Wiz Khalifa Views: 2,278,839,032
Upload date: April 6, 2015
"See
You Again" is a song recorded by American rapper Wiz Khalifa, featuring
American singer Charlie Puth. The track was commissioned for the soundtrack of
the 2015 action film Furious 7 as a tribute to the late Paul Walker, who died
in a single-vehicle accident on November 30, 2013 in Valencia, California. The
artists co-wrote the song with its co-producers, DJ Frank E and Andrew Cedar,
with additional production from Puth and mixing provided by Manny Marroquin.
"See
You Again" was released on March 10, 2015, as the soundtrack's lead single
in the United States."See You Again" became both Khalifa's and Puth's
biggest single to date. It spent 12 non-consecutive weeks atop the US Billboard
Hot 100, tying Eminem's "Lose Yourself" and Black Eyed Peas's
"Boom Boom Pow" for the longest-running rap number-one single in the
country, and topped the UK Singles Chart for two consecutive weeks. It also
reached number one in several other countries including Australia, Austria,
Canada, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and Switzerland. The song holds the
record for the most-streamed track in a single day on Spotify in the United
States. It set the record for most streams in a single week worldwide, and in
the United Kingdom also in a single week. On October 7, 2015, the video became
the very first hip-hop song to reach a billion views on YouTube, and on
September 3, 2016, it became the first hip-hop song to reach 2 billion views as
well as being the second video ever to do so after Psy's "Gangnam
Style". "See You Again" received three nominations at the 58th
Annual Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best
Song Written for Visual Media. It was also shortlisted for the Song of the Year
for the BBC Music Awards and was nominated for Best Original Song at the 73rd
Golden Globe Awards. "See You Again" was the best selling-song of
2015 worldwide, with combined sales and track-equivalent streams of 20.9
million units according to IFPI.
3.Sorry
Uploader : Justin Bieber Views:
2,092,920,982 Upload date: October 22, 2015
"Sorry" is a song recorded by Canadian singer
Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album, Purpose (2015). Written by Julia
Michaels, Justin Tranter, Sonny Moore, Michael Tucker and Bieber; the song was
produced by Skrillex and Blood. It was released on October 23, 2015, as the
second single from the album. A dancehall-pop and tropical house song,
"Sorry" contains in its instrumentation "brassy horn bleats",
warm island rhythms and a dembow riddim beat. Lyrically, "Sorry" is a
plea for a chance to apologize to a lover, with Bieber asking forgiveness and a
second chance to redeem himself.
Commercially,
the song topped the charts of thirteen countries. It spent 7 weeks at number
one on the Canadian Hot 100 and 3 weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot
100; "Sorry" was replaced by third single "Love Yourself"
on the chart dated February 13, 2016, making Bieber the 12th act in the Hot
100's history to succeed himself at number one. He also accomplished the same
feat in the United Kingdom, becoming the third act ever to self-replace at the
top of the UK Singles Chart.
4.Uptown Funk
Uploader : Mark
Ronson Views: 2,056,325,595 Upload date: November 19, 2014
"Uptown
Funk" (stylised as "UpTown Funk!") is a song recorded by British
record producer Mark Ronson and American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars, for
Ronson's fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015). RCA Records released the
song as the album's lead single on 10 November 2014.Jeff Bhasker assisted the
artists in co-writing and co-producing the track, with additional writing from
Philip Lawrence. This is Mars' fourth collaboration with Ronson (following
Mars' own songs "Locked Out of Heaven", "Moonshine", and
"Gorilla") and sixth with Bhasker (after "Talking to the
Moon", "Young Girls" and the three previously mentioned songs).
The song went
through many different incarnations, and was worked on for months. Ronson and
Mars recorded it at multiple different locations worldwide, ranging from
recording studios to dressing rooms. American bands Sharon Jones & The
Dap-Kings and Antibalas perform horn parts on the song, while the song's lyrics
interpolate a line from rapper Trinidad James' song "All Gold
Everything" (2012). Several music critics noted its similarity with
popular music from the 1980s. 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. Copyright controversies arose after
the song's release, with multiple lawsuits and amendments to its songwriting
credits.
"Uptown
Funk" spent 14 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in
the US, seven non-consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and
topped the charts in several other countries including Australia, Canada,
France, Ireland and New Zealand. It became the second best-selling single of
2015 and one of the best-selling of all-time. The song won two Grammy Awards,
including Record of the Year. Its music video stars Ronson, Mars, and Mars'
backing band the Hooligans dancing in a city street, and accumulated 2 billion
views on video sharing website YouTube as of December 2016, making it the
fourth most viewed YouTube video of all time.
