Top 10 Most Viewed Music Videos

By: Michelle Nuno

4 billion views!? These 10 music videos are off the
charts with the most views on youtube. If you’re
curious to find out why and how these are the most-
viewed keep reading.

10. Blank space by Taylor Swift (2.2b views)

Blank Space by Taylor Swift was posted on November
10, 2014 and is about one of  her ex-boyfriends (as you
would have guessed). Taylor played a crazy girlfriend
in this music video. It was shot at Oheka Castle in New
York and the Woolworth Mansion. This also became the
third most-viewed music video by a female artist.

9.) Roar by katy perry (2.3b views)

Roar by Katy Perry was first released on September 5,
2013 and is about standing up for yourself and having
courage to do new things. In the music video Katy and
her boyfriend crash a plane in the middle of a jungle and
her boyfriend ends up being attacked by a tiger. She
then learns to tame the jungle animals (tiger, elephant,
monkeys) and becomes part of the whole jungle itself.
This is the most viewed music video that Katy Perry
has ever released.

8.) Bailando by Enrique Iglesias (2.4b views)

Bailando was released on April 11, 2014 and is both in
a spanish and spanglish version. This music video was
shot in the Dominican Republic. Besides Enrique
Iglesias, this video features Descemer Bueno and
Gente De Zona.

7.) Shake It Off by Taylor Swift (2.4b views)

On August 18, 2014 Taylor released what would soon be
her most popular song, Shake It Off. The main point of
this video is… and no it’s not about one of her ex-
boyfriends, but to shake all the haters off. (Maybe that
why it is her most-viewed video). In this music video she
awkwardly dances in different styles including ballet and
hip hop. Shake It Off has 6 million likes.

6.) Sugar by Maroon 5 (2.5b views)

This music video by Maroon 5 which includes Adam
Levine, James Valentine, Jesse Carmichael, Mickey
Madden, Matt flynn, PJ Morton, and Sam Farrar was
based on the movie Wedding Crashers which is exactly
what is sounds like. The band drove around and crashed
random people’s weddings to give them a concert. This
music video was posted on January 14, 2015.

5.) Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
(2.8b views)

Mark Ronson posted Uptown Funk on November 19,
2014 and it features Bruno Mars’ vocals and dancing.
In the music video Bruno Mars, Mark ronson and other
men dance around the streets in suits, (it sounds weirder
than it actually looks). This video was recorded in
Memphis and has over 9 million likes.

4.) Sorry by Justin Bieber (2.8b views)

This music video was released on October 22, 2015
and is Justin’s most viewed music video. This song
also made it at the number one spot in the U.S Billboard
100 for 3 weeks. The music video for Sorry features
dancers who are wearing bright neon clothes and are
dancing the choreography for the song. Sorry has 9
million likes and 1 million dislikes.

3.) Gangnam style by Psy (3b views)

Probably one of the most legendary songs in 2012,
Gangnam Style was released on July 15, 2012 and
was talked about a lot mostly because of its dance.
This music video has 13 million likes and 1 million
dislikes. The actual song is Korean and is placed
under the K-pop category.

2.) See you again by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
(3.2b views)

Okay, so See You Again by Wiz Khalifa stood the title
for the most-viewed music video for some time but was
later set down to number two. This music video was
posted on April 6, 2015 and was a tribute to Paul
Walker. It was in the movie Fast and Furious 7 as
well. The song won many awards and was the best-
selling song of 2015. See You Again has 18 million
likes and 600k dislikes.

1.) Despacito by Enrique Iglesias ft. Daddy Yankee
(4.7b views)

Now for number one, (even if you would have guessed
it already) is Despacito with 4.7 billion views in less than
a year. This was the first music video to reach 3 billion
views which made it reach the number one spot and the
views are still growing each time. The original version
was posted on January 12, 2017 and the remix that
features Justin Bieber was posted on April 17, 2017.
The remix version is what really got it attention to
other people (aka non-spanish speakers). Despacito
won 11 awards in total in 2017 some of them being
‘collaboration of the year’ and ‘song of the year’.
The song also spent 16 weeks in the number one spot
in Billboard’s hot 100’s, which ties with Mariah Carey’s
“One Sweet Day”.

Now that we know why and how these music videos have
these many views do you agree with the amount of views
they have, do you think they deserve these many views?
Which is your favorite? Comment down below.

sources:

Wiki Blank Space

Wiki Sugar

Wiki Despacito

Wiki Billboard