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The 10 most viewed music videos of all time on YouTube
How many music videos have you watched on YouTube since 2005? At one time videos were watched mainly on MTV and the like, but times have changed and the rules even with the most used video platform in the world.
For a musical artist today it is almost automatic and mandatory to create for singles and top songs videos suitable to attract as many views as possible on YouTube.
What are the most watched music videos ever on YouTube?
Browse the gallery to discover them!
Most viewed song video clips ever on YouTube
How many music videos have you watched on YouTube, from 2005 to the present? For a singer or a band today it is almost obligatory to make for their songs videoclip suitable for attracting as many views as possible. Sometimes, videoclip turn into real short films that attract millions, or rather billions of people on web, who continue to view such videos even years after their release. What are the most viewed music videos ever on YouTube? Browse through the gallery to find out!
10. Justin Bieber – Sorry (3.5 billion views)
Release Date: 2015
9. OneRepublic – Counting Stars (3.6 billion views)
Release Date: 2013
8. Katy Perry – Roar: 3.759 billion views (Release date: September 5, 2013)
Directed by Grady Hall and Mark Kudsi, the official video for "Roar" was filmed at Los Angeles, although it would not seem so given the setting, in which Katy Perry is in a jungle surrounded by various wild animals.
7. Maroon 5 – Sugar (3.7 billion views)
Release Date: 2015
6. Ed Chombo feat. Cutty Ranks – Dame Tu Cosita: 4.2 billion views (release date: April 5, 2018)
Many feel that the video clip of this song is irritating and annoying, and perhaps that is what drives people to watch it, almost as if it were hypnotic. In any case, it matters little: "Dame Tu Cosita" has exceeded 4 billion views on YouTube.
5. PSY – Gangnam Style (4.5 billion views)
Release Date: 2012
4. Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (4.6 billion views)
Release Date: 2015
3. Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – See You Again: 5.8 billion views (release date: April 7, 2015)
A poignant and moving video, which alternates parts of the saga films "Fast & Furious" with moments in which Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth appear , until the iconic final moment: Paul Walker and Vin Diesel separate at a crossroads and the camera follows Walker 's car as it disappears into the sunset, symbolizing the actor's death.
2. Ed Sheeran – Shape of You (5.7 billion views)
Release Date: 2017
1. Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee – Despacito (7.9 billion views)
Release Date: 2017
Rankings
25/04/2024
The well-known US magazine Rolling Stone in 2021 has updated the list of the 500 most beautiful songs of all time.
The ranking was first published on December 11, 2003 and was compiled by a jury chosen by the editorial staff, composed of 172 musicians, music critics and experts in the recording industry. Subsequently, the ranking was changed twice: the first in 2010, the second in 2021, when 254 songs that were previously not present were added.
Obviously, there is nothing more subjective than music: these songs are considered the best according to the criteria defined by Rolling Stonemagazine, but each of us has his own personal ranking of the best songs ever. Here, however, is the Top 20 of Rolling Stone.
Rankings
23/04/2024
In 2008, 'Rolling Stone' compiled a list of the 100 best singers of all time.
This ranking was compiled 15 years ago by 180 people, including several musicians (e.g. Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Justin Timberlake, George Michael, Keith Richards), journalists and music experts.
On 1 January 2023, however, 'Rolling Stone' published an update of the ranking that revolutionised the list, especially with regard to the Top Ten. As the well-known US magazine was keen to point out, this ranking does not only take into account technical and vocal abilities (it is not a list of the best voices of all time), but also the originality of the vocal timbre, the record catalogue, the writing ability and the musical legacy of the singers in question. Here are the top 20 positions.