5. Blank Space
Uploader : Taylor Swift Views:
1,892,350,458 Upload date: November 10, 2014
"Blank
Space" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fifth
studio album 1989 (2014). It was written by Swift, Max Martin and Shellback.
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. Musically, "Blank Space" is an electropop song
with lyrics that satirize the media's perception of Swift and her
relationships.
"Blank Space"
reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 following "Shake It
Off". Swift became the first woman in the Hot 100's 56-year history to succeed
herself at the top spot. A critical success, it has also been included in
numerous year-end critics' lists. The song has also topped charts in Canada,
South Africa and Australia. It also charted in the top 10 in numerous
countries, such as Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, and
the United Kingdom.
The song's
accompanying music video was directed by Joseph Kahn and was shot over three
days at Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York. The song received its first
televised performance at the 2014 American Music Awards and as part of
"Taylor Swift's 1989 Secret Session with iHeartRadio" on October 27,
2014, in New York City.
The song
received nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of
the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.
6. Hello
Uploader
:
Adele Views: 1,820,512,702
Upload date: October 22, 2015
Hello"
is a song by English singer Adele. It was released on 23 October 2015 by XL
Recordings as the lead single from her third studio album, 25 (2015). Adele
co-wrote the song with her producer, Greg Kurstin. "Hello" is a piano
ballad with soul influences, and lyrics that discuss themes of nostalgia and
regret. Upon release, the song was well received by music critics, who compared
it favourably to Adele's previous work and praised the song's lyrics and
Adele's vocals. It was recorded in London.
"Hello"
reached number one in almost every country it charted in, including the United
Kingdom, where it became her second UK number-one single, following
"Someone like You", and has the largest opening week sales in three
years. In the United States, "Hello" debuted atop the Billboard Hot
100, becoming Adele's fourth number-one on the chart and breaking several
records, including becoming the first song to sell over a million digital
copies in a week. By the end of 2015, it had sold 12.3 million units globally
(combined sales and track-equivalent streams) and was the year's 7th best-selling
single.
The
accompanying music video was directed by Xavier Dolan and co-stars Adele and
Tristan Wilds. The music video for the song broke the Vevo Record by achieving
over 27.7 million views within a 24-hour span, held previously by Taylor
Swift's "Bad Blood" which accumulated 20.1 million views in that
timeframe. It also broke the record for shortest time to attain 100 million Vevo
views, previously held by Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball", as well as
shortest time to reach 1 billion YouTube views (88 days). The clip received
seven nominations at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the
Year and Best Female Video. Adele promoted the song with a live performance on
a BBC one-hour-long special, entitled Adele at the BBC. On 6 December 2016,
"Hello" received three Grammy nominations: Record of the Year, Song
of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance.
7.
Shake It Off
Uploader
:
Taylor Swift Views: 1,797,948,057 Upload date: August 18, 2014
"Shake It Off" is a song
recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fifth album, 1989
(2014). Written by Swift, Max Martin and Shellback, it is an uptempo dance-pop
track and features a departure from Swift's earlier country pop musical style.
"Shake It Off" is the sixth track on the album and serves as the lead
single. The song premiered during a Yahoo! live stream session on August 18,
2014 (also streaming internationally online); its music video was also released
the same day. Several hours later, the song was made available for digital
download.
"Shake It Off" debuted at
number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending September 6,
2014, becoming Swift's second number-one single in the United States and the
22nd song to debut at number one in the chart's history. The song won Favorite
Song at the 2015 People's Choice Awards, and also received nominations for
Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2015
Grammy Awards.
According to Billboard, it is Swift's
biggest Hot 100 hit, staying on the chart for 50 consecutive weeks
8.
Bailando
Uploader
:
Enrique Iglesias Views: 1,791,384,631
Upload date: April 11, 2014
"Bailando"
(English: "Dancing") is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias for
his tenth studio album Sex and Love (2014). The original Spanish version
features the Cuban artists Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona. The song was
written by all of the artists, while production was handled by Carlos Paucar.
It was released by Universal Republic Records as the sixth single from the
record.
As
of 24 August 2014, there are three other versions of the song that have been
released to the music market besides the original Spanish version. The
Spanglish version features Jamaican singer Sean Paul. Iglesias also released
two Portuguese versions of the song: one version of the song in Portuguese
destined for Brazilian market with additional vocals by Brazilian singer Luan
Santana, and the other Portuguese version destined for the Portuguese market
featured the additional vocals of the Portuguese singer Mickael Carreira.
The
original Spanish version of "Bailando" served as the theme song of
the soap opera Reina de Corazones which aired on Telemundo. According to the
IFPI, Bailando was the tenth best-selling song of 2014 with sales of 8 million
copies worldwide.
9.
Lean On
Uploader : Major Lazer and DJ Snake Views:1,787,928,850
Upload date: March 22, 2015
Lean
On" is a song recorded by American electronic music group Major Lazer and
French producer DJ Snake, taken from the former's third studio album, Peace Is
the Mission (2015), featuring vocals from Danish singer MØ. It was produced by
Major Lazer and DJ Snake, and written by MØ, Major Lazer member Diplo, and DJ
Snake. "Lean On" was released through Mad Decent independently
(Because Music for Europe, WMG for Australia) as the lead single from the album
on March 2, 2015. It is a dance and electronic song being also described as a
house ballad.
"Lean
On" was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number four on the
US Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It reached
number one in several other countries including Australia, Ireland, the
Netherlands, Mexico, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark and Switzerland. In November
2015, "Lean On" was named by Spotify as the most streamed song of all
time, and has over 892 million streams globally as of November 2016; however it
has since been overtaken by Drake's single "One Dance".The
accompanying music video for "Lean On" was filmed in ND Studios,
Karjat (India), Kaul Heritage City, Vasai in Maharashtra (India). The video
premiered on March 23, 2015 and has over 1.78 billion views on YouTube as of
December 17, 2016. According to IFPI, "Lean On" was the fifth best
selling song of 2015 worldwide, and one of the best-selling singles of all
time, with global sales of 13.1 million.
10.
Roar
Uploader
: Katy Perry Views:
1,688,703,150
Upload date: September 5, 2013
"Roar"
is a song by American singer Katy Perry for her fourth studio album, Prism
(2013). It was released as the lead single from the record on August 10, 2013.
Perry co-wrote the song with Bonnie McKee and its producers Dr. Luke, Max
Martin, and Cirkut. It is a pop song containing elements of arena rock and
lyrics centering on standing up for oneself and self-empowerment.
"Roar"
received generally mixed reviews from music critics; many appreciated its
overall production, while others felt that its lyrical content contained
"clichés". The song was a commercial success, becoming Perry's eighth
non-consecutive number one song on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and also topping
charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. It
also reached the top five in most international charts, including France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, and Switzerland.
To
promote the song, Perry performed under the Brooklyn Bridge at the closing
ceremony of the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, on The X Factor Australia, at the
Sydney Opera House in late October 2013, and on the German TV show Schlag den
Raab. Grady Hall and Mark Kudsi directed the song's music video, which features
Perry trying to adapt to the jungle where she survived a plane crash, and
taming a tiger. It garnered generally mixed reviews from music critics.
"Roar" was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo
Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The song topped the charts in 14
countries and, by the end of 2013, sold 9.9 million units (combined sales and
track-equivalent streams) globally according to the IFPI. As of July 2016, Roar
has sold 6.2 million copies in the US and 11 million copies worldwide.
Summay:
Rank
|
Video name
|
Uploader / artist
|
Views (billions)
|
Upload date
|
1.
|
Gangnam Style
|
2,714,021,368
|
July 15, 2012
|
|
2.
|
See You Again
|
2,278,839,032
|
April 6, 2015
|
|
3.
|
Sorry
|
Justin Bieber
|
2,092,920,982
|
October 22, 2015
|
4.
|
Uptown Funk
|
Mark Ronson
|
2,056,325,595
|
November 19, 2014
|
5.
|
Blank Space
|
Taylor Swift
|
1,892,350,458
|
November 10, 2014
|
6.
|
Hello
|
Adele
|
1,820,512,702
|
October 22, 2015
|
7.
|
Shake It Off
|
Taylor Swift
|
1,797,948,057
|
August 18, 2014
|
8.
|
Bailando
|
Enrique Iglesias
|
1,791,384,631
|
April 11, 2014
|
9.
|
Lean On
|
Major Lazer and DJ Snake
|
1,787,928,850
|
March 22, 2015
|
10.
|
Roar
|
Katy Perry
|
1,688,703,150
|
September 5, 2013
|
